Robert L. Lancaster, Business Attorney in Naples, Florida
Over 52 years of legal practice · focused on Business, Estate Planning, and General · 5.0/5 rating from 3 verified client reviews
PrincipalatCummings & Lockwood LLC
Naples, FL
Practicing business in Naples since 1974.
- 52+
- Years practicing
- 5.0 ★
- 3 client reviews
- 2
- Bar admissions
Are you Robert L. Lancaster?
This profile was built from public bar records and is still unclaimed. Claim it free to control your photo, bio, and fees — and get client inquiries sent straight to you.
Quick answer
Robert L. Lancaster is a principal based in Naples, FL. The practice focuses on Business, Estate Planning, and General. Robert has over 52 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Cummings & Lockwood LLC. Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 3 client reviews.
- Based in
- Naples, FL
- Experience
- over 52 years
- Known for
- Business · Estate Planning · General
- Handles Business, Estate Planning, and General matters from Naples, FL.
- Over 52 years of practice as a licensed attorney.
- Recognized with Peer Reviewed.
About Robert L. Lancaster: Robert L. Lancaster is a principal based in Naples, FL. The practice focuses on Business, Estate Planning, and General. Robert has over 52 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Cummings & Lockwood LLC. Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 3 client reviews.
Areas of practice
Robert's practice areas in Naples
Robert concentrates on business, estate planning, general, probate, and trusts. Each area below outlines the kind of case Robert handles, typical outcomes to expect, and how the intake process starts.
Business
View other Business attorneys
Estate Planning
View other Estate Planning attorneys
General
View other General attorneys
Probate
View other Probate attorneys
Trusts
View other Trusts attorneys
Family Law
View other Family Law attorneys
Business cases in Naples, Florida
Robert takes business matters in Naples, Florida. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Robert agrees to represent you.
Estate Planning cases in Naples, Florida
Robert takes estate planning matters in Naples, Florida. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Robert agrees to represent you.
General cases in Naples, Florida
Robert takes general matters in Naples, Florida. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Robert agrees to represent you.
Probate cases in Naples, Florida
Robert takes probate matters in Naples, Florida. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Robert agrees to represent you.
Trusts cases in Naples, Florida
Robert takes trusts matters in Naples, Florida. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Robert agrees to represent you.
Biography
Robert L. Lancaster, business attorney serving Naples
Robert L. Lancaster is a principal based in Naples, FL. The practice focuses on Business, Estate Planning, and General. Robert has over 52 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Cummings & Lockwood LLC. Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 3 client reviews. Robert works from Naples, Florida and takes on business matters across the region.
Robert L. Lancaster is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood’s Private Clients Group and Principal-in-Charge of the Naples office. Rob focuses his practice on the areas of wealth preservation planning, estate planning and business succession planning. Today’s litigious environment compels individuals to proactively engage in strategies to preserve their wealth.
Just as physicians are all too familiar with the inherent risks of practicing medicine, so too should entrepreneurs, executives and other professionals be aware of the risks associated with commercial enterprises.
Rob helps clients with wealth preservation planning, which involves maximizing the benefits offered under Florida law, as well as considering the implementation of sophisticated foreign or domestic structures.
