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JOHN S. BALL, born Gladwin, Michigan, October 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia; 1977, U.S. Tax Court; 1979, Florida and U.S. Claims Court; 1982, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Oglethorpe University (B.A., 1971); Emory University (J.D., 1974); Georgetown University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1978). Member of Board, Emory Law Journal, 1973-1974. Co-Author: “Defending the Accumulated Earnings Tax Case”, The Florida Bar Journal, December, 1998. Trial Attorney: Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C., 1974-1976; Office of District Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Richmond, Virginia, 1977-1979. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia, Board Certified Taxation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization. CONCENTRATION: Taxation Law; Business Law; Estate Planning. Email Address: jball@fishertousey.com CARRIE OLIVIA BOYLES, born Gainesville, Florida, May 19, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida; 1999, Nebraska. Education: Cornell College (B.A., 1998). University of Nebraska, College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2004). Member: The Florida Bar, The Nebraska Bar, American Bar Association, Jacksonville Bar Association. CONCENTRATION: Real Estate Law, Taxation. Email Address: cboyles@fishertousey.com ROBERT A. DAWKINS, born Falls Church, Virginia, January 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Co-Author, “Charitable Alternatives for Retirement Accumulation”, The Review of Taxation of Individuals, Fall, 1992; Author, “Private Letter Ruling Allows Gifts from QTIP Trust,” Actionline, July-October, 1999; Author, “The Disclaimer - The Estate Planner's New Best Friend,” Actionline, Summer-Fall, 2001; Author: “Another Bite at the Apple: Using the Alternate Valuation Election to Restore a Credit Shelter Trust,” Probate & Property, January-February, 2002. Member: Jacksonville and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Attorney, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. CONCENTRATION: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Guardianship Law. Email Address: rdawkins@fishertousey.com MICHAEL W. FISHER, born Jacksonville, Florida, September 10, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Florida. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1964); Stetson University (J.D., 1967). Delta Theta Phi. Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1969. Author: “Regressive Taxation under IRC Sections 121 and 1034”, Taxes The Tax Magazine, September, 1969; “Recent Litigation Highlights New Obstacles for Florida Timber Owners Seeking Long Term Capital Gains Treatment for Receipts under Timber Cutting Contracts”, The Florida Bar Journal, July, 1975. Co Author, “Administration of Trusts in Florida”, 1981. Co Author, “Charitable Alternatives for Retirement Accumulation”, The Review of Taxation of Individuals, Fall, 1992. Co-Author, “Charitable Gift Annuities: Opening the Door for Smaller Split Interest Gifts”, ActionLine, The Florida Bar. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Attorney, Board Certified Taxation Attorney, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. CONCENTRATION: Estate Planning Law; Taxation Law. Email Address: mwf@fishertousey.com BEVERLY H. FURTICK, born Greenwood, South Carolina, May 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida and South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., in Business Administration, 1982); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1985). Co-Author: “Defending the Accumulated Earnings Tax Case”, The Florida Bar Journal, December, 1999. Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations (member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections); The Florida Bar; South Carolina Bar. Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Attorney, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. CONCENTRATION: Estate Planning Law, Probate Law, Guardianship Law; Taxation Law. Email Address: bfurtick@fishertousey.com HILLARY R. KLEINMAN, born Syracuse, New York, August 28, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Connecticut; 2000, New York; 2001, Florida; 2001, Virginia. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Editorial Board, BUSL Law Review 1998-1999. Member: American Bar Association; Florida Bar (member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); Virginia Bar Association; New York Bar Association; Florida Bankers Association. CONCENTRATION: Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration and Probate. Email Address: hrk@fishertousey.com MARVIN C. KLOEPPEL, born Norfolk, Virginia, June 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2003, Florida. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 2000). Editor, Virginia Tax Review, 1997-1999. Graduate Editor, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, 1999-2000. Member: Jacksonville (Chairman, Tax Section) and American Bar Associations, The Florida Bar, Virginia State Bar. Board Certified Taxation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization. CONCENTRATION: Taxation Law, Corporate Law, Business Law. Email Address: mck@fishertousey.com JOHN E. LAWLOR, III, III, born Chicago, Illinois, August 10, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida; 1990, U. S. Tax Court. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.S., 1972); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1975; LL.M., in Taxation, 1989). Member, Editorial Board, Florida Law Review, 1975; Assistant U. S. Attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1978-1989; Estate Tax Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, 1975-1978. Member: The Florida Bar; Jacksonville Bar Association. Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Attorney, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education; Adjunct Professor of Law, Florida Coastal School of Law. CONCENTRATION: Estate Planning Law; Tax Planning Law; Litigation; Probate Law; Guardianship Law. Email Address: jlawlor@fishertousey.com MICHAEL R. LEAS, born Jacksonville, Florida, October 14, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1979). Member: Jacksonville and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section); Employee Benefits Council of Northeast Florida (President 1990). Board Certified Taxation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. CONCENTRATION: ERISA; Taxation Law; Employee Benefits; Corporation Law. Email Address: mleas@fishertousey.com ROBERT N. MILLER, born Mtarfa, Malta, October 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Elder Law Section), Jacksonville Bar Association. Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Attorney, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. CONCENTRATION: Estate Planning; Probate; Guardianship; Elder Law. Email Address: rmiller@fishertousey.com KRISTA WALDRON RAY, born Quantico, Virginia, February 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S. with honors, 1997; J.D., with high honors, 2000). Order of the Coif. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. CONCENTRATION: Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate, Employee Benefits. Email Address: kwr@fishertousey.com ALLISON L. RINGLER, born Hartford, Connecticut, January 22, 1980; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A in Finance, summa cum laude, 2001; J.D., magna cum laude, 2004; LL.M. in taxation, 2005). Member, Editorial Board, University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2002-2004. Order of the Coif. Graduate Tax Scholar, 2004-2005. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. CONCENTRATION: Taxation and Corporate Law. Email Address: alr@fishertousey.com MARY A. ROBISON, born St. Paul, Minnesota, August 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Duke University (J.D., 1983). Phi Kappa Phi. Co-Author: “Florida Homestead: A Difficult Post-Mortem Estate Tax Planning Property,” The Florida Bar Journal, January 2002. Member: Jacksonville and American (Member, Section of Taxation) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). CONCENTRATION: Taxation Law; Corporation Law; Real Estate Law. Email Address: mrobison@fishertousey.com CLAY B. TOUSEY, JR., born Jacksonville, Florida, December 4, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1973); Duke University (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1975-1976. Co-Author: Comment, 1975 Duke Law Journal 1417, 1975; Administration of Trusts in Florida, 1981; Basic Practice Under Florida Probate Code, 1989; Contributing Editor, Journal of Partnership Taxation, 1989 ; Lecturer, Estate Planning for Owners of Closely Held Businesses, N.Y.U. Institute on Federal Taxation, 1989; Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Fellow, American College of Probate Counsel. Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Attorney, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. CONCENTRATION: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law. Email Address: ctousey@fishertousey.com SHANNON POWELL VALENTINE, born Lakeland, Florida, July 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Florida Southern College (B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration, summa cum laude, 1998); University of Florida (M.B.A., 2003; J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 2000. Member: American Bar Association; The Florida Bar. CONCENTRATION: Taxation Law, Estate Planning Law, Probate Law. Email Address: svalentine@fishertousey.com Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (Rating: "av") |
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