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

wstetson@gunster.com

Bill Stetson is an associate who joined the firm in 2009.

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Practice Areas[ - ]

• Estate and Trust Planning
• Probate and Trust Administration
• Tax Preparation and Audits
• Guardianship Administration
• Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Tax Planning
• Fiduciary Representation
• Advanced Estate Planning Strategies
• Tax Exempt Organizations
• Income Taxation
• Charitable Planning

Education[ - ]

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, LL.M., taxation, 2003
• Florida State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2000
  Dean’s List 1998 and 1999
• University of Miami
  International Relations, M.A., 1996
  History, B.A., 1993

Seminars & Presentations[ - ]

• “Accounting for Estates and Trusts in Florida,” Nov. 2007, 2008
• “Funding Trusts in Estate Planning,” Sept. 2009

Publications[ - ]

• Awarding Attorney’s Fees in Florida, Florida Statutes §57.105, Lexis FL Tax P.I. 1,383 (2006).
• Corporate Election to Pay Intangible Personal Property Tax on Behalf of its Shareholders, Florida Statute §199.075, Lexis FL Tax P.I. 1,391 (2006).
• Documentary Stamp Taxes on Conveyances from Grantor to Trustee, Florida Administrative Code Rule 12B-4.013(7), (8) and (10), Lexis FL Tax P.I. 1,414 (2006).
• Documentary Stamp Taxes on Conveyances To and From Corporations and Partnerships; Florida Administrative Code Rule 12B-4.013(7), (8) and (10); Lexis FL Tax P.I. 1,415 (2006).
• Documentary Stamp Taxes on Multi-State Notes and Mortgages, Florida Administrative Code Rule 12B-4.053(31), (32), Lexis FL Tax P.I. 1,412 (2006).
• Documentary Stamp Taxes and Out-of-State Execution and Delivery, Florida Administrative Code Rule 12B-4.053(34), Lexis FL Tax P.I. 1,413 (2006).
• Homestead Assessments and What Constitutes a Change in Ownership, Florida Statute §193.155, Lexis FL Tax P.I. 996 (2006).
• Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Non Profit Corporations, Florida Statute §212.08(7)(o), Lexis FL Tax P.I. 1,397 (2006).
• Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Religious Institutions, Florida Statute §212.08(7)(m), Lexis FL Tax P.I., 1,411 (2006).
• The “Save Our Homes” Amendment and the Limitation on Increases in Homestead Property Assessments, Florida Constitution Art. VII, §4, Lexis FL Tax P.I. 1,004 (2006).

Professional Associations & Memberships[ - ]

• American Bar Association
• Palm Beach County Bar Association

Bar Admissions[ - ]

The Florida Bar, 2000

Court Admissions[ - ]

• United States District Court – Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Tax Court

Prior Professional Experience[ - ]

• Florida Assistant Attorney General