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The organization inaugurated the 2015-2016 officers and inducted 35 new Fellows during its recent annual meeting in Marco Island, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stone is a member of the Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Trust and Estate Acts, which monitors and recommends updates to trust and estate related uniform laws on a nationwide basis. He is an Academician in the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, and a past chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Miami School of Law. &nbsp;He received his law degree from the Florida State University College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Florida where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACTEC&#8217;s Board of Regents confirmed the election of the 2015-2016 officers, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>President: BRUCE STONE (Coral Gables, FL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>President-Elect: CYNDA C. 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