NELSON & NELSON PA - Key Persons

Alexandra Palacios

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Office Staff Member

Barry A. Nelson - Shareholder

Job Titles:
  • SHAREHOLDER
Barry Nelson is an industry-respected, board-certified attorney with decades of experience counselling high-net-worth clients. In this useful resource for both professionals and clients alike, he reveals the serious implications of ignoring the potential liabilities that can threaten a client's assets.

Cassandra S. Nelson

Job Titles:
  • SERVICES / Estate Planning - Get Started! Estate Planning & Administration

Judith S. Nelson - Shareholder

Job Titles:
  • SHAREHOLDER
Judith Nelson, a shareholder in the law firm of Nelson & Nelson, P.A. with offices in North Miami Beach and Miami, received her Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 1982. From 1982 to 1985 she was panel counsel for Travelers Insurance Company. In 1985 Judith became an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Miami. In 1986 Governor Bob Graham appointed her to the Bench as a Judge of Compensation Claims.

Mirlene E. Dubreuze

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager

Shelley L. Patterson

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Coordinator, Web Site Administrator

Victoria Mascaro

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Office Staff Member
Barry A. Nelson, a Florida Bar Board Certified Tax and Wills, Trusts and Estates Attorney and author of Estate Planning and Asset Protection in Florida: A Plan to Survive Unexpected Financial Threats is a shareholder in the law firm of Nelson & Nelson, P.A. in North Miami Beach, Florida. He practices in the areas of tax, estate planning and administration, asset protection, fiduciary matters, partnerships and business law. He provides counsel to high net worth individuals and families focusing on income, estate and gift tax planning and assists business owners to most effectively pass their ownership interests from one generation to the next. As the father of a child with autism, Mr. Nelson combines his legal skills with compassion and understanding in the preparation of Special Needs Trusts for children with disabilities. Mr. Nelson has received such honors as the Distinguished Planner Award 2021 presented by the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami and was named the 2015 Miami Trusts and Estates "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America©. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© consecutively since 1995 in the practice areas of Trusts and Estates and Tax Law and in Chambers USA High Net Worth Guide consecutively, since its inaugural edition in 2016, as one of less than 10 lawyers receiving the highest rating of "Band 1" in Private Wealth Law in Florida. He was previously listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the Florida Estate Planning category. Mr. Nelson has been designated as a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Rated Lawyer since 1982 and has been listed in other top Florida attorney publications including Florida Super Lawyers and South Florida Legal Guide. Mr. Nelson is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and served as Chairman of its Asset Protection Committee. He has published numerous articles in professional publications and he lectures extensively for professional organizations such as ACTEC, the Florida Bar, and the University of Miami Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning.