Justin K. Larson
PARTNER, ATTORNEY
About Justin K. Larson
- TRUSTS, ESTATES & TAX
ATTORNEY CREDENTIALS
- Best Lawyers “One’s To Watch” in Tax Law and Trusts & Estates
- Super Lawyers “Rising Star”
- Duke University School of Law, Dean’s Scholar
- Florida Fellows Institute, ACTEC
- Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates
- Indian River Estate Planning Council, President
- Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Tax Section of The Florida Bar
- Indian River County Bar Association
- Planned Giving Council of Indian River
- University of Florida, B.S.B.A. in Marketing, cum laude, 2010
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2014
- University of Florida College of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2015
- Family Time
- Adventures in the Great Outdoors
- Traveling
Justin K. Larson is a member of the firm’s Estate Planning & Tax Group, and he devotes his practice to assisting high-net-worth clients with estate planning, estate and trust administration, and related tax matters.
Mr. Larson helps high-net-worth individuals and families formulate and implement customized, comprehensive estate plans based on each client’s unique objectives, assets, and circumstances. This often involves the use of sophisticated, tax-efficient strategies designed to help preserve assets for the benefit of future generations, and may include multi-generational dynasty trusts, irrevocable gift trusts, life insurance trusts, GRATs, QPRTs, family business entities, sales to grantor trusts, and spousal lifetime access trusts. Mr. Larson is also experienced in structuring charitable gifts and bequests, including via charitable trusts, donor advised funds, and private foundations.
In estate and trust administration, Mr. Larson works to help ensure optimal execution of the planning efforts and the minimization of income, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes which may apply, and he helps fiduciaries and beneficiaries understand and exercise their various duties, rights, and responsibilities. He is skilled in the preparation and filing of federal gift tax returns (Form 709) and federal estate tax returns (Form 706), and he also assists and advises on related elections, strategic planning, and ancillary reporting with respect to same.
Mr. Larson earned his Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law. He also graduated with honors from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business with an undergraduate degree in Business Administration, and later earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Mr. Larson is also a board certified specialist in Wills, Trusts and Estate by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.
Mr. Larson is a graduate of the Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), a board member of the Indian River Estate Planning Council, and a member of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law and Tax Law Sections of The Florida Bar.
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ATTORNEY CREDENTIALS
- Best Lawyers “One’s To Watch” in Tax Law and Trusts & Estates
- Super Lawyers “Rising Star”
- Duke University School of Law, Dean’s Scholar
- Florida Fellows Institute, ACTEC
- Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates
- Indian River Estate Planning Council, President
- Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Tax Section of The Florida Bar
- Indian River County Bar Association
- Planned Giving Council of Indian River
- University of Florida, B.S.B.A. in Marketing, cum laude, 2010
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2014
- University of Florida College of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2015
- Family Time
- Adventures in the Great Outdoors
- Traveling
Notable Settlements and Verdicts
Plaintiff was operating a small motorcycle/scooter when a 91 year old man turned left in front of him hitting him essentially head on. As a result of the collision, the Plaintiff sustained catastrophic injuries to his lower body, including snapped femurs and fractures to the spine and pelvis. After a two week trial the Indian River County jury returned an award totaling $9.381 million.
Medical negligence claim arising out of a breach in the standard of care by a physician and hospital in which an incorrect, corrosive chemical was used during a gynecological procedure, resulting in acid burns and severe permanent injuries to the Plaintiff.
A Brevard County Jury awarded Plaintiff $6.4M against Defendant State Farm, following an accident that resulted in numerous catastrophic orthopedic injuries, including a below knee amputation of the Plaintiff’s left leg.
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All Estate Planning & Tax Group lawyers have an LL.M. in taxation or estate planning, and their professional designations include Florida Bar Board Certification, AV Preeminent for High Professional Excellence, Best Lawyers in America©, and Super Lawyers. Gould Cooksey Fennell has one of the largest, most sophisticated estate planning and tax groups in our area and has served the Treasure Coast in this area of law for over 65 years.
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