What has driven your life’s direction? The desire to grow a business? A passion for a special cause? Your devotion to family?

OVERVIEW

You have made commitments and feel the need to see them fulfilled. The firm of Wollman, Gehrke & Solomon has the expertise to help you fulfill these commitments.

The Federal Estate tax is imposed at the highest percentage rate of any tax in America. Wollman, Gehrke & Solomon has at its disposal a variety of techniques to reduce or even eliminate the imposition of this death tax without interfering with your economic objectives.

If you are charitably inclined, there are several ways the firm can magnify benefits to your family while supporting a favorite charity.

Your estate plan can be designed to help guarantee security for you and for those important to you, ensure your commitments will continue to be honored when you are no longer able to meet these commitments personally.

A trust can be crafted to:

• transfer wisdom to future generations
• assure that your assets are managed for your benefit
• protect your children
• support your loved ones, especially if they are disabled or elderly
• protect your spouse to preserve the lifestyle you have shared

These, and other tools, are available to you. Wollman, Gehrke & Solomon will assure that the administrative burdens on your family are minimized and provide for concerns that are important to you.

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ABOUT THE FIRM

Founded in 1994, Wollman, Gehrke and Solomon, P.A., provides exceptional legal representation to a select group of clients in the areas of Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Probate, Guardianship, Elder Law and now Real Estate and Title Insurance. To meet this goal, we have assembled a unique team of legal professionals whose credentials are unmatched in other law firms. Bolstering this, our clients are confident in the knowledge that our partner’s, Edward E. Wollman, Charles R. Gehrke and Eric L. Solomon have roots that are deep and strong in the Community.

Over the years, we have succeeded in helping thousands of families who care about preserving their legacy for the next generation. With our hands-on approach, we can assure that our client’s wishes and goals are understood. Through our commitment to continuing education, we achieve those wishes and goals by remaining on the cutting edge in an ever-changing legal environment.

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ABOUT THE ATTORNEYS

• Ed focuses his practice exclusively on the following areas of law:

Estate Planning
Trust and Probate Administration
Elder Law
Charitable Giving

• Ed is a graduate of American University (1983), the University of Miami School of Law (1986) and the University of Florida School of Law Graduate Tax Program (1988).

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

• President of the Society of Financial Service Professionals for Southwest Florida, Past President and member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Financial Planners, and past President and member of the Board of Directors of the Naples Council on Planned Giving, Inc.

• Member of the Board of Directors for Hospice of Naples, Inc., member of the Board of Directors for Sunrise Children's Foundation, member of the Advisory Board for Parkinson Association of Southwest Florida, Inc., and past Chairman of the Planned Giving Committee, and past member of the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society.

• Member of the Estate Planning Council of Naples, Inc., the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the American, Florida and Collier County Bar Association.

• Past Chairman of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Collier County Bar Association and the Trust and Estates Editor of the Adverse Witness (1992-1994), a publication of the Bar.

• Florida Representative to the American Bar Association Committee on Significant Current Probate and Trust Legislation of the ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (1991-Present).

Contact Edward Wollman

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• Charlie focuses his practice exclusively in the following areas of law:

Estate Planning
Trust and Probate Administration
Elder Law
Charitable Giving

• Charlie is a graduate of the University of Central Florida (1974) and Florida State University College of Law (1985) and is admitted to practice law in Florida and Georgia.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

• Director and Treasurer of the Legal Aid Society of Collier County, Inc.
• Past President of the Estate Planning Council of Naples, Inc.
• Director and Stewardship Chairman of Hope Lutheran Church
• Treasurer of the Rotary Club-Bonita Springs Noon and the Rotary Club-Bonita Springs Noon Foundation
• Director for the Southwest Florida Symphony, and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Southwest Florida Symphony Foundation

Contact Charles Gehrke

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• Eric focuses his practice exclusively on the following areas of law:

Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Probate
Title Insurance

• A graduate of Pace University (1988) and Pace University School of Law (1991), Eric is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York and Connecticut. In addition, he is admitted to practice law in the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

  After spending the first 11 years of his legal career in New York, Eric joined the Firm in November, 2002. His practice is concentrated in the wide range of legal issues affecting real estate as well as serving as closing counsel to numerous institutional lenders. Since joining the Firm, Eric has expanded his practice into the area of Probate Administration.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

• Member of the Collier County Bar Association
• Member of the New York State Bar Association
• Member of the Naples Area Board of Realtors
• Member of the Bonita Springs/Estero Association of Realtors
• Member of the Southwest Florida Mortgage Bankers Association

Contact Eric Solomon

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• Lisa focuses his practice exclusively on the following areas of law:

Estate Planning
Elder Law

• Lisa is a graduate, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Indianapolis (1996) and the University of Dayton School of Law (2001). Lisa is admitted to practice law in Florida, Indiana and Pennsylvania. In addition, she is admitted to practice law in the United States Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

• Member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Collier County Bar Association
• Member of the Young Lawyers Section of the Collier County Bar Association
• Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Contact Lisa Goddy

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