Background
Baker, Bernard R. was born on November 24, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio, United States.
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Bernard R. Baker
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The Ohio State University College of Architecture and Design. University of Toledo (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Case Western Reserve University (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Career
Worked at Gunster, Yoakley, Valdes-Fauli & Stewart, Professional Association (West Palm Beach, Florida. Also Palm Beach & Miami) specializing in Leisure and Resorts, Golf Development, Club Membership Plans, Real Estate Development and Finance. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Ohio and United States.
Tax Court; 1976, Florida. Featured Speaker: "Development Decisions and Golf Course Positioning - The Legal Angles," Harvard University, 1997. "Soft Amenities/Human Infrastructure," Institute for International Research Golf Course Community Seminar, Hilton Head South Caroline, December, 1995.
Raise More Money from Memberships," Crittenden Golf, Inc. Expo, Atlanta, Georgia, October, 1994. "Raise More Money From Memberships," Crittenden Golf Expo, Monterey, California, February, 1994.
"Maximizing Your Return From Membership Sales," Crittenden Golf Expo, Nashville, Tennessee, September 1993. "Designing a Membership Plan," Golf Course Europe '90, Paris, France, November, 1990. Moderator: "Breaking the Mold: Innovative Golf Marketing Concepts," The Urban Land Institute, Napa Valley, California, 1996.
"The Earth is Flat, My Advertising is working and Other Erroneous Assumptions," Urban Land Institute, Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, April, 1996. "Soft Amenities/Human Infrastructure," Urban Land Institute, San Antonio, Texas, May, 1995. Author: "Club Memberships and Real Estate Sales: Resolving the Tensions Between Marketability and Flexibility" (Golf Development Magazine September, 1992).
"Private Clubs Tee Up to Remedy Discriminatory Practices," The Club Marketing Report, 1995. National Golf Foundation Executive Summaries - "Equity Membership Plan Concepts," "Membership Plan Concepts/Non-Equity or Annual Programs," and "Equity Clubs - Maximizing the Value of Golf and Country Club Amenities" (National Golf Foundation, 1990). Attorney, Regional Counsel's Office, Internal Revenue Service, Buffalo, New York, 1972-1976.
Sponsor Member: National Golf Foundation. Associate Member, National Club Association. Full Member, Vice Chairman, Community Development Council, Blue Flight, Urban Land Institute.
Member: Palm Beach County and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Fifteenth Circuit Probate and Guardianship Committee, 1978-1981.
Fifteenth Circuit Grievance Committee, 1982-1985. Vice-Chairman, 1984-1985). (Also at Palm Beach and Miami Offices).
Membership
Member: Palm Beach County and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Fifteenth Circuit Probate and Guardianship Committee, 1978-1981.
Fifteenth Circuit Grievance Committee, 1982-1985. Vice-Chairman, 1984-1985). (Also at West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Offices).
