Simon, Michael D.

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder, since 1989

Year Joined Organization: 1989

Lawyer Overview

Michael Simon is a shareholder who joined the firm in 1989.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Litigation
• Trust Litigation
• Guardianship Litigation
• Appointment of Guardian
• Competency Proceedings
• Surcharge and Removal Litigation
• Trust Modifications, Revocation, and Termination
• Will and Trust Construction
• Will and Trust Contests and Defense of Fiduciaries and Beneficiaries
• Probate, Trust, and Guardianship Litigation
• Complex and Disputed Estate and Trust Administration

West Practice Categories

Family Law, Litigation & Appeals, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1989
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
• The Florida Bar Association (Probate Litigation Committee)
• The Florida Bar Association (Trust Law Committee)
• The Florida Bar Association (Probate Rules Committee)
• Palm Beach County Probate Court (Chairman, Advisory Committee (1999, 2003, 2005))
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers in America, 2007 - 2008
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2007

Classes and Seminars

• Trusts in Florida: The Outer Limits

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1988
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1985
  B.S.
  Honors: cum laude

Published Works

• "Intestate Succession," (Co-Author of Ch. 2), Litigation Under Florida Probate Code (3d ed.), 1997
• "Will Construction," (Co-Author of Ch. 7), Litigation Under Florida Probate Code (3d ed.), 1997
• "Estates, Trusts and Guardianships: 1998 Survey of Florida Law," (Co-Author), Vol. 23 Nova L. Rev. No. 1, Fall, 1998
• "Torts Law: The Duty to Control the Conduct of a Dangerous Person", 39 U. Fla. L. Rev. 205, 1987
• "'Takings' Triad: An Old Hat in a New Box or a Revolution in Taking Law?", 1 U. Fla. J.L. & Pol'y 103, 1987
• Fiduciary Litigation in an Era of Rapidly Changing Technology: Will You Be the Last Samurai?”

Address

777 South Flagler Drive
Suite 500 East
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6194

Phones

(800) 749-1980
(561) 655-1980

Faxes

561-655-5677

Emails

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