Starke Estate Planning Lawyers

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to the idea of creating lasting legacies. There’s something profoundly meaningful in knowing that what you’ve built—your business, your portfolio, your family’s security—can endure and flourish for generations to come. Growing up, I saw firsthand the anxiety and uncertainty that can accompany the transfer of wealth. My family faced difficult decisions when it came to ensuring that what they’d worked so hard to achieve would be protected, preserved, and passed on to those they loved most. Through those experiences, I realized that skilled guidance, delivered with genuine care, makes all...

Jason E. Havens is a Partner at Holland & Knight LLP, practicing in its Jacksonville (also serving Ponte Vedra Beach) and Tallahassee (also serving Destin, Santa Rosa Beach, and Rosemary Beach) locations. He specializes in complex estate and charitable gift planning (domestic and international), probate/trust administration, and probate/trust litigation for affluent individuals and families and on behalf of charitable organizations. He is admitted to practice law in Florida and Tennessee. Mr. Havens received his LL.M. in International Taxation from Regent University, his LL.M. in Estate Planning from the University of Miami, his J.D. from the University of...

Florida Bar Board Certified Elder Law Attorney focused on providing custom solutions and personalized legal and asset protection planning for caregivers and families in Northeast Florida. Offices located in Jacksonville, FL and Orange Park, FL. Kellen is a partner and co-founder of Berg Bryant Elder Law Group after having spent 7 years building his own practice from scratch. Kellen started his solo practice at 26 years old during the 2009 recession, with no contacts and no prior legal experience in elder law. Kellen has since built a practice that has served over 1500 families and supports a full office staff to...

Katherine is a native of Jacksonville, Florida. She is the immediate Past-President of the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association. She is a member of the Jacksonville Chapter, D.A.R.. She attended Riverside Presbyterian Day School and is a graduate of The Bolles School. She is happily married to Cameron Naugle, owner of Naugle Funeral Home and has two small children, Abigail and Logan, who are the light of her life. Katherine graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University in 1998. She then graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law in 2001, and an M.B.A. from...

The firm works with Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills, & Trusts, Probate, Elder Law, Guardianship, Gun Trust, NFA Firearms, NFA Trust, Gun rights, Probate, Probate Litigation, Trusts, and Trust Litigation. Licensed in Texas and Florida

Attorney Joy Owenby serves clients throughout Florida with aggressive and relentless representation for a wide-range of practice areas. While her knowledge and experience are extensive, Attorney Owenby particularly handles matters involving divorce, adoption, trusts / wills, probate, criminal defense, child support, and family law. Over the course of the years, she has obtained much recognition and has become an accomplished lawyer with an Avvo Rating. Prior to the founding of Owenby Law, P.A., Attorney Owenby serves as legal counsel for Florida’s Guardian ad Litem Program. During this time, she explored the intricacies of family law which have allowed her...

In 2016, Carla Trinca-Conley joined Berg Bryant Elder Law Group, PLLC, where she specializes in assisting elderly individuals and their families. Carla is passionate about getting to know each client's unique story and tailoring her legal services to their needs. She is a Board-Certified Elder Law attorney by the Florida Bar. At Berg Bryant, Carla is the lead attorney for guardianship cases, including guardianships over incapacitated adults, guardian advocacy proceedings for developmentally disabled individuals over 18, and guardianship proceedings for minors with funds from personal injury actions or inheritance. Carla is committed to helping her clients navigate the requirements of...

Attorney McCabe G. Harrison is a knowledgeable and compassionate Estate Planning and Probate attorney with a special understanding of the financial and tax side of your final affairs. With an advanced degree (L.L.M.) in taxation, and deep connections to Florida, McCabe balances love and logic in helping his clients create and execute their estate plans. Attorney Harrison is part of a closely connected family, so he knows how important it is for you to protect your loved ones after something happens to you. He works closely with each of his clients to identify their families’ financial, emotional, and health needs, and...

Judy-Ann Smith, BSN, MS, JD My passion as an attorney is being able to help people. Resolving someone’s legal issues is the most rewarding aspect of the work I do. I am an empathetic and compassionate lawyer, willing to listen to my clients’ issues, to get a deeper understanding of what they would like to achieve and accomplish. Most importantly, I am an assertive advocate for all my clients and I will fight for what is fair and just according to the laws of the land. My practice areas range from family law to estate planning and probate. I have extensive success...

WaveCrest Legal, P.A. was established to provide efficient, effective, and intelligent legal services to the greater Jacksonville Beaches area by incorporating business acumen with legal expertise. Our commitment is simple: compassionate client service and integrity in everything we do. Some of our areas of legal expertise are estate planning, probate administration, trust administration, guardianship, and business law.

Attorney Sabina Tomshinsky has been practicing law since 2005 and is committed to finding effective resolutions to each client's unique legal needs. Ms. Tomshinsky is the owner of Home Town Law, P.A., where she provides knowledgeable, responsive client service in a broad spectrum of legal areas, including family law, estate planning, probate, landlord-tenant law and corporate law. She has dedicated her career to protecting the interests of individuals, families and businesses in North Central Florida. As a Gainesville, Florida resident for more than a decade, she is proud to address your legal issues and concerns in a creative...

Adam S. Towers is a shareholder with the Central Florida law firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns. In 2007, he was the founding attorney at the firm's Gainesville office.

Adam S. Towers specializes in Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Civil Litigation, and Estate Planning & Probate. Since 2001, he has handled a wide variety of cases such as insurance claims, eminent domain, contract disputes, code enforcement, and residential evictions & foreclosures.

He belongs to both the Florida and the California bars, and received his J.D. from California's University of the Pacific. He is on the Board of Directors...

The Coleman Law Firm combines 30+ years of experience, concern for the individual client, responsiveness to clients needs, reasonable fees, a focus on the client's objectives by listening carefully to the client's wants and needs, and a commitment to excellence, compassion and sensitivity for family dynamics and relationships.

C. Randolph Coleman, entered private law practice in 1978, after six years as a Certified Public Accountant. His practice is limited to estate planning, Elder law, asset protection planning, probate and trust administration. He is a member of The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Elder Law Section....

Legal Practice Areas: Family Law Business Law Estate Planning Probate Civil Appeals (Appellate Law) Intellectual Property Trademarks Pet Trust Guardianships Bar Admissions: Florida, 1974 Education: University of Florida College of Law Gainesville, Florida J.D. – 1974 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida B.A. – 1971 St Petersburg Junior College Clearwater, Florida A.A. – 1969 Representative Clients: SunTrust Bank Honors and...

Attorney Casey C. Harrison is a sympathetic and savvy probate attorney with nearly a decade of experience first working within, and later arguing in front of, Florida’s circuit and appellate courts. He applies this versatile background and inside-out understanding of Florida litigation to assist you with your most complicated probate matters in a comprehensive fashion. Attorney Harrison joined his brother Attorney McCabe Harrison in the family practice in 2020. Before that, he spent seven years working for a litigation firm in Clearwater, Florida, honing his ability to take cases to court and win arguments before judges. He has a range of...

Howard Rosenblatt is an Estate Planning and Probate attorney. He is based out of Gainesville and is versed in all matters of Estate Planning, including Wills and Trusts.

Mr. Rosenblatt graduated with his law degree from the University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law in 1981, and has been recipient of numerous legal and community-based awards and honors, including The Florida Bar Pro Bono Award (2019). NAIFA-Florida's Advisor of The Year Award (2018), Florida Jaycees speaker of the year award (1984). He is a Life member of the Million Dollar Round Table, a Fellow of The Florida...

A. Leigh Cangelosi is an attorney with the Gainesville, Florida law firm, Bogin, Munns & Munns. Ms. Cangelosi's areas of practice include Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, Business Law, and Real Estate. She received her B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Florida - Warrington College of Business in 1995, and her J.D from University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law in 2000.

