Primary Office

450 East Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 1400

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
33301-4206

P: (954) 713-6425

F: (954) 888-2069

jbuchanan@gunster.com

Janet Buchanan is an associate who joined the firm in 2004. Prior to Gunster, Ms. Buchanan worked as an accounting analyst for Franklin Templeton Investments and as an in-house accountant for the Sports Authority, Inc.

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Practice Areas[ - ]

• Tax and ERISA
  • ERISA
  • Executive Compensation Plans
  • Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans
  • Internal Revenue Code §409A Compliance
  • IRS and DOL Correction Programs
• Banking and Financial Services

Education[ - ]

• New York University School of Law, L.L.M., Taxation, 2010
• Nova Southeastern University, J.D., summa cum laude, 2004
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination, passed 1999
• Florida Atlantic University, B.B.A., 1998

Honors[ - ]

• Leo S. Goodwin Scholarship, Recipient
• Larry Kalevitch Scholarship, Recipient
• Highest Grade Awards – Constitutional Law, Family Law, Sales, and Securities Regulation

Seminars & Presentations[ - ]

• “Diversity in the Law,” Nova Southeastern University, 2007-08
• “The Legal Environment,” ERISA Fiduciary Forum, October 2005

Professional Associations & Memberships[ - ]

• United States Tax Court
• American Bar Association
• The Greater Fort Lauderdale Area Tax Council, President, 2011-12, Vice President, 2010-11, Treasurer, 2009-10
• The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) Benefits Council of South Florida
• Leadership Broward Class of XXVIII

Bar Admissions[ - ]

• The Florida Bar, 2004

Civic & Community Service[ - ]

• Caribbean Bar Association
• Minority Mentor Program
• Young Professionals Network
• Florence Fuller Child Development Center, former Board member