Education

University of Alabama School of Law, J.D.
University of Florida College of Law, LL.M., Taxation
The University of Alabama, MPA
The University of Alabama , B.A., cum laude

Bar Admissions

Alabama
Florida

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William R. "Bill" Lane Jr.

Partner
Tampa
t: 813-227-6470

William R. Lane Jr. practices in the areas of trusts and estates, tax exempt organizations and family business succession planning. Mr. Lane is the North/Central Florida regional team leader for the firm’s Private Wealth Services group.

Mr. Lane works primarily in the areas of estate planning, family business succession planning, and resolution of disputes involving trusts, estates, their fiduciaries and beneficiaries. He served on the drafting committee for the new Florida Trust Code, and frequently is called upon to lecture on the Florida Trust Code and other estate planning topics.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Phi Alpha Theta
  • Phi Eta Sigma
  • Pi Sigma Alpha
  • Law and Psychology Review, Editorial Board
  • Student Honor Court
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
  • Florida Super Lawyer, 2006 - 2008
  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 - 2008
  • Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2007 - 2008

Memberships

  • National Committee on Planned Giving
  • Alabama State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections
  • Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council, Board of Directors 1994-1995
  • Florida Family Business Forum, Past Chair
  • All Children's Hospital Foundation, Former Chair
  • Tampa Bay Area Planned Giving, Former Board Member
  • Project Link, Former Board Member
  • The Canterbury School of Florida, Inc., Past President
  • Suncoasters, Former Member of Executive Committee
  • All Children's Health Systems, Inc., Board of Trustees
  • Rotary Club of St. Petersburg, Former President and Director
  • The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Charitable Organizations Committee
  • The Florida Bar, Former Member of CLE Committee; Former Member of ad hoc Committee on the Uniform Trust Code
  • The Florida Bar - Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Member of Trust Law Committee
  • The Florida Bar - Tax Section, Long Range Planning Committee, Directors Committee; Former Director of Education Division

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. Appeals Courts, Eleventh Circuit

Speaking Engagements

  • Mandatory Provisions Under the Florida Trust Code, Holland & Knight's Florida Trust Code Workshop, May 2007
  • Top Ten Common Myths of Estate Planning, In-House Seminar for Investment Bank's National Leadership Group, March 2008

Published Articles & Books