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Private Wealth Law - Florida
What the Team is Known For
Gunster is highly regarded for acting for high net worth clients in contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm's private wealth services attorneys regularly act for clients relocating to Florida and have offices across locations in the state.
Strengths
They work with ultra high net worth clients on complicated matters both in planning and litigation for probate. The team is responsive, thoughtful, thorough and provides good drafting and advice.
Gunster is a very strong Florida-centric firm. They are extremely attentive, a good value add in terms of price point and have really helped clients get to a better position.
Gunster can handle everything from planning to advanced litigation, trusts and estates as well as corporate administration and real estate. They have one of the top estate planning teams in the state.
Notable practitioners
Elaine Bucher is great. She is super smart and a trailblazer for women in the legal profession here.
Elaine is exceptional and top notch. She is well-respected in her field of estate planning and has tremendous client relationship skills. She is also a creative problem-solver.
Not only is Elaine a very skilled technician, she also has the uncanny ability to relate to her clients. She makes the process feel less transactional and offers a very holistic service.
Lisa is incredibly empathetic, but tough in a good way. She is excellent at planning.
She is a very patient attorney and a great listener. Clients trust her a lot.
Lisa is very sophisticated with estate planning and has a good disposition with clients. She is very smart and practical.
Louis Nostro is a very good estate tax lawyer who is experienced and well-known. I would use him for anything. He really cares about his clients.
William Hennessey is highly regarded in the Florida trust and estate market. Hennessey handles both trust and estate planning work and litigation matters concerning trusts and probate.
William Hennessey is a very good lawyer at a very good firm. He is definitely one of the top practitioners.
He is a very well known fiduciary litigator and deals with some complex issues. He provides sound advice and is a very stable advocate. William is just excellent at cutting to issues at hand.
I can't say enough good things about Bill. He is just really great at managing client expectations.
Joshua is a good up-and-coming lawyer. He is fantastic.
In Boca, he is a rising star. He has a great skill set and is well trained. He is definitely next in line at the firm to be a top adviser.