Legal Practice Areas: Family Law Business Law Estate Planning Probate Civil Appeals (Appellate Law) Landlord/Tenant Pet Trust Guardianships Litigation Percentage: 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation Bar Admissions: Florida, 2008 Education: University of Florida Levin College of Law Gainesville, Florida J.D. cum laude – 2008 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida B.A. – 2004 Major: English Professional Associations and Memberships: Eighth Judicial...

Lauren Richardson moved to Gainesville in 1993 to complete an LLM in Taxation at UF Law. Since then, she has focused her practice on protecting families and property through estate planning, guardianship, probate, special needs, and elder law. She also serves as co-counsel on wrongful death, personal injury and probate and trust litigation cases. Lauren's probate practice is Statewide. All other areas are throughout North Florida. Free phone consult. Reasonable fees.

Marcus Thompson attended the University of Georgia, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Advertising. During his senior year, Marcus studied international media and history at Oxford University. He attained his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. During law school, Marcus clerked at a St. Petersburg law firm and gained a wide variety of experience handling cases in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, business litigation, family law, and civil litigation. After law school and his admission to the Florida Bar, Marcus returned to his hometown of St. Augustine to build his...

Hello. My name is Francis M. Boyer, Esq., and I would like to take a quick second to thank you for visiting my profile. My main office is located in Jacksonville, Florida, but our firm has two other offices located in Orlando and Miami. I regularly travel to these offices in order to better serve our clients who reside there. I am licensed to practice law throughout the entire state of Florida, as well as in the state of New York. My practice areas include business law, immigration, real estate, debt collection, civil litigation, and international law. I invite you to contact...

Itasca Greagor is the owner and Founding Attorney of Itasca Legal, PLLC. Itasca is a skilled and compassionate attorney currently serving clients throughout North Florida. Itasca was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, and is a proud graduate of Eastside High School. Itasca has extensive experience helping victims who have been negligently injured in car and truck accident cases. Additionally, she represents clients in other civil matters. Itasca received her B.S. degree in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida. After working for a personal injury law...

I am a graduate of Palatka High School and the seventh generation of a Putnam County family. After graduating as Palatka’s first National Merit Scholar, I attended St. Johns River Community College and obtained my B.A. with honors and J.D. from the University of Florida. I was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1979.

I am passionate about equal access to the court system; and served indigent clients in South Florida through the Public Defender’s Office and Florida Rural Legal Services. I have been of-counsel to the Guardian ad Litem program, and also served for five years as a guardian...

Attorney Charlie Douglas represents clients across the state of Florida for legal matters in many different areas. He has extensive experience in Family Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Business Matters, and Personal Injury. Charlie also owns Douglas Law Firm, which is a full-service firm dedicated to serving communities across Florida. The firm is equipped with a team of attorneys who bring years of knowledge and experience in many legal matters including Family and Divorce law, Criminal Defense, Business Law, Guardianships, and more. Prior to Charlie opening Douglas Law Firm, he gained national recognition for his fight to free a Texas man,...

Admitted to practice Supreme Court of Florida Superior Courts of Connecticut United States District Court, Middle District of Florida United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida United States District Court, Northern District of Florida United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Florida United States District Court, Southern District of Florida United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida Publications and Academics The Small Claims Clinic, writer and instructor, 2004 to present A joint pro bono collaboration between the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and LaBella Law, P.L. The Probate Process from Start to Finish, contributing writer and instructor Continuing Legal Education division of National Business Institute, 2007...

Florida Probate Attorney: Though my practice areas include estate planning and real estate work, my practice has become largely focused on Florida Probate cases. My firm's flagship website is http://www.WeProbateFlorida.com where many if not most of our clients start. Prior to opening my doors in the greater Orlando area, I was associate counsel at Rarick & Associates, P.A., the leading estate planning firm in Miami Lakes, Florida. I also clerked for Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. in Ft. Lauderdale. When I can get away from the office, I am a proud internet geek, Florida Gator fan, husband and...

