Atty. Bruce Marger
Bruce is broadly experienced in estate planning, estate and gift tax planning, income tax planning for estates and trusts, probate and trust administration, and real property law as well as probate and trust litigation and planning related to qualified plan/IRA distributions. He is a graduate of Miami Senior High, the University of North Carolina, and Harvard Law School.
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Bruce Marger is an Attorney based in St. Petersburg, Florida, practicing at Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & McQuaid, P.A.. They have 67+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1959. Their practice focuses on trusts, probate, and estate litigation. Admitted to practice in Florida (1959). Educated at Harvard Law School (J.D., 1959) and University of North Carolina B.S. Accounting, elected to Phi Beta Kappa, elected to Beta Gamma Sigma (—). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in St. Petersburg, FL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Bruce is broadly experienced in estate planning, estate and gift tax planning, income tax planning for estates and trusts, probate and trust administration, and real property law as well as probate and trust litigation and planning related to qualified plan/IRA distributions
- He is a graduate of Miami Senior High, the University of North Carolina, and Harvard Law School
- While at the University of North Carolina, he chaired the Debate Council and was admitted into Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Signa, as he combined majors in Political Science and Accounting
- He concentrated his studies at Harvard Law School in tax and estate planning
- Bruce has been active in the Florida Bar, including service as Chair of the Judicial Poll Committee and as Chair of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
- He was involved in developing the board certification in Wills, Trust and Estates law
- He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
- Bruce met his wife, Mary Ann, at college
- They married while he was in the Air Force where he was an assistant adjutant at Patrick Air Force Base in Brevard County, Florida
- Bruce later served in the Air Force Reserves and was a Major when he separated from the Air Force after 15 years of service due to his family obligations and legal workload
- Mary Ann was an Art Critic for the St. Petersburg Times
- Bruce and Mary Ann have three children, all were born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- Honors & Awards Board Certified by The Florida Bar, Wills, Trusts and Estates Law AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell The Best Lawyers in America (Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates Litigation), 2009-2016 Florida Super Lawyers 2007 Professionalism Award, St. Petersburg Bar Association, 2009 Associations & Memberships The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Chair, 1994-1995 The Florida Bar, Estate Planning and Probate Certification Committee, Chair, 1987-1988 The Florida Bar, Judicial Poll Committee, Chair American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow, 1983-present Masonic Home of Florida, Legal Advisor, 1980-present The Hospice Foundation of the Florida Suncoast, Former Chair, 2010-2013
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Why local counsel matters in Florida
Practicing law in Florida. Legal matters in Florida are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in St. Petersburg are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Florida state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Florida brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Florida courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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