Rebecca C. Bell - Port Richey, FL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport/St. Petersburg, Florida, 1999
    J.D. cum laude
  • Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport/St. Petersburg, Florida, 2011
    LL.M. in Elder Law with Distinction

• Non Legal Education

  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1997
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Managing Partner

Pro Bono Activities

• Bay Area Legal Services, Board Member, 2020 - present
• Council of Professional Advisors - Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Member, 2020 - present
• CARES, Inc. (Community Aging and Retirement Services), Hudson, Florida, Board Member, 2012 - 2020
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Published Works

Articles

• Co-author, Planning for the Elderly in Florida, Lexis Nexis (2015-present)
  
• Author: “Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care: Is Florida Ready?” 26 St. Thomas L. Rev. 26 (2013)
  
• Author: "Florida's Adoption Of The Uniform Power Of Attorney Act: Is It Sufficient To Protect Florida's Vulnerable Adults?" 24 St. Thomas L. Rev. 32 (2011)
  
• Author: “Virtual Adoption: The Difficulty of Creating An Exception to the Statutory Scheme,” 29 Stetson Law Review 415 (1999)
  

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 2000

Specialties and Certifications

• Florida Bar Board Certified Elder Law Attorney, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 2006
• Florida Bar Board Certified Wills, Trusts, and Estates Attorney, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 2024

Other Affiliations

• Executive Council, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Florida Bar (2016 - present)
• Past Member, The Florida Bar 6th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee (2014 - 2017)
• Gulf Coast Estate Planning Council, Board Member 2019 - present
• North Suncoast Estate Planning Council, President, 2012 to 2013
• Adjunct Professor, Stetson University College of Law (2013)
• West Pasco Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2004 - 2006
• Elder Law Section, The Florida Bar
• Estate Planning Attorneys Association, 2004 - 2005 (President)
• Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys