Joseph C. Kempe
Top rated Estate Planning & Probate attorney in Jupiter, Florida
Practice Areas:
Estate planning & probate,
Elder law,
Estate & trust litigation,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Trusts,
Wills
Education Qualification:
University of Miami School of Law
Practice Areas:
Estate planning & probate,
Elder law,
Estate & trust litigation,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Trusts,
Wills
941 N Highway A1AJupiter, Florida, 33477
First Admitted: 1982, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.jckempe.com/our-professionals/jckempe/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Chair, Florida Bar Tax Section, Estate and Gift Tax Committee, 1993-1997
- Florida Tax Law Certification Committee, Member, 1993-1999
- Faculty Member, Practicing Law Institute, 1993-1997
- ABA Probate and Trust Section Vice Chair, Family Businesses, 1995-2000
Representative Clients:
- The Firm's representative clients are confidential but encompass a wide range of individuals, including Fortune 500 executives, politicians, and sports figures, and private companies and businesses. The Firm also represents various private and public non-profit organizations.
Special Licenses / Certifications:
- LL.M. Studies, International Tax and Offshore Financial Centers
- LL.M. Tax Law
Pro bono / Community Service:
- Chair of the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation - Present
- Board of Directors of the Loxahatchee River Historical Society
- Board of Trustees of the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation since 1988
- Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, Board of Trustees and the Foundation’s Investment Committee
Honors:
- Super Lawyers
- Rated a preeminent attorney under Martindale Hubbell’s directory of tax law and estate planning attorneys
Educational Background:
- Post Doctorate Studies on International Tax and Offshore Financial Centers, Summa Cum Laude, St. Thomas University, 2000
- Post Doctorate LL.M in Tax Law, University of Miami, 1983
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Author, Reconciling Diverse Authorities on Sales of Remainder Interests, Estate Planning Journal, 1999
- Florida Bar Article: Integration of Trusts with Retirement Accounts
- Author, the following Internal Revenue Service private letter ruling of first impression involving a multi-trust merger and consolidation that enhances generation skipping tax exempt status with trust corpus subject to differing perpetuities periods: PLR 200804013
- Author, the following Internal Revenue Service private letter rulings of first impression on reverse Qualified Personal Residence Trusts (“Reverse QPRTs”): PLR 200935004, PLR 200935005, PLR 200904023, PLR 200904022, PLR 200920033, PLR 200901019, PLR 200848007, PLR 200814011, PLR 200816025, and PLR 200848008
- Author, Designating Trusts as Beneficiaries of Retirement Plans, The Florida Bar Journal, 1993
- Using the Florida Limited Liability Company to Avoid the Liquidation Reincorporation Doctrine, Palm Beach County Bar Journal, 1985
- Lecturer, Corporate Manuevers: Reorganizations, Tax and Securities Laws Issues of Corporate Reorganizations, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1985
- Lecturer, Using Business Plans to Raise Money- Securities Laws Pitfalls for the Unwary, National Association Of Accountants, 1989
- Recent Estate Tax and Trust Law Developments, Florida Bankers Association, 1990
- Lecturer, Estate Planning Using Family Limited Partnerships, Florida Bar, Tax Section, 1993
- Lecturer, Post Mortem Tax Planning, 25th And 26th Annual Estate Planning Institute, Practicing Law Institute, 1995
- Lecturer, Using Family Partnerships to Achieve Estate Planning Objectives, Florida Bar/Trust Officer Liason Conference, 1995
- Lecturer, Solving Pre and Post Mortem Problems with Family Partnerships, Florida Bar Continuing Education, 1996
- Lecturer, Devaluing the Estate Through Lifetime Transfers, 27th Annual Estate Planning Institute, Practicing Law Institute, 1996
- Author, Chapter 27: Entity Freezes and Family Limited Partnerships, Estate and Financial Planning, Clark Boardman Callaghan (Koren, ed.), 1997
- Author, Thawing the Estate Freeze: Code 2036(c) through Chapter 14, ABA Probate and Trust Law, 1994
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