Best Lawyers Near You in Bonita Springs, Florida for Trusts and Estates
William N. Horowitz is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Bonita Springs office. Bill focuses his practice in the area of trusts and estates and related tax matters. He represents and advises individuals, beneficiaries, fiduciaries and charitable organizations. Bill began his legal career in 1976 as an Associate at the law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt in Fort Myers, Florida, where he became a partner in 1980 and continued his ...
C. Richard Mancini is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates. C. Richard, who practices law in Bonita Springs, Florida, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which C. Richard is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Mary Beth Crawford is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Bonita Springs office. She focuses her practice on estate planning, tax planning and probate and trust administration. Mary Beth brings a caring and comprehensive approach to estate planning and provides her clients and their families with both the technical and personal guidance they need in developing the proper plan.
Howard M. Hujsa is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Bonita Springs office. Howard focuses his practice on complex estate planning (including gift, estate, charitable and generation-skipping transfer tax planning), trust and estate administration and the representation of charitable organizations. He speaks frequently on estate and tax planning topics before both lawyer and non-lawyer audiences.
Bonie S. Montalvo focuses her legal practice in the areas of estate planning, business succession planning, tax planning and nonprofit law. Bonie works with individual and corporate clients to understand their estate planning goals and devises tailored plans to help her clients meet those goals while maximizing their tax advantage. Bonie drafts wills, trusts and other estate planning documents, and assists with probate administration in several Southwest Florida counties. She also has experie...
Mark R. Klym focuses his practice in estate planning and serves as Chair of Hahn Loeser’s Naples office Trusts and Estates Practice Group. Mark assists clients in developing succession plans, drafting limited liability companies and start-ups, administration of trusts and guardianships as well as the administration of estates. Mark offers clients a wealth of experience in the preparation and implementation of all segments of estate plans, including durable powers of attorney, health car...
Robert L. Lancaster is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Naples office. Rob focuses his practice on the areas of wealth preservation planning, estate planning and business succession planning. Today’s litigious environment compels individuals to proactively engage in strategies to preserve their wealth. Just as physicians are all too familiar with the inherent risks of practicing medicine, so too should entrepreneurs, executives and other...
John D. Gast has decades of experience working with families as they plan their estates. John has lived in Southwest Florida for over 30 years and concentrates his practice on estate planning, charitable gift planning, life insurance, domicile planning, probate litigation, trust and estate settlement and taxation. John knows each family is different and works with them to craft a custom plan that fits their individual needs.
Lisa Goddy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Elder Law and Trusts and Estates. Lisa, who practices law in Naples, Florida, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lisa is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Practice Areas: Estate Planning Elder Law Guardianship Trust Administration Estate, Gift, and Fiduciary Income Taxation Art Law Edward E. Wollman is a founding Partner of Wollman, Gehrke & Associates, P.A. law firm. He is Board Certified in Wills , Trusts & Estates by The Florida Bar and has a Masters Degree in Taxation from the University of Florida. Ed focuses his busy practice exclusively on estate planning, trust and probate administration, art law, tax planning, elder law, and ch...
Curtis B. Cassner is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a Specialist in Wills, Trusts and Estates as well as a Specialist in Tax. He focuses his practice on helping his clients meet their estate planning goals. As a partner in the firm’s Trusts & Estates Group, Curtis represents clients in trusts and estate planning matters by crafting tailored plans to address each beneficiary’s needs and maximize available tax benefits. He leverages his background as a Certified Public Ac...
Kenneth D. Krier is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Naples office. Since 1975, he has focused his practice on estate and tax planning, charitable giving and estate and trust administration. Ken moved to Naples from Fairfield, Connecticut in 1984. His wife, Beth Krier, is a Circuit Judge for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades Counties). They have four children between them.
Allison B. Christensen is an experienced litigation attorney, handling disputes in Southwest Florida and around the state, in both state and federal court. She works closely with her clients to deliver outcomes that meet their business, personal and legal objectives. Allison is licensed to practice law in Florida and Michigan. She is also the Partner-in-Charge of our Naples office. Probate and Trust Litigation Allison provides strategic counseling and legal advice to individuals and instituti...
Ms. Cazobon is a shareholder of Dunwody White & Landon, P.A. and is board certified by The Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates. Ms. Cazobon focuses her practice on estate and tax planning, estate settlement, and probate and trust administration. She represents individuals in designing estate plans to meet their financial and personal goals of wealth preservation, asset protection, charitable planning and minimization of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. She also r...
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