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Jennifer E. Okcular, is a shareholder in the law firm of Nelson & Nelson, P.A. in North Miami Beach, Florida, practices primarily in the areas of tax, estate planning, asset protection planning and probate administration. Jennifer is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates and currently serves as a member of the Board Certification Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar and as an Associate Trusts and Estates Article Editor of the ABA Probate and Property Magazine.

Jennifer received her B.A. from the University of Florida; graduated first in her class from Stetson University College of Law in 2004; and received her LLM in Taxation at the University of Florida Graduate Tax Program. In May 2017 she graduated from Class II of the Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

Jennifer Okcular has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2019 in the practice area of Tax Law and since 2022 in Trusts and Estates. Jennifer received her first honor as an "Up and Coming" attorney in Private Wealth Law Florida by Chambers USA High Net Worth Guide in 2024. She has also been named as a top rated estate planning and probate attorney by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine since 2017.

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Location
  • 2775 Sunny Isles Boulevard, Suite 118
    North Miami Beach, FL 33160
Education
  • University of Florida, LL.M. Taxation, graduated 2006
  • Stetson University, J.D., graduated 2004
  • University of Florida, B.A., graduated 2001
Bar Admissions
  • Florida, 2005
Affiliations
  • Florida Bar, Young Lawyers Division - Member
  • Florida Fellows Institute Class II/ACTEC - Member
  • Florida Lawyers Network Aventura Chapter - Member
  • Junior League of Miami, Inc. - Member
  • Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation, Ambassador Legacy Council -
  • University of Florida Alumni Association - Member

Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
Headquarters: North Miami Beach, Florida

2 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Chambers USA: High Net Worth Guide "Up and Coming" in Private Wealth Law Florida

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Year-End Estate, Charitable/IRA and Gift Tax Planning 2019


Client informational letter regarding 2019 gift and estate tax planning techniques.

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Okcular

How Your Estate Plan May Be Affected by Potential Changes to Income and Transfer Taxes Under the House Ways and Means Committee Tax Proposal


Published in: Steve Leimberg's Estate Planning Email Newsletter, Archive Message #2984, 09-29-22.

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2022/2023 Legislative and Case Updates and How They May Impact Your Estate Plan


Published In: Steve Leimberg's Estate Planning Email Newsletter, Archive Message #3082, 11-27-23

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Implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) - March 2024


In this letter to our clients, we discuss two important changes on the horizon. The implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which will impose significant new reporting requirements on many businesses, and the sunsetting of the increased estate and gift tax exemption amounts at the end of 2025.

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