October ZOOM Meeting
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2020
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: ZOOM
Speaker: Joseph M. Percopo, Esq. will speak on Lady Bird Deeds and non-probate transfers; Also Featuring and Tykes and Teens, Charitable Nonprofit Event Sponsor
Joseph M. Percopo
Education:
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2010 (LL.M. in Taxation)
- Florida State University, summa cum laude 2009 (J.D.)
- Stetson University, cum laude, 2006 (B.B.A., Business Administration)
Professional Memberships:
- The Florida Bar
- The New York Bar
- The Orange County Bar Association
- Central Florida Estate Planning Council, Board Member
- Estate Planning Discussion Group
- Citrus Club, Leadership Alliance, Board Member
- Citrus Club of Orlando, Board of Governors (2020- 2022)
- Sunshine State Scholarship Foundation, Director & Treasurer (2012 – 2019) OCBA Bench Bar, Board Member
- Fellow, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (2019-2021)
Presentations:
- Lady Bird Deeds: an inexpensive probate avoidance technique, Central Florida Estate Planning Council Luncheon (February 11, 2020)
- How to Avoid Probate without Trusts workshop for Fairwinds Credit Union (Jan 2020) (Presentation)
- Asset Protection Planning Workshop for Fairwinds Credit Union (July 2019)
- Estate Planning Basics Workshop for Fairwinds Credit Union (Jan 2019)
- “To deed or not to deed, Lady Bird is the Question,” Orange County Bar Association Estate, Guardian, and Trust Law Committee (2018)
- Florida Fiduciary Acess to Digital Assets, CLE Presentation for Orange County Bar Association (June 2016)
- Asset Protection for Professionals, Entrepreneurs, & Investors Lunch & Learn (May 2016)
- Taking Title: Options & Implications for Foreign Investors, Central Florida AREAA (Sept 2015)
- “Basic Estate Planning & Asset Protection Session,” Orange Country Bar Association Leadership Law (April 2014 & April 2015)
- “Estate Planning 5 Minute Update,” Central Florida Estate Planning Council (2013-2014)
- “Florida Durable Power of Attorney Update,” Orange County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (2013)
- “Tax Law Session,” Orange Country Bar Association Leadership Law (April 2013)
- “Asset Protection Planning for Business Owners,” Popular Community Bank Panel Luncheon (September 2012)
- “Business Contract Basics,” Citrus Club Young Executive Luncheon Speaker Panel (July 2012)
- “10 Estate Planning Myths,” Palm Valley Coffee Hour (August 2011)
Practice Areas:
- Estate Planning
- Estate (Probate) Administration
- Trust Administration, Modification, & Termination
- Estate Tax Return Preparation (IRS Form 706)
- Asset Preservation Planning
- Homestead Law
- Business Law
- Tax Law
- Debt Collections
- Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO’s)