William D. Lucius, J.D.

Will Lucius joined Raymond James Trust, N.A., in 2015, where he held progressive roles, including the areas of special needs trust administration and fiduciary real property management. In 2021, he served as chief trust director at The Bank of Tampa. Will returned to Raymond James Trust in 2022, where he serves as chief trust officer.

Prior to Will entering the fiduciary services space, he practiced law throughout Michigan and Wisconsin. Will focused his practice on estate planning, elder law, estate and trust administration, long-term care planning, public benefits and health insurance programs and eligibility, veteran’s benefits, as well as representing children and adults with special needs and disabilities.

Will is a graduate of Elmira College, Elmira, New York, with a BA degree in political science and a BA degree in philosophy and religious studies. Upon graduation, Will attended Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, receiving a concentration certificate in elder law, and was the 2008 recipient of the Matthew Bender Elder Law Award. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Michigan and Wisconsin and was an accredited attorney with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Will is active in the field of elder law and disability rights having served as an e-bulletin co-editor of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, a subject-matter speaker at state and national conferences and is an adjunct professor at Stetson College of Law. Will is also active in his community having served as a Rotary club president, is a Paul Harris Fellow and serves on the Pepin Academy Foundation board of directors.

Will resides in Tampa with his wife, Stacey, and their two children, Mason and Addison.