Attorneys
Robert W. Goldman *
Brian J. Felcoski *
Bruce Stone *
Jon Scuderi
Patrick J. Lannon
* Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Robert W. Goldman
(239) 436-1988
rgoldman@gfsestatelaw.com
Robert Goldman is a shareholder of the firm. He practices in the area of trust and estate litigation. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and all Florida state courts.
A native of Miami, Florida, Bob earned his undergraduate degree (B.A., 1979) from the University of Miami and his law degree (J.D., 1981) from Florida State University.
Bob is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and serves on its Board of Regents and Executive Committee. He is past Chair of ACTEC’s National Task Force on Arbitration of Trust & Estate Disputes. He is the Chair of the Amicus Committee and on the Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is past chair of the Section, current member of the Section’s Probate Law and Probate Litigation Committees, as well as past member of the Section’s Legislation Committee. He has chaired the Probate Rules Committee and the Guardianship Law Committee of The Florida Bar, and is a past member of the Probate Law Professionalism Committee and the Appellate Rules Committee of the Florida Bar. Bob was named as one of the top 100 attorneys in Florida by Florida Superlawyers and he is listed in Best Lawyers in America and in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite.
Bob’s charitable service includes past service as a trustee on the Board of Trustees of The Eden Family of Services, Princeton, New Jersey (which provides lifespan service to persons with autism) and service as a Trustee of The Trust For The Advancement of Responsible Artists.
Bob is a frequent lecturer for ACTEC and the Florida Bar on probate and trust topics, including fees, fiduciary duties, and will and trust contests, and he teaches a course each summer on fiduciary duties for trust officers and graduate-trust officers at the Florida Bankers Association Trust School. He has authored several CLE publications, including The Dead Man’s Statute, Tortious Interference With a Devise, Attorneys and Trustee’s Fees in Trust Administrations and Federal Jurisdiction over Probate Matters.
Brian J. Felcoski
(305) 446-2800
bfelcoski@gfsestatelaw.com
Brian J. Felcoski is a shareholder of the firm. He practices in the area of trust and estate litigation. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and all Florida state courts.
A native of Miami, Florida, Brian earned his undergraduate degree (B.A., high honors, 1985) from Florida International University and his law degree (J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1988) from the University of Miami where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and the University of Miami Law Review.
Brian is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is the Chair-Elect for the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He has served as Probate Division Director for the Section, and as chair of the Section's Legislation and Trust Law Committees. He co-chaired the Section's Ad Hoc Trust Code Revision Committee which was responsible for the creation of a comprehensive Florida Trust Code. He has chaired the Probate Rules Committee of The Florida Bar. He is also a past President of the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami. Brian lectures for The Florida Bar on probate and trust topics. Brian is listed in Florida Superlawyers, in Best Lawyers in America and in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite.
Bruce Stone
(305) 446-2800
brucestone@gfsestatelaw.com
Bruce Stone is a shareholder of the firm. His practice consists primarily of estate planning for both domestic and foreign clients. A significant portion of his practice involves disputed or complex problem situations in which he is retained to find creative planning solutions or to serve as expert witness, mediator or arbitrator. Bruce is admitted to practice in Florida.
Bruce is a lifelong resident of Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida with high honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from the Florida State University College of Law with highest honors, where he was first in his class and editor in chief of the law review.
Bruce is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and has served on its Executive Committee and Board of Regents. He is a past chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. Bruce is a member of the Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Trust and Estate Acts, which monitors and recommends updates to the Uniform Probate Code, the Uniform Trust Code, and all other trust and estate related uniform laws. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. He was named as one of the top 10 attorneys in Florida in the June 2007 and June 2008 issues of Florida Superlawyers, as one of the nation's top 100 attorneys in the December 2005 and 2006 issues of Worth Magazine, and as one of the 45 best trusts and estates attorneys in the United States in the August 1998 issue of Town and Country magazine. In 2001 he received the first ever Friend of the Trust Industry award from the Florida Bankers Association. He was the principal drafter of Florida's legislation authorizing dynasty trusts and allowing modification and reformation of irrevocable trusts. He has been extensively involved in the drafting of Florida legislation concerning elective share rights of surviving spouses and the administration of trusts.
In addition to his practice, Bruce is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law, where he teaches courses in both semesters of the graduate masters program in estate planning. He is a frequent lecturer for organizations such as the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the American Bar Association, and the Florida Bar.
Jon Scuderi
(239) 436-1988
jscuderi@gfsestatelaw.com
Jon Scuderi is a shareholder of the firm. He practices in the area of trust and estate litigation. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Florida (all Florida state courts), the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Jon earned his undergraduate degree (B.B.A.) from the University of Notre Dame, his M.B.A. from the University of Miami, and his law degree (J.D.) from the University of Florida. Jon is a Certified Public Accountant.
Jon is on the Executive Council and is a Circuit Representative for the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is co-vice chair of the Section's Probate and Trust Litigation Committee and is a member of the Trust Law Committee. Jon is an officer for the Collier County Bar Association Board of Directors and the Collier County Bar Foundation Board of Directors. He is the past chair of the Bar Association’s Trusts and Estates Section and past member of the board of directors of the Young Lawyers Section. Jon is a member of the American Bar Association, and was named in Florida Trend as a Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer in 2007. Jon has been a member of Thomas S. Biggs American Inns of Court. Jon has lectured on probate and trust topics.
Patrick J. Lannon
(305) 446-2800
plannon@gfsestatelaw.com
Patrick J. Lannon is of counsel with the firm. He practices in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, and trust administration. He is admitted to practice in Florida and New York.
Patrick earned his undergraduate degree (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991) from Columbia University where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and his law degree (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996) from Harvard University where he was a member of the Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Patrick is board certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates and “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is a member of the Section's Trust Law, Estate and Trust Tax Planning, and Attorney Trust Officer Liaison Conference Committees. He is a member of the Probate Rules Committee of the Florida Bar, Secretary of the South Dade Estate Planning Council, a member of the Miami Beach Estate Planning Group, and Treasurer of the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami. Patrick is listed in the 2009 “Rising Stars” section of Florida Superlawyers. Patrick is a past board member of the Miami MetroZoo “Feast for the Beast” fundraiser. Patrick lectures frequently on estate planning, probate and trust topics and is the author of the following publications:
“Domicile Planning - Don’t Take it for Granted,”
The Florida Bar Journal, January 2006
“Planning Opportunities With Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts,”
Estate Planning, May 2007
“What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Estate Planning,”
The Florida Bar Journal, November 2007
“Challenging Inter Vivos Transfers Procured by Undue Influence: Factors to Consider,”
The Florida Bar Journal, March 2008
“The ILIT “Accommodation Trustee” – Florida Law Options,”
Actionline, Fall 2008
“Trust Owned Life Insurance Portfolio Management – Statutory Reduction of Fiduciary Liability,”
Steve Leimberg's Estate Planning Email Newsletter - Archive Message #1342, September 10, 2008
“Jittery Markets - and Clients – Create Need for Flexible Estate Plans,”
Practical Tax Strategies, May 2009 (with Michael Gerson)
“Cochran v. KeyBank – TOLI Case Law Guidance,”
Steve Leimberg's Estate Planning Email Newsletter - Archive Message #1486, June 29, 2009 (with Barry Flagg). For a reprint, see Actionline, Fall 2009
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