David R. Carlisle, P.A. concentrates his practice on dispute resolution involving trusts, estates and guardianships, and related issues. He is a frequent lecturer on issues relating to estates, trusts and guardianships, and is active in legislative initiatives on behalf of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar as well as private clients. Recently, Mr. Carlisle was appointed by the Department of Elderly Affairs to the Board of Directors of the Statewide Public Guardianship Offices Direct Support Organization.

Mr. Carlisle is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a member of its Asset Preservation Committee. He is a member of the Executive Council of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar and recently served a term as chair of the Guardianship Law and Procedure Committee. He presently serves on the Probate Litigation, Probate Law and Durable Power and Advance Directive committees. Mr. Carlisle is presently the co-vice chair of the Dade County Bar Association Probate and Guardianship Committee and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Coral Gables Bar and the Dade County Bar Association.

Mr. Carlisle is a 1984 graduate of the University of Miami School of Law and a graduate of the University of Miami.

Areas Of Practice

Trust, Estate and Guardianship Litigation

Professional Activities

The Florida Bar
- Chair, Guardianship Law and Procedure Committee, 2004-2006
- Vice Chairman, Guardianship Law and Procedure Committee, 2002-2003
- Chair, Florida Probate Rules Committee, 1999-2002
- Executive Council, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
- Member, Probate and Trust Litigation Committee
- Member, Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, 2000-2002
American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Coral Gables Bar
- President, 1995-1996
Dade County Bar Association
- Co-Vice Chair, Probate and Guardianship Committee

Admissions

Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Education

University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1984
University of Miami (FL), B.M., 1979

Board Memberships

Board of Directors, Statewide Public Guardianship Offices Direct Support Organization

Honors and Awards

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
- Member, Asset Preservation Committee

Selected Publications

"Fraudulent Transfer/Fraudulent Conveyances in Estate Planning," Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Estate Planning in the New Millennium, 2000

Selected Speaking Engagements

"Creditor Rights and Fiduciary Obligations in Insolvent Estates," Trust Law Symposium, May 17 and 25, 2007
"Greatest Cases of the Decade," Florida Legal Educator's Association "Guardianship Team" seminar, Tampa, Florida, March 15, 2007
"Joint Property Issues," Florida Education Association Estate planning in the Real World Seminar, 2005
"Least Restrictive Alternatives to Guardianship Litigation Issues," The Florida Bar, 2005
"Protecting the Estate from the Decedent's Fraudulent Transfers," The Florida Bar, 2004
"Minor Settlements," Florida Legal Education Association, Intermediate Seminar, 2004
"Guardianship News," The Florida Bar, 2003
"Florida Probate Rules 2002 Amendments," The Florida Bar, 2001
"Litigation Issues," Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar - Elective Share: Integrating the New Law Into Your Practice, 2001
"Florida Probate Rules: 2002 Amendments and Preview of Proposed Rules," Florida Legal Education Association, 2001
"Fraudulent Transfer/Fraudulent Conveyances" in Estate Planning, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Estate Planning in the New Millennium, 2000