Background
Parks, Benjamin G. was born on November 23, 1922.
Parks, Benjamin G. was born on November 23, 1922.
Duke University and University of Georgia (Bachelor of Science, 1949). University of Georgia Law School, John B. Stetson Law School (Juris Doctor, 1967, replaced Bachelor of Laws conferred, 1950).
Worked at Parks, Bennett & Stewart (Naples, Florida) specializing in Estate Planning Law, Probate Law, Real Property Law, Trust Law. Admitted to the bar, 1949, Georgia. 1950, Florida.
Phi Alpha Delta.
City Attorney, City of Naples, Florida, 1960-1962.
Attorney, Board of Public Instruction, Collier County, Florida, 1959-1964. Trustee, Florida Presbyterian College, 1963-1966.
Member, Board of Overseers, Stetson College of Law, Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, 1970. Founding Director, Vice-President and General Counsel, Naples Federal Savings & Loan Association, 1952-1981.
Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1989.
Member: Collier County (President, 1954-1955) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia. The Florida Bar (Member, Committees on: Continuing Legal Education, 1967-1970 and Executive, 1967-1970.
Florida Rules of Probate and Guardianship, 1982-1987.
Member, Taxation Section. Continuing Legal Education Lecturer: Florida"s New Probate Code, 1976.
Tax Reform Acting, 1976. Member, Probate Law Committee, 1990).
Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys.
American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel. Military: Lieutenant Colonel, Intelligence Reserve, United States Air Force (Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Member, Board of Overseers, Stetson College of Law, Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, 1970. Founding Director, Vice-President and General Counsel, Naples Federal Savings & Loan Association, 1952-1981. Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1989.
Member: Collier County (President, 1954-1955) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia. The Florida Bar (Member, Committees on: Continuing Legal Education, 1967-1970 and Executive, 1967-1970.
Florida Rules of Probate and Guardianship, 1982-1987. Member, Taxation Section.
Continuing Legal Education.
Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys. American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel. Military: Lieutenant Colonel, Intelligence Reserve, United States Air Force (Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).