Nawal McDaniel is the chair of Rogers Towers' Estates & Trusts Department. Mrs. McDaniel practices principally in the areas of wills, trusts and guardianships, the administration of estates and guardianships, and the taxation of estates, gifts and generation-skipping transfers.
Education
The University of the South, B.A. English Literature; Minor, Spanish, 2003
Stetson University College of Law, J.D. 2006
Bar Association Memberships
The Florida Bar
Jacksonville Bar Association
Awards and Distinctions
The Best Lawyers in America® (Trusts and Estates), 2020-2024The Best Lawyers in America® (Elder Law), 2021-2024The Best Lawyers in America® (Litigation - Estates and Trusts; Tax Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law), 2022-2024Best Lawyers Jacksonville Elder Law "Lawyer of the Year," 2024Florida Super Lawyers® , “Rising Star” (Estate & Probate), 2021Community Law Program Young Lawyers Pro Bono Award, 2009
Professional and Community Involvement
Board of Trustees, San Jose Episcopal Day School, 2023-present
Board of Trustees, Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund, 2017-present
Estate Planning Council of Northeast Florida, 2012-present
University of North Florida Planned Giving Board, 2016-2018
Executive Council Member, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Northern and Central Florida’s Light the Night Walk , 2014
President, Board of Directors for Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc., 2011-2012
Suncoast Estate Planning Council 2008-2012
General Advisory Council for the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, 2008-2012
Chair, Probate and Guardianship Section of the St. Petersburg Bar Association, 2009-2010
