U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, FLU.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, FL
Elder Law Planning, Medicaid Planning, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Guardianship, Real Estate, Business and Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Local Government Law
Our primary focus is on help senior adults and their families plan for asset and business transitions, disability, chronic illness, and death. Many of our clients have significant real estate, investment and business holdings. However, we are also well suit to help clients of all economic circumstances address these important planning and transition issues.
Clay County Development Authority, Lucas Honda of Jacksonville, Numerous Local Businesses, Professionals and Investors, and Another Unit of Local Government
John Fagan, Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Law, of Orange Park, Florida; Steven Whittington and Bruce Culbert of Green Cove Springs, Florida, for Criminal Law matters in Clay County, Florida; Lori Re', La'rae Hendrix, Brian Washington, and Elizabeth A. Nemeth, of Orange Park/Fleming Island, Florida, for Family Law matters; Terrance A. Jones, of Fleming Island, Florida, for Family Law and General Civil Litigation matters; Richard A. Cobb, of Orange Park, Florida, James Davie, of Green Cove Springs, Florida, and Rose Marie Preddy, of Mandarin, Florida, for conflict Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, and Guardianship cases. Dale S. Wilson, of Green Cove Springs, Florida, for local Clay County government lobbying and representation cases. John Kopelousos, of Orange Park, Florida, for land use cases in Clay County.
Two-time Past President of the Clay County Bar Association; "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell, Member of the American Bar Association, Jacksonville Bar Association, The Florida Bar, and the State Bar of Texas (inactive). Multiple section member of The Florida Bar and the American Bar Association. Member and active participant in Medicaid Practice Systems (tm), ElderLawAnswers (tm), WealthCounsel (tm), WealthCounsel Advisors (tm), and National Planning Council (tm). Board member of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and Clay County Council on Aging.
I grew up in Orange Park, attended FSU's School of Business, and graduated with an Accounting degree, prior to attending the University of Georgia School of Law. I graduated in 1982 and began my legal practice doing real estate and real estate finance work with the Haynes and Boone law firm of Dallas, Texas. I left to practice with the Baptist Foundation of Texas as in-house counsel, and then served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Southwest Savings in Dallas, Texas. I returned to Florida in 1991, and attended The Graduate Tax Program at the University of Florida College of Law. I opened my own practice in Orange Park in 1992 upon my graduation, and have been in solo or small firm practice here ever since. Our firm principally practices in the areas of Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Real Estate and Local Government Law. I am married to Peggy A. Williams, the Autism Curriculum Coordinator for the Clay County School Board, and have two adult children, Allen and Allison. Allen is a recent Cornell University graduate, and is currently a page for NBC/Universal in Los Angeles, California. Allison is a Junior at the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia in Athens. She is bilingual (double major in Spanish) and hopes to enjoy a broadcast journalism career upon her graduation later this year.