Jonathan E. Gopman

Jonathan E. Gopman

Naples, FL recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

250 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Trusts and Estates

Biography

Jonathan E. Gopman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trusts and Estates.

Jonathan E., who practices law in Naples, Florida, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jonathan E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

250 Best Lawyers awards

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP logo

Overview

  • Florida State University, J.D., graduated 1990
  • University of South Florida, BA, graduated 1986

  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • North Carolina, North Carolina State Bar

  • American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section - Member
  • American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Asset Protection Planning - Co-Chair
  • American Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • American College of Tax Counsel - Fellow
  • Ave Maria School of Law - Curriculum Advisory Committee, Member
  • Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida - Collier Advisory Council, Member
  • Commonwealth Trust Company - Legal Advisory Board, Member
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Tampa Chapter, Naples Advisory Board, Secretary
  • Lee Memorial Health System Foundation - Board of Trustees, Member
  • Leimberg Information Services, Inc. ("LISI") - Commentator on Asset Protection Planning Matters
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners ("STEP") - Member
  • The Humane Society of Naples - Professional Advisory Committee, Member
  • University of Miami Citizens Board - Member; Executive Committee, Past Member
  • University of Miami Citizens Board, Naples Chapter - Past Chairman

  • U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • North Carolina, North Carolina State Bar
  • American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section - Member
  • American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Asset Protection Planning - Co-Chair
  • American Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • American College of Tax Counsel - Fellow
  • Ave Maria School of Law - Curriculum Advisory Committee, Member
  • Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida - Collier Advisory Council, Member
  • Commonwealth Trust Company - Legal Advisory Board, Member
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Tampa Chapter, Naples Advisory Board, Secretary
  • Lee Memorial Health System Foundation - Board of Trustees, Member
  • Leimberg Information Services, Inc. ("LISI") - Commentator on Asset Protection Planning Matters
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners ("STEP") - Member
  • The Humane Society of Naples - Professional Advisory Committee, Member
  • University of Miami Citizens Board - Member; Executive Committee, Past Member
  • University of Miami Citizens Board, Naples Chapter - Past Chairman
  • Florida State University, J.D., graduated 1990
  • University of South Florida, BA, graduated 1986
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
  • U.S. Tax Court

Client Testimonials

I have spent nearly a professional's lifetime to find the legal talents that Jonathan Gopman inherently possesses. He works across departments, companies, and disciplines interweaving an old school master legal scholar with a businessman’s eye for innovation. I have and continue to trust Jonathan Gopman with my most important relationships and there is not better gauge of how talented and gifted as a lawyer and counselor than that.

Daniel Peter Morris (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - IBM Intellectual Property)

Jonathan Gopman is a superstar attorney. I highly recommend him

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
  • Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2011, 2014, Listed for Wills, Trusts & Estates
  • Super Lawyers Magazine 2010-2016, Listed in Florida for Estate Planning & Probate

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