Background
McEachern, William Donald was born on January 3, 1950 in New York City. Son of George Carson and Eleanor Kinsley master of Civil Engineering.
McEachern, William Donald was born on January 3, 1950 in New York City. Son of George Carson and Eleanor Kinsley master of Civil Engineering.
Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). Fordham University (Juris Doctor, 1977). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1981).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (West Palm Beach, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New New York 1981, Florida.
Author: "Using Disclaimers Effectively," Prentice-Hall, 1988.
"Elective Share," "Durable Family Power of Attorney," "Living Will," "Homestead," "Federal and Florida Generation-Skipping Taxes," "Personal Representatives, Curators and Administrators," "Dead Manitoba"s Statutes," "Disclaimers," "Federal Estate Taxes," "Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Acting," "Health Care Advance Directives: Life-Prolonging Procedures," "Statutory Law of Trusts," Florida Keystone, George T. Bisel Company, 1990-1996.
"Estate Planning in Florida," Lawyer"s Cooperative Publishing Company 1996. Editor, Florida Bar Journal, 1984-1985.
Member: Palm Beach County, New York State and American (Member: Taxation Section. Marital Deduction Trust Committee.
Vice Chairman, 1990-1994.
Marital Deduction Legislative Committee, Vice Chairman, 1994) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. Liaison with Corporate Fiduciaries Committee.
Chairman, 1986-1989.
Member, 1981. Probate Law Committee, 1984-1993. Executive Council, Circuit Representative, 1985-1994).
Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son
Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms.
Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other. The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968. The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member: Palm Beach County, New York State and American (Member: Taxation Section. Marital Deduction Trust Committee. Vice Chairman, 1990-1994.
Marital Deduction Legislative Committee, Vice Chairman, 1994) Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. Liaison with Corporate Fiduciaries Committee.
Chairman, 1986-1989. Member, 1981. Probate Law Committee, 1984-1993.
Executive Council, Circuit Representative, 1985-1994).
Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.
Married Kathleen Barbara Muller, April 16, 1978. Children: Elizabeth Anne, James Andrew, Mary Rose.