Profile
William E. Boyes is a partner at Boyes & Farina, P.A. - a law firm with offices in Palm Beach County and serving clients throughout South Florida. A graduate of Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law, Mr. Boyes has been admitted to practice in the state of Florida since 1971. Mr. Boyes' practice is focused exclusively on estate planning, probate administration and estate-related litigation. Lastly, Mr. Boyes is a board-certified specialist in the area of wills, trusts and estates (certified by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) and an actively involved member of several respected professional organizations, including the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
About William Boyes
Law School: Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Admitted: 1971, Florida
Professional Webpage: www.boyesandfarina.com/Attorney-Profiles/William-E-Boyes.sht...
Honors and Awards:
- Scoring Judge Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National Student Trial Advocacy Competition Finals, 2000 - 2004
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Wills, Trusts & Estates; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer; Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Fiduciary Litigation Committee, American Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Law
- Controversy and Marital Deduction Committee, American Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Section
- Committee on Estate and Trust Litigation, American Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Section
- Member, Florida Bar Association
- Member, Wills Trusts and Estates Board Certificate Committee, Florida Bar Association, 2002 -2005
- Member, Fiduciary Litigation Committee, ACTEC (American College of Trust and Estate Counsel), 1998 - Present
- Fellow, ACTEC (American College of Trust and Estate Counsel), 1997 - Present
- Probate and Trust Litigation Committee, Florida Bar Association, 1990 - Present
- Probate Law Committee, Florida Bar Association, 1983 - 1991
- Guardianship Committee, Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1979 - 1983
- Member, Federal Estate and Gift Taxation Committee, Florida Bar Association, Tax Section, 1977 - Present
- Chariman, Virtual Representatin and Closing of Estates and Trust Committee, Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1979 - 1983
- Uniform Title Standards Committee, Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1978 - 1981
- Banking Committee, Florida Bar Association, Coporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1979 - 1981
- Executive Council, Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1979 - 1983
- Estate and Trust Litigation and Controversy, American Bar Association, 1994 - Present
- Vice Chairman, Circuit Court Probate and Guardianship Practice Committee, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1978 - 1979; 1985 and 1986
- Member, Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Vice-Chairman, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1988 - 1955
- Chairman, Probate Continuing Legal Education Committee, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1986 - 1988
- Chairman, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1982 - 1983
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1971
- Florida, 1971
- New Jersey, 1971
- U.S. Tax Court, 1974
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1974
- U.S. Claims Court, 1982
- Member, Probate & Trust Law Committee, Estate Tax Marital Deduction, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, 1993
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "Interstate Succession", Litigation Under Florida Probate Code and Continuing Legal Education, Florida Bar CLE, 1980
- I was the author of the above chapter for the First Edition of the Fla Bar Probate Litigation book, author, Fla Bar CLE : Probate Litigation chapter on Intestacy and Wrongful Death, 1980
Representative Clients:
- In re: Estate of Angeleri, App. 4 Dist. 575 So 2d 794, 1991
Educational Background:
- Rutgers University, B.A., 1967
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