Top Rated Estate Planning & Probate Attorney in Naples, FL

Educational Background

• University of Miami, LL.M. (Estate Planning), 1987
• Ohio Northern University, J.D. (with honors), 1984
• College of William and Mary, BBA, 1981

Special Licenses/Certifications

• Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), 1995
• Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Florida, 1985
• Board Certified Attorney in Wills, Trusts & Estates Law, 1989

Bar/Professional Activity

• Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, 2004
• Current, Appointed by Chief Justice of Florida Supreme Court to the Judicial Management Commission 
• 2014-Current: Appointed by Chief Justice of Florida Supreme Court to Florida Court Technology Commission, 2014
• 2006-Current: Board of Governors, The Florida Bar, 2006
• Elected Chairman of the Second DCA Judicial Nominating Commission, 2016
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Past State Chair (Florida) and Regent 

Pro bono/Community Service

• Appointed by State Attorney to the newly formed Naples Ethics Commission, 2020

Honors/Awards

• Named a Top 10 Florida Super Lawyer in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, Top 10 Florida Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2021
• Recognized as Florida Trend "Legal Elite" since 2005; named to Hall of Fame in 2010, Florida Trend's Legal Elite Hall of Fame, 2010
• Named to inaugural and all subsequent Top 500 lists, 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Florida, Florida Trend, 2021

Industry Groups

• American College Of Trust And Estate Counsel
• Past Chair
• Probate And Trust Law Section Of The Florida Bar
• State Chair; Real Property