Lou Nostro focuses his practice on estate planning, with an emphasis on implementing effective and efficient tax reduction strategies. He is board certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in both Taxation and Wills, Trusts & Estates, and is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

Lou serves on the board of trustees for the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law and is a founding board member and past chair of the Florida Tax Institute. He has been named as one of the “Top 100” estate planning attorneys in the nation by Worth magazine; and was named as a 2018 “Estate Planning Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers; and has been recognized by Florida Trend magazine, the South Florida Legal Guide and numerous other publications.

Lou is a frequent speaker on estate and philanthropic planning topics. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Miami College of Law for several years.

• Chambers High Net Worth Guide, Private Wealth Law: Florida, 2019-23
• The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Estate Planning “Lawyer of the Year” in Miami, 2018
  • Tax Law, 2008-24
  • Trusts & Estates, 2006-24
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2007-23
• “Top 100 Estate Planning Attorneys,” Worth Magazine, 2006

• “20 Things You Should Know Regarding the Funding & Administration of Charitable Trusts,” Florida Tax Institute, April 6, 2023
• “Federal Estate & Gift Taxes,” Florida Bar Wills, Trusts & Estates Certification Review Course, March 31, 2023
• “Advanced Charitable Planning,” Florida Tax Institute, February 23, 2023

• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
  • Fellow
  • Florida Fellows Institute, Program Chair, 2015-present
• Florida Bar
  • Real Property
  • Probate & Trust Law Section
• Florida Tax Institute
  • Founding Board Member
  • Past Chair
• University of Florida, Law Center Association, Trustee, 2014-present

• Camillus House, Board Member, 2019
• Little Kids Rock, Florida Advisory Board, 2015-present
• Miami Lighthouse for the Blind
  • Board Member, 2015-present
  • Chair, 2017-18
• Perez Art Museum of Miami, Planned Giving Leadership Committee, 2013-present
• Plymouth Congregational Church, Pro Bono Attorney, 2005-present