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Alan Scott Gassman

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Overview

Practice Areas

25% Estate Planning
25% Health Care
25% Tax
25% Corporate / Incorporation

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Fees

Hourly ($475/hour)

Payment types

Check, Credit Card

Contact Information

Gassman Law Associates, P.A.

1245 Court St

Ste 102

Clearwater, FL 33756

Office: 727-442-1200

Fax: 727-443-5829
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Alan S. Gassman is an attorney practicing in Clearwater, Florida with the firm of Gassman Law Associates, P.A. Mr. Gassmans primary practice focus over the... more

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Résumé

License

28 years since Alan Scott Gassman was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Florida	Member in Good Standing	1983	03/04/2011

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Partner at Gassman, Bates & Associates, P.A.	1987–present

Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1982
Rollins College		BA - Bachelor of Arts	1980

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Top 5% of Florida Lawyers	Florida Super Lawyers	2008
Top 5% of Florida Lawyers	Florida Super Lawyers	2007

See all 14 awards

Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Chairman	Tampa Bay Legal Studies Foundation, Inc.	2007-present
Executive Council	The Florida Bar Tax Section	2003-present

See all 15 association entries

Portfolio

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Unconventional Uses of 529 Plans Should Not Be Ignored By Taxpayers and Their Advisors	BNA Tax & Accounting	2010
Mistakes Doctors Make Managing Their Practices and Investments	Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.	2009

Creditor Rights Under Private Annuities and Grantor-Retained Annuity Trusts in Florida	The Florida Bar Journal	2009
Recent Adventures in Florida Tenancy by the Entirety- Important Developments	Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.	2009
The Estate Planner's Guide to New Parent F Reorganizations	Estate Planning Magazine	2008
Avoid Catastrophe- Know the Bankruptcy Code to Ward Off Devastating Surprises to an Estate Plan	Trust & Estates Magazine	2007
Creditor Protection for Physicians- Most Common Mistakes	Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.	2006
How the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Affects the Planning for Physicians and Physician Practices	ABA Health eSource	2006
8 Common LLC Planning Errors	Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.	2006
New Bankruptcy Bill- Who Pays It?	Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.	2005
Estate Planning Checklist for the Successful Professional	American Bar Association publication	2005
Freeman v. First Union National Bank: Florida Supremes Tell Creditors to take a Midnight Train to Georgia	Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.	2004
FLP Strategies: Ten Ways to Avoid A Strangi-Ling	Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.	2003
Bosonetto- The Latest Asset Protection Planning Dance Craze	Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.	2002
Offshore Life Insurance: A Potent Wrapper for Ordinary Income Investments	Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.	2002
What Every Doctor Should Know	SunTrust Bank, Nature Coast and the Hernando County Medical Society	2001
The Ten most Common Mistakes that Estate Planners make with Respect to Asset Protection	Leimberg Information Services, Inc.	2001
Tax Aspects of Stock Options: Questions, Answers, and Planning Tips	The Practical Lawyer	2001
Is Moving A Professional Practice From One Entity to Another A Fraudulent Transfer?	Journal of Asset Protection	1999
Alaska Spawns a New Trust: Alaskan and Other Asset Protection Trusts (with Sample Clauses)	The Practice Tax Lawyer	1998
Tax Planning for Offshore Trust Arrangements	Journal of Asset Protection	1997
Prescription for Avoiding Disaster in your Medical Practice	Florida Healthcare Report and Hosptial News	1997
Implementing Asset Protection Strategies to Protect the Medical Practice	Journal of Asset Protection	1996
How to Use and Maintain Family Limited Partnerships	The Practical Tax Lawyer	1996
Planning With S Corporations After the Small Business Act of 1996	Journal of Asset Protection	1996
A Client's Guide to Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts	ABA The Practical Tax Lawyer	1995
Structuring Group Medical Practices: Liability Insurance, Retirement Plan Considerations, and Ownership Transition	The Medical Staff Counselor, Volume 7, Number 2	1993
Explaining Crummey Powers to Clients	ABA The Practical Tax Lawyer	1993
Structuring Group Medical Practices: Shareholder and Partnership Agreements	The Medical Staff Counselor, Volume 6, Number 4	1992
Employee v. Independent Contractor: Tax and Other Considerations for Group Practices	The Medical Staff Counselor	1992
An Introduction to Generation Skipping	ABA The Practical Tax Lawyer	1990
Using Two Trust Estate Plans	The Practical Lawyer	1990
Protecting the Shareholders of S Corporations	Prentice Hall Law & Business	1989
What You Need to Know About TAMRA 1988	The Practical Lawyer	1989
Tax Planning for Corporations under TRA 1986	ALI/ABA publication	1988
Planning with QTIPs	ALI/ABA publication	1986
The 10 Most Common Mistakes that Estate Planners Make in Asset Protection Matters	Estate Planning Magazine

