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Alan Scott Gassman
also known as Alan S. Gassman
About Alan
Biography
Alan S. Gassman is an attorney practicing in Clearwater, Florida with the firm of Gassman, Crotty & Denicolo, P.A. Mr. Gassman’s primary practice focus over the past 23 years has been on the representation of physicians, business owners, and high net worth individuals in estate planning, taxation, and business and personal asset structuring. Mr. Gassman has a law degree and a Master of Law degree (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Florida, and a business degree from Rollins College.
He is board certified by the Florida Bar Association in Estate Planning and Trusts Law, and is a commentator for the Leimberg LISI Estate Planning Network, past President of the Pinellas County Estate Planning Council, and co-chair and lecturer for two annual Florida Bar Tax Section conferences (Physician Representation and Wealth Conservation). He is also an Executive Council Member of the Florida Bar Tax Section.
Mr. Gassman has published over 150 articles in national publications on estate tax planning, limited partnerships, asset protection, and medical practice planning. Mr. Gassman is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has been quoted on many occasions in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Florida Trend, Modern Healthcare, Medical Economics, Modern Health Care, and many other publications.
In 2004, Mr. Gassman was selected for inclusion in the Florida Trend magazine “Legal Elite”, which selected “the top 846 lawyers” in Florida based upon independent specialist lawyer evaluation. In 2006 and 2007, Mr. Gassman was selected for inclusion in “Florida Super Lawyers”, which profiles the “top 5 percent of Florida lawyers” based upon peer review surveys and advisory boards. He has also been listed in Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in the Southeast, Who’s Who in Science & Industry, and Who Buys All the Who’s Who Books?
We have been providing legal advise and planning services and representation for over 28 years.
We design and establish business and planning structures and create many entities for many purposes.
We work extensively in the estate planning area and publish regularly in national journals.
We represent physicians, physician practices and many other health care providers and businesses.
Practice Areas
7
Practice Areas
Business
16%
Corporate and Incorporation
16%
Estate Planning
16%
Health Care
16%
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Check
- Credit Card
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Florida for 42 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1983
No misconduct found
Location
Gassman Law Associates, P.A.
(727) 443-5829
Fax
1245 Court St, Ste 102, Clearwater, FL, 33756-5856
gassmanlaw.com/attorney/alan-s-gassman/Gallery
Online Presence
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Posted by John | February 06, 2013 | Probate
Estate planning
Alan Gassman was recomended when my wife and I were looking to update our wills. He worked very closely with us on setting up a trust. This was several years ago. We have continued working with him on updating the trust. Alan and his staff got us through an inheritance situation when a relative died...
Alan Scott Gassman's Lawyer Endorsements
"I have not worked with this lawyer but I follow the law firm's Thursday Report (e-mail newsletter) and am always very impressed by the scope and detailed legal (tax) analysis that this firm employs with respect to their practice. If and when I have a Florida estate planning or tax issue, this would be one of my first calls."
"Alan Gassman is one of the leading thinkers in Florida and nationwide on estate tax planning. As a fellow estate planning attorney, I regard Mr. Gassman as the most innovative estate planning attorney in Florida. Every physician should read his book Creditor Protection For Florida Physicians."
"I've known Alan more than twenty years. Alan is a recognized expert in estate planning, asset protection planning and related fields. He organizes several Florida Bar continuing education seminars and publishes frequently in traditional as well as online professional journals. I highly recommend Alan."
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Top 5% of Florida Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Top 5% of Florida Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Top 5% of Florida Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers
2004
Top 1.8% of the Best Lawyers in Florida, Florida Trend's
1998
Recognition, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
1997
Recognition, Who's Who in American Law
1996
Recognition, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
1995
Recognition, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
1994
Recognition, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
1993
Recognition, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
1992
Recognition, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
1991
Recognition, Who's Who in American Law -Marquis
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
N/A
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
N/A
Board Certified - Estate Planning and Trusts Law, Florida Bar
Work Experience
1987 - Present
Partner, Gassman, Crotty & Denicolo, PA
1900 - Present
Partner, Gassman, Crotty & Denicolo, P.A.
