Bar Fellowship
and Member of Estate and Gift Tax Committee, Vice-Chair, Asset Protection Committee; Wealth Transfer Planning, National Will and Trust Document Assembly Program; Editorial Board, Florida Author; Central Florida Estate Planning Council - President, 2000 - 2001; Orange County Bar Association, Chair, Wills and Trusts Committee; University of Florida Levin College of Law - Adjunct Professor, 18989-2012; Board of Trustees of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2012-2013; Founding Board Member of the University of Florida Tax Institute, a program of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL, 2013-2014
Recognition & Awards: Ranked nationally in Wealth Management (Eastern Region) in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2013 & 2014; Honored as the Best Lawyers® 2013 Orlando Litigation – Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year; Honored as the Best Lawyers® 2011 Orlando Tax Lawyer of the Year; Named an Outstanding Trusts and Estates Lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America, 1993-2014; Named one of Orlando's Best Lawyers by Orlando Magazine, 2001-2014; Named an Outstanding Tax and Wealth Management Attorney in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-2014; Named an Outstanding Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney in Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite, 2004-2014; Honored as an inductee into the Legal Elite Hall of Fame by Florida Trend Magazine, 2012; Named one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Florida by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014; Named one of Florida's Top 50 Female Attorneys, 2006-2014; North Florida's Top 25 Female Attorneys, 2006-2012 and Outstanding Estate Planning & Probate and Tax Attorneys in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006-2014; Recipient of the Gerald T. Hart Award as the Outstanding Tax Attorney in the State of Florida by The Florida Bar Tax Section, 2005
Speaking Engagements: University of Florida Tax Institute, Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, February 19-21, 2014; Asset Protection 2013 Update, Orange County Bar Association, Orlando, FL, October 10, 2013; Income Tax Planning for Estates, Trusts and Beneficiaries, Winter Park Civic Center, June 5, 2013; Estate Planning After the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Orange County Bar Association, Orlando, FL, March 13, 2013; Estate Planning After the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Indian River Estate Planning Council, Vero Beach, January 24, 2013; 47th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, January 14-18, 2013; Southern Federal Tax Institute, Atlanta, October 18-19, 2012; Estate and Succession Planning for Farmers and Ranchers, co-presented with Steve R. Akers of Bessemer Trust, Florida Agricultural Financial Management Conference, Orlando, September 9-11, 2012; Attorney Trust Officer Liaison Conference, June 23, 2012; The End of the Perfect Storm of Estate Planning is Nearing (maybe!) - Planning for the Remainder of 2012, Orlando, May 23, 2012 and Viera/Melbourne, July 25, 2012; Planned Giving and Proposed Changes in Tax Law, University of Florida's Orlando Regional Council, December 2011; Estate Planning Seminar: 2011 Florida Legislative Update, Orlando, June 2011; Asset Protection: Protecting Your Client's Assets in Today's Litigious Environment, Orlando, FL, February 2011 and August 2010; Estate Tax Relief - It's Finally Here (At least for two more years), Orlando, FL, January 2011; Understanding Your Trustee Duties and How to Stay Out of Trouble, January 2010 and November 2009; Strategies for Dealing with Problem Trusts, July 2009; Ethics in the Practice of Tax Law Seminar, University of Florida Graduate Tax Program, 1992 - 2011; Graduate Tax Program, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Florida College of Law, 1989 - 2000, 2006-2011; Southern Federal Tax Institute; University of Miami Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; ALI-ABA; The Florida Bar; Practicing Law Institute
Publications: The End of the Perfect Storm of Estate Planning is Nearing (maybe!) – Planning for the Remainder of 2012, presented at a Dean Mead seminar on May 23, 2012 and also on July 25, 2012 in Viera, FL; Ethical Considerations in Representing Multiple Generations, co-authored with Brian M. Malec and presented at the 2012 Southern Federal Tax Institute, Atlanta, GA, October 2012; The “Olmstead Fix”: Is It Safe to Create LLCs in Florida Again?, Estate Planning 2011 Florida Legislative Update, co-authored with Brian M. Malec, June 21, 2011; Inherited IRAs in Florida, Estate Planning 2011 Florida Legislative Update, written for the Dean Mead Seminar Series, June 21, 2011; Estate Tax Relief - It's Finally Here! (At Least for Two More Years), co-authored the article with Matthew J. Ahearn, David J. Akins, Brian M. Malec and Erik N. Bonnett, January 6, 2011; Procedural Issues for 2010 Decedents Under the 2010 Act, co-authored with Brian M. Malec, January, 2011; Carryover Basis a "Discredited" Concept in Estate Planning, Estate Planning Journal, April 2010; Roth IRA Conversions: Benefits And Planning Opportunities, Florida Bar Journal, June 2009; SunTrust Will and Trust Manual; Estate Planning Changes in the 2001 Act - More Than You Can Count, 95 Journal of Taxation 74, August, 2001; Testimony Before the House Committee on Ways & Means, Hearing on President's Tax Relief Proposals That Affect Individuals, March 21, 2001
