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S.C. CHASE ADAMS is the principal of The Adams Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has more than 25 years experience in the business and financial world, and is a nationally recognized attorney, writer and speaker with an extensive background in business, law and finance. Mr. Adams is a former city attorney and judge, and has been admitted to practice before the Tax Court of the U.S. and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been designing outstanding financial strategies for more than 25 years. Early recognition came from the publication of his book, Land Use and Municipal Finance, the pacesetter in the industry. A constant stream of financial design assignments followed. For example, he was retained to provide the financial design required to build and operate the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit System. Mr. Adams' design involved coordinating the needs and limitations of five counties, the state of Georgia, the city of Atlanta and the Transit Authority. He has received recognition for his Win-Win Financial Strategies in national publications, as well as television and radio. Mr. Adams has spoken before many national and regional meetings, and also was a delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business. He earned his B.S. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his M.S. degree from the University of Connecticut and his J.D. degree from the University of Miami. He is a member of The Florida Bar, the National Speaker Association, the National Heritage Foundation and the Legacy Foundation. (Miami and Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach locations) JUAN C. ANTÚNEZ is a partner at the Miami, Florida, law firm of Stokes McMillan Maracini & Antúnez P.A. (www.smpalaw.com) His practice areas cover trusts and estates litigation, program administration and estate planning. Mr. Antúnez is the author of "The Florida Probate Litigation Blog" (www.flprobatelitigation.com ). He has previously lectured for National Business Institute and other professional groups on areas related to his practice. Mr. Antúnez earned his B.A. degree from Florida International University, his J.D. degree from the New York University School of Law and his LL.M. degree in estate planning from the University of Miami School of Law. In 2005, he was named by Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida's "Best Up-and-Coming Attorneys." Prior to law school, Mr. Antunez served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1987 to 1993 (4th ANGLICO, West Palm Beach, Florida), including combat duty during the first Gulf War. (Miami and Fort Lauderdale locations) M. ADAM BANKIER is an attorney and certified public accountant in Delray Beach, Florida, where his practice is concentrated in the areas of tax and estate planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring (domestic and foreign), wills and trusts, probate and guardianship, and real property transactions. Mr. Bankier speaks extensively on family limited partnerships, limited liability company issues and on the integration of IRA Planning with Trusts. Mr. Bankier earned his B.B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami, his J.D. degree from the University of Miami Law School and his LL.M. degree in taxation from the University of Miami. He is a member of The Florida Bar (Tax Section), Estate Planning Council of Boca Raton, Colorado Bar Association (Tax Section), Florida Institute for Certified Public Accountants and Attorneys Title Insurance Fund Agent. (West Palm Beach location) BETTEE M. COLLISTER is with the law firm of Bettee Collister, P.A. and works in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She focuses her practice on estate planning, probate, trusts, real estate, private foundations and charitable organizations. She is an adjunct professor at Palm Beach Community College teaching in the paralegal program and she lectures on estate planning, probate and charitable foundations at various functions. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2003. Ms. Collister earned her Associate Degree in legal assisting from Palm Beach Community College, Bachelor of Science Degree in business management from Florida Atlantic University and J.D. degree, cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center. Ms. Collister is a member of The Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Bar Association and the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Association of Woman Lawyers. She serves on the Board of Directors of Take Stock in Children, Inc., and College for Kids, Inc., and is a founding member of Women in Philanthropy of Broward and Palm Beach counties. (West Palm Beach location) CHERYL J. HANDLEY is a sole practitioner in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, practicing in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, guardianships and special needs trusts. She is a previous lecturer in her areas of practice and is admitted to practice law in Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Ms. Handley earned her B.A. degree from St. Mary's College and her J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut. She also earned a master's degree from the University of Louvian in Louvian, Belgium. Ms. Handley is a member of The Florida Bar, the Connecticut, the Massachusetts, and the New Hampshire bar associations, as well as the Broward County Bar Association and the Women Lawyers Association. (Fort Lauderdale location) MARIAN A. LINDQUIST is a sole practitioner in Fort Lauderdale where