Attorneys

Mr. Akins provides representation in the area of personal wealth planning, with an emphasis on gift planning, charitable planning, estate planning, probate, and the administration of estates and trusts. A significant portion of his practice is related to planning for family owned and closely held businesses. He represents taxpayers in gift, estate and GST tax controversies with the IRS. Mr. Akins also represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in disputes involving estates and trusts.

Current Employment Positions:

Shareholder

Areas of Practice:

Estate and Wealth Preservation Planning
Business Succession Planning
Charitable Planning
Probate and Trust Administration and Disputes
Gift and Estate Tax
Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts

Bar Admissions:

Florida, Year: 1984
Georgia, Year: 1986

Education:

Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, Year, 1987, LL.M. in Taxation

University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, Year, 1984, J.D.

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Year, 1977, B.S.B.A. in Accounting

Professional Associations and Memberships:

The Florida Bar - Member, 1988-Present; Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section; Executive Council Member and Circuit Representative, 2004 - Present; Tax Section, 1988 - Present

Orange County Bar Association - Member, 1988-Present; Estate, Guardianship, and Trust Committee, 1988-1998; 2004 - Present

Central Florida Estate Planning Council - Member, 1988-Present; President, 2009-2010; Board of Directors, 2005 - Present

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member

Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member

Rotary Club of Orlando, Member

University of Florida Alumni Association - Gator Club Member of the Year, 2001

Central Florida Gator Club (a member organization of the University of Florida Alumni Association) - President, 2000-2001; Board of Directors, 1997-2001

First Presbyterian Church, Orlando, Florida - Elder, 1993 - Present; Session Member, 1993 - 1995; Support Commission, 1993 - 1995

Florida Hospital Foundation Planned Giving Advisory Board, Member

Orlando Regional Healthcare System Foundation Planned Giving Advisory Board, Member

Certified Legal Specialties:

Certified Public Accountant, State of Florida

Honors & Awards:

Martindale-Hubbell: AV Rating
Named an Outstanding Estate Planning & Probate and Tax Attorney in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine; From 2006 To 2009
Named an Outstanding Wills, Trust & Estate Attorney in Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite 2006, 2008
Named an Outstanding Estate Planning Attorney in Orlando Business Journal's Best of the Bar (Top 5%); From 2005 To 2006
Listed in Leading American Attorneys

Classes and Seminars:

Estate Tax Apportionment, Florida Bar Probate Seminar, March 19 and 20, 2009