Jeffrey Skatoff
Jeffrey Skatoff practices primarily in the trust and estates area, and litigates some of the largest and most complex trust and estates disputes in the State of Florida.
Mr. Skatoff started his career in 1991 as a trial attorney in the Honors Program of the Tax Division at the Department of Justice, in Washington DC. Mr. Skatoff litigated primarily civil income tax and estate tax cases on behalf of the federal government. In 1993, Mr. Skatoff was awarded the Tax Division’s Outstanding Attorney Award, for superior performance.
Mr. Skatoff left government service in 1995 and has been a practicing attorney since that time. Mr. Skatoff is also a frequent on-air legal commentator for CNN on the topics of probate litigation and estate planning, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger’s, Northern Trust’s Wealth Magazine, and the Palm Beach Post.
In addition to an active litigation practice, Mr. Skatoff also handles estate planning for wealthy families and business owners, and has a large probate administration practice.
Education
- Duke University, AB (Chemistry), 1988.
- Washington University School of Law, JD, 1991.
- Associate Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly.
- Order of Coif (Top 10% + Faculty Approval).
- American Jurisprudence Award.
- Georgetown University, LLM (Taxation), 1996.
- Graduated With Distinction (Top 10%)
Memberships
- Florida Bar
- Tax Court and the Court of Federal Claims Bars
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Reported Cases
- MacIntyre v. Wedell, ___ So.3d ___ (4th DCA 2009)
- IU INTERNATIONAL CORP. v. U.S., 77 AFTR 2d 96-696 (34 Fed Cl 767), 2/08/1996 (View PDF)
- GUMP v. U.S., 76 AFTR 2d 95-8112, 3/06/1995 (View PDF)
- CLAYTON, ET AL. v. U.S., 76 AFTR 2d 95-5197 (33 Fed Cl 628), 6/30/1995 (View PDF)
- HARRIS v. U.S., 75 AFTR 2d 95-2228 (33 Fed Cl 470), 5/25/1995 (View PDF)
- FISHER v. U.S., 71 AFTR 2d 93-2184 (28 Fed. Cl. 88), 04/07/1993 (View PDF)
