by ShuffieldLowman | Aug 23, 2019 | Announcements, Fiduciary Litigation, News
Congratulations to attorneys Clay Roesch and Alex Douglas, paralegal Kelly Hammond and the entire ShuffieldLowman team for winning total summary judgment on claims asserted against an estate totaling more than $550,000. The Plaintiff had asserted the estate was liable...
by ShuffieldLowman | Aug 15, 2019 | Announcements, News, Press Releases
ORLANDO, FL — Six partners from the law firm of ShuffieldLowman were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (2020), as published in dozens of city and regional publications in the U.S. including, U.S. News & World...
by ShuffieldLowman | Jul 29, 2019 | Announcements, News, Press Releases
Orlando, Florida – Stephanie L. Cook, a partner at the law firm of ShuffieldLowman, was recently named Co-Chair of the Orange County Bar Association’s (OCBA) Estate, Guardianship & Trust Section. Cook is a litigation attorney practicing in the area of fiduciary...
by Heidi Isenhart | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog, Estate Planning & Probate
In 2018, Florida revised the ability to more easily modify existing trusts. Basically, now there are three separate ways that a trustee may engage in a decanting, a general term used to describe the trustee of an existing trust creating a new, second trust, and...
by Daniel Harris | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog, Estate Planning & Probate
Is that irrevocable trust you created, or somebody created for your benefit, really set in stone? Prior to 2007, the answer would mostly be yes, but between 2007 and now, the answer became more complex. Modifications without going to court are now more easily done,...
by ShuffieldLowman | Jul 18, 2019 | Announcements, News, Press Releases
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – ShuffieldLowman recently announced that attorney Alexander E. Howell has joined the firm, working in the Orlando office’s tax and corporate law sections. Howell, originally from Kingston, Jamaica, holds an advanced law degree, LL.M. in taxation,...
by Keith Hesse | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog, Commercial & Civil Litigation
The Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) was enacted in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including in employment, schools, transportation and all public places and private places that are open to the...
by ShuffieldLowman | Jun 28, 2019 | Blog, News
ShuffieldLowman’s Alex Douglas was recently featured on The Florida Bar Podcast to speak about the latest elder law and estate planning updates. Listen to this episode to hear about qualified beneficiaries, homestead issues, guardianships, irrevocable trusts, and even...
by ShuffieldLowman | Jun 27, 2019 | Announcements, News, Press Releases
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Six ShuffieldLowman partners were recently selected as 2019 Legal Elite attorneys by Florida Trend magazine. The “Legal Elite” designation represents fewer than 1.2% of the active Florida Bar members who practice in the state. The ShuffieldLowman...
by ShuffieldLowman | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog, News
The Orlando Business Journal’s readership recently voted ShuffieldLowman the area’s best local law firm. Earlier this year, OBJ readers were invited to submit votes in several categories in Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Brevard and Volusia counties for the 2019...
