$ 295-295 per hour
About James
Biography
We specialize in estate planning (wills, trusts); probate and trust administration and litigation; corporate and business law includiing corporations, partnerships and LLC's; contract negotiation and preparation; business sales; tax planning; IRS disputes; Section 1031 Exchanges. We offer a free one-hour initial consultation for estate planning clients in our office and will quote a flat fee at the end of the consulation.
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
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Payment Methods
- Cash
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Licensed in Florida for 30 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Licensed in Massachusetts for 24 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 2001
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 26 years
State: California
Acquired: 1999
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of James F. Gulecas, P.A.
1968 Bayshore Blvd, Dunedin, FL, 34698-2500
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"I endorse this lawyer.Jim is one of the very best lawyers in Florida in wills, trusts, probate and taxes. Superb."
"I endorse this lawyer and would recommend him for any tax related problem."
Sherri Stinson
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Richard Pearse
Guardianship lawyer
Robert Persante
Litigation lawyer
Experience
Honors
2002
Board Certified Tax Lawyer, The Florida Bar
2001
Board Certified Wills, Trusts & Estates Lawyer, The Florida Bar
Work Experience
2001 - Present
Attorney, James F. Gulecas, P.A.
Associations
2001 - Present
Dartmouth Lawyers AssociationMember
1996 - Present
Florida Bar Association, Tax SectionMember
1996 - Present
Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law SectionMember
1996 - Present
Pinellas County Estate Planning CouncilMember
1996 - Present
Clearwater Bar Association, Probate & Real Property SectionMember
2002 - 2003
Clearwater Bar Association, Probate, Guardianship and Trust Law CommitteeFormer Chairman
Education
1995
University of Florida
LL.M - Master of Laws
1994
University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall)
JD - Juris Doctor
1994
University of California - Davis
MA - Masters
1981
Dartmouth College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2015
Estate Planning and Administration: The Complete Guide
Postmortem Tax Administration - Options and Strategies
2013
Locally Organized Engagement
Estate Planning for Floridians
2008
Marital Deduction Trusts: A Comprehensive Analysis
Marital Deduction Trusts
2006
Partnerships, LLCs And LLPs: Organization And Operation
Partnerships, LLCs And LLPs: Organization And Operation - An Overview
2006
Partnerships, LLCs And LLPs: Organization And Operation
The Use of Family Limited Partnerships and LLC's in Estate Planning
2005
Breakfast Seminar
Welcome to Florida
2003
Probate Committee Luncheon Seminar
Beating the Odds: Using Leveraged Transactions to Reduce Estate Taxes
2002
Probate Committee Luncheon Seminar
Planning with Joint Trusts Under PLR's 200101021 and 200210051
2001
Key Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Florida
Estate Planning for Incapacity
2000
Probate Committee Luncheon Seminar
Florida's New Elective Share Statute
Publications
2002
Practical Tax Lawyer
Old Trusts - New Tricks (with Forms)
2001
Practical Tax Lawyer
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001: Practical Estate Planning
2001
Asset Protection Journal
Practical Considerations for Trust Protectorship Provisions in Foreign and Domestic Trusts
1999
Practical Tax Lawyer
Comparing the GRAT to the Installment Sale to a Defective Grantor Trust and Who’s Afraid of the Exhaustion Test?
1999
Practical Tax Lawyer
Drafting the Lifetime QTIP Trust (with Sample Provisions)
1998
Practical Tax Lawyer
Alaska Spawns a New Trust: Alaskan and other Asset Protection Trusts
1998
Practical Tax Lawyer
Explaining the New Tax Law Changes Using Projections
1997
Practical Tax Lawyer
Planning with S Corporations After the Small Business Protection Act of 1996
1997
Practical Tax Lawyer
Entity Selection 1997: Practical Aspects of the ‘Check-the-Box Regulations
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers