Atty. Craig R. Hersch
CRAIG R. HERSCH is a Florida Bar Board Certified Wills, Trusts & Estates attorney and CPA.
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Craig R. Hersch is a Member based in Fort Myers, Florida, practicing at Sheppard Law Firm. They have 37+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1989. Their practice focuses on wills, trusts, probate, estate planning, and business. Admitted to practice in Florida (1989), U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (1990), and District of Columbia (2016). Educated at University of Florida (J.D., 1989) and University of Florida (B.S., 1986). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Fort Myers, FL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- CRAIG R. HERSCH is a Florida Bar Board Certified Wills, Trusts & Estates attorney and CPA
- He is the creator of The Family Estate & Legacy Solution®, a unique process designed to transform his clients’ legal, tax and financial concerns into a coordinated and understandable estate plan
- His firm’s web site contains trademarked Family Estate & Legacy Minutes™, short videos answering common estate planning questions
- Hersch’s Family Estate & Legacy Series™ workshops and accompanying videos help his clients identify the legal and tax issues that his clients should address, and then provides them a framework to work together to accomplish their goals
- An example of this is his process that addresses estate planning issues common to new Floridians
- Hersch has authored several articles appearing in a variety of professional journals
- He pens a weekly estate planning column in a Sanibel and Captiva newspaper that can also be seen as a blog on his firm’s web site
- Hersch enjoys an AV Martindale Hubbell rating, the highest attainable by the independent national attorney rating service, has been selected as a Worth 100 Top Attorney and is a SuperLawyer Top US Lawyer
- Craig is a frequent lecturer at legal and CPA continuing education workshops
- A multiple graduate of the University of Florida, with accounting and law degrees, he is married to wife Patti
- Craig & Patti have three daughters, Gabrielle, Courtney and Madison, who they are very proud of
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An estate planning attorney prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives to protect your family and pass on your assets.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Jurisdictional Context
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 Fort Myers 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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