SARASOTA, Fla. – Williams Parker is pleased to announce attorney Douglas J. Elmore has graduated as a member of the 2017 class of the Florida Fellows Institute. The Institute was created by the Florida Fellows of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. The Institute’s mission is to develop the profession’s future trust and estate leaders. To participate in the Institute, students are selected from nominees throughout Florida. Graduates must complete courses covering topics such as: wealth transfer strategies, estate and trust litigation, and fiduciary taxation.
Mr. Elmore is a trusts and estates attorney. He focuses on helping families develop personalized, tax-efficient wealth transfer plans using current estate planning methodologies. He counsels clients on customized beneficiary designations for IRAs and other tax-deferred investment accounts. Mr. Elmore also handles especially complex estate administrations and has substantial experience in preparing Form 706’s, administering trusts and estates consisting of closely held businesses, and implementing complex post-mortem planning techniques.
About Williams Parker
Williams Parker was founded in 1925. The firm focuses on employers, developers, high net-worth families, and nonprofits. The firm offers one of Florida’s largest trusts and estates practices; tax and employment groups with significant depth; and accomplished real estate, litigation, and corporate practices. For clients whose legal challenges involve matters in other states or countries, the firm’s membership in a global network of highly-qualified law firms helps its clients secure the legal support they need virtually wherever they need it. Williams Parker takes great pride in its contributions to the community and ongoing investment in its region. The firm is at 200 South Orange Avenue, Sarasota, Florida; (941) 366-4800; www.williamsparker.com.
