About William
William R. Lane Jr. is a partner in Holland & Knight's Tampa office and practices in the areas of trusts and estates, tax exempt organizations and family business succession planning. Mr. Lane is the North/Central Florida regional team leader for the firm’s Private Wealth Services Practice Group.Mr. Lane works primarily in the areas of estate planning, family business succession planning, and resolution of disputes involving trusts, estates, their fiduciaries and beneficiaries. He served on the drafting committees for the Florida Trust Code, the Florida Power of Attorney Act and the Florida Limited Liability Company (LLC) Act. He is frequently called upon to lecture on estate planning topics.
William R. Lane Jr. is a partner in Holland & Knight's Tampa office and practices in the areas of trusts and estates, tax exempt organizations and family business succession planning. Mr. Lane is the North/Central Florida regional team leader for the firm’s Private Wealth Services Practice Group.
Mr. Lane works primarily in the areas of estate planning, family business succession planning, and resolution of disputes involving trusts, estates, their fiduciaries and beneficiaries. He served on the drafting committees for the Florida Trust Code, the Florida Power of Attorney Act and the Florida Limited Liability Company (LLC) Act. He is frequently called upon to lecture on estate planning topics.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tampa (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Tampa (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Tampa (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tampa (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tampa (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tampa (2015)
- Recognized: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Recognized: Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Recognized: Tax Law
- Recognized: Trusts and Estates
- Special Focus: Estate Planning
- Special Focus: Gift Planning
- Special Focus: Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Giving
- Special Focus: Planning for Closely Held Businesses
- Special Focus: Probate
- Special Focus: Succession Planning
- Special Focus: Tax
- Special Focus: Trust Administration
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Tampa Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Lawyer of the Year, 2015
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Law and Psychology Review, Editorial Board
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Phi Eta Sigma
- Legacy Award, American Red Cross, Hillsborough County Chapter, 2008
- Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2007-2008
- Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2016
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)