About William Battle
William Battle McQueen is an attorney admitted to practice in Florida. His education traces a steady interest in law and business. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983. He received his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1987 and later completed an LL.M. in Estate Planning at the University of Miami School of Law in 2013.
The academic path McQueen chose brought together business training and advanced legal study. The undergraduate degree provided a foundation in financial and organizational concepts. The J.D. prepared him for courtroom and transactional work. The LL.M. added specialized training in estate planning and related tools used to organize and preserve wealth.
Since completing his formal legal education, McQueen has practiced in Florida. He has worked on matters that require detailed document drafting and careful attention to statutory and administrative rules. His practice has made regular use of techniques common to wills, trusts and probate administration. He also has experience assisting clients with the practical steps that follow an estate owner’s death, including estate administration and the transfer of assets to beneficiaries.
Colleagues describe his approach as methodical: he breaks complex issues into discrete tasks and seeks clear outcomes for clients. He prepares the documents that create and govern trusts, designs successor arrangements, and guides fiduciaries through administration duties. He pays attention to timing and procedural requirements that can affect how an estate is settled and how property moves through probate or avoids it.
McQueen maintains current memberships in professional associations. He keeps current on developments affecting estate and probate practice in Florida. His background in business administration informs conversations about asset management, liquidity needs and the structuring of ownership during life and after death.
He now practices in Florida and maintains an active role in matters involving estate planning, trust drafting and probate administration. He currently focuses his practice on estate planning, trusts and probate in Florida.
