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by ShuffieldLowman | Apr 24, 2019 | Estate Planning & Probate, News |
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – ShuffieldLowman recently announced that attorney Julie Ickes has joined the firm, working in the Orlando office. A former business owner and judicial clerk for both the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the U.S. District Court, Ickes brings these experiences and an advanced law degree in taxation to her practice in the areas of estate planning, trusts and estates.
Ickes is a graduate of Smith College, with a B.A., in Economics and French Studies and University of Florida Levin College of Law where she earned her J.D., cum laude, and LL.M. in Taxation. While in law school she served as the Executive Research Editor of the Journal of Technology Law & Policy and the Research Editor of the Florida Journal of International Law. In addition, she also attended the Duke-Geneva Institute in Transnational Law in Geneva, Switzerland where the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was an instructor.
She is conversational in French and German, is a member of The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, the Tax Law and the Elder Law Sections and is active in the Florida Association of Women Lawyers, where she held a leadership role in the St. Johns County chapter.
ShuffieldLowman’s four offices are located in Orlando, Tavares, DeLand and Port Orange. The firm is a 40 attorney, full service, business law firm, practicing in the areas of corporate law, estate planning, real estate and litigation. Specific areas include, tax law, securities, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, estate planning and probate, planning for families with closely held businesses, guardianship and elder law, tax controversy – Federal and State, non-profit organization law, banking and finance, land use and government law, commercial and civil litigation, fiduciary litigation, construction law, association law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, labor and employment, and mediation.
by ShuffieldLowman | Mar 1, 2019 | News, Press Releases |
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – ShuffieldLowman recently announced that attorney Justin McConnell has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Greater Orlando Society for Human Resource Management (GOSHRM). Director of Legislative Affairs, he will represent the Board by monitoring and evaluating legislative, regulatory and legal action at the federal, state, and local level that may have an impact on the management of human resources. McConnell’s legal practice includes employment law and civil litigation, partnering closely with business owners, management, and human resource professionals.
McConnell holds his J.D. from the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law and his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Florida. While in law school, he was a Trial Team Final Four Finalist in the 2013 Regional National Trial Competition, the Best Advocate of the First Annual 1L Closing Argument Competition, and the recipient of Book Awards, which are awards reserved to the top-most performing law students, in both Trial Team and Trial Practice. He is admitted to The Florida Bar and the U. S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.
ShuffieldLowman’s four offices are located in Orlando, Tavares, DeLand and Port Orange. The firm is a 40 attorney, full service, business law firm, practicing in the areas of corporate law, estate planning, real estate, and litigation. Specific areas include tax law, securities, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, estate planning and probate, guardianship and elder law, planning for families with closely held businesses, tax controversy – Federal and State, non-profit organization law, banking and finance, land use and government law, commercial and civil litigation, fiduciary litigation, construction law, association law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, labor and employment, and mediation.
by ShuffieldLowman | Aug 23, 2018 | News, Press Releases |
ORLANDO, FL — Five partners from the law firm of ShuffieldLowman were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (2019), as published in dozens of city and regional publications in the U.S. including, U.S. News & World Report.
The list of honorees includes, Scott A. Cookson in Real Estate Law; Heidi W. Isenhart in Elder Law; J. Stephen McDonald in Commercial Litigation, Gregory W. Meier in Trusts and Estates and Lynne R. Wilson in Real Estate Law.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which almost 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly five million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
ShuffieldLowman’s four offices are located in Orlando, Tavares, DeLand and Port Orange. The firm is a 45 attorney, full service, business law firm, practicing in the areas of corporate law, estate planning, real estate and litigation. Specific areas include, tax law, securities, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, estate planning and probate, guardianship and elder law, planning for families with closely held businesses, tax controversy – Federal and State, non-profit organization law, banking and finance, land use and government law, commercial and civil litigation, fiduciary litigation, construction law, association law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, labor and employment, and mediation.
by ShuffieldLowman | Jul 11, 2018 | News, Press Releases |
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Heidi W. Isenhart, Alexander S. Douglas II, and Matt G. Firestone, partners with the law firm of ShuffieldLowman, were recently selected as 2018 Legal Elite attorneys by Florida Trend magazine. The “Legal Elite” designation is awarded to fewer than 1.2% of the active Florida Bar members who practice in the state. The ShuffieldLowman attorneys were honored in the following practice areas: Isenhart (Elder Law), Douglas (Wills, Trusts, & Estates Litigation), and Firestone (Commercial Litigation).
