Bernard R. “Robin” Baker III, Esq.
Bernard R. “Robin” Baker III, Esq. is a director emeritus of Premier Title Company. He is also of counsel to the law firm of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.
Law Practice Areas
Private Clubs
Golf and Amenities, Master-Planned Community Development
Club Membership Plans
Real Estate Development and Finance
Education
Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1972
University of Toledo, B.A., 1969
Civic and Community Service
Palm Beach County Association for Retarded Citizens
- President, 1984
- Director, 1979-84
Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, director, 2000-01
Palm Beach Civic Association Transportation Committee Member, 2006-07
Palm Beach Board of Realtors Education Committee Member, 2007-10, 2017-present
Palm Beach Sailing Club
- Commodore, 1979 and 2000-01
- Director, 2001-08
World Affairs Council of the Florida Palm Beaches,
- Director, 2009-10
- Vice President, 2010
Seminars and Presentations (partial listing)
“Ask the Experts: Golf and Golf Communities,” The Urban Land Institute,
- Charleston, SC, 2001
- Scottsdale, AZ, 2000
- Washington, DC, 1999
“Development Decisions and Golf Course Positioning—The Legal Angles,” Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, 1996-1999
“Global Leisure Development,” South African Property Owners Association, Sun City, South Africa, 1997
“Breaking the Mold: Innovative Golf Marketing Concepts,” The Urban Land Institute, Napa Valley, CA, Moderator, 1996
“The Earth is Flat, My Advertising is Working and Other Erroneous Assumptions,” The Urban Land Institute, Cleveland, OH, Moderator, 1996
“Raise More Money from Memberships,” Crittenden Golf Inc. Expo, Atlanta, GA, and Monterey, CA, 1994
“Maximizing Your Return From Membership Sales,” Crittenden Golf Inc Expo, Nashville, TN, 1993
“New Trends In Club Membership Programs,” Institute for International Research Golf Course Development, Financing and Operations Conference, Orlando, FL, 1992
“Designing a Membership Plan,” Golf Course Europe ‘90, Paris, France, 1990
Professional Associations and Memberships
The Florida Bar, admitted 1976
Ohio Bar, admitted 1972
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Bar Grievance Committee Member, 1981-86
(vice chair, 1984-85)United States Tax Court, admitted 1972
National Golf Foundation, Sponsor member
National Club Association, Director 2011 – 2014
Urban Land Institute
- Community Development Council,
- Blue Flight, Vice-Chair, 1995-2001
- International Council, member, 1995-96
- Program Committee, member, 1997-2002
- Community Development Council,
American Bar Association
- Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Palm Beach County Bar Association
Honors
Florida Bar President’s Award for Meritorious Public Service – 1985
AV Rated (means that his legal ability and ethical standards are very high to preeminent) as independently determined by Martindale-Hubbell
Appointed permanent member of faculty of Harvard University School of Design, 1998.
Publications (partial listing)
“Membership Law,” The Legal Reference Guide for Private Clubs, National Club Association, Washington, D.C., 2010, Contributing Author
“Joining the Club,” Florida Trend Magazine, 1998
“Private Clubs Tee Up To Remedy Discriminatory Practices,” The Club Marketing Report, 1995
“Club Memberships and Real Estate Sales: Resolving the Tensions Between Marketability and Flexibility,” Golf Development Magazine, 1992
“International Memberships: New Capital Markets for Golf Projects?” Urban Land 24, 1991
“Equity Membership Plan Concepts,” “Membership Plan Concepts/Non-Equity or Annual Programs,” and “Equity Clubs – Maximizing the Value of Golf and County Club Amenities,” National Golf Foundation Executive Summaries, National Golf Foundation, 1990
“A Tax-Wise Equity Club Structure”, Urban Land 23, 1990, Co-Author; “New Equity Club Structure Improves Cash Flow,” Land Development 21, 1990
“New Equity Structure Improves Cash Flow,” 2 Golf Course News 29, 1990.