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BIO Daniel H. Smith is an attorney at Advocates in Aging focusing on Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Veterans Benefits, ATTORNEYS Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Guardianship, and LongTerm Care Issues. Daniel is licensed to practice law in Florida and Virginia. Daniel is also a VA Accredited Attorney, representing veterans and their families in appeals of VA Benefits decisions. Daniel serves on the Board of Sarasota County Aging Network (SCAN). COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Board Member & Past Vice President, Sarasota County Aging Network (SCAN). Member, Sarasota-Manatee Walk to End Alzheimer’s Committee. Mentor, Faces of Accomplishment, Booker High School. MISSION Our mission is to help protect the assets, preserve the independence, and maintain the dignity and security of our clients as they confront the issues of aging or illness.
Daniel Hooper Smith
DEGREES J.D. cum laude, George Mason University School of Law, 2015. B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005.
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FLORIDA BAR DATE OF ADMISSION 2018. Elder Law Section, Guardianship Committee. Real Property, Probate & Trust Section
CONTACT INFORMATION daniel@wiesnerlaw.com 328 N Rhodes Ave Sarasota, Florida 34237 (941) 365-9900 wiesnerlaw.com
HONOREE ELDER LAW BIO Ira Stewart Wiesner is founder of Advocates in Aging, Sarasota’s first dedicated Elder Law firm. For almost 40 years he has guided clients on issues of aging and disability, preserving assets and accessing care. He was a founding member and Chair of the Florida Bar Elder Law Section. Ira’s contributions to the emerging field earned him election as President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and selection as a Fellow of the Academy. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Recipient of the First Theresa Award of the Theresa Foundation, 1995. Witness before Congressional Older Americans Caucus, Chair Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy, III. Guest on Today Show, Bryant Gumbel, October 1996. MISSION Our mission is to help protect the assets, preserve the independence, and maintain the dignity and security of our clients as they confront the issues of aging or illness. DEGREES
Ira Stewart Wiesner
SUNY at Buffalo, B.A. in political science and philosophy, cum laude, 1973. JD 1976. University of Florida, LL.M. Master of Laws in Taxation, 1978.
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1976.
ira@wiesnerlaw.com
Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
328 N Rhodes Ave Sarasota, Florida 34237
Board Certified Specialist in Elder Law.
wiesnerlaw.com
(941) 365-9900