Barry Nelson Receives Distinguished Planner Award 2021
Awarded by Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami
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MIAMI, FL — Nelson & Nelson, P.A., a U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® Tier 1 "Best Law Firms" in Miami Metropolitan Trusts and Estates Law, is pleased to announce that its founder, Barry A. Nelson, is the recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Planner Award presented by the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami.
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The Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami is the premier local organization for professionals involved in the estate planning process. It's mission is to educate its members and promote best practices while providing an active forum for networking with the best practitioners in the field. The Distinguished Planner award recognizes professionals for making outstanding contributions to the field of estate planning.
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Barry Nelson has over 40 years of experience in the areas of Wills, Trusts & Estates and Tax Law. Barry, shareholder Jennifer Okcular, and Cassandra Nelson of the firm 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 Nelson is rated as a top lawyer in his field by U.S. News, Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA High Net Worth Guide - Private Wealth Law. He is a frequent presenter for highly esteemed organizations including the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. He is the author of many published legal articles regarding estate planning and asset protection topics and most recently authored Estate Planning and Asset Protection in Florida: A Plan to Survive Unexpected Financial Threats published by JURIS Publishing (2019).
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Barry Nelson is grateful to the Board of Directors of the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami and said, "It was an honor to be selected for the 2021 Distinguished Planner Award especially in light of those excellent and dedicated professionals who received the award in prior years."
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Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
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
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.