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Current:
Sole practitioner concentrating in elder law, financial, health care,
and estate planning, wills and trusts; probate; real estate; business
plans, executive compensation, and business transactions; appellate
criminal defense.
Official Court Mediator for Family Law Division, Seventh Judicial
Circuit Court.
Supreme Court Certified in Civil, Family, Dependency, and County Court
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Membership
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President
(1999-2000), Volusia County Bar Association
(President-Elect 1998-1999) |
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Past
President (1997-1998), Volusia/Flagler Association of Women Lawyers |
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Vice-President
(1998-1999), Volusia Real Property Council |
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Volusia
County Trusts and Estates Council |
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Seventh
Circuit Committee on Professionalism in Law |
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Chair,
Seventh Circuit FIE Arbotration Committee |
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National
Academy of Elder Law Attorneys |
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Florida
Bar and American Bar Associations, including Elder Law, Real Property
and Trust, and Tax Sections |
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Daytona
Beach Chamber of Commerce |
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Ormond
Beach Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau |
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Port
Orange, South Daytona Chamber of Commerce |
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Executive
Women's Council of Daytona Beach |
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Halifax
Business and Professional Women |
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Executive
Association of Daytona Beach |
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Coquina
Center Biomedical Ethics Board |
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Former
Adjunct Professor in Legal Ethics and Responsibility; Real Estate-Property
Law; Family Law |
Professional Experience:
Private Practice Attorney
and Mediator - Attorney and Certified Mediator- Substantial
experience in estate and financial planning; probate and trusts; health
care; Medicaid; real estate; business, retirement and insurance plans. (11 years).
Tax Attorney/Business Consultant and Marketing Trainer
- Counsel and Senior Advanced-Underwriting Consultant for Metropolitan Life
Insurance Companies Estate planning, business ownership, tax and fringe
benefit planning; Speaker at numerous industry conventions, professional
conferences, and community organizations (5 years).
Foundations Attorney, University/Community Relations and Charitable Programs
Director - Director of University Relations/Planned Support Director
for East Carolina University and the University of South Florida: Managed
and conducted community, alumni, and governmental relations; provided legal
and charitable planning advice to boards and donors (6 years).
University Professor
- Professor of Philosophy concentrating in social and political
philosophy, business ethics, history of philosophy, logic, American studies,
and philosophy of education. (7 years)
Education:
Juris Doctorate - Stetson University
College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL. May, 1978.
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President,
Society of Trial Advocacy |
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President,
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity |
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First
Place Over-All, Writing and Speaking, Freshman Moot Court |
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Outstanding
lntem Commendation, State Attorney's Office |
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Student
Bar Association Outstanding Service Award |
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Second
Place, Client Counseling Competition |
Ms. Becker has presented many seminars and speeches on aspects of estate
planning, business professionalism, mediation, and taxes.
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