Primary Office

777 South Flagler Drive
Suite 500 East

West Palm Beach, Florida
33401-6194

P: (800) 749-1980
(561) 655-1980

F: (561) 655-5677

cpapanikos@gunster.com

Cristina Papanikos is an associate who joined the firm in 2007.

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Practice Areas[ - ]

• Complex and Disputed Estate and Trust Administration
• Probate, Trust, and Guardianship Litigation
• Will and Trust Contests and Defense of Fiduciaries and Beneficiaries
• Will and Trust Construction
• Trust Modification, Revocation, and Termination
• Surcharge and Removal Litigation
• Competency Proceedings
• Appointment of Guardian

Education[ - ]

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D.,
  cum laude, 2003
• University of Florida, B.A.B.A., high honors, 2000

Honors[ - ]

• Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2010
• MacFarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly Scholarship
  Recipient, Levin College of Law
• Journal of Law and Public Policy, Notes Senior
• Anderson Scholar, University of Florida

Seminars & Presentations[ - ]

• “Working with Personal Representatives,” National Business Institute, 2011, 2009
• “Understanding the Laws of Intestacy,” National Business Institute, 2011, 2009
• “Probate Litigation,” Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc., Treasure Coast Chapter’s Annual Seminar, 2010.

Publications[ - ]

• “Elective Share,” Practice Under Florida Probate Code, The Florida Bar, 6^th Ed., Co-Author
• “Establishing the Guardianship,” Florida Guardianship Practice, The Florida Bar, 7th Ed., Co-Author

Professional Associations & Memberships[ - ]

• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
  Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
  Trust Law Committee, Member
  Probate & Trust Litigation Committee, Member
• Craig S. Barnard Inn of Court LIV
  Programming Co-Chair, 2011
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers

Bar Admissions[ - ]

The Florida Bar, 2004

Court Admissions[ - ]

• United States District Court
  Southern District of Florida, 2005
  Middle District of Florida, 2005