Mary Beth Crawford

Background

Mary Beth Crawford is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Bonita Springs office. She focuses her practice on estate planning, tax planning and probate and trust administration. 

Mary Beth brings a caring and comprehensive approach to estate planning and provides her clients and their families with both the technical and personal guidance they need in developing the proper plan.

Practice Areas

• Private Clients Group
• Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
• Probate and Estate Administration
• Fiduciary and Trustee Services
• Wealth Protection Planning
• Philanthropic Giving
• International Estate and Tax Planning
• Business Succession Planning
• Estate Planning for Corporate Executives

Education

• University of Florida, Levin College of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1998)
• University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1997)
• University of Florida (B.A., 1992)

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1997

Professional Organizations

• Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Member
• Collier County Bar Association, Trusts and Estate Section, Member
• Collier County Women's Bar Association, Member

Professional Recognition

• Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates – 2004-present
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2018 - Present
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2021 - Present
• The Women's Foundation of Collier County, 2017 Women of Initiative
• Gulfshore Business, "40 Under 40" Award, 2004
• Distinctive Women, 2011
• 2017 Women of Initiative Honoree, Women's Foundation of Collier County
• Naples Illustrated Top Lawyers, 2019-2020
• Florida Legal Elite, 2020

Civic and Philanthropic Activity

• Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Board of Trustees
• Gulfshore Playhouse, Planned Giving Council
• Angels Undercover of Collier County, Inc., Board of Directors
• David Lawrence Center & Foundation, Board of Directors, Past President; Planned Giving Committee, Chairman
• Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, Board of Directors, Past President
• American Red Cross, Planned Giving Committee, Past Chair
• Speakers Assembly of Southwest Florida, Membership Committee
• Leadership Bonita, Class of 2004
• Junior League of Fort Myers, Past Member

Articles/Publications

• Probate:  Florida, Practical Law Guide, co-author, Thomson Reuters

Articles

• Are You Prepared? The Importance of Planning Your Estate
• Defining Real Success

Books & Guides

• Probate in Florida

News & Press Releases

• Bonita Springs 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
• 34 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2020
• Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America
• 32 Cummings & Lockwood LLC Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers® List
• Mary Beth Crawford, Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Bonita Springs Office, to Be Honored by the Women's Foundation of Collier County
• Mary Beth Crawford Named Principal-in-Charge of Cummings & Lockwood's Bonita Springs, Florida Office

Videos

• Probate & Estate Administration