William R. Lowman, Jr.
Shareholder
Bill Lowman is a founder and managing partner of ShuffieldLowman as well as a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney. His areas of expertise encompass Corporate; Business Taxation; Securities; Intellectual Property; Estate Planning; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Families with Closely Held Businesses; Executive Compensation Planning and General Tax Law.
His professional memberships have included the Florida Bar (Tax Section); Central Florida Estate Planning Council; Central Florida Planned Giving Council; Central Florida Society of Financial Service Professionals; Florida Citrus Sports, and the Association for Corporate Growth.
Bill works with owners of businesses of many different sizes, from the small family business to many of the Top Golden 100 Companies in Central Florida, handling numerous legal intricacies for the owners in both their business and personal lives. In business, he helps to ensure company growth, profitability and, ultimately, equitable succession. In life, Bill is focused on making certain that personal assets are safeguarded and distributed to the client’s full financial benefit.
Mostly, Bill serves as an advisor, counselor and confidante, where his keen interest in people is apparent in his big-picture perspective and personal touch.
Bill’s philosophy: “You can find people to draft documents. But they don’t make a difference in lives. That requires a different commitment and approach to your clients.”
Admission
Admitted to bar, 1994, Florida.
Education
University of Miami (B.B.A. in economics, 1991; J.D., with honors, 1994); University of Florida (LL.M. in taxation, 1996). Associate Member: University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, 1993-1994. Phi Delta Phi, 1993-1996.
Awards
2005, Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine; 2007, 40 Under 40, Orlando Business Journal; 2007, Best of the Bar, Orlando Business Journal.
Civic
Junior Achievement of Central Florida Foundation Inc., Member; Board of Trustees.
Martindale-Hubbell Rating:
AV