Steven Sciarretta

Steven A. Sciarretta is an attorney in Boca Raton, Florida. His practice is limited to matters concerning Estate Planning and Probate Administration. Mr. Sciarretta has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1986; He has been in the exclusive practice of Estate Planning, Asset Protection Administration in Florida since 1987.

Mr. Sciarretta holds an undergraduate degree, Cum Laude, in Accounting from Providence College. He holds a Law Degree from the Florida State University, College of Law and he holds a Masters in Tax Law from the University of Miami.

Mr. Sciarretta has been approved by Smith Barney to work with their clients on matters concerning estate planning and asset protection. Additionally, Mr. Sciarretta has been retained by Smith Barney to assist in coordinating their national estate planning program.

Mr. Sciarretta worked with Andrew Westhem (deceased) in authoring Keep Your Wealth in the Family and Winning the Wealth Game. The former was published by Phillips Publishing Company and the latter was published by Dearborn Financial Press. Winning the Wealth Game was the winner of the 1992 Literary Guild Award for Financial Writing.

Mr. Sciarretta is a noted lecturer, having spoken before the Top Of The Table, and ISI Money Shows throughout the country. Mr. Sciarretta speaks on a continuing basis to investors and financial consultants of Smith Barney and other institutions.

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Steve Sciarretta Law Offices
2300 Glades Rd, Suite 302E
Boca Raton, FL 33431

Grady H. Williams

Mr. Williams has been practicing law since 1982, and is currently licensed to practice law in both Florida and Texas. After attending Clay County, Florida schools, he received his undergraduate education at Florida State University School of Business as an Accounting major, followed by his legal education at the University of Georgia School of Law. After ten years in law practice, Mr. Williams completed the distinguished Graduate Tax Program at the University of Florida College of Law, receiving his LL.M. in Taxation.   He opened his own firm in Orange Park, Florida, where he has practiced since, emphasizing the following practice areas:

• Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning

• Probate & Guardianship Law

• Elder Law, Medicaid & Special Needs Planning

Mr. Williams’ staff includes Lisa M. Parisi, Attorney, and Kathleen M. Ward, Paralegal. Our entire office is dedicated to providing prompt, understandable, and reliable personal service to clients.

Community

Mr. Williams and staff contribute their personal time, pro bono legal services, and financial support to several local churches, and to community organizations and charities, such as American Cancer Society, City Rescue Mission, Habitat for Humanity, Lighthouse Learning Center, Moose International, Rotary, and Teen Court.

Personal

Mr. Williams relaxes by spending quality time with his immediate and extended family, and by playing golf with his friends.

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Grady H. Williams
1279 Kingsley Ave., Suite 117
Orange Park, FL 32073

Steven J. Asarch

The Firm:

The firm practices in the areas of wills and trusts, gift and estate tax planning, and estate and trust administration. Steve is a Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates lawyer and has a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Florida and New York. The firm has offices in Boca Raton and in Melbourne, Florida.

Background:

Mr. Asarch graduated magna cum laude from Fairleigh Dickinson University at Madison, New Jersey, earning a degree in Political Science and Economics. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Syracuse University College of Law. After graduation from law school, Mr. Asarch continued his legal education at New York University School of Law, where he received a Master of Laws in Taxation in 1977.

In 1976, Mr. Asarch became licensed to practice law in the State of New York and was also admitted to The Florida Bar. He is a dynamic and entertaining speaker on living trusts and estate planning. He has spoken to thousands of people who are concerned about protecting their families from the devastating legal effects of disability and death. With the aid of public and private seminars, articles and interviews, Mr. Asarch has recommended the use of revocable living trusts as a proven way to protect families from the expense and delay of guardianship and probate. He also recommends methods of structuring his client's affairs to minimize or eliminate federal estate tax and, if appropriate, to augment protection of the client's assets from the claims of creditors. He has been recognized for his ability to reduce complex legal principles into understandable concepts.

Through his two principal offices, Mr. Asarch represents clients in central and southeast Florida. With an active trusts and estates practice, Mr. Asarch assists his clients in creating basic estate plans through wills and living trusts. His advanced studies in taxation have given his clientele the opportunity to save many thousands (even millions) of dollars through various estate planning techniques, including Family Limited Partnerships, Charitable Remainder Trusts, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts and many others.

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Steven J. Asarch, P.A.
2385 Executive Center Drive, Suite 250
Boca Raton, FL 33431

Robert A. Huth, Jr.

