Richard Franklin
Richard S. Franklin
Richard helps parents and families on positive ways to consider and use wealth as a resource and tool for human development. He is passionate about helping families build a foundational structure for future generations to flourish. Richard has practiced law as a trusts and estates attorney for 30 years. His experience in working with wealthy families has been instrumental in informing his thinking and his work on behalf of Appanage on the broader subject of family wealth and inheritance planning. He has a keen interest in the intersection of humanistic and positive psychology and inheritance planning.
Richard is a frequent speaker known for his lively and incisive presentations on estate subjects. His venues have included continuing legal and professional education programs, estate planning councils, and many other groups and conferences. Richard speaks on topics that reflect his deep interests and ideas, and his focus for presentations is always on creative and innovative approaches to help families.
In addition to his speeches, Richard has written on estate planning topics for ACTEC Law Journal, Actionline, BNA Insights, Estate Planning, Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives, Probate & Property, Steve Leimberg’s Newsletters, Tax Notes, The Florida Bar Journal, The Washington Lawyer, Trusts & Estates, and the Bloomberg/BNA Estates, Gifts & Trust Journal.
Richard is a member of the District of Columbia and Florida Bars, and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He holds an LL.M. Estate Planning from the University of Miami School of Law and J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law.
Disclaimers: While Richard is a licensed and practicing attorney, his work at Appanage in helping parents and families is not legal work and in this capacity he is not providing legal advice. Appanage does not provide legal services, and Richard’s Appanage work is not in the capacity of a lawyer. For example, while personal information provided to Appanage is subject to Appanage’s Privacy Policy, such personal information and any discussions with parents and families are not protected by the attorney/client privilege because Appanage (including Richard while providing services on behalf of Appanage) is not engaged in the practice of law or providing legal advice. Likewise, Appanage (including Richard while providing services on behalf of Appanage) is not subject to the ethical rules governing the practice of law, including the conflict of interest rules and the rules governing attorney trust accounts and client property. If you have questions about what this may mean for you and your family, please contact us. Your engagement of Appanage will not be a substitute for your having proper legal counsel, as well as proper investment advisors and tax and accounting advisors.