Associations
2007 - Present
Tampa Bay Legal Studies Foundation, Inc.Chairman
2003 - Present
The Florida Bar Tax SectionExecutive Council
American Bar Foundation
Fellow
National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
Member
Leimberg Information Services
Commentator
Florida Bar Tax Section Conference
Co-Chair
All Children's Hopsital Foundation Annual Estate, Tax Legal and Financial Planning Seminar
Board of Advisors
Florida Bar, Health Law Section
Co-chair
Florida Bar Foundation
Fellow
Florida Bar Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Section
Member
BNA Tax and Accounting
Commentator
Leadership Planning Committee for the Annual Estate Tax Legal and Legal Financial Seminar
Member
1996 - 2000
Law & Leading AttorneyMember
1994 - 1999
Journal of Asset ProtectionBoard of Advisors
Pinellas County Estate Planning Council
President
Education
1983
Universrity of Florida
LL.M - Master of Laws
1982
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1980
Rollins College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1979
Rollins College
BA
Speaking Engagements
2010
Representing the Physician
Ten Common Mistakes That Physicians Make and How To Communicate These to Them
2010
Florida Bar Wealth Preservation Conference
Exemption and Debtor Rights Planning for the Floridian. Issues, Strategies, and Planning Considerations
2010
BNA Tax & Accounting
Individual and Group Medical Practices: Tax, Health Law, and Creditor Protection Planning
2009
Representing the Physician
The Nuts and Bolts of How to Structure Individual and Group Medical Practice Entities
2009
Florida Bar Wealth Preservation Conference
Protecting Business and Investments with Effective Planning
2008
Trust Drafting and Design
Trust Drafting and Design
2008
Florida Bar Wealth Preservation Conference
Creditor Planning Under the New Trust Code
2008
Florida Bar Wealth Preservation Conference
Florida Creditor Exemption Planning
2008
Florida Bar Annual Wealth Conservation Seminar
Wealth Conservation
2008
Florida Bar Annual Physician Representation Seminar
Physician Representation
2008
All Children's Hosptial Foundation
How Our Trusts Are Different Than They Were Two Years Ago
2007
What Estate Planners Should Know About Asset Protection
Asset Protection
2006
Northwest Florida Estate Planning Council
Asset Protection Planning- Hot Topics and Essential Information for the Estate Planner
2006
Annual Wealth Protection Seminar
Annual Wealth Protection 2006, The Hot Topics in Asset Protection Planning; Exemptions and Immunities Now More Important Than Ever
2005
The Florida Bar
How to Put Together Protection Systems That Work: Strategic Planning With Wealth Protection Systems
2005
Representing the Physician
Survival of The Fittest or Smartest? What the Physician's Advisor Should Know About Malpractice Insurance Tort Reform, Going Bare and Asset Protection Developments
2005
National Business Institute
Fully Utilizing the Advantages of Limited Liability Companies in Florida
2005
All Children's Hospital Foundation
Dynamic Strategies for Wealth Management with an Update on Recent Law Changes
2004
National Business Institute
Survey of Practice Planning Techniques for the Large Estate Plan in Florida
2004
National Business Institute
Family Limited Partnership and Limited Liability Companies in Florida
2004
Florida Bar Tax Section of Wealth Preservation
An Asset Protection Lawyer Looks at 40 (Asset Protection Techniques)
2004
FICPA
Estate Tax Planning: Hot Topics and Recent Developments
2004
Annual Florida Bar Taxation Health Law Seminar
Asset Protection for Physicians and Medical Practices
2003
Sterling Education Services Seminar
Physician and Medical Practice Asset Protection Planning, A Survey of Planning Techniques, Tax, Creditor, and Other Legal Concerns, and Recent Development Updates
2003
National Business Institute
Legal Ethics for Professionals Handling Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
2002
Marion County Medical Society
What Every Doctor Should Know
2001
Hernando County Medical Society
What Every Doctor Should Know
2001
Florida Bar CLE Elder Law Seminar
Limited Liabilities and LLCs, A Practice Guide for Estate Planners
1999
Numerous Events 1999- Present
Asset Protection In the Estate Plan
Publications
2013
Estate Planning magazine
JEST Offers Serious Estate Planning Plus for Spouses
2013
Probate Practice Reporter
Re-Tooling Estate Plans After ATRA 2012 for Married Couples with Estates Safely Under $10.5 Million
2013
Wealth Management
The Estate Planner's Guide to the Right to Die
2012
Business Entities
Pass Through Entities Have Charging Order Law
2012
Medical Economics
A Gift from the Feds that will Protect Your Assets
2011
Estate Planning magazine
The Role of Credit Shelter Trusts Under the New Estate Tax Law
2011
Estate Planning magazine
Curious Consequences of the Current Estate Tax Regime
2010
BNA Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal
Florida Supreme Court Surprises Practitioners with LLC Charging Order Opinion
2010
The Florida Bar Journal
After Olmstead - Will a Multiple-Member LLC Continue to Have Charging Order Protection?
