Rebecca M Becker
Attorney at Law
Rebecca M. Becker is a Daytona Beach native who has over 27 years' experience in estate, tax, business and family legal planning. She is a member of the Florida and National Academies of Elder Law Attorneys, the Elder Law, Tax, Real Property and Trusts & Probate sections of the Florida Bar.
Areas of Practice
- Elder Law
- Financial
- Health Care
- Estate Planning
- Wills and Trusts
- Probate
- Medicaid
- Real Estate
- Guardianship
- Business Plans and Transactions
- Appellate Criminal Defense
Education
- Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida
- Juris Doctorate - May, 1978
- Honors: President, Society of Trial Advocacy
- Honors: President, Phi DeltaPhi Legal Fraternity
- Honors: First Place Over-all, Writing and Speaking, Freshman Moot Court
- Honors: Outstanding Intern Commendation, State Attorney's Office
- Honors: Student Bar Association, Outstanding Service Award
- Honors: Second Place, Client Counseling Competition
- Florida State University, Tallahassee
- M.A. in Philosophy - May, 1969
- Honors: Henry A. Werkmeister Graduate Assistantship
- Honors: Member, National Philosophy Honors Society
- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- B.A. in History - December, 1966
Classes/Seminars
- University Professor of Philosophy
- Former Adjunct Professor, Legal Ethics & Responsibility, Real Estate-Property Law, Family Law, Univ. of Central Florida, Daytona Beach Campus
- Estate Planning Made Understandable / Post-Mortem Tax Planning
- Corporate Buy-Out Options / Deferred Compensation Arrangements That Work
- Split Dollar and Executive Compensation Ideas / Pension Planning Made Simple
- Professionalism in the Marketplace
- How to Work with Other Professional Advisors
- Mediating with an Open Mind / Refresher Tips for Experienced Mediators
- How to Deal with the "Dealer-KIller" / Succeeding in an Adversarial Climate
- Everything You NEVER Wanted to Know About Taxes
- Selling in the Tax Field "Without Intimidation"
- What Professional Advisors Want to Know
- Dealing with Difficult People - Non-Confrontational Strategies
- Is it a (Wo)Man's World? Teamwork for Women
- Thinking is Entertaining - Continuing Education Beyond Job - Training
- Beware the "Buddha Complex" - Reality-Testing for Professional Advisors
- Medicaid: Welfare or Entitlement? The Underlying Philosophical Issues
- The ABCs of Medicaid Qualification & the Fiduciary's Responsibility
- What You Need to Know About Guardianship Practice
- CAVEAT: The Pitfalls of Estate Planning - Beyond "The Simple Will"
- Health Care and Estate Planning: Let Your Will Be Done
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Volusia County Bar Association, President, 1999 - 2000
- Volusia County Bar Association, Board Member, 1994 - 2001
- Volusia/Flagler Association of Women Lawyers, President, 1997 - 1998
- Volusia/Flagler Association of Women Lawyers, Board, 1994 - 1998
- Volusia Real Property Council, Vice-President, Member, 1998 - 2001
- Seventh Circuit Committee on Professionalism in Law
- Seventh Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee, Chair
- Florida and National Academies of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
- Florida Bar Association, Elder Law & Real Property Sections
- Florida Bar Association, Probate & Trust, Tax & General Practice Sections
- Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Executive Women's Council of Daytona Beach
- Executive Association of Daytona Beach
- Coquina Center Biomedical Ethics Board
- Dunn-Blount Inns of Court, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Companies, Counsel & Senior Advanced Underwriting Consultant
- East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C., University Foundation Attorney/Community Relations & Charitable Programs Director
- University of South Florida at Sarasota, University Foundation Attorney/Community Relations & Charitable Programs Director
