Nelson C. Keshen

Nelson C. Keshen is a Miami estate planning lawyer at Nelson C. Keshen, P.A., with decades of experience in probate and trust matters. His practice includes estate planning, probate and estate administration, trust administration, real estate, and business law. He assists clients with wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, gifts, and guardianship planning. His work includes advising personal representatives, trustees, beneficiaries, families, and business owners on legal and administrative responsibilities.

Nelson earned a B.A. from Cornell University and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law. He later received an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law. His advanced tax education supports his understanding of issues involving estates, trusts, real estate, and business matters. His academic background provides a foundation for addressing tax considerations connected with planning, administering, and transferring assets.

Nelson has practiced law since 1968 and has held memberships in the Florida, Massachusetts, and New Jersey bars. He has served on The Florida Bar Probate Rules Committee and the Executive Council of its Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. His professional work includes lecturing on wills, living trusts, probate litigation, homestead law, health care powers, and durable powers of attorney. He has mentored graduate students in the University of Miami LL.M. Estate Tax Program.

Nelson C. Keshen continues to serve clients in Miami and throughout South Florida on estate planning, probate, and trust administration matters. He holds an AV Preeminent peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has received recognition from Florida Super Lawyers. His background combines tax education with extensive experience in estate, real estate, corporate, and contract law. He focuses on helping clients understand legal options and manage important planning and administration decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney/Owner, Nelson C. Keshen, P.A.
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, The Florida Bar, Probate Rules Committee, Probate & Trust Law Section
• Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Licensed State

• Massachusetts
• New Jersey
• Florida

Education

• New York University School of Law
  LLM in Major: Taxation
• Boston University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Cornell University
  Bachelor of Arts

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