E. John Lopez, Attorney

John Lopez is a member of our Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Asset Preservation Tax Group, as well as the Business and Tax Law Group. Mr. Lopez is board certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law as well as in Tax Law by the Florida Bar.  His practice includes estate planning and probate, tax planning (estate and income taxes),  matters related to corporate and business law and the representation of taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service. A 1978 graduate of Florida State University, he received his Juris Doctor Degree from the Florida State University College of Law in 1983. He was awarded a Masters of Law in Taxation Degree (LL.M.) from the University of Florida in 1985.

He is the author of Defining "Trade or Business" Under the Internal Revenue Code: A Survey of Relevant Cases (Florida State University Law Review, 1984), which has been cited by the United States Supreme Court (Groetzinger v. Commissioner, 87-1 USTC Para. 9191 (1987)).

Mr. Lopez is a member of the Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council, the Tax Section, and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar. He is also currently serving as a member of the Board of the All Faiths Food Bank,  the Pines of Sarasota Foundation, Inc., the Sarasota Education Foundation Advisory Board, the Cordelia Lee Beatie Foundation and the Sarasota County Foundation.