William R. Lowman, Jr.

ADMISSIONS

• State of Florida

EDUCATION

• LL.M., University of Florida
• J.D, with honors, University of Miami
• Associate Member: University of Miami Inter-American Law Review B.B.A., University of Miami
• Phi Delta Phi

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

• Member, Florida Bar

CIVIC

• Member, Board of Trustees, Junior Achievement of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.
• Advisory Member, Board of Trustees, Lake Highland Preparatory School Foundation
• Member, Board of Directors, Mark and Margery Pabst Charitable Foundation for the Arts
• Member, Board of Directors and Secretary, Harvey and Carol Massey Foundation, Inc.
• Founding Member, Board of Trustees, and Chairman of the Board, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and School Foundation, Inc.
• Member, Board of Trustees, The Bryan W. Judge and Minnie C. Judge Foundation
• Member, Florida Bar (Tax Section) Member, Association for Corporate Growth
• Member, Florida Citrus Sports
• Past member, Central Florida Estate Planning Council
• Past member, Central Florida Planned Giving Council
• Past member, Central Florida Society of Financial Service Professionals

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• “Planning for the Uncertainty Behind the Certainty of Death and Taxes,” Kompas Shareholder Education Session
• “Incentive Planning for Your Lineal Descendants,” SunTrust Bank
• “Structuring, Operating and Strategic Planning for Your Department of Defense Contracting Company,” High Technology Incubator at UCF
• “Maximizing the Value of Your Business,” CEO Nexus
• “Major Considerations in Structuring a Joint Venture,” CEO Nexus
• “The State of Estate Planning,” Smith Barney
• “Choice of Entity for Acquiring Commercial Real Estate,” Orlando Business Journal
• “Buying and Selling a Business in Florida: The Role of Attorney,” Lorman Education Services
• “Devising an Integrated Succession Plan for the Family
• “Business Owner,” Central Florida Society of Financial Service Professionals
• “Florida Estate Planning,” Lorman Education Services
• “Charitable Remainder Trusts – Everything You Need to Know and More,” AXA Advisors, LLC
• “Solutions to the Repeal of the Installment Method for Accrual Basis Taxpayers,” Business Brokers of Florida
• “Organizing Your Business and Business Succession Planning,” Orlando Business Journal Seminar
• “Advanced Estate Planning Vehicles,” Lorman Education Services
• “Section 419 Plans,” Central Florida Society of Financial Service Professionals
• “Basics of the Transfer (Estate and Gift) Tax” and “What’s New and What’s Left in Sophisticated Estate Planning,” National Business Institute
• “Business Succession Planning” and “Sophisticated Charitable Planning Techniques,” Phoenix Life Insurance Company
• “Tax Issues in Long-Term Health Care,” Poe and Brown
• “Driving to Your Freedom Point” and “Thinking Like a Buyer” CEO Nexus Roundtable Annual Conference
• “Conversations on Charitable Giving” UCF Foundation

PUBLICATIONS

• Utilizing Phantom Stock to Reward Key Employees
• What is the New Normal for
• Businesses Who Rely on Customer Interactions
• How Do You Get Corporate Culture to Re-Calibrate if Behaviors Change on the Other Side of a Crisis
• What is the Best Way to Make Decisions in Uncertain Times

RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS

• 2015-2022, Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine, Thomson Reuters
• 2005, 2009, 2012-2015, Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine
• 2014, Top Rated Lawyers in Mergers & Acquisitions, ALM and Martindale- Hubbell
• 2011 nominated for Most Influential Businessmen, Orlando Business Journal
• 2011, Top Area Corporate Lawyers, Orlando Home & Leisure Magazine 2007 and 2008, 40 Under 40, outstanding young executives, Orlando Business Journal
• 2007, Best of the Bar, Orlando Business Journal.
• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV