Richard B Comiter
Senior partner of Comiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun, LLP and experienced Palm Beach County estate planning attorney Richard B. Comiter assists individuals, families and business owners with probate matters, wealth transfer planning, and business entities and transactions.
Mr. Comiter is a leader in the taxation and estate planning field as has amassed numerous awards over the years including Tax Lawyer of the Year for West Palm Beach, Top 100 Attorneys in Florida, and the Gerald T. Hart Outstanding Tax Attorney of the Year Award. He is a member of the American Bar Association Partnership Taxation Section, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Scripps Professional Advisory Group Steering Committee, ACTEC Business Planning and Asset Protection Committees, and is involved with many other associations and organizations.
While Mr. Comiter is a Palm Beach County probate litigation attorney, he has spread his knowledge nation-wide through his various speaking engagements, including at lectures sponsored by the American Bar Association, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, The Florida Bar, NYU's Institute on Partnership Taxation, and the National Business Institute, to name a few. He has also been a guest speaker for numerous other professional, educational, and estate planning councils and business organizations throughout Florida.
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Florida
- The Florida Bar
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- University of Florida
- Master of Laws (1981) | Tax Law
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- University of Florida
- J.D. (1980) | Law
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- Florida International University
- MSM (1978) | Tax Accounting
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- University of Florida
- BSBA (1976) | Business
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- Top 100 Attorneys in Florida
- The Wall Street Journal
- Tax Lawyer of the Year for West Palm Beach
- South Floridas Best Lawyers
- Gerald T. Hart Outstanding Tax Attorney of the Year Award
- The Florida Bar (Tax Section)
- Florida’s leading income tax and estate planning lawyers
- Chambers USA Guide
- Florida Legal Elite honoree
- Florida Trend
- The Florida Bar # 0330027
- Member
- Current
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- American Bar Association
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- Activities: Partnership Taxation Section
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- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
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- Activities: Business Planning and Asset Protection Committees
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- Florida Bar Board Certified Tax Lawyer
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- Certified Public Accountant, Florida
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- Florida Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
- Board of Directors and Regional Vice-President
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- Florida Bar Association
- Tax Section, Chair
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- Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Current
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- International Network of Boutique Law Firms
- Current
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