Congratulations to the Florida Fellows Institute Class of 2017!

The Florida Fellows Institute was created by Florida Fellows of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). The Institute’s mission is to develop the profession’s future trust and estate leaders through a series of in-depth educational presentations led by outstanding subject matter experts in each field. To attend the program, students must be nominated by a Fellow of ACTEC and a member in good standing with The Florida Bar. Students are required to attend six full day sessions on topics such as: Wealth Transfer Strategies, Estate and Trust Litigation, and Fiduciary Taxation and are encouraged to participate in the social activities that include meeting many Fellows of the College.

The Institute graduated its second class on May 11, 2017. ACTEC President Susan House provided remarks during the event, recognizing the commitment of class members to achieving excellence in the profession. The Florida Fellows Institute has 66 graduates after the first two years of the program.

“It’s so impressive to see the next generation of young attorneys advancing their professional skills in the area of trusts and estates,” stated Susan T. House, President of ACTEC. “The Florida Fellows should be commended on their initiative to create the Florida Fellows Institute.”

Graduate J. Grier Pressly, III expressed to the Chancellors and Deans, “Beyond the expertise of the speakers and quality of the material for all six sessions, the clear takeaway was the commitment of the ACTEC Fellows to the legal profession, their dedication to improving the practice of Trust and Estate law, and their genuine camaraderie.”

“I really enjoyed the program! I thought the materials were high level and will be very helpful in my career. I particularly appreciated getting to know the members of my class and the ACTEC Fellows that led the seminars,” said graduate Kelly Hellmuth, Counsel for McGuireWoods LLP.

“The Florida Fellows Institute provides an amazing program and opportunity for wills, trust and estate attorneys. The education, materials and mentoring we received was invaluable, and I am proud to be a recent graduate of the program,” commented Kit Van Pelt, J.D., Associate Attorney with Linda Suzzanne Griffin, P.A. “Thank you to all the ACTEC members who gave their time to support the program.”

Congratulations to all the graduates!

Class	Name	Firm	City
Class II	J. Allison Archbold	Fergeson, Skipper, Shaw, Keyser, Baron & Tirabassi, P.A	Sarasota
Class II	Benjamin D. Babcock	Greenberg Traurig, LLP	Miami
Class II	Brett C. Barner	Barner & Barner, P.A.	Palm Beach Gardens
Class II	Jared Baumwell	Greenberg Traurig, LLP	Fort Lauderdale
Class II	Brandon Bellew	Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP	Clearwater
Class II	Jennifer M. Einersen	Nostro Jones, P.A.	Miami
Class II	Brooke Eisensmith	Bankier & Arlen Law Group, PLLC	Delray Beach
Class II	Douglas Elmore	Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen	Sarasota
Class II	Debbie Faulkner	The Faulkner Firm, PA	Palm Harbor
Class II	Jesse B. Friedman	Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A	Miami Beach
Class II	Nicholas D. Gaffney	Quarles & Brady LLP	Tampa
Class II	Lauren A. Galvani	Baritz & Colman LLP	Boca Raton
Class II	Anthony P. Guettler	Gould Cooksey Fennell	Vero Beach
Class II	Fletcher Hamilton Rush	The Farr Law Firm	Venice
Class II	Sarah Hayford	DeLoach, P.L.	Orlando
Class II	Kelly Leigh Hellmuth	McGuireWoods LLP	Jacksonville
Class II	Elizabeth Marie Hughes	Greenspoon Marder	Miami
Class II	William E. Keenen	Greenberg Traurig, LLP	Miami
Class II	Joanna Lardin	Duane Morris LLP	Miami
Class II	Aaron Millman	Redgrave & Rosenthal LLP	Boca Raton
Class II	Jennifer Okcular	Nelson & Nelson, P.A.	North Miami Beach
Class II	J. Grier Pressly	Pressly & Pressly, P.A.	West Palm Beach
Class II	Stacey A. Prince-Troutman	Broad and Cassel	Orlando
Class II	Stacy Rubel	The Virgil Law Firm	Coral Gables
Class II	Jamie Beth Schwinghamer	Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP	Naples
Class II	Robert C. Segear	Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.	Fort Lauderdale
Class II	Jennifer D. Sharpe	Hackleman, Olive & Judd, P.A.	Fort Lauderdale
Class II	William G. Smith	Jones, Foster, Johnston, & Stubbs, P.A.	West Palm Beach
Class II	Michael Sneeringer	Porter Wright Morris & Arthur	Naples
Class II	Aaron Phillip Snellenbarger	McDermott Will & Emery LLP	Washington, D.C.
Class II	Alfred J. Stashis, Jr.	Dunwody White & Landon, P.A.	Naples
Class II	Andrea Renee Stone	Andrea Stone Law	Miami
Class II	Alicia Leanne Taylor	Quarles & Brady LLP	Naples
Class II	Kit Van Pelt	Linda Suzzanne Griffin, P.A.	Clearwater
Class II	Shelly Wald Harris	Shutts & Bowen, LLP	West Palm Beach
Class I	Nathan Brown	Proskauer	Boca Raton
Class I	Judy Bonevac	Judy Barringer Bonevac, P.A.	Fort Lauderdale
Class I	Carla DeLoach	DeLoach, P.L.	Orlando
Class I	Ben Diamond	Williamson Diamond & Caton	St. Petersburg
Class I	Patrick Emans	Holland & Knight	Miami
Class I	Jonathan Galler	Proskauer	Boca Raton
Class I	Jennifer Jones	Nostro Jones	Miami
Class I	Jenna Rubin	Gutter Chaves Josepher Rubin Forman Fleisher Miller P.A.	Boca Raton
Class I	Israel Sands	Israel Sands Law, P.A.	Miami Beach
Class I	Shawn Snyder	Snyder & Snyder, P.A.	Davie