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Clearwater Estate Planning Lawyer
About Kit Van Pelt J.D.
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Probate & Trust Administration
- Mediation
- Tax Planning
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2013
Other Affiliations
- Florida Bar, 2013 - Present (Member Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section)
- Florida Bar, 2013 - Present (Member Tax Section)
- Clearwater Bar (Probate Section (2014 to present), Board of Directors (2018 to present), Young Lawyers Section Board Member (2014 to 2017))
- Pinellas County Estate Planning Council Board Member (President (2019-2020); Vice President (2018-2019); Secretary (2014 to 2018))
- SPCA of Tampa Bay (Provisional Advisory Committee – Co-Chair of Membership (2014 to 2016))
- Graduate of the Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC), 2017 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Clearwater Bar Foundation – President (2018 to present)
Education
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 2013
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Moot Court Honor Society: Executive Justice of Travel Teams, Chairperson of Finance, Justice of Teams
Honors: Moot Court Honor Society American Bar Association Travel Team Member: Winner of Best Brief Award, Winner of Best Oralist
Honors: Law Student Advisor
Honors: Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Treasurer
Honors: LAMBDA United, Treasurer
Honors: Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Group Member - St. Petersburg College, 2009
Bachelor’s Degree – Paralegal Studies
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Theta Kappa
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
1455 Court Street Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone
Fax
- (727) 446-2748
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