Alec Kimmel Prentice

Alec Kimmel Prentice

also known as Alec K. Prentice, Alec Prentice

5.0
Rating: 8.1

Licensed for 20 years

Elder law Lawyer at Melbourne, FL
Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate ... +2 more

7630 N Wickham Rd Ste 102, Melbourne, FL

About Alec

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Elder Law 20%

Medicaid Planning (Nursing Home & Assisted Living Facility Asset Protection); Veterans Benefits Planning (Aid & Attendance Pension Planning); Contested & Uncontested Guardianship Court Proceedings; Powers of Attorney/HealthCare Surrogates/Proxies.

21 years | 2,000 cases

20%
Estate Planning 20%

Wills: Revocable & Irrevocable Trusts; TRUST ADMINISTRATION; Income Tax Planning for IRA's (IRA Trusts); Estate & Gift Tax Planning; Pre/Post-Nuptial Agreements; Durable Powers of Attorney; HealthCare Surrogates; Living Wills; Estate/Trust Deeds.

21 years | 5,000 cases

20%
Medicaid and Medicare 20%

Asset Protection from a Nursing Home Spend Down (Medicaid Planning/Long Term Care Planning); Preservation of Assets in conjunction w/ qualifying Nursing Home, Assisted Living & In Home Care Patients for Public Benefit Financial Assistance.

21 years | 2,000 cases

20%
Probate 20%

Representation & advisement of Personal Representatives & Beneficiaries through the Circuit Court Transfer Process of a decedent’s assets; Settlement w/ a decedent’s creditors/debt; Preparation of all Probate Court Documents; ELECTIVE SHARE.

21 years | 2,000 cases

20%
Trusts 20%

Wills: Revocable & Irrevocable Trusts; TRUST ADMINISTRATION; Income Tax Planning for IRA's (IRA Trusts); Estate & Gift Tax Planning; Pre/Post-Nuptial Agreements; Durable Powers of Attorney; HealthCare Surrogates; Living Wills; Estate/Trust Deeds.

21 years | 5,000 cases

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 300-400 per hour

Pro bono

5 %


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 20 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2005

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Alec Kimmel Prentice

7630 N Wickham Rd Ste 102, Melbourne, FL, 32940-8257

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Alec Kimmel Prentice's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Posted by ChristiAnn | June 25, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Very helpful & respectable firm

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

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great Estate Planning 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... in his work. We are so grateful that we now have all the Trust and Will documents we need and are confident that all are properly prepared according to our wishes.

Posted by anonymous | June 4, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Medicaid Planning

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...ce and his staff were very professional and pleasant to work with. I would recommend Mr. Prentice to any family that is going through the expense of having a loved one in a nursing home.

Posted by Joseph | May 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Revocable Living Trust Document

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 ...and suggested the best path to take in developing the trust. He also furnished me an out line to follow and covered the fees needed to complete the document. Mr. Prentice then reviewed the draft he developed to answerer any concerns I might have making sure I understood all the legal terminology. Mr. Prentice even wrote down the directions to all the various offices I would need to visit to obtain county and state necessary paperwork to accompany the final draft. Once the final document was completed Mr. Prentice filed the notarized document with the proper authorities. Included in the fee for the revocable trust were my updated power of attorney, last will and testament, living will declaration and designation of health care surrogate and Hipaa release authorization. Mr. Prentice has continued to support my legal needs by working with my old attorney in Virginia to file a "Deed to Trustee of Revocable Inter Vivos Trust" which designates my executor authority to act on my behalf after my death to assign the deposition of my property (home) in Virginia to whom they elect. This effort on Mr. Prentices behalf was at no fee for his work. I truly can say Mr. Prentice is trusted, honest and very professional. He is a true fiend. .

Alec Prentice

Replied last May 12, 2018

Thanks Joseph for your very kind words...You're truly one of the good ones!

Posted by anonymous | April 26, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great friendly expert service

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...lder Law needs.

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Alec Kimmel Prentice's Lawyer Endorsements

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Joshua Frick

Estate planning lawyer | Oct 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Alec is hard working and an excellent lawyer. I highly recommend him."

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David Slonim

Guardianship lawyer | May 11

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"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."

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Kimberli Trader-Jones

Probate lawyer | Apr 14

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"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!"

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Blake Stewart

Estate planning lawyer | Apr 10

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"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."

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Lucinda Pruss

Elder law lawyer | Apr 06

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"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."

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John Chapman

Elder law lawyer | Apr 03

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"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."

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Scott Smiley

Estate planning lawyer | Apr 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"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."

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Shaun Plymale

Estate planning lawyer | Mar 28

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"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.."

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William Cavanaugh

Estate planning lawyer | Mar 28

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"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."

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Amy Romaine

Guardianship lawyer | Mar 28

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"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."

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J Trader

Elder law lawyer | Mar 26

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"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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David Slonim

Guardianship lawyer

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Blake Stewart

Litigation lawyer

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Lucinda Pruss

Guardianship lawyer

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Scott Smiley

Patent application lawyer

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Pierre Mommers

Guardianship lawyer

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Shaun Plymale

Personal injury lawyer

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William Cavanaugh

Immigration lawyer

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Amy Romaine

Guardianship lawyer

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David Jacoby

Guardianship lawyer

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J Trader

Probate lawyer

Experience

Rating:  8.1 (Excellent)

Honors

1998

Dean's List, Florida State University

Work Experience

2008 - Present

President and Managing Attorney, Alec K. Prentice, P.A.

2005 - 2008

Associate, William A. Johnson, PA

Associations

2008 - Present

Viera Lions Club & Past Vice President

Member & Past VIce President

2005 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2005 - Present

Brevard County Bar Association

Member

2005 - Present

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Member

2005 - Present

Academy of Floridan Elder Law Attorneys

Member

2005 - Present

Space Coast Guardianship Association

Member

2005 - Present

Brevard County Estate Planning Council

Member

2005 - Present

Florida Bar

Member

2005 - Present

Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

Member

2005 - Present

Florida Bar, Elder Law Section

Member

2005 - Present

Florida Bar, Tax Section

Member

2002 - Present

Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity

Member

2015 - 2017

(Board of Directors) Brevard Alzheimer's Association

Member

2015 - 2017

(Board of Directors) Space Coast Guardianship Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Estate of Kaeron Alexander Payne

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.

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Education

2013

Western New England College School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

2004

Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1998

Florida State University

English

Speaking Engagements

2018

Medicaid Planning and Guardianship w/ Attorney Alec Prentice Medicaid Planning and Guardianship

2008

One Senior Place

Estate Planning

Publications

2018

Isle Living Asset Protection From A Nursing Home Spend Down

2017

Isle Living What is Guardianship and Incapacity Planning?

2017

Isle Living What is Probate? And Why do I Want to Avoid it & How

Languages

English

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