WM. FLETCHER BELCHER
- Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida; law degree from Stetson University
- Former law instructor at U.S. Military Academy (West Point)
- Author: Belcher’s Redfearn Wills and Administration in Florida published by Thomson Reuters/Westlaw; and Litigation Under Florida Probate Code manual chapters on Jointly-Held Assets, Tortious Interference in Estate Planning, and former author of Jury Trials in Probate, published by The Florida Bar
- Member: Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (RPPTL) Section of The Florida Bar. Served in the following leadership positions for the RPPTL Section of The Florida Bar: Section Chair; Director of the Probate & Trust Law Division; Chair of the Probate and Trust Litigation Committee; and as a member of the following law revision committees: Ad Hoc Trust Code Revision Committee that authored the Florida Trust Code; Ad Hoc Elective Share Committee that authored the Florida elective share statute; and Power of Attorney Committee that authored the 2011 Florida Power of Attorney Act
- Lectured on numerous probate and trust topics at Florida Bar and other CLE seminars and former faculty member for Florida ACTEC Fellows Institute
- Former Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and member of its Fiduciary Litigation Committee
- Listed as an AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell (based upon both peer and judicial ratings)
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America each year since 1997 for exceptional work in trust and estate litigation; named by Best Lawyers as the “Litigation – Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year” for the Tampa Metro Area for 2012 and for the St. Petersburg Metro Area for 2016, 2018, and 2025 (“the singular top lawyer in this field and jurisdiction this year”), and as a Tier 1 Best Law Firm for “Litigation – Trusts & Estates” since 2016; Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite; and Super Lawyers
- Received the “The Barney” award from The Barney Masterson Inns of Court, and the William S. Belcher Lifetime Professionalism Award from the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
Law Office of Wm. Fletcher Belcher
540 Fourth Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 821-1249
Fax: (727) 823-8043
Web Address: wfbelcher.com
Wm. Fletcher Belcher email: wfbelcher@gmail.com
Angela M. Adams email: amemadams@gmail.com
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