Stetson, William A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Year Joined Organization: 2009

Lawyer Overview

Bill Stetson is an associate who joined the firm in 2009.

Areas of Practice

• Trusts and Estates
• Probate and Trust Administration
• Tax Preparation and Audits
• Guardianship Administration
• Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Tax Planning
• Fiduciary Representation
• Advanced Estate Planning Strategies
• Tax Exempt Organizations
• Income Taxation
• Charitable Planning

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 2000
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Palm Beach County Bar Association

Classes and Seminars

• Accounting for Estates and Trusts in Florida, 2007 - 2008
• Funding Trusts in Estate Planning

Past Employment Positions

• Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Associate
• Fox, Wackeen, Dungey, Beard, Sobel & McCluskey, LLP
• Florida Assistant Attorney General

Education

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2003
  LL.M.
  Major: Taxation
• Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 2000
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List 1998 and 1999
• University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1996
  M.A.
  Major: International Relations
• University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1993
  B.A.
  Major: History

Published Works

• Awarding Attorney’s Fees in Florida, Florida Statutes
• Corporate Election to Pay Intangible Personal Property Tax on Behalf of its Shareholders
• Documentary Stamp Taxes on Conveyances from Grantor to Trustee
• Documentary Stamp Taxes on Conveyances To and From Corporations and Partnerships
• Documentary Stamp Taxes on Multi-State Notes and Mortgages
• Documentary Stamp Taxes and Out-of-State Execution and Delivery
• Homestead Assessments and What Constitutes a Change in Ownership
• Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Non Profit Corporations
• Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Religious Institutions
• “Save Our Homes” Amendment and the Limitation on Increases in Homestead Property Assessments

Address

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

Phones

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

Faxes

(561) 655-5677

Emails

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