MICHAEL D. TANNENBAUM has devoted the past forty years of his professional life to the practice of law. Prior to that time he practiced accounting with an emphasis on taxes. His practice encompasses wills, trusts, probate, income and estate tax planning, elder law planning and real estate. Mr. Tannenbaum received his B.S. degree with high honors from the University of Maryland, majoring in accounting. He attended the University of Florida College of Law from which he received his J.D. degree with honors and at which he served as Senior Managing Editor of the University of Florida Law Review. He received the Gertrude Brick Law Review Apprentice Prize for outstanding achievement in scholarly legal writing for his article Insurance Proceeds and Estate Tax Apportionment: The Florida Dilemma, published in the University of Florida Law Review.
Mr. Tannenbaum is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida and is a member of both the Florida and Michigan bars. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has awarded Mr. Tannenbaum its highest rating, signifying that his peers in the legal community have recognized him as having the highest standard of legal abilities and professional ethics. He formerly served on the Board of Trustees of Temple Beth El in West Palm Beach, Florida, and also served as its President. He is married with two sons.