Grant W. Silvester

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Biography

Grant Silvester advises high-net-worth individuals and families on estate planning, business succession and tax matters, focusing on strategies to minimize estate, gift, generation-skipping, income, and property taxes. He develops tax-efficient plans through the formation of trusts and business entities. Grant also assists fiduciaries and beneficiaries with estate and trust administration matters, including the preparation of estate and gift tax returns.

Concentrations

• Multigenerational wealth transfer planning

• Preparation of wills, trusts, and related documents

• Trust and estate (probate) administration

• Business succession planning

• Charitable gift planning

Experience

Internships

• Private Client Services Intern, Andersen Tax, 2020

o Tax planning for business entities and high-net-worth individuals

• Student Advocate, Federal Tax Clinic, Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School, 2019

o Represented low-income taxpayers in controversies with the IRS, handling examinations, administrative appeals, and collection matters

• Business Valuation Intern, FMV Opinions, Inc., 2013

o Prepared valuations of interests in business entities

Recognition & Leadership

Professional & Community Involvement

• Member, East Coast Estate Planning Council, 2022-2024

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Private Wealth Services
  • Tax Business Succession Planning
  • Charitable Planning & Foundations
  • Estate Planning/Trust & Estate Administration

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Virginia, B.A., 2014 DI Men’s Soccer National Champion, 2015
Law School Attended:
University of Florida Levin College of Law, LL.M., Taxation; Editor, Florida Tax Review, 2021; University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., cum laude; Managing Editor, Florida Law Review, 2021
Year of First Admission:
2022
Admission:
2022, Florida
Reported Cases:
Experience: Internships: Private Client Services Intern, Andersen Tax, 2020; Tax planning for business entities and high-net-worth individuals; Student Advocate, Federal Tax Clinic, Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School, 2019; Represented low-income taxpayers in controversies with the IRS, handling examinations, administrative appeals, and collection matters; Business Valuation Intern, FMV Opinions, Inc., 2013; Prepared valuations of interests in business entities
ISLN:
1001220204

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