See all 37 publications

Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Ten Common Mistakes That Physicians Make and How To Communicate These to Them	Representing the Physician	2010
Exemption and Debtor Rights Planning for the Floridian. Issues, Strategies, and Planning Considerations	Florida Bar Wealth Preservation Conference	2010

Individual and Group Medical Practices: Tax, Health Law, and Creditor Protection Planning	BNA Tax & Accounting	2010
The Nuts and Bolts of How to Structure Individual and Group Medical Practice Entities	Representing the Physician	2009
Protecting Business and Investments with Effective Planning	Florida Bar Wealth Preservation Conference	2009
Trust Drafting and Design	Trust Drafting and Design	2008
Creditor Planning Under the New Trust Code	Florida Bar Wealth Preservation Conference	2008
Florida Creditor Exemption Planning	Florida Bar Wealth Preservation Conference	2008
Wealth Conservation	Florida Bar Annual Wealth Conservation Seminar	2008
Physician Representation	Florida Bar Annual Physician Representation Seminar	2008
How Our Trusts Are Different Than They Were Two Years Ago	All Children's Hosptial Foundation	2008
Asset Protection	What Estate Planners Should Know About Asset Protection	2007
Asset Protection Planning- Hot Topics and Essential Information for the Estate Planner	Northwest Florida Estate Planning Council	2006
Annual Wealth Protection 2006, The Hot Topics in Asset Protection Planning; Exemptions and Immunities Now More Important Than Ever	Annual Wealth Protection Seminar	2006
How to Put Together Protection Systems That Work: Strategic Planning With Wealth Protection Systems	The Florida Bar	2005
Survival of The Fittest or Smartest? What the Physician's Advisor Should Know About Malpractice Insurance Tort Reform, Going Bare and Asset Protection Developments	Representing the Physician	2005
Fully Utilizing the Advantages of Limited Liability Companies in Florida	National Business Institute	2005
Dynamic Strategies for Wealth Management with an Update on Recent Law Changes	All Children's Hospital Foundation	2005
Survey of Practice Planning Techniques for the Large Estate Plan in Florida	National Business Institute	2004
Family Limited Partnership and Limited Liability Companies in Florida	National Business Institute	2004
An Asset Protection Lawyer Looks at 40 (Asset Protection Techniques)	Florida Bar Tax Section of Wealth Preservation	2004
Estate Tax Planning: Hot Topics and Recent Developments	FICPA	2004
Asset Protection for Physicians and Medical Practices	Annual Florida Bar Taxation Health Law Seminar	2004
Physician and Medical Practice Asset Protection Planning, A Survey of Planning Techniques, Tax, Creditor, and Other Legal Concerns, and Recent Development Updates	Sterling Education Services Seminar	2003
Legal Ethics for Professionals Handling Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies	National Business Institute	2003
What Every Doctor Should Know	Marion County Medical Society	2002
What Every Doctor Should Know	Hernando County Medical Society	2001
Limited Liabilities and LLCs, A Practice Guide for Estate Planners	Florida Bar CLE Elder Law Seminar	2001
Asset Protection In the Estate Plan	Numerous Events 1999- Present	1999

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