Professional Recognition
•Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates
•The American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), fellow
•The Best Lawyers in America, 2018 - Present
•The Best Lawyers in America, 'Lawyer of the Year' in Trusts & Estates Law, 2022
•Florida Super Lawyers, 2017 - Present, Rising Star, 2009 - 2014
Civic and Philanthropic Activity
•The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, Board Member
•Pelican Bay Rotary, Member
•Baby Basics of Collier County, Inc., Founding Member, Former Board Member
•New Horizons of Southwest Florida, Former Board Member
•Collier County Bar Foundation, Director
•Estate Planning Council of Naples, Member
•Annual Estate Planning Supplement in the Naples Daily News, Editor, 2008 - 2015
Articles/Publications
•Tenancy by the Entireties in Personal Property: Making the Case for Eliminating the Unities of Time and Title, ACTEC 2021 Florida Fellows Annual Meeting, co-author, July 2021
•Relationship Dissolution Planning - Asset Protection in Florida, co-author (3rd - 7th Editions)
•Ancillary Probate in Florida, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
•Probate: Florida, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters
•“A Memo to the States - The UVTA Is Flawed...So Fix It!!!,” co-author, Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Newsletter #367, May 2018
•“History Has Its Eyes on UVTA,” Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Newsletter #320, April 2016
•“New Uniform Voidable Transactions Act: Good for the Creditors' Bar, But Bad for the Estate Planning Bar? - Part Two,” Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Newsletter #317, March 2016
•“Uniform Voidable Transactions Act and its Effect on the Estate Planning Community,” Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Newsletter #316, March 2016
•'13 and Counting! Virginia Enacts Asset Protection Trust Legislation,' co-author, Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Planning Newsletter #197, April 2012
•'Miller v. Kresser: Lessons Learned From a Creditor Attack on a Third-Party Spendthrift Trusts,' co-author, Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Planning Newsletter #155, June 2010
•'Chames v. DeMayo - Waiver of Homestead Right,' co-author, Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Newsletter #124, March 2008
•'In re Lawrence - Momma, I'm Coming Home,' co-author, Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Planning Newsletter, December 2006
•'Asset Protection with Foreign Wealth Preservation Trusts,' Florida Neurosurgery Newsletter, June 2006
•'Wealth Protection Planning Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Preservation and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,' co-author, Vol. 30, No. 5, Sept-Oct, Tax Management Estates, Gifts & Trust Journal 269
•'New Bankruptcy Act - What Planners Really Need to Know,' co-author, Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Planning Newsletter, April 2005
•'Oklahoma's Family Wealth Preservation Trust Act,' co-author, Leading Practitioner Commentary, Tax Management Estates, Gifts & Trust Journal, Vol. 29, No. 6, November-December 2004
Articles
•Back-End Spousal Lifetime Access Trust
•Ancillary Probate in Florida
Books & Guides
•Ancillary Probate in Florida
• Probate in Florida
News & Press Releases
• Naples Office - 2023 Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch
• 35 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Have Been Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2021, 2 Attorneys Received Lawyer of the Year Awards and 8 Attorneys Have Been Identified as the Ones to Watch
• Six Cummings & Lockwood’s Trusts & Estates Attorneys Named Florida Super Lawyers in 2020
• 34 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2020
• Robert L. Lancaster Provides Expert Testimony Before Florida Senate and House on Decedent’s Property
• Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America
• Seven Cummings & Lockwood’s Trusts & Estates Attorneys Named 2018 Florida Super Lawyers
• 32 Cummings & Lockwood LLC Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers List
• Cummings & Lockwoods Trusts & Estates Attorneys Named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers
• Robert L. Lancaster, Attorney in Cummings & Lockwoods Naples, Florida, Office Achieves Board Certification in Wills, Trusts and Estates
Videos
• Florida Back-End Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts
• The Basis of Marriage: Florida Community Property Trusts
• Domicile Planning and Moving to Florida
Working with Robert on a business matter
Robert L. Lancaster is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood’s Private Clients Group and Principal-in-Charge of the Naples office. Rob focuses his practice on the areas of wealth preservation planning, estate planning and business succession planning. Today’s litigious environment compels individuals to proactively engage in strategies to preserve their wealth. Just as physicians are all too…
Clients Robert works with
Robert reviews new inquiries case-by-case for business, estate planning, and general matters in Naples and the surrounding Florida area.
Credentials
Credentials — where Robert studied and practices
University of Florida, Levin College of Law
J.D. · 2000
Florida State University
B.S. Business · 1996
Jurisdictions
Robert's state bar admissions
Florida
2001 · ACTIVE
Mississippi
1974 · ACTIVE
Robert studied at J.D. in University of Florida, Levin College of Law and B.S. Business in Florida State University.
Law school and academic background
Robert completed J.D. in University of Florida, Levin College of Law and B.S. Business in Florida State University. Formal legal training is one signal of substantive knowledge — the day-to-day practice Robert runs in Florida is where that training gets applied to real client questions.
Recognition
Robert's legal honors and published work
Robert has received 1 formal recognition from bar associations, industry bodies, and peer-review services.
Peer Reviewed
Legal awards and honors
Peer Reviewed.
Locations
Robert L. Lancaster's office in Naples
Robert's primary office is at Collier Place II, 3001 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 400, Naples, FL, 34103. In-person meetings are by appointment; a phone intake usually comes first.
Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Collier Place II, 3001 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 400
Naples, FL 34103
Open in Google MapsClient feedback
Client reviews of Robert L. Lancaster — 5.0/5 rating from 3 verified client reviews
Every review below is from a verified client of Robert. Reviews cover communication, case outcome, and value — the three signals that matter most when comparing business attorneys in Naples.
5.0
3 client reviews
Client ratings are sourced from public records and editorial research. Reviews on LawyersListed are accepted from verified clients once Robert L. Lancaster claims this profile.
Read all reviewsHiring guide
How to hire Robert L. Lancaster — what to expect in your first consultation
Working with a new business attorney should feel structured. Here's how the first two conversations with Robert usually go, from the moment you request a consult to the day representation begins.
Consultation formats and pricing
Robert charges for the initial consult. That fee is credited toward representation if you retain Robert's office.
What to bring to your first meeting
Bring any documents you already have — police reports, medical records, filed pleadings, correspondence from an insurer, a copy of the contract at issue. If you're not sure, err on the side of bringing everything; Robert will tell you what matters and what doesn't.
Questions to ask a business attorney in Naples, Florida
A short list to run through before you commit: How many business matters have you handled in the last year? What's your fee structure? Who else in the office will work on this? What's your realistic estimate of timeline and range of outcomes? How do I reach you between meetings?
Fees & payment
Fees, payment methods, and consultation options for Robert
Robert discusses fees during intake so the arrangement fits the matter. Contingency, hourly, and flat-fee options are all common in business practice — ask which fits.
Hourly rates, contingency fees, and flat-fee options
Every business matter is priced differently. Simple document review might be a flat fee. Injury litigation is often contingency. Complex commercial disputes usually run hourly with a retainer. Robert confirms the model in the engagement letter before any work starts.
Payment methods and payment plans
Robert's office accepts standard payment methods. Ask about payment plans if the retainer is a stretch — many business practices work with clients on structured schedules.
Frequently asked
Frequently asked questions about Robert L. Lancaster
How much does it cost to hire Robert for a business case?
Cost depends on the type of matter, the fee model (contingency, flat, hourly), and how contested the case becomes. Robert walks through the likely range during the consult so there are no surprises.
Does Robert offer a free consultation?
Robert charges for the initial consult; that fee is credited toward representation if you retain Robert's office. Some business attorneys offer free consults — check Robert's current terms during booking.
How long do business cases in Florida typically take?
Simple business matters can wrap in a few weeks; disputed cases can run 6–18 months from intake to resolution, longer if the matter goes to trial. Robert gives a realistic estimate for your facts at the consult — vague answers here are a red flag.
Can Robert take my case if I'm outside Naples?
Robert is licensed in Florida. Matters governed by Florida law are the natural fit. Out-of-state matters are handled case-by-case, sometimes with local co-counsel. Ask during intake — Robert will tell you if the case is a fit or refer you to someone closer to your court.
What should I bring to my first meeting with Robert?
Bring every document that touches the dispute: contracts, correspondence, police or medical reports, filed pleadings, invoices, photographs, insurance letters. Also bring a written timeline of what happened, in your own words. Robert will filter what matters — over-preparing at intake is always cheaper than needing a second meeting.
Is Robert accepting new business clients right now?
Robert's intake status shifts week to week. Submit the form; the office will confirm availability or refer the matter out.
Areas served
Business attorneys serving Naples, Miami and Tampa in Florida
Robert handles business matters throughout Florida. Each city below is a direct link into the search page for verified business attorneys in that community.
- Naples2,155 attorneys
- Miami15,918 attorneys
- Tampa9,739 attorneys
- Orlando7,352 attorneys
- Fort Lauderdale6,726 attorneys
- Jacksonville5,497 attorneys
- Tallahassee4,383 attorneys
- West Palm Beach3,699 attorneys
- Boca Raton3,668 attorneys
- Coral Gables3,397 attorneys
- St Petersburg2,098 attorneys
- Sarasota1,994 attorneys
More counsel
Other top-rated business attorneys in Florida
If Robert's intake is full or the fit isn't right, these business attorneys in Naples handle similar matters. Every profile below is verified and open to consultations.