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Gwendolyn is an experienced attorney who has been helping clients solve complex problems for over 25 years. Throughout her career, Gwendolyn has enjoyed building relationships with her clients and making a difference in their lives by approaching challenges with enthusiasm and dedication. Her estate planning practice focuses on helping families enhance their lives today and secure their futures tomorrow. She excels in guiding her clients through the often confusing maze of financial and legal decisions required to create plans that ensure the well-being of their families and help them accomplish cherished family goals. Her considerable legal expertise includes family protection, wealth preservation, and values-based planning, as well as planning strategies for unmarried couples and divorced individuals. Whether you are married or single, with a traditional family or a blended one, just starting out or looking back on a life well-lived, Gwendolyn will help you craft a plan that achieves your goals for your loved ones today and for years to come.
Gwendolyn graduated in 1991 from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. While in law school, Gwendolyn received the moot court award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy and clerked in the Disability Rights Clinic. Upon graduating from law school, Gwendolyn served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Spencer Williams in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Gwendolyn then joined the prestigious law firm of Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells), in Washington, D.C., where she practiced complex commercial litigation. Years later, Gwendolyn was recruited to Marriott International, Inc., as in-house corporate counsel responsible for operations in the Mid-Atlantic region. She subsequently joined Crestline Capital Corporation, a Marriott spinoff, to serve as Assistant General Counsel and Vice President. In 2002, Gwendolyn relocated to her native state of Florida and built an appellate litigation practice. As a board-certified appellate specialist, she litigated over 250 appeals and presented over 75 oral arguments. She was selected as a “Florida Super Lawyer” in appellate practice for eight consecutive years. In 2012, Gwendolyn moved to Southwest Michigan with her husband and their elementary-school aged son. She also has an adult stepdaughter.
Gwendolyn is the founding partner of Legacy Counsel, PLC based in Southwest Michigan. Gwendolyn holds a Certificate in the areas of probate and estate planning issued by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan. She is a member of the Southwestern Michigan Estate Planning Council (a division of the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils). Gwendolyn is also a member of Wealth Counsel, a national organization of trusts and estates attorneys and other legal, tax and business professionals who design sophisticated planning techniques for individuals and families. She is actively licensed to practice law in Michigan and Florida.
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Board Certified Appellate Attorney2014 Fourth Street Sarasota, FL 34237-4304 |
| Website: | https://legacy-counsel.com |
| Phone: | (941) 955-5505 |
| Offices: |
Legacy Counsel PLC
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Wills and Trusts, Financial Powers of Attorney, Medical Powers of Attorney, Living Wills/Healthcare Directives, Probate Administration, Trust Administration, Guardianship Nominations
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Appellate Practice Section, Sarasota County Bar Association | Founding Member | N/A |
| Judge John M. Scheb American Inn of Court | Barrister | N/A |
| Appellate Court Rules Committee, The Florida Bar | Appointed Member | 2007 - 2010 |
| Judge John M. Scheb American Inn of Court | Barrister | 2007 - 2012 |
| Appellate Practice Section -- The Florida Bar | Executive Council | N/A |
| Appellate Practice Section -- The Florida Bar | Member (formerly Executive Council) | 2009 - 2018 |
| State Bar of Michigan, Probate and Estate Planning Section | Member | 2018 - 1900 |
| Southwestern Michigan Estate Planning Council | Member | 2018 - 1900 |
| State Bar of Michigan, Probate and Estate Planning Section | Member | N/A |
| Southwestern Michigan Estate Planning Council | Member | N/A |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate in probate and estate planning | State Bar of Michigan | 2019 |
| Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2011 |
| Board Certified as an Appellate Specialist | The Florida Bar | 2006 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of California-B.H. | law | 2024 |
| University of California-B.H. | law | 2024 |
| University of California-B.H. | law | 2024 |
| Andrews University | BS - Bachelor of Science (Economics and Music) | 1988 |
| Berkeley Law School, University of California Berkeley | JD - Juris Doctor | 1991 |
| Berkeley Law School, University of California Berkeley | JD - Juris Doctor | 1991 |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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| FL | 565881 | Member in Good Standing | 2002 | 09/12/2019 |
| GA | Inactive Member in Good Standing | 1991 | 08/01/2019 | |
| MI | Active And In Good Standing | 2015 | 04/25/2019 | |
| DC | Inactive | 1993 | 10/14/2017 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
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| Estate Planning Seminar | Understanding Estate Planning & Living Trusts | 2020 |
| Estate Planning Seminar | Wills, Trusts, and Why Estate Planning Matters | 2019 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial Law Clerk | United States District Court for the Northern District of California | 1991 - 1993 |
| Associate Attorney | Hogan & Hartson (currently Hogan Lovells) | 1993 - 1997 |
| Associate Attorney | Hogan & Hartson | 1993 - 1997 |
| Corporate Counsel | Marriott International, Inc. | 1997 - 1999 |
| Corporate Counsel | Marriott International, Inc. | 1997 - 1999 |
| Assistance Vice President & Corporate Counsel | Crestline Capital Corp. (Marriott affiliate) | 1999 - 2000 |
| Assistance Vice President & Corporate Counsel | Crestline Capital Corp. (Marriott affiliate) | 1999 - 2000 |
| Assistant Public Defender | Appellate Division -- Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office | 2001 - 2010 |
| Assistant Public Defender | Appellate Division -- Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office | 2001 - 2010 |
| Partner | Appellate Advocacy Law Firm, P.A. | 2006 - 2015 |
| Founding Partner | Appellate Advocacy Law Firm, P.A. | N/A |
| Partner | Braswell & Miller PLC | 2015 - 2018 |
| Founding Attorney | Legacy Counsel PLC | N/A |
| Founding Attorney | Legacy Counsel PLC | 2018 - 1900 |
