Linda Suzzanne Griffin, P.A.
ATTORNEY BIOGRAPHY

• Fellow- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
• Florida Bar Board Certified - Wills, Trusts and Estates
• Florida Bar Board Certified - Tax
• Admitted

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Tax Court
  • United States District Court - Middle District of Florida
• University of Florida Law School - 1983

  • Order of the Coif (top 10% of law school graduates)
  • Senior Tax Editor - Florida Law Review
  • Graduated with Honors
• University of Florida Masters of Law in Taxation (LL.M.)
• Certified Public Accountant - Florida
• Florida Bar

  • Served 3 terms on 6th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee and chair of the Committee from 2005-2006
  • Member Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section
    • Trust & Estate Tax Planning Committee
    • IRA Committee- Vice Chair
  • Vice Chair - Probate Rules Committee- reports directly to the Florida Supreme Court
  • Member Tax Section
• Clearwater Bar
• Former chairperson of Federal Tax Committee
• Member Real Property Probate & Trust Law Committee
• Former Member Board of Directors
• Former Member Young Lawyers Board of Directors
• Pinellas County Estate Planning Council
• Former Member Board of Directors
• Former President, Secretary and Vice President
• Performing Arts Center Foundation (Ruth Eckerd Hall)

  • Former Member Board of Directors
  • Former Secretary on Executive Committee
• Articles
• Co-Author, "Accounting" Chapter in Florida Practice and Probate, Florida Bar Continuing Education Book
• "The Lottery: A Practical Discussion on Advising Lottery Winner," April 1998, Florida Bar Journal
• "Florida State Lottery Tax and Estate Planning Issues," January 1996, Florida Bar Journal
• "Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988," co-author, The Practical Tax Lawyer
• "Tax Tips and More," Res Ipsa Loquitor - a Clearwater Bar monthly publication.
• Teaching

  • Adjunct Professor - University of South Florida, Master of Taxation Program (1991)
  • St. Petersburg Junior College--Probate paralegals (1996)
• Speeches

  • Frequent speaker- Florida Bar Association, Clearwater Bar Association, St. Petersburg Bar Association, Morton Plant Mease Foundation, FLA Law Television Program, St. Petersburg Junior College, Pinellas County Estate Planning Council, All Children's Hospital and various corporations.