she maintains a general civil practice that includes probate, estate planning, dissolution of marriage and small business law. Ms. Lindquist has been practicing law for 15 years and was named the Broward County Legal Aid Pro Bono Lawyer of the year for 2006. She has lectured before various groups on areas related to her practice, including an appearance as the keynote speaker before the Broward County Legal Secretaries Association on dissolution of marriage. Ms. Lindquist earned her B.A. degree from Florida Atlantic University and her J.D. degree from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center. She is a member of The Florida Bar. (Fort Lauderdale location) HOLLY M. O'NEILL is a partner in the Boca Raton law firm of Miller & O'Neill PL, where she practices in the areas of estate and trust planning, probate, probate litigation, taxation, elder law, guardianship, charitable foundations and public charities. She has been in the field for 15 years and has been practicing law for a decade in these areas. Ms. O'Neill is licensed in Florida, Maryland and the District of Columbia and is a member of the South Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach County and the American bar associations (member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section), the Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. (member, sections on Estate and Trust Law, Taxation, Elder Law), The Florida Bar (member, sections on Elder Law, Real Property, Probate, Trust Law, Tax Law), the District of Columbia Bar (member, sections on Estate, Trust and Probate Law, Taxation) and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Maryland, her J.D. degree from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law and her LL.M. degree in taxation from Georgetown University. (West Palm Beach location) GERALD W. PIERRE is an attorney with Ellis & Goldberg, P.L. in their Miami, Florida office, where his main areas of practice are trusts, estates and guardianship administration. Mr. Pierre earned his B.A. degree, in economics, from Harvard University and his J.D. degree from the University of Miami, School of Law. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Mr. Pierre is a member of the Dade County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. (Miami location) STEPHANIE L. SCHNEIDER is with the firm Stephanie L. Schneider, P.A. and is a board-certified Elder Law Attorney. She is a former chair of The Florida Bar's Elder Law Section. During her many years of service on the Executive Committee of the Elder Law Section, Ms. Schneider was instrumental in advocating and educating legislators about elder issues. She was the 110th attorney to be certified nationally by the National Elder Law Foundation in 1997. Ms. Schneider became board-certified in Elder Law by the Florida Bar in 1998. She speaks locally and nationally about elder law issues for professionals, members of the judiciary, municipal and community organizations. She has developed continuing education programs for legal, health care and financial professionals, including a Florida Bar approved continuing legal education program and an approved continuing education units program for CPAs. Ms. Schneider earned her B.A. degree from Rutgers University in New Jersey and her J.D. degree from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law School Center. She is admitted to practice by the Florida Bar and the United States District Court (Southern District of Florida). Ms. Schneider is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), the Florida Bar, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and the Broward County Trial Lawyer Association.
(Miami location) ADRIAN P. THOMAS is the managing partner of Adrian Philip Thomas, P.A., a boutique law firm that focuses on representing clients with estates, wills, trusts and probate issues in addition to representing clients who are prosecuting or defending estate litigation, will contests, probate litigation, undue influence, guardianship disputes or lack of mental capacity lawsuits. Mr. Thomas has been practicing law for more than 12 years and has lectured on estate planning matters before various professional groups. He is a member of the Broward County, Federal and American bar associations, The Florida Bar and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Thomas earned his B.A. degree from the University of Florida, his J.D. degree from Nova Southeastern University and his LL.M. degree in estate planning from the University of Miami. (Miami and Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach locations) SHELLY WALD is an attorney in the West Palm Beach office of Shutts & Bowen LLP. Ms. Wald is a member of the firm's Trust & Estates Practice Group who handles all types of estate planning and estate and trust administration. She is board-certified in wills, trusts and estates by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education and has extensive experience representing high wealth clients using sophisticated estate planning techniques including irrevocable, insurance and charitable trusts, premarital agreements and residence agreements, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies and nonprofit corporations and foundations. Ms. Wald also administers estates, represents trustees and beneficiaries, prepares estate tax returns, gift tax returns and accountings. She is a member of the Florida Bar and the Palm Beach County Bar Association. Ms. Wald earned her B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami. (West Palm Beach location)
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