{"id":9845,"date":"2022-03-17T04:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T08:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actec.matrixdev.net\/press-releases\/\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T19:37:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T00:37:45","slug":"actec-announces-robert-w-goldman-as-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actec.matrixdev.net\/press-releases\/actec-announces-robert-w-goldman-as-new-president\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTEC Announces Robert W. Goldman as New President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Contact:<\/strong> Rebecca Vandall
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<\/a>Washington, DC, March 17, 2022:<\/strong> The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) today announced that Robert (Bob) W. Goldman<\/a> will serve as the College\u2019s new President. Goldman, a partner with Goldman, Felcoski & Stone, P.A. in Naples, Florida, succeeds ACTEC President 2021-2022, Ann B. Burns<\/a>  from Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Goldman, who has served in various roles at the College for 30 years, was officially presented at ACTEC\u2019s \u201cpassing of the gavel\u201d ceremony on Friday, March 11, 2022, during its 2022 Annual Business Meeting in San Diego, California. As an officer of the College since 2018, he previously served on the Board of Regents and as Chair of the Amicus Review Committee, Arbitration Task Force, Fiduciary Litigation Committee, Membership Selection Committee, and Sponsorship Committee. Additionally, Goldman was an active member of the College\u2019s Audit Committee, Family Law Task Force, Financial Management Committee, Foundation Financial Management Committee, Joint ACTEC\/NCPJ Task Force, Long Range Planning Committee, Task Force on National Office Selection, Program Committee, and the State Chairs\/Elect Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am privileged to lead ACTEC over the next year,\u201d said Goldman. \u201cAs President, I look forward to continuing to foster the College\u2019s devotion to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and elevating the practice of trust and estate law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goldman is also active in the Florida State Bar. He is co-chair of the Amicus Committee and on the Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is past chair of the Section, current member of the Section\u2019s Probate Law and Probate Litigation Committees, as well as past member of the Section\u2019s Legislation Committee. He has chaired the Probate Rules Committee and the Guardianship Law Committee and is a past member of the Probate Law Professionalism Committee and the Appellate Rules Committee of The Florida Bar. Goldman was named as one of the top 100 attorneys in Florida by Florida Super Lawyers and he is listed in Best Lawyers in America and in Florida Trend\u2019s Florida Legal Elite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His charitable service includes past service as a trustee on the Board of Trustees of The Eden Family of Services, Princeton, New Jersey (which provides lifespan service to persons with autism) and serves as a Trustee of The Trust for the Advancement of Responsible Artists. Goldman is a frequent lecturer for ACTEC and the Florida Bar on probate and trust topics.
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During the Annual Meeting, ACTEC\u2019s Board of Regents elected the following 2022-2023 officers, each of whom serve with Goldman on the Executive Committee and the Board of Regents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n