Why Estate Planning and Elder Law?

My concentration in these areas of the law stems from a number of factors:

First, I naturally have a future orientation. That is to say, I am optimistic about the future and I look forward to its possibilities. Therefore, the notion of short term sacrifice for long term payoff always has made a great deal of sense to me. I take delight in helping clients create a better future for themselves and their families through intelligently chosen short term decisions.

Second, family has always been and will always be important to me. I have come to believe that a family's well being depends mostly on cultural, spiritual and knowledge capital, and somewhat on financial capital. In my experience, cultural, spiritual and knowledge capital can only be passed down slowly over time through the almost magical interactions between generations and relatives. Given the current legal and financial environment, I am quite knowledgeable about how financial capital may be effectively, reliably, and safely passed from older generations to younger ones. I enjoy helping clients strengthen their families by providing sound counsel regarding these matters.

Third, during my second and third years of law school, I was fortunate enough to clerk with two excellent attorneys in the Buffalo, New York area who also concentrated their practices on Estate Planning and Elder Law. I came to see the tremendous good that can be done for individuals and their families through effective representation with respect to sensitive sickness and incapacity issues. I also saw the great relief clients experienced from the knowledge that their personal and financial affairs were in order.

During my clerkship, I decided to learn all I could about Estate Planning and Elder Law so that my legal career might provide similar benefit to my clients. My search led me to the renowned During my year in Miami, I learned a great deal about Tax law, including Corporate Tax, Partnership Tax, Federal Wealth Transfer Tax, Personal Income Tax, and the Income Taxation of Trusts, Estates and Beneficiaries. In the second term, I studied the many techniques necessary for sophisticated estate planning from fourteen of the best practitioners in the world. After completing my studies, I decided to settle on Florida's West Coast and apply all I have learned for the benefit of my clients.

Brief Autobiography

I was born in Alameda, California. My father, Noel M. Chiantella, was in the Navy at the time, and was serving in the Pacific Fleet on the USS Wichita. My mother, Eileen M. Chiantella was a nurse. We later moved to Maryland where my father finished up a residency in Radiology. I have a younger sister Cate, who currently is studying Economics and Biology at .

After my father completed his residency, my family settled just outside Buffalo, New York in the suburb of Orchard Park.

At the age of 16, I began my undergraduate work at in Annapolis, Maryland. After completing my bachelors degree, I received an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from the . I then attended the . After finishing law school, I passed the Florida Bar and moved to Miami, Florida, where I attended the and completed an LL.M. in Estate Planning.

Professional Memberships

	Venice Englewood County Bar Association
	Venice Estate Planning Counsel

Hobbies and Interests

When not occupied with my practice or spending time with my wife and family, I enjoy reading, golf, and spending time on the wonderful beaches in Venice.

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