Florida Trend magazine collects ballots from Florida Bar members, asking lawyers to name attorneys whom they hold in the highest regard and would recommend to others. The results of the annual survey are published in Florida Trend magazine.
Isenhart practices in the areas of elder law, Medicaid planning, guardianship, probate and trust administration, probate, guardianship, and trust litigation, estate planning and special needs trusts.
Douglas practices in fiduciary litigation, with extensive experience in trust, probate and guardianship litigation.
Firestone practices in the areas of commercial and civil litigation, association law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights.
ShuffieldLowman’s four offices are located in Orlando, Tavares, DeLand and Port Orange. The firm is a 45 attorney, full service, business law firm, practicing in the areas of corporate law, estate planning, real estate and litigation. Specific areas include, tax law, securities, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, estate planning and probate, planning for families with closely held businesses, guardianship and elder law, tax controversy – Federal and State, non-profit organization law, banking and finance, land use and government law, commercial and civil litigation, fiduciary litigation, construction law, association law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, labor and employment, environmental law and mediation.
by ShuffieldLowman | Jul 6, 2018 | News, Press Releases |
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – ShuffieldLowman recently announced that firm partner J. Stephen McDonald has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). The LCA is a peer-selected, and diverse honor society of 3,500 trial lawyers, representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellows are vigorously vetted for skills, expertise, and service before being invited to join the collegial network of lawyers who represent clients across North America and around the world.
McDonald practices in the areas of commercial and civil litigation, construction law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, fiduciary litigation, labor and employment and securities law.
He holds the AV Preeminent designation from Martindale-Hubbell and is the recipient of numerous awards, including being named a Corporate Counsel Top Appellate Lawyer, a Best Lawyer in America, a Top Lawyer in Orlando and as a member of Florida’s Legal Elite by Florida Trend. In addition to being a member of The Florida Bar, he is a member of the Orange and Lake County Bar Associations. He has also been recognized as a Senior Counsel, by The College of Master Advocates and Barristers and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
ShuffieldLowman’s four offices are located in Orlando, Tavares, DeLand and Port Orange. The firm is a 45 attorney, full service, business law firm, practicing in the areas of corporate law, estate planning, real estate and litigation. Specific areas include, tax law, securities, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, estate planning and probate, planning for families with closely held businesses, guardianship and elder law, tax controversy – Federal and State, non-profit organization law, banking and finance, land use and government law, commercial and civil litigation, fiduciary litigation, construction law, association law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, labor and employment, and mediation.
by ShuffieldLowman | Jun 22, 2018 | News, Press Releases |
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – William “Bill” R. Lowman, Jr., Heidi W. Isenhart and Alexander “Alex” S. Douglas, II, partners with the law firm of ShuffieldLowman, have been selected as 2018 Florida Super Lawyers.
Super Lawyers, owned by Thomson Reuters, recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. The selection process is multi-phased and rigorous. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third-party research and validation of the attorney’s professional accomplishments. The final published list represents five percent of the total lawyers in the state of Florida.
A founding partner of the firm, Lowman’s practice areas include corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, high net worth tax planning, intellectual property, securities, tax advice, and non-profit law.
Isenhart practices in the areas of elder law, Medicaid planning, guardianship, probate and trust administration, probate, guardianship, and trust litigation, estate planning and special needs trusts.
Douglas practices in the area of fiduciary litigation with extensive experience in trust, probate and guardianship litigation.
ShuffieldLowman’s four offices are located in Orlando, Tavares, DeLand and Port Orange. The firm is a 45 attorney, full service, business law firm, practicing in the areas of corporate law, estate planning, real estate and litigation. Specific areas include, tax law, securities, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, estate planning and probate, planning for families with closely held businesses, guardianship and elder law, tax controversy – Federal and State, non-profit organization law, banking and finance, land use and government law, commercial and civil litigation, fiduciary litigation, construction law, association law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, labor and employment, environmental law and mediation.
