SHAREHOLDERS
G. Helen Athan (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Miami (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Stetson University, College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Finance Law; Real Property; Homeowners Association Law; Condominium Association Law; Business Law.Email: G. Helen Athan
Howard L. Crown (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1976, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Florida (B.A.Ed., 1970); Stetson University, College of Law (J.D., 1976); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1987). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Estate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Transfer Tax.Email: Howard L. Crown
Jeffrey D. Fridkin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1985, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). (Board Certified Civil Trial and Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Trusts and Probate Litigation.Email: Jeffrey D. Fridkin
Richard C. Grant (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1973, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1965; J.D. with honors, 1972). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law; Condominium Law; Finance Law; Real Estate Development Law.Email: Richard C. Grant
Cheryl L. Hastings (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., with honors, 1994); University of Florida (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Real Property; Finance Law; Real Estate Development Law; Condominium Law.Email: Cheryl L. Hastings
William M. Pearson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas and Florida. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., 1981); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1985). (Board Certified, Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also at Key West Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate and Trust Litigation; Guardianship; Trust Law; Generation Skipping Transfer.Email: William M. Pearson
D. Keith Wickenden (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1983; J.D. with honors, 1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Probate Litigation; Professional Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury.Email: D. Keith Wickenden
Gregory N. Woods (Shareholder) born Iowa City, Iowa, January 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1999, Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1981); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1985). (Board Certified Business Litigation and Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Gregory N. Woods
SENIOR COUNSEL
David G. Budd (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Ohio; 1963, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1967, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, Florida; 1981, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1989, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Ohio University (A.B., with honors, 1959); University of Cincinnati (J.D., with honors, 1962). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate.Email: David G. Budd
OF COUNSEL
Jerome M. Strauss (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1959, Indiana; 1996, Florida; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.A., cum laude, 1956); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1959, Root-Tilden Scholar, 1959); Harvard Law School (Estate Planning Certificate, 1964). Recipient: Fullbright Scholarship, 1956. President, Indiana University Student Body. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in America. Chairman, Emeritus, Midwest Estate, Tax and Business Planning Institute. Member: Collier County (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1997), Indiana State (Secretary, 1979) and American (Member, Probate, Trust and Real Property Section, 1970; Member, Estate and Gift Tax Committee, Taxation Section, 1977-2002); Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1997); American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American College of Tax Counsel; International Academy of Estate and Trust Law; Estate Planning Council (Naples, Florida). Practice Areas: Wills; Trust Law; Probate; Charitable Giving; Business Planning; Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Guardianship.Email: Jerome M. Strauss
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W. Bartlett Ary (Associate) admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana; 1995, Florida and Virgin Islands; 2002, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, District of Virgin Islands. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation; Casualty; Toxic Torts; Admiralty Law.Email: W. Bartlett Ary
Rachael S. Loukonen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1997); University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Probate Litigation.Email: Rachael S. Loukonen
Michael T. Traficante (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 2003); University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Condominium Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Michael T. Traficante
Christina S. Woods (Associate) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 2001, Florida. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1983); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1986); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1990). Practice Areas: Business Entity Planning; Partnership and Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation.Email: Christina S. Woods