Alan Scott Gassman

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Alan Scott Gassman

also known as Alan S. Gassman

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 42 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Clearwater, FL
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Health Care, Tax ... +4 more

1245 Court St, Ste 102, Clearwater, FL

About Alan

Biography

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%

16%
Corporate and Incorporation 16%

16%
Estate Planning 16%

16%
Health Care 16%

16%
Tax 16%

16%
Trusts 16%

16%
Other 4%

4%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 595-595 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Check
  • Credit Card

Awards

Silver Client Champion
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 42 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1983

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Gassman Law Associates, P.A.

1245 Court St, Ste 102, Clearwater, FL, 33756-5856

gassmanlaw.com/attorney/alan-s-gassman/

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Posted by Srikumar S. Rao | February 07, 2013 | Business

Excellent to have Alan on your team

I had a long running - 4 years - problem with a business partner involving intellectual property issues and I consulted Alan about this. He was knowledgeable but it was not his area of expertise so he roped in a colleague who specialized in the area. What impressed me is how Alan shepherded the proce...ss and kept it on track. He was always on top of actions that needed to be taken and worked actively to keep the billing hours as low as possible. Eventually the strategy he devised with his partner resolved my issue in ninety days. Subsequently I have retained Alan as my attorney for all my business and personal affairs including wills and estate planning and have been very happy with the service I get. An earlier reviewer reported that Alan did not return phone calls and his staff were discourteous. I cannot believe this because my experience has been the exact opposite. I have frequently received a response from Alan to my emails within seconds. His staff is most courteous and eager to help. On one occasion I pointed out an error to his assistant and she felt so bad that Alan called me to find out exactly what had happened. His staff take pride in work well done and he sets the tone himself. I am not competent to evaluate a lawyer's expertise. But I have been around long enough to judge a professional and I am highly confident that Alan is a super attorney - confident in what he knows in the areas in which he specializes, and well connected enough to assemble a competent legal team for whatever problem you are confronting. On one occasion I had a friend who needed legal help in the not-for-profit arena. Alan gave me a recommendation that my friend was thoroughly happy with. Finally, Alan is an attorney and will bill you for his time. But he has also helped many clients in different ways that go way past legal issues. I have met many of these clients personally and their testimonials are the reason I use him as my own attorney.

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Alan Scott Gassman's Lawyer Endorsements

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Smilie Rogers

Estate planning lawyer | Mar 14

Relationship: Other

"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."

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Phillip Rarick

Estate planning lawyer | Aug 01

Relationship: Other

"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."

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Craig Hersch

Estate planning lawyer | Oct 05

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"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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Walter Grantham

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

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Top 5% of Florida Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers

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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

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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

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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 Section

Executive 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 Attorney

Member

1994 - 1999

Journal of Asset Protection

Board 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

Probate Practice Reporter Re-Tooling Estate Plans After ATRA 2012 for Married Couples with Estates Safely Under $10.5 Million

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

2006

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

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

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

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Estate Planning Magazine The 10 Most Common Mistakes that Estate Planners Make in Asset Protection Matters

Languages

English

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