Attorney Biography
Frank Adams is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America, in both the areas of Trusts and Estates and Trust and Estate Litigation. He is an AV-rated attorney and is Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates, by The Florida Bar. Frank practices primarily in sophisticated estate planning and administration, including wills; revocable and irrevocable trusts; special needs trusts; probate; estate, gift and generation-skipping taxation; probate litigation; planning for charitable contributions and charitable foundations; asset protection planning; marital agreements; and planning for distributions from IRAs and other qualified retirement plans.
Frank's experience also includes planning for closely-held businesses, including fomation, operations and planning for the dissolution or sale of all types of business entities. In business planning, Frank assists families in succession of ownership and control matters and the drafting and implementation of buy-sell agreements. Frank also counsels individuals concerning prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.
Areas Of Practice
Trust and Estate Planning. Estate Administration and Probate. Asset Protection Planning. Probate (and Trust) Litigation. Estate and Gift Tax Audits. Business Continuation Planning. Charitable Trusts and Foundations. Special Needs Planning. Negotiating and Drafting Marital Agreements. Corporate and Business Planning.Honors and Recognition
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (www.actec.org) The Best Lawyers in AmericaTrusts and Estates. 2006-2013 Litigation - Trusts and Estates. 2013 Florida Super Lawyers, Estate Planning and Probate. 2006-2013 "Top 100" Miami Super Lawyers. 2012-2013 AV Preeminent Rating determined by Martindale-Hubbell