Bob was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended undergraduate school at Slippery Rock University. After graduation and active duty in the U.S. Army, he moved to Florida to attend law school at the University of Miami. Upon graduation, he became an Assistant State Attorney in Broward County, Florida. Two years later, he entered private practice. He has served as the prosecutor for the Town of Davie, Assistant Prosecutor for the Cities of Fort Lauderdale and Lauderhill and as an adjunct professor at Nova University. In 1982, Bob began to concentrate in the area of trusts and estates law. He has practiced exclusively in this area since 1988.

Bob is Board Certified by The Florida Bar as a Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer. He is a frequent speaker on radio and television in his specialty. Over the years, he has represented numerous clients in complicated estate and trust litigation matters, as well as planning and administering trusts and estates.

Education:
University of Miami
Master of Laws in Estate Planning (LL.M.), 1988
Master of Laws in Estate Planning (LL.M.), 1988
Juris Doctor, 1973
Suffolk University Law School - National College of Advocacy, 1977
Georgetown University Law School - Advanced National College of Advocacy, 1980

Professional Affiliations:
The Florida Bar, Admitted 1973
Board Certified - Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer since 1989
Broward County Bar
Palm Beach County Bar
U.S. District Courts
Southern District of Florida, Admitted in 1973. Also a qualified member of the Trial Bar for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. Tax Court, Admitted in 1995

Organizations:
Broward County Estate Planning Council
Greater Boca Raton Estate Planning Council
Rotary Club of Deerfield Beach, Current President

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English, McCaughan & O'Bryan, P.A.
120 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 450
Boca Raton, FL 33432

Frances D. DeGraw

Frances D. DeGraw received her Juris Doctor degree in 1976, from William and Mary Law School, in Williamsburg, Virginia. After spending two tax seasons in the Miami branch of Coopers & Lybrand, representing high-wealth clients who were being audited by the IRS, she went on to practice law in Fort Myers, Florida, where she specialized in estate planning and probate.

In 1986, Flagship Bank of Tampa hired her to open and run their Punta Gorda, Florida, Trust service office. Fran remained in bank trust departments until opening her own law firm.

The law firm of DeGraw & Associates, P.A. was founded in 1990, and is focused solely on the estate-planning needs of its clients. Fran is a member of the Florida Bar, the Virginia Bar, and the Orange County Bar Associations.

Fran served as an instructor at the Florida Banker's Association's Trust School from 1986 to 1997. She chaired the Orange County Bar Association's Estate Planning and Probate Committee in 1988 and 89. She is a member and past director of the Central Florida Estate Planning Council. Fran is a former newspaper columnist and a frequent lecturer on estate planning subjects. Fran serves on several Central Florida charitable foundation boards, and is always willing to share her knowledge of estate planning with groups and organizations as a speaker. Fran's down-to-earth, plain-language seminars are designed to answer tough questions in easy-to-understand terms.

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DeGraw & Associates, P.A.
1270 Orange Avenue, Suite "A"
Winter Park, Florida 32789

Ira Zager

Attorney’s Specialties:

Ira Zager specializes in the areas of estate planning, tax and business planning, and business and real estate transactions for individuals and business enterprises, probate and trust administration and wills and trust law.

Areas in which he has rendered advice include:

• Wills and revocable trusts to maximize the available tax advantages, including the use of unified credit shelter trusts and qualified terminal interest trusts.
• Irrevocable life insurance trusts, including single life policies and second to die policies.
• Estate and creditor planning for high net worth individuals.
• Family limited partnerships and other arrangements to facilitate family wealth transfers.
• Stockholders and partnership agreements to accomplish the orderly transfer of interests in closely held business enterprises.
• Probate and trust administration.
• Acquisition, disposition and financing of businesses and of commercial and residential real estate and loan transactions.
• Income tax planning and estate planning for non-resident individuals, including the formation of off-shore corporations and other entities.

Attorney’s Background:

Mr. Zager graduated from the University of Miami with a BBA in accounting and was selected to the Dean’s List and the Beta Alpha Psi National Accounting Honorary Society. He was awarded his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Miami School of Law Cum Laude where he was selected to the Law Review and served as Digest Editor. While attending the University of Miami School of Law, he was selected to the prestigious Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society and the Wig & Robe National Honor Society. After graduation from Law School, Mr. Zager continued his legal education at the University of Miami where he received a Masters of Law in Taxation. Mr. Zager is an "AV" rated attorney (the highest rating given by the National Law Directory of Martindale-Hubbell) and has been listed in International Who’s Who and Who’s Who in American Law. He has lectured before numerous civic and private organizations as well as public estate planning seminars.

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Horwich & Zager, P.A.
Ira Zager
1541 Sunset Drive, Suite 202
Coral Gables, Florida 33143