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Gene M. Carlino - Boca Raton, FL
2424 North Federal HighwaySuite 260 Boca Raton, FL 33431
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC
Overview
Gene M. Carlino is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC. He is a highly respected attorney with more than 25 years of experience in all areas of estate and tax planning and administration, Medicaid planning, probate administration and trust litigation...
Gene M. Carlino is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC. He is a highly respected attorney with more than 25 years of experience in all areas of estate and tax planning and administration, Medicaid planning, probate administration and trust litigation. His practice includes advising and advocating for clients in all matters involving federal and state taxation, including representing individuals before the Internal Revenue Service in contested assessments during the examination phase, before the Appeals Division, and at trial in the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the Federal District Court. Prior to joining the firm, he was the founder and successful business owner of Carlino Law Associates, PC since 1999.
Attorney Carlino is a prominent member of the legal community. In 2022, he was chosen as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), the most prestigious organization in the United States for estate planning and trust counsel, based on his "outstanding reputation, exceptional skill, and substantial contributions to the field." In addition, he received the peer-evaluated Professional Excellence in Law Award in 2022 from Rhode Island Monthly, a distinction recognizing only 5% of attorneys in the area. Attorney Carlino has also been honored by his peers and judges with the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating based on both legal ability and ethics, is a published author and was the recipient of the 2020 Rhode Island Bar Journal Lauren E. Jones, Esq. Writing Award. He has vast experience in all phases of the tax collection process, including negotiating installment agreements, Offers in Compromise, penalty abatement requests if reasonable cause exists and advising clients on how to properly structure their affairs within the bounds of the law, so as to better position clients for a favorable settlement and to avoid unnecessary exposure to collection procedures. In addition, he advises clients in all matters of federal income tax planning, including structuring and implementing like-kind exchanges from routine to a highly sophisticated nature, and advising corporate taxpayers and shareholders in connection with tax-free reorganizations.
In his estate and trust planning and administration practice, he counsels clients in a wide range of areas that include funded revocable trusts, funded irrevocable trusts, funded life insurance trusts, planning for families with a noncitizen spouse and for families with special needs children or beneficiaries, grantor retained annuity trusts, sales to irrevocable trusts using a conventional promissory note and/or using a self-canceling installment note, and domestic asset protection trusts. In addition, Attorney Carlino has significant experience in the practice of Elder Law, including advising individuals in all phases of the Medicaid planning and the eligibility process, assisting in designing and implementing Medicaid plans and handling appeals through the state administrative hearing process.
Attorney Carlino earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law, his LLM in Taxation from New York University School of Law and a B.S. in Accountancy from Providence College, magna cum laude. He is licensed to practice in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Florida and also admitted to the United States Tax Court, United States Court of Federal Claims, the Federal District Court of Rhode Island and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He is also licensed by the National Football League Player's Associations as a contract advisor.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
Other Affiliations
- Florida Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Rhode Island Bar Association
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Tax Steering Committee
- The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow
Education
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
J.D. - New York University School of Law, New York, New York
LL.M.
Major: Taxation - Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island
B.S.
Honors: magna cum laude
Major: Accountancy
Past Positions
- Carlino Law Associates, PC
Achievements
Honors
- AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell
- Rhode Island Bar Journal Lauren E. Jones, Esq. Writing Award
- Professional Excellence in Law Award, Rhode Island Monthly
Office Information
Address
2424 North Federal HighwaySuite 260 Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone
Fax
- 866-353-5020
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