Deborah L. Russell, a principal of Cummings & Lockwood LLC in the Naples office, is admitted to practice in Florida and the United States District Court for the middle district of Florida. Deborah focuses her practice in the fields of estate planning, charitable gift planning, trust and estate administration and post mortem tax strategies. She is Board Certified in the area of Wills, Trusts and Estates. Deborah received her B.S.B.A. in real estate and urban analysis, with high honors, from the University of Florida and a J.D., summa cum laude , from the Stetson University College of Law. She is a member of the Florida, American and Collier County Bar Associations and the Estate Planning Council of Naples, Inc., where she serves as Assistant Secretary. Deborah is an active committee member for the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar and is a frequent speaker on estate planning and estate administration topics. In addition to her professional activities, Deborah is a Director and Chair-Elect of the Neighborhood Health Clinic, the Secretary and Trustee of the Board for the Community Foundation of Collier County and a member of the Professional Capabilities Committee and the Planned Giving Committee for Naples Community Hospital. |