Top Rated Estate Planning & Probate Attorney in Naples, FL

Honors/Awards:

• Recognized as Florida Trend "Legal Elite" since 2005; named to Hall of Fame in 2010, Florida Trend's Legal Elite Hall of Fame, 2010

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
• Appointed by Chief Justice of Florida Supreme Court to second, three-year term on the Florida Court Technology Commission., 2014
• 2006-Current: Board of Governors, The Florida Bar, 2006
• Elected Chairman of the Second DCA Judicial Nominating Commission, 2016
• State Chair (Florida), American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Five-Year Term (2008)
• Re-elected to Board of Regents, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2016

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Appointed to Planned Giving Committee, Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, 2012

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