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| | Address | 601 Bayshore Boulevard
Suite 700, P.O. Box 3287 | | Tampa, Florida 33606 | | (Hillsborough Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3287, Tampa, FL, 33601-3287 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 813-253-2020 | | Fax: 813-251-6711 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.barnettbolt.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation, Excise, State and Local Taxation, Tax Controversies and Tax Litigation, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Corporations, Trusts, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and other Business Entities, Commercial Litigation and Creditors' Rights Law, Real Estate Transactions, Financing and Litigation, Landlord/Tenant Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Asset-Based Financing and Other Commercial Loan Transactions, Employee Benefit Plans, Appellate Practice, Food and General Merchandise Distribution and Retailing, Environmental Law, and Public Records Law. | | Year Established: 1975 | Firm Profile:
Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride, P.A. was formed in 1975 with the intent to provide the highest quality professional service in the areas of taxation, corporate law, real estate and all aspects of estate planning and probate administration. The firm expanded quickly to accommodate the growing needs of the Tampa community for specialized legal services. Through the addition of highly motivated attorneys and a growing client base, the firm has evolved into a full service corporate and business firm including commercial and civil litigation capability, while maintaining its emphasis in taxation. Clients receive unique individualized attention due to the size and professional approach of the firm. All partners and associates are encouraged to participate in local, state and national professional organizations and serve on various community service boards. The firm's members possess the highest academic credentials, have authored numerous articles for professional journals and have conducted numerous seminars in their areas of expertise. | | Firm Size: 20 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | MEMBERS | | Leslie J. Barnett (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, April 8, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida; 1973, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1968; J.D., with honors, 1971); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1972). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1970-1971. Author: "The Corporation As a Partner - The Florida Change," 23 University of Florida Law Review 621, 1971; "Reallocation of Income under Section 482," Florida Bar Journal, November, 1972; "Recent Developments-Deductibility of Attorneys Fees," American Bar Association Journal, June, 1973; "Tax Obligations of the Bankrupt," Taxation For Accountants, October, 1975, reprint Taxation For Lawyers, January/February, 1976; "Tax Aspects of Domestic Relations," Barrister Journal of the American Bar Association, Spring, 1976; "Tax Aspects of Domestic Relations," March, 1979, Supplement to "Florida Dissolution of Marriage," Continuing Legal Education Manual; "Estate and Gift Tax Provisions of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981," The Florida Bar Journal, November, 1981. Co-Author: "Sales and Use Taxes," Florida State and Local Taxes, 1984; "Tax Aspects of Domestic Relations After TRA '84," The Florida Bar Journal, February-March, 1985. Author: "The Tax Reform Act of 1986: Its Impact Upon Divorce and Separation," The Florida Bar Journal, January/February, 1987; "Qualified Domestic Trusts - Proposed Regulations Fill the Gaps," The Florida Bar Journal, June, 1993. Instructor of Legal Research and Writing, University of Florida Law School, 1971. Member, Tax Advisory Committee to Finance and Tax Committee, Florida Legislature, 1983-1984. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1983-2008. Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Taxation Section, Chairman, 1988-1989); Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council (Member, President, 1981-1982). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Federal and State Taxation Law; Real Property Law; Probate and Trust Law; Trusts and Estates; Taxation. Email: Leslie J. Barnett | | Robert S. Bolt (Member) born Orlando, Florida; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1967; J.D., with honors, 1971); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1972); Phi Kappa Phi. Law Clerk, Honorable C. Moxley Featherston, Judge, U.S. Tax Court, 1972-1974. General Counsel, Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc., Tampa, 1988-1997. General Counsel, Sports and Recreation, Inc. (Formerly Jumbo Sports, Inc.), Tampa, 1999-2001. General Counsel, Minyard Food Stores, Inc., Dallas, TX, 2004-. Chairman/C.E.O. Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride, 1976-2008. Florida Super Lawyers (Business/Corporate), Law & Politics Magazine, 2006-2008. Florida Legal Elite (Business Law), Florida Trend Magazine, 2005-2006. One of "most influential" attorneys in Southwest Florida, Tampa Bay Business Journal, 2004. America's Leading Business Lawyers (Taxation) Chambers and Partners, USA, 2004. Author: "The New Original Issue Discount Rules," The Florida Bar Journal, December, 1984; "Highlights of the Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982, Parts I and II," The Florida Bar Journal, March and April, 1983. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Federal and State Taxation Law. Email: Robert S. Bolt | | Peter T. Kirkwood (Member) born Elmhurst, Illinois, September 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: Eckerd College; University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors in Accounting, 1975; J.D., with honors, 1979; LL.M., in Taxation, 1980). Order of the Coif; Beta Alpha Psi. Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1976. Author: "The Ability of Professional Group Practices to Avoid the Coverage and Anti-Discrimination Requirements For Qualified Plans," 33 University of Florida Law Review 99, 1980; "Estate Tax Marital Deduction under the Economic Marital Deduction under the Economic Recovery Act of 1981," The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Course Materials, 1981. Co-Author: "The Use of a Revocable Trust to Defeat the Elective Share," The Florida Bar Journal, February, 1983; "Sales and Use Taxes," Florida State and Local Taxes, 1984; "Tax Traps in Tax-Leveraged Salary Continuation Plans," The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1984; "Tax Policy and Administration: An Interview with Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Roscoe Egger," The Florida Bar Journal, November, 1984; "The Tax Reform Act of 1986: Provisions Affecting Individual Taxpayers," The Florida Bar Journal, January, 1987; "Drafting and Uses of Charitable Trusts Including Charitable Lead and Remainder Trusts," The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Course Materials, 1985; "Income Tax Planning For Property Transfers to Charitable Trusts and Foundations," The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1992. Member, Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2008. