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Ira Stewart Wiesner
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Biography
For over 40 years, our firm has been laser-focused on providing legal guidance and direction to an aging populace and those concerned about them. We are here to serve our clients and their families in a supportive and understanding, yet organized and efficient manner. Our commitment is to provide top-quality, cost effective and responsive representation through hard work, scholarship, and dedication.
Our principal goal is to provide our clients with information and professional assessment of the most advantageous strategies to ensure that their goals are achieved. This encompasses the following fundamental questions:
(1) What kind of legacy do I wish to leave?;
(2) Who will care for me when I no longer can?;
(3) How can I assure my wishes will be carried out?; and
(4) How is my family going to pay for this?
Our firm is a holistic one. Our goal is to help our clients establish comprehensive solutions to their concerns. This is what “elder law” is and has always been.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Elder Law
65%
48 years | 3,500 cases
Estate Planning
20%
48 years | 2,500 cases
Probate
15%
48 years | 500 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in New York for 49 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1977
No misconduct found
Licensed in Florida for 49 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1976
No misconduct found
Location
Advocates in Aging: Law Office of Ira S. Wiesner
328 N Rhodes Ave, Sarasota, FL, 342374651
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Experience
Honors
2018
Elder Law, Super Lawyers
2017
Elder Law, Super Lawyers
2016
Elder Law, Super Lawyers
2016
Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Elder Law, Super Lawyers
2014
Elder Law, Super Lawyers
2013
Elder Law, Super Lawyers
2012
Elder Law, Super Lawyers
2011
Elder Law, Super Lawyers
2010
Elder Law, Super Lawyers
2006
President's Recognition Award, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
2004
Member of the Year, Medicaid Task Force, Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar
1999
The Charlotte Brayer Public Service Award, Elder Law Section of Florida Bar
1998
Certified Specialist in Elder Law, The Florida Bar
1996
1996 Elder Law Advocacy Award, Stetson University College of Law, Center for the Study of Law and Aging
1995
Public Service Award, Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar
1995
The Theresa Award, The Theresa Foundation
1994
Fellow, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
1983
Certified Specialist in Tax Law, The Florida Bar
Work Experience
1993 - 1995
State Council Member, Florida State Ombudsman Council
1988 - 1993
District Member, Florida Long Term Care Ombudsman
Associations
2008 - Present
Jewish Family and Children ServicesVice-Chair
2006 - Present
Academy of Special Needs PlannersAdvisory Council
2002 - Present
American College of Trust and Estate CounselFellow
1977 - Present
New York State Bar AssociationMember
1976 - Present
The Florida BarMember
1996 - 1997
National Academy of Elder Law AttorneysPresident
1993 - 1994
Florida Bar, Elder Law CommitteeChair
Education
2007
Naropa University
Master
2006
University of South Florida
Graduate Certificate
1978
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
LL.M - Master of Laws
1976
University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York
JD - Juris Doctor
Speaking Engagements
1995
State Bar of Nevada in Las Vegas, NV
Presenter on Elder Law : The Emerging Practice
1995
Nova Law Review
OBRA '93 and Medicaid; Asset Transfers, Trust Availability, and Estate Recovery Statutory Analytsis in Context.
1994
Annual Symposium in New Orleans LA
Speaker National Health Underwriters Association
1994
Advance Estate Planning Seminar in Huntington Beach, CA
Panel Moderator, National Association of Health Underwriters
1993
3rd Annual NAELA Elder Law Institute in St. Louis, MO
Asset Transfers, Trust Availability and Estate Recovery Under OBRA: Statutory Analysis in Context
1992
4th Annual Elder Law NAELA Symposium in San Francisco CA
Co-chair and Presenter on Introduction to Elder Law program
1992
4th Annual Elder Law NAELA Symposium in San Francisco CA
Chair
1991
3rd Annual Symposium Orlando FL
Coordinating Pension Benefits to Preserve Financial Secutiry
1991
3rd Annual NAELA Symposium in Orlando FL
Co-Chaired Florida Day
1991
1st Annual NAELA Symposium of Elder Law Institute in San Antonio TX
Cooedinator of Large Estate Presentation
1990
2nd AnnualNAELA Symposium in San Diego CA
Coordinating Pension and Insurance Benefits to Preserve Financial Security
Publications
1995
Nova Law Review
OBRA '93 and Medicaid
Languages
English