Stephen A. Blass

Background

Blass, Stephen A. was born on February 6, 1937 in Pittsburgh. Son of Andrew Henry and Florence Frances (Eckstein) Blass.

Education

University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1958). Columbia University and University of Buffalo (Juris Doctor, 1962).

Career

Worked at Blass & Frankel, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in International Tax Law and International Corporate Law. Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate, Corporation and Taxation Law. Trials in all Courts.

Commercial, Condominium and Admiralty Law. Admitted to the bar, 1962, New York. 1963, Florida.

Co-Chairman, Practising Law Institute Program on "Doing Business in the Caribbean," 1972.

Member by Gubernatorial Appointment, Southeast United States/Japan Association, 1978—. General Counsel, Accredited Gemologist Association, 1983—. Faculty, American Society of Appraisers, 1989.

Member: Dade County, New York State, American, Inter-American and International Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association.

Since its inception, Blass & Frankel, P.A. has specialized in the representation of individual and institutional clients, primarily of an international nature. The firm's strength is based upon the comprehensive planning and structuring of its clients' interests, together with their ongoing involvement in virtually all areas of domestic and international practice, often in association with other professional advisors. A highly personalized approach to continuing clients who demand sophisticated and experienced representation is one of the hallmarks of the firm.

Membership

Served with United States Air Force. Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Inter-American Bar Association, International Bar Association, Dade County Bar Association, Maritime Law Association United States, Southeast United States Japan Association, Greater Miami Tax Institute.

Interests

• Avocations: lapidary, massage therapy, athletics.

Connections

Married Susan Lynn Cherry, August 12, 1962 (divorced December 1974). Children: Andrew, Sherri. Married Sandra L. Fineberg, January 13, 1977.

Father:

Andrew Henry Blass

Mother:

Florence Frances (Eckstein) Blass

Spouse:

Sandra L. Fineberg

Spouse:

Susan Lynn Cherry

child:

Sherri Blass

child:

Andrew Blass