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Matthew A. Linde was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota in 1963. In 1981 Mr. Linde entered the U.S. Air Force and was trained at the U.S. Air Force Survival School in Washington. After a year of grueling training Mr. Linde was certified as a Survival Instructor and taught global survival techniques to Air Force flight crews at Fairchild AFB, Washington and Homestead AFB in Florida. Mr. Linde also served for six years in the Wisconsin Air National Guard.

In 1989 Mr. Linde received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin Summa Cum Laude, and in 1993 received a Doctor of Law, J.D., from the University of Wisconsin Law School. In 1999 he received his post-doctorate degree in taxation (Master of Legal Letters or LL.M.) from Golden Gate School of Law in San Francisco, California. Mr. Linde has practiced law since May of 1993, and is currently licensed to practice in California (inactive), Minnesota (inactive) and Florida. In California Mr. Linde worked for one of the largest professional service firms in the world and developed expertise in estate, business and tax planning.

In January of 2002 Mr. Linde moved from California to work for the largest law firm in Lee County. Within a year Mr. Linde founded Matthew A. Linde, P.A. Since then the firm has experienced exponential growth. Currently, Mr. Linde is a member of the Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce, Christian Chamber of Commerce of SW Florida, Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, Christian Life Fellowship of Lee County, the State Bar of California, Minnesota and Florida; the American Bar Association Sections of Business, Elder law, Litigation, Taxation and Estate Planning, the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, the Florida Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Estate Planning
• Trusts
• Wills

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• California
• Minnesota

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce (Member)
• Christian Chamber of Commerce of SW Florida (Member)
• Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce (Member)
• Christian Life Fellowship of Lee County (Member)
• State Bar of California (Member)
• State Bar of Minnesota (Member)
• State Bar Florida (Member)
• American Bar Association, Section of Business (Member)
• American Bar Association, Section of Elder law (Member)
• American Bar Association, Sections of Litigation (Member)
• American Bar Association, Sections of Taxation and Estate Planning (Member)
• National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
• Florida Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
• American Association of Justice (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Air Force, Survival Instructor
• Wisconsin Air National Guard

Education

• Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1999
  Master of Legal Letters or LL.M.
  Major: Taxation
• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1993
  Doctor of Law, J.D.
• University of Wisconsin, 1989
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude

Address

12693 New Brittany Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33907

Phones

(239) 939-7100

Faxes

(239) 939-7104

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lindelaw.com