Languages

• English

Law Firm Overview

The Coleman Law Firm, PLLC, is a Jacksonville, Florida based law firm with lawyers and attorneys offering legal services in the areas of estate planning, wills and trusts, elder law, probate, Medicaid planning, financial and tax planning, business succession planning, small business and entity formation, wealth preservation and asset protection planning, charitable planning, probate and trust administration and will contests, probate litigation and trust litigation.

The firm's founder, C. Randolph Coleman, has been a lawyer for over 29 years, is a frequent lecturer and nationally recognized speaker in the areas of estate planning, financial planning, and asset protection. He co-authored Asset Protection Techniques in Florida, National Business Institute (2004); and authored Family Limited Partnerships in Florida (Chapter: The Use of Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning), National Business Institute (2002); Key Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Florida (Chapter: Protecting the Passage of Wealth), National Business Institute (1997); Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Florida (Chapter: The Use of Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning) National Business Institute (1995). Mr. Coleman was the Director of Asset Protection Planning for the Florida Physicians Association from 1997 to 2006, and is a member of WealthCounsel, LLC

Mr. Coleman is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers, which lists only those select lawyers who have earned the A-V Rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and have therefore been designated by their colleagues as pre-eminent in their field.

Mr. Coleman is a member of The Florida Bar, The American Bar Association, the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Coleman is a graduate of the University of Florida (BSBA 72) and the University of Florida College of Law (JD, with honors 78), and serves on the Executive Committee of the UF College of Law Alumni Council.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Elder Law
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Trusts
• Wills
• Medicaid Planning
• Financial and Tax Planning
• Business Succession Planning
• Wealth Preservation
• Asset Protection Planning
• Probate and Trust Administration

Honors and Awards

• American Jurisprudence Achievement Awards in Corporations Law and Commercial Paper
• "AV" Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Published Works

• "Family Limited Partnerships in Florida" Chapter entitled "Ethical Considerations", The National Business Institute, 2004
• "Family Limited Partnerships in Florida" Chapter entitled "Ethical Considerations"), National Business Institute, 2002
• "Key Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Florida" (Chapter entitled "Protecting the Passage of Wealth"), National Business Institute, 1997
• "Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Florida" (Chapter entitled "The Use of Family Limited Partnership in Estate Planning"), National Business Institute, 1995

Classes and Seminars

• Frequent Lecturer, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, and Asset Protection

West Practice Categories

Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Estate & Gift Taxation