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Treasurer, 1990-1991); The Florida Bar (Member, Taxation Section); Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Federal and State Taxation Law; Corporate Law; Probate Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Peter T. Kirkwood | | Thomas G. Long (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1983, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., cum laude, 1974); Temple University (M.S., cum laude, 1978); Villanova University (J.D., 1982). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2008; Florida Super Lawyers, 2006, 2008. Staff Member, 1980-1981 and Research Projects Editor, Villanova Law Review, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to the Honorable George C. Carr, U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Florida, 1982-1984. Member: The Florida Bar; Pennsylvania Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Florida Trial Lawyer Association. Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Business Litigation, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Creditors' Rights Law; Construction Law. Email: Thomas G. Long | | Bill McBride (Member) born Belleville, Illinois, May 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida; 1983, District of Columbia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1967; J.D., with honors, 1975). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Florida Blue Key. Member, Florida Law Review. Member, The Florida Council of 100. Chair, Investment Advisory Board, State of Florida Board of Administration, 1997-1999. Chair, Law Firm Pro Bono Project, United Way of Tampa (Campaign Chairman, 1991, Chair of Board, 1994-1995). Chair, Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce (Chair, General Counsel, Executive Committee, Director, 1993). Member, Florida Supreme Court Gender Bias Study Commission, 1988-1990. Member, Florida Legislative Task Force on the Future of the Florida Family, 1989-1990. Director and Executive Committee: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Member, Board of Trustees, University of Florida College of Law. Member, Board of Trustees, Eckerd College. Listed, Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2008. Member: Hillsborough County (President, 1983-1984, Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1985) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; American Law Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. [U.S. Marine Corps, Infantry, Captain, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: Bill McBride | | PARTNERS | | Craig E. Behrenfeld (Partner) born Queens, New York, June 14, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, New York, Florida and U.S. Tax Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1988); New York University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991; LL.M., in Taxation, 1993). Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, 2005—. Contributing Author: "The Accountant's Business Manual" and "Tax Practice Management," AICPA; "Entity Selection Revisited: Will Gitlitz Provide Continuing Vitality for S Corporations?" The Florida Bar Journal, June 2001; "The Return of the Student Loan Interest Deduction," HCBA Lawyer, September 1998; "Securities Arbitration Revisited," Annual Survey of American Law (1990). Member: Hillsborough County and New York State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Federal Income Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Partnership Law. Email: Craig E. Behrenfeld | | Charles A. Carlson (Partner) born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1983); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1987). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Atwood Dunwoody Scholarship. Board Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1985-1987. Law Clerk to the Hon. Wm. Terrell Hodges, U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Florida, 1987-1989. Author: "Stepping Into the Sunshine: Application of the Florida Public Records Act to Private Entities," The Florida Bar Journal, November 1993; "Removal to Federal Court on the Basis of Diversity Jurisdiction: The 'Amount in Controversy' Controversy," The Florida Bar Journal, October 1995. Seminar Instructor: "Government in the Sunshine: Florida Public Records and Open Meetings Laws," September 2004. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections); First Amendment Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Estates and Trust Litigation; Media Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Charles A. Carlson | | Leslie Wager Hudock (Partner) born Canton, New York, October 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1987, Florida. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., with honors, 1982); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Temple University School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1985). Staff Member, 1983-1984, Business Editor, 1984-1985, Temple University Environmental Law and Technology Journal. Author: "The Presumption of Irreparable Harm: Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete in Florida," Hillsborough County Bar Bulletin, February 1990; "New Developments in Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete," Hillsborough County Bar Bulletin, March 1991; "Buyer Beware: Transferee Liability in Business Asset Acquisitions," The Florida Bar Journal, November 1993. Faculty: "Taking a Stake in a Corporation," The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Business Law Section Seminar, November 1994 and March 1996. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Uniform Commercial Code; Securities Law. Email: Leslie Wager Hudock | | David Lawrence Koche (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1990); Georgetown University (J.D., 1993); University of Florida (LL.M., in Taxation, 1994). Cornell National Scholar. John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. Senior Staff, The Tax Lawyer, 1992-1993. Assistant Managing Editor, Florida Tax Review, 1993-1994. Author: "Contributions of Appreciated Property to a Partnership: Section 704 (C)," The Florida Bar Journal, October 1995. Co-Author: "The Qualified Domestic Trust Regulations," The Florida Bar Journal, July 1996; "Tax Confiscation of IRA Benefits," The Florida Bar Journal, April, 1997; "Personal Use of Corporate Aircraft Before and After the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004," The Florida Bar Journal, July/August, 2005. