Peter T. Kirkwood

Email: ptk@barnettbolt.com
Phone: (813) 253-2020 ext. 110
Fax: (813) 251-6711
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Peter T. Kirkwood is a shareholder with the Tampa law firm of Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride, where he has practiced in the areas of estate planning, tax, and tax-exempt organizations for more than 30 years.

Mr. Kirkwood has written and lectured before attorneys and other professionals in estate planning and other tax topics related to his practice.  He received his B.S./B.A. degree (Accounting) from the University of Florida, and his J.D. and LL.M degrees (Taxation) from the University of  Florida College of Law.  

Serving the community

Mr. Kirkwood's community activities have involved serving on various boards and committees of charitable organizations, most notably on the Board of Directors of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation. 

Mr. Kirkwood has been selected as Tampa's "2010 Tax Lawyer of the Year" by "Best Lawyers in America" and is listed in "Best Lawyers in America" under trusts and estates; tax law; and non-profit/charities law. 

Practice Areas

• Estate planning
• Probate and trust administration
• Charitable giving and exempt organizations
• Federal income, estate and gift taxation
• Excise, state and local taxation
• Corporate, partnership and trust law

Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America (non-profit/charities law; tax law; trusts and estates) (2003 - 2010); Lawyer of the Year - tax law, Tampa (2010)
• Florida Super Lawyers (estate planning & probate) (2006 - 2011)
• Florida Legal Elite (wills, trusts & estates), Florida Trend Magazine, 2007 - 2010
• AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Education

• Eckerd College
• University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors in Accounting, 1975)
• University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1979; LL.M., in Taxation, 1980)
• Order of the Coif 
• Beta Alpha Psi

Admissions

• The Florida Bar (1979)

Professional Associations

• Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council (1981 to present)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association (Treasurer, 1990-1991)
• The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section)
• Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Member, Board of Directors of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Foundation, Inc. (1994 - present)

Publications

• "Income Tax Planning for Property Transfers to Charitable Trusts and Foundations," The Florida Bar Journal, March 1992
• "The Tax Reform Act of 1986: Provisions Affecting Individual Taxpayers," The Florida Bar Journal, January 1987
• "Drafting and Uses of Charitable Trusts Including Charitable Lead and Remainder Trusts," The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Educational Course Materials (1985)
• "Estate Tax Marital Deduction under the Economic Recovery Act of 1981," The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Educational Course Materials (1981)
• "The Ability of Professional Group Practices to Avoid the Coverage and Anti-Discrimination Requirements for Qualified Plans," 33 University of Florida Law Review 99 (1980)
• Co-Author: "Tax Policy and Administration: An Interview With Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Roscoe Egger" The Florida Bar Journal, November 1984
• "Sales and Use Taxes," Florida State and Local Taxes (The Florida Bar 1984)
• "Tax Traps in Tax-Leveraged Salary Continuation Plans," The Florida Bar Journal, March 1984
• "The Use of a Revocable Trust to Defeat the Elective Share" The Florida Bar Journal, February 1983.
• Research Assistant, Florida Wills and Trusts Manual, Sun Banks of Florida, 1981
• Editor, Tax Law Notes, The Florida Bar Journal, 1983-1984