2010
2009
Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.
Recent Adventures in Florida Tenancy by the Entirety- Important Developments
2009
The Florida Bar Journal
Creditor Rights Under Private Annuities and Grantor-Retained Annuity Trusts in Florida
2009
Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.
Mistakes Doctors Make Managing Their Practices and Investments
2008
Estate Planning Magazine
The Estate Planner's Guide to New Parent F Reorganizations
2007
Trust & Estates Magazine
Avoid Catastrophe- Know the Bankruptcy Code to Ward Off Devastating Surprises to an Estate Plan
2006
Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.
Creditor Protection for Physicians- Most Common Mistakes
2006
Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.
8 Common LLC Planning Errors
2006
ABA Health eSource
How the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Affects the Planning for Physicians and Physician Practices
2005
American Bar Association publication
Estate Planning Checklist for the Successful Professional
2005
Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.
New Bankruptcy Bill- Who Pays It?
2004
Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.
Freeman v. First Union National Bank: Florida Supremes Tell Creditors to take a Midnight Train to Georgia
2003
Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.
FLP Strategies: Ten Ways to Avoid A Strangi-Ling
2002
Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.
Bosonetto- The Latest Asset Protection Planning Dance Craze
2002
Leimberg Information Systems, Inc.
Offshore Life Insurance: A Potent Wrapper for Ordinary Income Investments
2002
2001
SunTrust Bank, Nature Coast and the Hernando County Medical Society
What Every Doctor Should Know
2001
The Practical Lawyer
Tax Aspects of Stock Options: Questions, Answers, and Planning Tips
2001
Leimberg Information Services, Inc.
The Ten most Common Mistakes that Estate Planners make with Respect to Asset Protection
1999
1999
Journal of Asset Protection
Is Moving A Professional Practice From One Entity to Another A Fraudulent Transfer?
1998
Physician Practice Digest
Prying Open the Flood Gates - The PPD File
1998
The Practice Tax Lawyer
Alaska Spawns a New Trust: Alaskan and Other Asset Protection Trusts (with Sample Clauses)
1997
Florida Healthcare Report and Hosptial News
Prescription for Avoiding Disaster in your Medical Practice
1997
Journal of Asset Protection
Tax Planning for Offshore Trust Arrangements
1996
The Practical Tax Lawyer
How to Use and Maintain Family Limited Partnerships
1996
Journal of Asset Protection
Implementing Asset Protection Strategies to Protect the Medical Practice
1996
Journal of Asset Protection
Planning With S Corporations After the Small Business Act of 1996
1995
ABA The Practical Tax Lawyer
A Client's Guide to Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
1993
The Medical Staff Counselor, Volume 7, Number 2
Structuring Group Medical Practices: Liability Insurance, Retirement Plan Considerations, and Ownership Transition
1993
ABA The Practical Tax Lawyer
Explaining Crummey Powers to Clients
1992
The Medical Staff Counselor
Employee v. Independent Contractor: Tax and Other Considerations for Group Practices
1992
The Medical Staff Counselor, Volume 6, Number 4
Structuring Group Medical Practices: Shareholder and Partnership Agreements
1990
ABA The Practical Tax Lawyer
An Introduction to Generation Skipping
1990
The Practical Lawyer
Using Two Trust Estate Plans
1989
Prentice Hall Law & Business
Protecting the Shareholders of S Corporations
1989
The Practical Lawyer
What You Need to Know About TAMRA 1988
1988
ALI/ABA publication
Tax Planning for Corporations under TRA 1986
1986
ALI/ABA publication
Planning with QTIPs
N/A
Estate Planning Magazine
The 10 Most Common Mistakes that Estate Planners Make in Asset Protection Matters
Languages
English