William M. Pearson - Attorneys

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Practice Areas

Trusts & Estates

Education

South Texas College of Law, Houston, J.D., 1984
University of Colorado, B.S., Accounting and Finance, 1981

Bar Admissions

Florida
Texas

COURT ADMISSIONS

United States Tax Court

Memberships

American Bar Association
(Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section)

Florida Bar
(Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section and Tax Section)

Collier County Bar Association
(Trusts & Estates Section)

William M. Pearson

Florida Bar Board Certified in Wills, Trusts & Estates


Professional Experience

Bill Pearson is a founding member of the firm and has practiced law in South Florida since 1988. Bill has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Florida Super Lawyers.

Areas of Concentration

  • Representing individuals in their estate planning
  • Representing fiduciaries in the administration of estates, trusts and guardianships
  • Representing fiduciaries and beneficiaries in disputed matters involving estates, trusts and guardianships
  • Advising clients in the avoidance and minimization of estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes
  • Advising clients in charitable planning

Professional Activities

  • The Florida Bar (Member and Chair, Wills, Trusts & Estates Certification Committee)
  • The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section (Member Probate Law, Trust Law, and Trusts & Estates Litigation Committees) (Past Member Executive Council and Circuit Representative)
  • Probate Rules Committee of Florida Supreme Court (Past Member-term limited)
  • The Florida Bar Tax Section, Member
  • Collier County Bar Association Trusts & Estates Section, Member (Past Chair)
  • Estate Planning Council of Naples, Member
  • Planned Giving Council of Naples, Member
  • Texas Bar Association, Member
  • South Texas Law Journal, Editor

Community Involvement

  • American Cancer Society, Collier Unit Board Member and Past Chair; Florida Division Board Member, Estate Planning Committee Member and Past Chair and Income Development Committee Member; Volunteer Leadership Institute Graduate; and Nationwide Gift Planning Advisor Council Chair
  • Eckerd College Parent Council, Chair
  • Youth Haven Foundation, Committee Member and Past Chair