Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that shareholders Derek E. Bruce and Andrew J. Wieseneck have earned Board Certification from The Florida Bar in their respective practice areas. Bruce is Board Certified in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice, and Wieseneck is Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates.
Board certification is a significant professional credential that recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated substantial involvement, specialized knowledge and experience in a particular area of law. For Bruce and Wieseneck, these certifications reflect their continued commitment to providing clients with focused, high-level counsel in highly specialized areas of practice.
Derek Bruce, the Orlando Office Managing Shareholder, represents clients in state and local government procurement matters, including bid protest litigation, competitive solicitations, contract negotiation, contract implementation and contract disputes. He also represents clients in civil litigation and administrative law proceedings before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings involving state and local government procurement and contracting issues. Bruce’s practice also includes civil litigation matters, property tax matters, land use challenges, zoning and comprehensive planning cases, and legal and lobbying representation for clients in Florida’s medical marijuana regulatory framework.
Andrew Wieseneck, a shareholder in Gunster’s West Palm Beach office, is a member of the firm’s Private Wealth Services practice. He assists clients with the establishment of estate plans, including wills, revocable trusts and powers of attorney and counsels clients on advanced estate planning techniques such as spousal lifetime access trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, family limited partnerships and sales to intentionally defective grantor trusts.
