Papanikos, Cristina

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate, since 2007

Year Joined Organization: 2007

Lawyer Overview

Cristina Papanikos is an associate who joined the firm in 2007.

Areas of Practice

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

West Practice Categories

Employment, Employment Law -- Employer, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 2004
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2005
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• The Florida Bar (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star
• MacFarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly Scholarship
• Recipient, Levin College of Law
• Journal of Law and Public Policy, Notes Senior
• Anderson Scholar, University of Florida

Classes and Seminars

• Probate Litigation, Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc
• Working with Personal Representatives, National Business Institute
• Understanding the Laws of Intestacy, National Business Institute

Education

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2003
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: MacFarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly Scholarship Recipient
  Law Journal: Journal of Law and Public Policy, Notes Senior
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2000
  B.A.B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Anderson Scholar
  Honors: With High Honors

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

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