A. Stephen Kotler
Stephen Kotler
Naples
Florida (FL)
Estate Planning & Probate
Elder Law
Tax
Profile
Steve Kotler is an AV Rated, Florida Bar Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates lawyer practicing in Naples, Florida. Steve maintains a practice in the areas of comprehensive wealth transfer planning, related income tax issues, trusts, asset preservation, probate, trust administration, federal transfer tax and elder law. He is very active in and holds leadership positions with both the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Elder Law Sections of the Florida Bar and is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to his practice areas. He received his JD from Emory Law School and has a master of laws in Estate Planning from the University of Miami School of Law. Away from the office, you can probably find Steve doing something with his kids, his cars or both. He is also an instrument rated private pilot with no time to fly.
Selected To
2012 Florida Super Lawyers
Florida Super Lawyers 2011
Florida Super Lawyers 2010
Florida Super Lawyers 2008
Certifications and Credentials
Florida Bar Board Certified — Wills, Trust and Estates
About Stephen Kotler
Admitted: 1987, Florida
Honors and Awards:
- AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates
- Accredited Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Executive Council, Asset Preservation Committee, Estate and Trust Tax Planning Committee and Probate Law and Procedure Committee of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law (RPPTL) Section of the Florida Bar
- Circuit Representative, 20th Judicial Circuit, RPPTL Section of the Florida Bar
- Co-Chair Joint Public Policy Task Force for the Elderly and Disabled of the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys and the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar
- Member, Special Needs Trust Committee of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar
- Past Member, Executive Council of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar
- Past Chair, Estate Planning Committee of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar
- Past Chair, Trust and Estate Section of the Collier County Bar Association
- Member, Tax Section and Real Property, Trust and Estate Section of the American Bar Association
- Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Fellow, The Florida Bar Foundation
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Author, Tips and Tales, a regular feature in "The Elder Law Advocate", a quarterly publication of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar.
Educational Background:
- Cornell University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1982
- Emory University School of Law, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1985
- University of Miami School of Law, Master of Laws in Estate Planning (LL.M.), 1986
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