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C. Randolph Coleman's Profile Image

C. Randolph Coleman

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2020.
Building 100, Suite 100, 5011 Gate Parkway Jacksonville, Florida 32256
(904) 448-1969
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Firm: The Coleman Law Firm PLLC
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The Coleman Law Firm PLLC


Years In Practice

43


Phone Number (904) 448-1969

C. Randolph Coleman, the Jacksonville, Florida law firm’s founder, is an estate planning, probate, elder law attorney who entered private law practice in Miami, Florida, in 1978 as a member of The Florida Bar. He moved his practice to Jacksonville, Florida in 1991.  The Florida law firm’s practice is limited to Florida estate planning law, Florida elder law and Medicaid planning, special needs trust planning, financial and tax planning, business succession planning including choice of business entity, wealth preservation and asset protection planning, Florida guardianship, Florida probate law and trust administration, Florida probate litigation and trust litigation.

Mr. Coleman is a frequent lecturer and nationally recognized speaker in the areas of estate planning, financial planning, financial exploitation of the elderly, and asset protection.

Mr. Coleman is the co-author of “Animal Trusts and Estate Planning,” The Florida Bar, continuing legal education program, 2008; “The New Florida Trust Code“, published by Lorman Professional Seminars in 2008; “Pets and Pet Trusts”, The Florida Bar, continuing legal education program, 2005; “Asset Protection Techniques in Florida“, published by the National Business Institute in 2004; the author of “Family Limited Partnerships in Florida” (Chapter entitled “Ethical Considerations”, published by the National Business Institute in 2002; “Key Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Florida” (Chapter entitled “Protecting the Passage of Wealth”), published by the National Business Institute in 1997, and “Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Florida” (Chapter entitled “The Use of Family Limited Partnership in Estate Planning”) published by the National Business Institute in 1995. Mr. Coleman is recognized in Top Lawyers of Jacksonville, Florida, for Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, Asset Protection, Small Business Law, Medicaid Planning.

He is a member of The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Elder Law Section, Tax Section), the American Bar Association, the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, the Florida Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Coleman is the former Director of Asset Protection Planning for The Florida Physicians Association (FPA) He also served as Chairman of the Planned Giving Committee for the Arthritis Foundation, Florida Chapter, Northeast Florida Region. A graduate of the University of Florida, Warrington College of Business (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, major in accounting, 1972) and the University of Florida Levin College of Law, with Honors, 1978, where Mr. Coleman received the American Jurisprudence Awards for academic achievement in Corporations Law and Commercial Paper Law, was a member of the leadership organizations Florida Blue Key and Omicron Delta Kappa; and was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, the scholarship organization for those graduating in the top 10% of their class.. Mr. Coleman was a practicing CPA in Florida for six years prior to entering law practice.

Mr. Coleman and The Coleman Law Firm, PLLC, are “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the peer review rating service for lawyers and are listed in the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers, which lists only those select lawyers and law firms who have earned the A-V® Rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and have therefore been designated by their colleagues as pre-eminent in their field. He is rated 10.0 out of 10.0 by AVVO.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Trusts and Estates
Elder Law
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
What is the scope of this lawyer's practice?
 
Trusts and Estates - 75%
 
Elder Law - 15%
 
Litigation - Trusts and Estates - 10%
How is this lawyer compensated?
Fixed Fees
This lawyer is compensated by clients, often based on a flat fee.
Hourly
This lawyer is compensated by clients, often based on an hourly fee.
Retainer Fees
This lawyer is compensated by clients, often based on a retainer fee.
Bar Admissions
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Admitted in 1983
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Admitted in 1981
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Admitted in 1979
United States Tax Court
Admitted in 1979
Florida
Admitted in 1978
Organizations & Affiliations
ElderCounsel, LLC
Member
National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
Member
WealthCounsel, LLC
Member
Work Experience
The Coleman Law Firm, PLLC
1991 - 2019
Coleman, Cosby, Lipscomb & Bounds, P.A.
1986 - 1991
Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg & Casey
1983 - 1985
Merson, Sawyer, Johnston, Dunwody & Cole
1978 - 1983
Education
University of Florida, JD, with Honors
Graduated 1978
University of Florida, B.S.B.A., Accounting
Graduated 1972
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (904) 448-1969
Building 100, Suite 100, 5011 Gate Parkway
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
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