I've been a practicing attorney and member of The Florida Bar for more than 30 years. My principal areas of practice include estate planning, trusts and estates, federal estate and gift tax planning, asset protection planning, small business law, probate and trust administration, and uncontested guardianships. I help my clients plan for the protection of their assets from potential unreasonable creditors, and their loved ones from "predators", creditors and themselves, through effective estate planning and asset protection planning. My goal is to become completely familiar with all of the family and personal financial and legal circumstances that impact your planning so that together we can develop and implement an estate plan or asset protection plan that will accomplish your goals and objectives, and effectively deal with your concerns and fears.We have assisted many clients with special needs trust planning, irrevocable life insurance trusts, and charitable planning, including the design, preparation, and implementation of charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and private foundations.We have been honored to receive the Martindale-Hubbell AV Pre-Eminent peer review rating for over 30 consecutive years, the Best Lawyers in America designation for Trusts and Estates, and the peer review rating of Lead Counsel for Estate Planning and Probate, by Thomson-Reuters.Our practice includes the representation of personal representatives and trustees, as well as creditors and beneficiaries in probate and trust administration, guardianships, elder law, and Medicaid Planning.Specialties: Our practice is limited to estate planning, asset protection planning, elder law, including Medicaid, spend-down planning, probate and trust administration, and small business law.