Law School
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1980; University of Miami, LL.M., Estate Planning, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Central Michigan University, B.S.B.A., 1977
Memberships
Collier County and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation).
Biographical
Author: Integration of Individual Retirement Account Balances into the Client's Estate Plan—Beneficiary Designations, Payout Options, and Payout Elections, The Florida Bar Journal, November, 1995. Co-Author: QTIP Trusts As IRA Beneficiary: Is There An Alternative To 89-89?, 11 Trusts & Estates 16, November 1992; GRITs Created Under Prior Law Offer Unique Opportunity, 19 Est. Plan. 82, March/April, 1992; The Homestead Devise Trap, 64 Florida Bar Journal 17, 1990. President, Estate Planning Council of Naples, Inc., 1992-1993. (Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also at Bonita Springs Office)