Also quoted in the following Dow Jones Newswires articles: "Getting Personal: When A Charity is Drawn Into Estate Fight", May 4, 2011; "New Tax Rules Make Big Gifts Appealing", January 7, 2011; "Tax Strategies Address Deaths in 2010", September 27, 2010; "For Heirs Of Rich, Taxes Not Business As Usual", September 17, 2010; "Getting Personal: Real Estate Blues Are Boon For Some Trusts", September 10, 2010
Ms. Detzel is the Editor of Dean Mead's Estate Planning Blog at www.deanmead.com. Fellow: and Member of Estate and Gift Tax Committee, Vice-Chair, Asset Protection Committee; Wealth Transfer Planning, National Will and Trust Document Assembly Program; Editorial Board, Florida Author; Central Florida Estate Planning Council - President, 2000 - 2001; Orange County Bar Association, Chair, Wills and Trusts Committee; University of Florida Levin College of Law - Adjunct Professor, 18989-2012; Board of Trustees of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2012-2013; Founding Board Member of the University of Florida Tax Institute, a program of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL, 2013-2014
Recognition & Awards: Ranked nationally in Wealth Management (Eastern Region) in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2013 & 2014; Honored as the Best Lawyers® 2013 Orlando Litigation – Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year; Honored as the Best Lawyers® 2011 Orlando Tax Lawyer of the Year; Named an Outstanding Trusts and Estates Lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America, 1993-2014; Named one of Orlando's Best Lawyers by Orlando Magazine, 2001-2014; Named an Outstanding Tax and Wealth Management Attorney in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-2014; Named an Outstanding Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney in Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite, 2004-2013; Honored as an inductee into the Legal Elite Hall of Fame by Florida Trend Magazine, 2012; Named one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Florida by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014; Named one of Florida's Top 50 Female Attorneys, 2006-2014; North Florida's Top 25 Female Attorneys, 2006-2012 and Outstanding Estate Planning & Probate and Tax Attorneys in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006-2014; Recipient of the Gerald T. Hart Award as the Outstanding Tax Attorney in the State of Florida by The Florida Bar Tax Section, 2005
Speaking Engagements: University of Florida Tax Institute, Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, February 19-21, 2014; Asset Protection 2013 Update, Orange County Bar Association, Orlando, FL, October 10, 2013; Income Tax Planning for Estates, Trusts and Beneficiaries, Winter Park Civic Center, June 5, 2013; Estate Planning After the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Orange County Bar Association, Orlando, FL, March 13, 2013; Estate Planning After the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Indian River Estate Planning Council, Vero Beach, January 24, 2013; 47th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, January 14-18, 2013; Southern Federal Tax Institute, Atlanta, October 18-19, 2012; Estate and Succession Planning for Farmers and Ranchers, co-presented with Steve R. Akers of Bessemer Trust, Florida Agricultural Financial Management Conference, Orlando, September 9-11, 2012; Attorney Trust Officer Liaison Conference, June 23, 2012; The End of the Perfect Storm of Estate Planning is Nearing (maybe!) - Planning for the Remainder of 2012, Orlando, May 23, 2012 and Viera/Melbourne, July 25, 2012; Planned Giving and Proposed Changes in Tax Law, University of Florida's Orlando Regional Council, December 2011; Estate Planning Seminar: 2011 Florida Legislative Update, Orlando, June 2011; Asset Protection: Protecting Your Client's Assets in Today's Litigious Environment, Orlando, FL, February 2011 and August 2010; Estate Tax Relief - It's Finally Here (At least for two more years), Orlando, FL, January 2011; Understanding Your Trustee Duties and How to Stay Out of Trouble, January 2010 and November 2009; Strategies for Dealing with Problem Trusts, July 2009; Ethics in the Practice of Tax Law Seminar, University of Florida Graduate Tax Program, 1992 - 2011; Graduate Tax Program, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Florida College of Law, 1989 - 2000, 2006-2011; Southern Federal Tax Institute; University of Miami Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; ALI-ABA; The Florida Bar; Practicing Law Institute {p