Our Founder, Craig Donoff Esq. (1949-2020)

Craig Donoff

Craig Donoff was a tax and estate planning attorney with offices in Boca Raton and Aventura who began practicing law in South Florida in 1974.

Mr. Donoff was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

He was a graduate of American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., and holds two Master of Laws (L.L.M.) degrees in Estate Planning and in Taxation from the University of Miami School of Law.

Mr. Donoff was a former columnist for the Fort Lauderdale, SunSentinel on Estate Planning and previously had written a monthly column for Senior World newspaper on Taxes and Estate Planning. He is a Past President of the Greater Boca Raton Estate Planning Council and was on the Board of Directors of the TransFlorida Bank of Palm Beach County. Mr. Donoff has also been a frequent lecturer for the Florida Bar and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants in the areas of Estate Planning, Post Mortem Estate Planning, Corporate Tax and Business Planning, and Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions. Mr. Donoff wrote the best-selling book “Avoiding Probate – a Lawyers View,” which is being sold throughout the United States.

Bar Admissions

Florida, 1974

Education

University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
       Master of Laws Degree, Taxation – 1975
University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
       Master of Laws Degree, Estate Planning – 1977
American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
       J.D. – 1974
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
       B.A. – 1971

Classes/Seminars

Estate Planning Classes

Honors & Awards

Mitzvah Society Man of Year- Jewish Federation
Hebrew University Man of Year
2013 Corporate Leadership Award – Ruth Rales Jewish Family Services
2012 Honoree for the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities
JCC Special Needs Man of the Year
Torch of Learning Award – American Friends of the Hebrew University 

Professional Associations and Memberships

Boca Raton Estate Planning Council (Co-Founder and Past President)

Pro Bono Activities

Chase Donoff Special Needs After School Program, Founder
Member for the Florida Atlantic University Center for Autism & Related Disabilities
Israeli Tennis Center Chairman
Hosted Mens Sports Night Out for the Jewish Federation, 2012 – Present
SABR Top Soccer Sponsor
Equine Assisted Therapies of South Florida Sponsor
United Cerebral Palsy Sponsor