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November 11, 2020

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Media Contact: Shelley Patterson

Nelson & Nelson Recognized as a Tier 1 Firm in Miami
for Trusts & Estates and Tax Law by U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms" in 2021
National Tier 3 in Tax Law

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MIAMI, FL — Nelson & Nelson, P.A. has been named a 2021 “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. The firm is recognized as a Miami Metropolitan Tier 1 firm for its professional excellence in Tax Law and Trusts and Estates Law. It is also named a National Tier 3 firm in Tax Law. 

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Barry A. Nelson, a founder and shareholder of Nelson & Nelson, P.A., and author of Estate Planning and Asset Protection in Florida: A Plan to Survive Unexpected Financial Threats, has been named in 27 consecutive editions of Best Lawyers while Jennifer Okcular, a shareholder of the firm, has received her 3rd inclusion. Nelson, Okcular and the staff at Nelson & Nelson, P.A. provide business, asset protection, probate, tax and estate planning services as well as probate, trust and guardianship services from their office located in North Miami Beach, Florida.

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Phil Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers says that "Best Law Firms’ rankings continue to act as an indicator of excellence throughout the legal industry. Per Best Lawyers, firms that received a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas.

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During the Best Law Firms review process one client of Nelson & Nelson, P.A. commented, "I have worked with Barry Nelson at Nelson & Nelson for over 15 years and have found him to be a great asset in planning my family's estate. He is full of great advice and very responsive." Another comments that "...They did a superb job of explaining the implications of any decisions that we intended to make...They helped me think out the best way to reduce current income tax burden, as well as what would happen money and tax-wise when the inevitable of our deaths made the trusts irrevocable."

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The “Best Law Firms” rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting bestlawfirms.usnews.com.

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Nelson & Nelson, P.A.

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Nelson & Nelson, P.A. is ranked by U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" as a Miami Metropolitan Tier 1 firm in Trusts and Estates Law and Tax Law and National Tier 3 in Tax Law. The attorneys of Nelson & Nelson, P.A. provide business, asset protection, probate, tax and estate planning services to high net worth individuals, families and business owners as well as probate, trust and guardianship services from their office located in North Miami Beach, Florida.

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Barry A. Nelson

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Barry A. Nelson, a Florida Bar Board Certified Attorney in the areas of Taxation and Wills, Trusts and Estates and the author of Estate Planning and Asset Protection in Florida: A Plan to Survive Unexpected Financial Threats is a shareholder of Nelson & Nelson, P.A. in North Miami Beach, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), was named the Best Lawyers® 2015 Miami Trusts and Estates "Lawyer of the Year," has been listed in Best Lawyers® consecutively since 1995 and has been a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Rated Lawyer for over 25 years.

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Jennifer E. Okcular

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Jennifer E. Okcular, a Florida Bar Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates attorney and shareholder of Nelson & Nelson, P.A. in North Miami Beach, Florida, practices primarily in the areas of tax, estate planning, asset protection planning and probate administration. In May 2017 she graduated from Class II of the Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Jennifer has been listed in Best Lawyers® since 2019 and she was named as a top rated estate planning and probate attorney by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine since 2017.

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