Annual Meeting

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2014
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:00pm
Location: The Bankers Club of Miami - One Biscayne Tower, 2 South Biscayne Blvd., 14th Floor
Speaker: Judge's Night (Dinner) Brian J. Felcoscki (Workshop)

 

Dinner Sponsored By: Coral Gables Trust

 

Judge's Night Guest Speakers

The Judges for the Probate and Guardianship Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, serving Miami-Dade County.

Judge Michael A. Genden
Judge Maria Korvick
Judge Celeste Muir

Judge Bernard S. Shapiro

Workshop Speaker

Legislative Law Update

Brian J. Felcoski is a shareholder of the firm. He practices in the area of trust and estate litigation. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and all Florida state courts.

A native of Miami, Florida, Brian earned his undergraduate degree (B.A., high honors, 1985) from Florida International University and his law degree (J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1988) from the University of Miami where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and the University of Miami Law Review.

Brian is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale. He is listed in Florida Superlawyers, in Best Lawyers in America and in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite.

Brian is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He serves as a member of ACTEC’s Fiduciary Litigation, State Laws and Bylaws and Manual committees. He chairs the eDiscovery subcommittee for the ACTEC Fiduciary Litigation Committee.
Brian is a Past Chair for the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He has served as a Probate Division Director for the Section, and as chair of the Section's Legislation and Trust Law Committees. He co-chaired the Section's Ad Hoc Trust Code Revision Committee which was responsible for the creation of a comprehensive Florida Trust Code adopted by the Florida Legislature in 2006. Brian continues to serve the Section including as a member of its Long Range Planning, Legislative, Trust Law, Probate and Trust Litigation, Probate Law and Procedure, and Homestead committees. Brian also serves as a member of various Section ad hoc committees including the Ad Hoc Conflicts of Interest Study Committee, the Jurisdiction and Service of Process Committee, and the Ad Hoc Committee on PR Issues.

Brian is a co-author of the chapter titled “Termination and Modification of Express Trusts” in the publication Administration of Trusts in Florida. He is also a co-author of the chapter titled “Homestead Litigation” in the publication Litigation Under the Florida Probate Code.

Brian has chaired the Probate Rules Committee of The Florida Bar. He is also a past President of the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami. Brian is a frequent lecturer for The Florida Bar and other organizations on probate and trust topics.

 

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