Rebecca G. Doane - Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1985
    J.D.
    Honors: Delta Theta Phi
    Honors: SBA Service Award, 1985

• Non Legal Education

  • San Jose State University, San Jose, 1981
    B.S.
    Honors: Order of Omega
    Honors: Undergraduate of the Year, 1982
    Honors: Outstanding Business Student, 1981
    Major: Accounting

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Pro Bono Activities

• Catholic Lawyers Guild, treasurer
• West Palm Beach Kiwanis Club, board member and past president
• West Palm Beach Kiwanis Foundation, board member and development chairman
• Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park, president, Past vice president, 2009 - 2010

Published Works

Articles

• Death & Taxes: The Complete Guide to Family Inheritance Planning, (Co-author), Ohio University Press, 1998
  
• Amending Irrevocable Trusts, (Co-Author), The Palm Beach Post
  
• Death & Taxes: The Complete Guide to Family Inheritance Planning, (Co-Author), Ohio University Press, 1998
  
• Establishing Trusts For Children: A Few Practical Tips, (Co-Author), Palm Beach Daily News, January 11, 2004
  
• His, Hers and Theirs: Estate Planning for the Second Marriage, Palm Beach Daily News, January 9, 2005
  
• Advanced Planning for the Large Estate, (Co-Author), Palm Beach Daily News, January 8, 2006
• Legacy Incentive Trust, Palm Beach Daily News, January, 2007
• Planning for the Terminally III, (Co-Author), Palm Beach Daily News, January 6, 2008
• Take Charge of Your Destiny: Estate Planning for the Single Woman, VIVE Magazine, April/May, 2008
• Weathering The Storm - Estate Planning in an Economic Hurricane, VIVE Magazine, 2009
• Bad For Your Portfolio; Good for Estate Planning, Palm Beach Daily News, January, 2011

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1986
• Georgia, 1985
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1986
• U.S. Tax Court, 1988

Specialties and Certifications

• Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, Wills, Trusts And Estates
• Certified Public Accountant

Other Affiliations

• The Florida Bar, Probate and Guardianship Law Committee (Member)
• Florida Institute of CPAs (Member)
• East Coast Estate Planning Council (Member)
• Martin County Estate Planning Council (Member)
• Palm Beach Tax Institute (Member)
• Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council (Member)
• Palm Beach County Bar Association, Guardianship Education Committee (Chairman)
• Palm Beach County Bar Association, Probate Practice Committee (Member)
• Judicial Nominating Commission, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Governor)
• American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (Member)
• Center for Children in Crisis (Past President, Board of Directors)
• National Association Of Estate Planners And Councils
• Guardianship Uniform Practice Committee, 15th Judicial Circuit, 2007 - Present
• Palm Glades Girl Scout Council (Past President Of The Board Of Directors)
• Daughters Of The American Revolution, Palm Beach Chapter (Past Regent)