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2008; Florida Super Lawyers, 2007-2008. Assistant Director, Education Division, 2006-2008; Assistant Director, State Tax Division, 2008—. Member: Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council; Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Taxation; Federal and State Taxation; Estate Planning Law; Probate; Federal and State Tax Controversies; Aviation Tax. Email: David Lawrence Koche | | Valerie Stoker Litschgi (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, December 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with high honors, 1988; J.D., with honors, 1991). Phi Kappa Phi. Omicron Delta Kappa. Florida Blue Key. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers. (Board Certified, Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Probate Law; Corporate Law. Email: Valerie Stoker Litschgi | | Michael D. Miller (Partner) born Greensboro, North Carolina, December 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with high honors, 1980; J.D., with honors, 1983; LL.M., in Taxation, 1984). Delta Theta Phi. Co-Author: "Below-Market Interest Loans to Employees, Shareholders, and Independent Contractors," The Florida Bar Journal, June 1985; "The Tax Reform Act of 1986: Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRA's)," The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Course Materials, 1986; "The Qualified Domestic Trust Regulations," The Florida Bar Journal, July 1996; "Tax Confiscation of IRA Benefits," The Florida Bar Journal, April, 1997. Editor and Co-Editor, Tax Law Notes, The Florida Bar Journal, 1991—. Member, University of South Florida Professional Advisory Council of Estate and Financial Planners. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Taxation Section); Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council, Inc.; Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Deferred Compensation Law; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Federal and State Taxation Law. Email: Michael D. Miller | | Richard W. Radke (Partner) born Lansing, Michigan, December 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., with high honors, 1977); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1981). Listed, Florida Super Lawyers, 2007-2008. Member: Hillsborough County and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Environmental Law. Email: Richard W. Radke | | Scott O. Stigall (Partner) born Middletown, Ohio, April 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1990). Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa. Pupil, The Justice William Glenn Terrell Inn, American Inns of Court, 1992-1995. Barrister, The Tampa Bay Inn, 1996-1998. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Director, Young Lawyers Division; Member, Trial Lawyers Section; Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 1999); The Florida Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors, 1997-2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Creditors Rights; Construction Law. Email: Scott O. Stigall | | Amy E. Stoll (Partner) born West Palm Beach, Florida, February 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 1998). Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1995-1998. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Creditors' Rights Law; Real Property Litigation; Probate Litigation. Email: Amy E. Stoll | | Sara A. Tolliver (Partner) born Jasper, Indiana, July 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1980); University of South Florida (B.S., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 2000; LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1997. Recipient, Certificate of Merit for achieving the highest score in Florida on the May, 1997 Uniform CPA Exam, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Management Editor, 2000 and Member, 1998-2000, University of Florida Law Review. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Federal and State Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration. Email: Sara A. Tolliver | | Hildegund P. Wanders (Partner) born Graz, Austria, April 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1997). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Order of the Coif. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association; Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers (Director, 2005-2006). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Creditors' Rights Law; Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate Litigation; Probate Litigation. Email: Hildegund P. Wanders | | ASSOCIATES | | Michael V. Hargett (Associate) born Charlotte, North Carolina, May 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1983); Clemson University (M.B.A., 1989); University of Florida School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Recipient: Estate Planning Book Award; Advanced Research, Writing and Appellate Advocacy Book Award; Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Final Four Champion. Formerly with: Milliken & Co. (Plant Manager, Director of Development, 1983-1992); Chatham Inc., (Manufacturing Director, Technical Services Director, 1992-1996); Conwed Fibers, Acoustek Nonwovens, (Vice President Manufacturing Operations, 1996-2000); Interface Fabrics Group (Vice President Operations, 2000-2004). Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Sections on: Business Law and Real Property); The Florida Bar (Sections on: Business Law and Real Property). Practice Areas: Corporate and Partnership Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Law. Email: Michael V. Hargett | | David M. Hemeyer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida; 2007, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1998); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Dean's List. Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2004, Spring 2006, Stetson University College of Law. Honor Roll, Stetson University College of Law, Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005. Recipient, James Nemec Scholarship, Spring 2005. Member, Stetson Law Review, 2005. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas G. Wilson, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Middle District of Florida, 2006. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: David M. Hemeyer | | Jennifer Eileen Murphy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1996); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Recipient: West Publishing Company Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement; Federal Income Tax Book Award; Evidence Book Award. Articles & Symposia Editor, Stetson Law Review. Co-Author: "Tax Consequences of Dissolution, Separation, and Property Settlements in Drafting Marriage Contracts in Florida (6th Ed., 2003, 7th Ed., 2006 and 8th Ed., 2008). Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section). Practice Areas: Corporate and Partnership Law; Federal Income Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Jennifer Eileen Murphy |
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