Best Lawyers in Florida, United States for Trusts and Estates
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Caitlin M. Powell joined the Trust & Estates team of Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP, as a probate, trust, and guardianship litigator in July 2019. Caitlin represents individuals and entities across Florida in a range of matters related to probate, trust and guardianship administration and disputes. Caitlin has focused her career on probate, trust and guardianship law since law school, when she volunteered at the North Florida Office of Public Guardian, Inc., and worked with...
Arianne R. Plasencia focuses her practice on US & international tax matters. She provides international and domestic income, gift, and estate tax planning for entities and high-net-worth individuals with a focus on multijurisdictional families and inbound investment planning. She also represents clients in tax audits, offshore voluntary disclosures, and streamlined disclosures as well as advises them on criminal tax examinations and other criminal tax matters. Arianne provides estate and ...
C. Richard “Rich” Mancini is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator who focuses his practice on trust and estate litigation, contested guardianships, business disputes, banking and financial matters and mediation and arbitration. He represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in complex trust and estate disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims and contested probate proceedings and also handles contract and real property litigation. Rich is frequently appointed by c...
Norman J. Benford counsels high-net-worth individuals and families in connection with estate planning and other complex tax issues, as well as business succession and other non-tax family matters. Norm also counsels individuals and institutions serving as fiduciaries of estates, trusts and guardianships in connection with administrative matters and disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.
Stacey Prince-Troutman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Stacey practices law in Orlando, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Stacey Prince-Troutman since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Stacey Prince-Troutman is held by other lawyers.
Charles (Chuck) Rubin is Florida Bar Board Certified Tax Attorney and managing partner of Gutter Chaves Josepher Rubin Forman Fleisher Miller P.A., a boutique law firm located in Boca Raton which practices principally in the areas of tax, estate planning, trusts and estates, and trust and estate litigation. He has authored numerous publications, including BNA Tax Portolios, books, and articles published in national publications such as the Journal of Taxation and Estate Planning. Since 2005 h...
Lisa Z. Hauser is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Lisa Z. practices law in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Lisa Z. Hauser since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lisa Z. Hauser is held by other lawyers.
Chris Bauer is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Chris practices law in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Chris Bauer since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Chris Bauer is held by other lawyers.
Edmundo Lacayo is the managing partner of EJL LAW PLLC in Miami, Florida. He represents individuals, businesses, investors, lenders, developers, landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers, estates, and corporate entities in a wide range of legal matters involving Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates, commercial litigation, probate administration, and estate planning throughout South Florida. Mr. Lacayo handles both transactional and litigation matters involving residential a...
Associate attorney H. Bryan Doane joined Doane & Doane, P.A. in 2020. He is a recent graduate of Northwestern’s joint JD-Tax LLM program, where his studies focused on wealth transfer and legacy planning. Bryan is a licensed CPA and has extensive tax experience, having previously worked in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and for a Chicago-based Tax-law firm. Born and raised in North Palm Beach, Bryan is an active member of the South Florida community. For his Eagle ...
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