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  • Member Since:

    January 17, 2008

  • Real Name::

    Don West

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  • Age:

    37

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  • Last Login:

    July 03, 2010

  • Location:

    Atlanta, GA

  • Race:

    Black/African American

  • Zodiac:

    Aquarius


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Strong background in Contract & Property Law, Sports & Entertainment, Government Relations, and Estate & Legacy Planning.


DONALD L. WEST, JR. received his B.S. degree in 1996 from Florida State University and his J.D. degree in 2000 from the University of Miami School of Law. He was the recepient of a Dean's Honor Scholarship and a Florida Education Fund Scholarship as well as a member of the Moot Court Board, Son of Chief, (vice-president/treasurer), to the Iron Arrow Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa, and president of the UM Law Student Bar Association. He has actively counseled high net worth and celebrity individuals on life and business decisions since 1997 and specializes in the areas of trusts and estate planning, probate, corporate law, sports & entertainment and real estate. He was admitted to practice law in Florida in 2001.


Don counsels families, individuals and entities on the principles of generational legacy and wealth transfer as a Vice President and Trust Officer with Axis Legacy Planning & Trusts, P.L., an inclusive wealth management firm with a unique planning philosophy of promoting "Healthy & Sustained Family Wealth" with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and four Florida locations: Tallahassee, Tampa, Palm Beach and Miami.


He has been involved in the development of legal clinic education at the University of Miami School of Law and has developed material and taught the subject of Atletics and the Law as a Adjunct member of the faculty of the University of Miami School of Law. He holds memberships in the American Academy of Financial Management, American Bar Association, National Bar Association, and Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. He has also taught and lectured in the areas of trust law and business legal issues. He is a member of the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Committee on Charitable Organizations & Philanthropic Planning Committee. He has authored numerous articles on sports, entertainment, government & politics, estate planning, trusts, and business law.


Specialties: Estate & Legacy Planning, Government Relations, Business & Corporate Counsel, Entertainment & Sports, High Visibility Consulting

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