Paul B. McCawley focuses his practice on sophisticated estate planning for individuals and families. Such planning involves an overall plan for the client and the client’s family relating to the preservation and transfer of wealth while minimizing income taxes and transfer taxes (estate taxes, gift taxes, and generation-skipping transfer taxes) to the extent consistent with the client’s goals. Paul is a Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer by The Florida Bar.
Lawyer Profile
Paul B. McCawley
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Recognized Since:2009
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Recognized in:Tax LawTrusts and Estates
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Location:401 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 2000Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Paul B. McCawley focuses his practice on sophisticated estate planning for individuals and families. Such planning involves an overall plan for the client and the client’s family relating to the preservation and transfer of wealth while minimizing income taxes and transfer taxes (estate taxes, gift taxes, and generation-skipping transfer taxes) to the extent consistent with the client’s goals. Paul is a Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer by The Florida Bar.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- University of Florida, BA, graduated 1991
Bar Admissions:
- Florida, The Florida Bar
Affiliations:
- Planned Giving Council, United Way of Broward County - Member
- Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners - Member
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- Tax Law, Fort Lauderdale (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Awards:
- "Up and Comer Award," South Florida Business Journal, 2002
- Florida Trend magazine, "Legal Elite," Trust and Estate Law, 2006
- Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2009-2013
Areas of Expertise:
- Wealth Management
Firm Details
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
https://www.gtlaw.com
Headquarters
MetLife Building
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
(212) 801.9200
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Office Locations
in 10
Countries
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Lawyer Case History
Other Court Admissions
- U.S. Tax Court
Areas of Concentration
- Estate planning, including the preparation of wills, trusts, and related documents
- Family wealth preservation, including the non-tax issues relating to inter-generational wealth transfers
- International estate planning, including pre-immigration planning and planning for the receipt of an inheritance or gifts from a non-U.S. parent or other non-U.S. person
- Estate (probate) administration
- Trust law and trust administration
- Negotiation and preparation of marital agreements, including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
- Establishment and operation of private and public charitable organizations, including family foundations
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