$ 300-400 per hour
Alec K. Prentice (Estate & Elder Law Attorney), founder and president of Alec K. Prentice, P.A., is a graduate of Florida State University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. Mr. Prentice received his Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern College of Law in 2004, and his postdoctoral LL.M. (Master of Laws) degree in Estate Planning and in Elder Law from Western New England University Law School in 2013. He practices predominantly in the areas of Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, Long Term Care Planning, Asset Protection, Guardianship, Incapacity Planning, and Probate & Trust Administration.
Mr. Prentice is a member of the Florida Bar (and belongs to its Elder Law Section; Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section; and Tax Law Section). He is also a member of the American Bar Association, and the Brevard County Bar Association. Additionally, Mr. Prentice belongs to the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Academy of Floridan Elder Law Attorneys, Space Coast Guardianship Association, Brevard County Estate Planning Council, Brevard Alzheimer's Association Board of Directors, Space Coast Guardianship Association Board of Directors and is the former Vice President of the Viera Lions Club. Mr. Prentice is a Florida native being born and raised in Stuart, Florida.
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21 years | 2,000 cases
21 years | 5,000 cases
21 years | 2,000 cases
21 years | 2,000 cases
$ 300-400 per hour
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7630 N Wickham Rd Ste 102, Melbourne, FL, 32940-8257
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Posted by ChristiAnn | June 25, 2024 | Hired Attorney
I hired Mr Prentice to handle a probate case that also concerned real estate in New York. Yikes!. Tough case , but he guided me to its positive conclusion!. Thank you Alec for a job well done.
Posted by Dean | December 18, 2021 | Hired Attorney
If you need Estate Planning assistance, ATTORNEY ALEC PRENTICE is outstanding! We have used three estate attorneys over the years, and Alec Prentice was the first one we have been completely satisfied with. He is very pleasant to deal with, asks the right questions, and is responsive and meticulous...
Posted by anonymous | June 4, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Our family hired Mr. Prentice to protect my mother’s assets from the 10k per month bill she was receiving from her nursing facility. Mr. Prentice swiftly stopped this bill from continuing and saved her hard earned savings. Our family paid Mr. Prentice quite a bit, but it was 100% worth it! Mr. Prenti...
Posted by Joseph | May 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney
When I moved to Florida 2 years ago, I needed to hire an attorney to draw up a revocable living trust to conform with Florida's legal requirements. Attorney Alec K. Prentice was recommended by friends. Mr. Prentice first reviewed my goals during a free consultation. He walked me through the process ...
Thanks Joseph for your very kind words...You're truly one of the good ones!
Posted by anonymous | April 26, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Alec helped my mother with her will and estate paperwork. Alec also prepare a Trust Estate Plan for me and my husband. We were also comfortable coming to see Alec for asset protection advice w/ regard to my father. I will be recommending Alec to my friends & co-workers for their Estate Planning & E...
"Alec and I have worked together on several Guardianship cases. He did an excellent job representing his client's interests. I would work with him again."
"Alec and I worked together on a highly contested probate case where our client was a pretermitted spouse and the decedent's sister was contesting the validity of our client's marriage to the decedent. Alec was a pleasure to work with and he did a wonderful job. Alec is an extremely knowledgeable, hard-working attorney and I would recommend him to anyone!"
"Alec & I worked together on a complex litigated estate matter involving Homestead Property in conjunction w/ a Revocable Living Trust. Alec was very knowledgeable, creative, and a pleasure to work with. My firm has referred past clients to him as well and they all reported back with high praises. I highly endorse this attorney and look forward to working with him on other matters."
"I had the pleasure of working with Alec in a complex guardianship. He was assigned by the court to represent the husband and I was assigned to represent the wife. He was very easy to work with. I greatly appreciate he would return my calls and emails immediately concerning the case. I also found him to be very knowledgeable."
"I have full confidence in Alec's ability to handle estate planning and elder law issues. I would not hesitate to refer clients to him."
"I've known Alec for roughly 15 years. I have the utmost respect for him and his ability to handle cases for any of my clients that need him."
"Alec Prentice is one of the lawyers that I consult with regularly to discuss estate planning issues, His counsel and advice provides the expertise needed in advising our clients in Estate matters. I am confident in recommending his counsel.."
"I have referred several of my foreign national clients in need of an attorney for various estate matters to Alec over the past few years, and have always received positive feedback from those who have consulted with him. Alec is a highly qualified attorney, but also down to earth and approachable, something not all that common to attorneys but a quality that my clients seem to value. Straightforward and honest. I will continue to recommend him."
"Alec and I have worked together in a complicated Guardianship case where I was Counsel for Petitioner and he was Court appointed Elisor for the Ward. He did an excellent job representing his incapacitated client's interests. I highly recommend him and refer him a number of clients for Medicaid and VA planning."
"I highly endorse Alec Prentice without reservation. Mr. Prentice and I represented a client as co-counsel in a highly contested probate case where our client was a pretermitted spouse. The decedent's sister contested the validity of our client's marriage to the decedent. Mr. Prentice's knowledge of the law and his hard work ethic was invaluable in preparing the case for trial and in trying the case, which allowed us to win the case for our client."
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1998
Dean's List, Florida State University
2008 - Present
President and Managing Attorney, Alec K. Prentice, P.A.
2005 - 2008
Associate, William A. Johnson, PA
2008 - Present
Viera Lions Club & Past Vice PresidentMember & Past VIce President
2005 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2005 - Present
Brevard County Bar AssociationMember
2005 - Present
National Academy of Elder Law AttorneysMember
2005 - Present
Academy of Floridan Elder Law AttorneysMember
2005 - Present
Space Coast Guardianship AssociationMember
2005 - Present
Brevard County Estate Planning CouncilMember
2005 - Present
Florida BarMember
2005 - Present
Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law SectionMember
2005 - Present
Florida Bar, Elder Law SectionMember
2005 - Present
Florida Bar, Tax SectionMember
2002 - Present
Delta Theta Phi Law FraternityMember
2015 - 2017
(Board of Directors) Brevard Alzheimer's AssociationMember
2015 - 2017
(Board of Directors) Space Coast Guardianship AssociationMember
Court ruled in favor of Mr. Prentice's client as a Pretermitted Spouse who DID NOT secure her marriage to the Decedent for the purpose of gaining citizenship to the United States.
2013
LL.M - Master of Laws
2004
JD - Juris Doctor
1998
English
2018
2008
Estate Planning
2018
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