Diana S.C. Zeydel
Recognized since 2008
Miami, Florida
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Diana S.C. Zeydel focuses her practice on estate, trust and tax planning for high net worth individuals and families. Her practice includes planning for U.S. and non-U.S. citizens and residents. She specializes in sophisticated intra-generational wealth transfer strategies and business succession planning. She assists clients in litigated probate, trust and guardianship matters, and represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service in matters involving complex fiduciary income tax and estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax matters. Diana has particular experience planning with life insurance and retirement assets. She also represents corporate and individual fiduciaries in connection with the administration of estates and personal and charitable trusts. Diana has represented clients in preparing prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. She has participated in numerous projects involving governmental submissions in the estate, gift and GST tax areas, and has begun serving as an expert witness in matters involving her areas of expertise.
Diana is a frequent lecturer and author and has spoken on a variety of topics before the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the Real Property, Trust and Estate Section of the American Bar Association, the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar, as well as various other professional organizations.
Prior to attending college and law school, Diana was a professional ballet dancer. She received her training on a full scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York, and was awarded an apprenticeship with the Company. She instead accepted an offer to join the Chicago Ballet, where she was quickly given the opportunity to perform soloist and principal roles.
- 333 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 4400
Miami, FL 33131
- Yale University, J.D., graduated 1986
- Yale University, BA, graduated 1982
- Alaska, Alaska Bar Association
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Association (ABA) - Member
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) - Member
- International Estate Planning Committee - Member
- Miami City Ballet - Member
- The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law - Academician
597 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
284 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Trusts and Estates, Miami (2017)
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Wealth Management
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- South Florida Business Journal "Key Partner Award," Legal-Tax category, 2008
- PLC Which Lawyer?, 2009
- Florida Trend magazine "Legal Elite," Tax Law, 2011
- Chambers USA Women in Law Award in Wealth Management, 2012
- Euromoney Institutional Investor's Expert Guides, "Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law," 2012
- Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2013
- Chambers USA Guide, ranked nationally and in Florida, 2007-Present
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