Florida Estate Planning Attorney
Mark J. Nowicki has represented clients throughout Florida since 1983 with respect to their tax and estate planning needs. The firm represents varied and diverse clients including professionals, closely held businesses and their owners, individual taxpayers, estates, beneficaries and others. The firm has particular expertise in representing clients with agricultural interests.
Mr. Nowicki has expertise in all facets of business and individual tax planning including business succession planning, executive compensation planning, life insurance planning, estate settlement, probate and real estate matters. The firms transactional and estate planning documents are crafted to ensure compliance with each client’s unique and individual requirements. Overall and most importantly Mr. Nowicki is dedicated to providing competent, innovative and comprehensive representation of his clients with respect to their business, tax and estate planning needs.
Practice Areas
Since 1983, Mark J. Nowicki has been providing a comprehensive range of legal services concentrated in tax planning, estate planning, trust and probate administration and general commercial practice including real estate. Prior to that time, Mr. Nowicki practiced accounting with Touche Ross & Company, Certified Public Accountants in Miami. Mr. Nowicki has assisted a multitude of clients and their families with their tax and estate planning needs.
Mr. Nowicki’s practice encompasses the following areas:
- preparation of revocable, living trust agreements
- wills
- life insurance trust agreements
- trust agreements for minors
- generation skipping tax analysis and planning
- dynasty trusts
- design and implementation of family gifting programs
- representations of closely held businesses including corporate formations and reorganizations
- business entity formations including limited liability companies
- general and limited partnerships
- all aspects of probate and estate administration
- preparation of federal estate and gift tax returns and related valuation review matters
- representation before the Internal Revenue Service in audit, appellate and Tax Court proceedings
- tax collection matters including installment agreements, offers in compromise and proceedings for tax abatement
Mr. Nowicki also practices commercial and real estate law including:
- shareholders' agreements
- executive employment and deferred compensation arrangements
- purchase and sale of businesses
- mergers and acquisitions
- real estate closings
Mr. Nowicki is a member of the Tax Section of the Florida and Colorado Bar Associations and is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Florida Bar of Legal Specialization. Mr. Nowicki is a title agent for Attorneys' Title Insurance Funds, Inc. and has significant experience in transactions involving purchase, sale and financing of agricultural property. Read more.
