WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (October 11, 2013) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that Cristina Papanikos, an associate in its West Palm Beach office, has been appointed to the Florida Probate Rules Committee of The Florida Bar Association and the Estate & Probate Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee of the Palm Beach County Bar Association.
Papanikos concentrates her practice on complex and disputed estate and trust administration, probate, trust, and guardianship litigation, will and trust contests and defense of fiduciaries and beneficiaries.
The Florida Probate Rules Committee’s primary purpose is to carry out the mandate of Rule 2.140, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, concerning the proposal of new rules of procedure and changes to existing rules.
The Estate & Probate CLE Committee’s function is to plan, organize and conduct at least one CLE program per fiscal year. Committee members are also asked to participate in the speakers’ bureau by addressing community organizations as requested.
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About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 11 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its client’s stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service, but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, The Florida Keys, Vero Beach and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With more than 160 attorneys and 200 committed support staff, Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journal’s list of the 350 largest law firms. More information about its practice areas, offices and insider’s view newsletters is available at www.gunster.com.
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