M. Adam Bankier

M. Adam Bankier is the founder of Bankier, Snelling, Zakin & Arlen, PLLC in Delray Beach, Florida. He focuses on estate planning and related matters for clients in Palm Beach County and New York County. His practice includes wills, trusts, probate, taxation, elder law, corporate law, wealth preservation, and business support. Clients rely on Bankier for guidance that protects assets, preserves family wealth, and supports long-term planning.

Bankier earned an LL.M. in Taxation, with honors, from the University of Miami School of Law in 1988. He also received a J.D. with honors from the University of Miami School of Law in 1984 and a B.B.A. with honors from the University of Miami in 1980. His legal, tax, and accounting education supports a practical approach to estate planning, probate administration, asset protection, and business succession matters.

Bankier has almost 40 years of combined legal and accounting experience. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1986 and is also admitted in Colorado and New York. His prior roles include serving as a certified public accountant in the tax department at Touche Ross & Company, working as an attorney in a tax department, and founding a trusts and estates practice. This background helps him address planning issues from both legal and financial perspectives.

M. Adam Bankier is Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates by The Florida Bar and is also a Florida Certified Public Accountant. He has earned an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. His work often involves estate planning, wealth preservation, probate, taxation, and business succession matters that require careful judgment. Through his practice, Bankier helps clients make informed decisions about assets, family goals, and future responsibilities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Bankier, Snelling, Zakin & Arlen, PLLC
• Member, Florida Bar
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Florida
• Colorado
• New York

Education

• University of Miami School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• University of Miami School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Miami
  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

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