
Craig R. Hersch
Super Lawyers®Free ConsultationWills, Trusts & Estates Lawyers in Fort Myers, FL in Fort Myers, FL
About Craig R. Hersch
CRAIG R. HERSCH is a Florida Bar Board Certified Wills, Trusts & Estates attorney and CPA. He is the creator of The Family Estate & Legacy Solution®, a unique process designed to transform his clients' legal, tax and financial concerns into a coordinated and understandable estate plan. His firm's web site contains trademarked Family Estate & Legacy Minutes™, short videos answering common estate planning questions. Hersch's Family Estate & Legacy Series™ workshops and accompanying videos help his clients identify the legal and tax issues that his clients should address, and then provides them a framework to work together to accomplish their goals. An example of this is his process that addresses estate planning issues common to new Floridians. Hersch has authored several articles appearing in a variety of professional journals. He pens a weekly estate planning column in a Sanibel and Captiva newspaper that can also be seen as a blog on his firm's web site. Hersch enjoys an AV Martindale Hubbell rating, the highest attainable by the independent national attorney rating service, has been selected as a Worth 100 Top Attorney and is a SuperLawyer Top US Lawyer. Craig is a frequent lecturer at legal and CPA continuing education workshops. A multiple graduate of the University of Florida, with accounting and law degrees, he is married to wife Patti. Craig & Patti have three daughters, Gabrielle, Courtney and Madison, who they are very proud of. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Craig R. Hersch included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Worth 100 Top Attorney Super Lawyer Top US Lawyer AV Martindale Hubbell Rating Other Sources of Feedback About Craig R. Hersch Included on the 2026Florida Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list 2023 Florida Super Lawyers list 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
- J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- B.S.
- Major: Accounting
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Classes and Seminars
- Frequent Lecturer, Legal and CPA Continuing Education Workshops
Published Works
Articles
- The Florida Residency & Estate Planning Guide
- Selecting Your Trustee
- Common Cents Estate Planning
- Legal Matters When a Loved One Dies
- Asset Alignment and Your Estate Plan
- Common Cents Estate Planning II
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1989
- Specialties and Certifications
- Wills, Trusts & Estates attorney and CPA, Florida Bar
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Craig R. Hersch |
| Firm | Sheppard Law Firm |
| Address | 9100 College Pointe Court, Fort Myers, FL 33919 |
| Phone | 239-334-1141 |
| Phone | 239-334-3965 |
| Website | www.sbshlaw.com |
| Website | www.floridaestateplanning.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |