Matthew B. Mayper
Shareholder
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Estate and Trust Administration
- Taxation
- Business Organization
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Guardianship
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified as a Specialist in Tax Law, The Florida Bar, 1999
- Certified Public Accountant, State of Florida
Bar and Court Admissions
- Florida, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
- LL.M. in Taxation - 1993
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
- J.D. with Honors - 1992
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- MAcc. - 1986
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- B.A. with Honors - 1985
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Florida Bar, Tax Law Section, Member
- The Florida Bar, Elder Law Section, Member
- The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Member
- Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member
- Sarasota County Bar Association, Estate Planning and Probate Section, Past Chair and Steering Committee Member
- Tidewell Hospice, Inc., Board of Trustees
- Pines of Sarasota Foundation, Past Board of Trustees Member
- Key Chorale, Inc., Past Board of Trustees Member
- Florida State Guardianship Association, Inc., Past President and Former Director
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc., Member
Presentations
- Lectured on the topic of “Federal Tax Update – Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993” for Sarasota County and Manatee County Certified Public Accountants
- Lectured on the topic of “Automatic Allocation of the GST Exemption” for the Gulf Coast Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Frequent lecturer on guardianship issues and estate and gift tax issues
- Instructor for the 40-Hour Professional Guardianship Training Course and the 10-Hour Family Guardianship Training Course
Honors and Awards
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- 2017 - 2021 Best Lawyers® in America
Personal Interests
- Theater and movie buff
- Vocalist, percussionist, and overall music lover
- Avid Gator fan and proud father of two FSU Seminoles and a UCF Knight
