About Florida ARECs

What is the Florida Attorney’s Real Estate Council?

The Florida Attorney’s Real Estate Councils by The Fund or Florida ARECs is a coalition of 17 local real estate councils (RECs) across the state representing nearly 1,000 real estate attorneys.



Patricia Nugent

Nugent & Ground, L.L.C.
The Galleria Corporate Centre
2455 E. Sunrise Boulevard, Suite 807
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Phone: 954-537-1717
Fax: 954-537-1606

  • Founding Partner of Nugent & Ground LLC
  • Co-Founder of Floridian Title & Escrow LLC
  • Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
  • Admitted to practice in the State of Florida and the State of Texas
  • Director and Trustee for Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Inc. (present)
  • President & Director of Broward Attorneys’ Real Estate Council (2008 to present)
  • Director of Attorney’s Real Estate Councils of Florida (2013 to present)
  • Member of Attorneys Real Estate Council of Broward County, Inc. (2012 to present)
  • Member of the 17th Circuit Advisory Team for Attorneys Title Fund Services, Inc. (2011 to present)
  • Member of the Florida Bar Real Property Probate & Trust Law (RPPTL) Section
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) Texas A&M University School of Law 1994 Magna Cum Laude