Alyssa C. Shorstein is a partner at The Law Offices of Shorstein and Lee, LLC, located in St. Augustine, Florida. Alyssa graduated from St. Augustine High School (High School Diploma) in 2002, Flagler College (B.A.) in 2005 and University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D.) in 2009. She has been in private practice serving clients in Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy, and Estate Planning & Probate law since 2009. Alyssa has served on the St. Johns County Bar Association since 2012 and served on the Florida Bar Grievance Committee 7B from 2014-2017.

Alyssa takes the time to get...

I am a Jacksonville, Florida native looking to help local families with their estate planning and elder care needs so that the financial aspect of death and incapacity is one less worry for your family.

Carey D. Carmichael, Jr. is recognized by the Florida Bar as a Board Certified Expert in Criminal Trial Law. Mr. Carmichael's office is in Lake City, Florida. Mr. Carmichael received his Bachelors degree from Mercer University; and obtained an MBA prior to law school. Graduating from law school in 2006, Mr. Carmichael began his career as an Assistant Public Defender. During the next few years, Mr. Carmichael handled over 2000 cases, ranging from misdemeanors to capital felonies.

Prior to opening his practice, Mr. Carmichael served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit for 6 years. During his...

I have always had a passion for helping others. I am dedicated to the pursuit of justice for his clients. My concentrated areas of practice include: Estate Planning, Probate, Business/Corporate Law, Domestic Relations, Intellectual Property, Injunctions, and Notary Services. Prior to law school, I spent more than 15 years in corporate America working for companies in various industries ranging from healthcare, finance, technology, and currently, construction franchising. After receiving my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Florida, I continued my pursuit of higher education by obtaining a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from Liberty University, where I...

For over 10 years I have worked with clients to help resolve their financial hardships and plan for a solid future. My clients range from 20-somethings trying to get on the right track, families looking to save their homes, individuals interested in protecting their assets, and businesses that are restructuring debt in order to stay competitive.

I would love to learn about you and how I can help you achieve your goals!

Anish K. Patel became intrigued by the law through the experience of his background in the hospitality industry. The legal needs required for businesses to succeed range from Real Estate to Business matters and has led Mr. Patel to open Old City Law, PLLC to provide services to clients in need.

Mr. Patel has grown up in the hospitality industry and has experienced the various facets of the industry. His “Modern Approach To An Old Practice,” provides a superior advantage in efficiently obtaining the results required to be a successful company in the hospitality industry as well as other...

I attended the University of Florida and graduated with a B.S. Degree. I graduated Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1999. I have over 15 years of transactional and litigation experience experience. My goal was to gain the legal experience to form my own law office where I can truly help my clients with their legal needs at affordable prices. My opinion is that legal services should be reasonable and convenient to the client. My law office offers flexible appointment hours and locations. Appointments can be at a client's home for convenience. Scheduled...

We specialize in helping persons who are going through transitions which involve court actions because of divorce, family disputes, business disputes, criminal allegations and probate actions. We proactively help people and businesses plan for the future through wills, guardianships, trusts, incorporation and business planning. In addition, part of our practice helps persons qualify for disability income. Jeanine's background in criminal and family trials, mediation and economics is part of the experience that she uses to help persons secure their financial and emotional futures for themselves, their families and their businesses. Jeanine is a North Florida...

Mr. Asbury is an Ivy League grad (Penn/Wharton), published legal scholar, lecturer, former state healthcare prosecutor (AHCA), and a law school professor with broad legal and corporate experience spanning over 15 years. His practice emphasis is focused on business law and consulting, contract compliance, administrative law with an emphasis on representing healthcare facilities, drafting and negotiating business and contract documents, estate planning and probate, and litigation of wills, trusts and estates.

Prior to re-entering private practice, Tom Asbury was the regulatory compliance counsel for WellCare, a Fortune 500 company (NYSE: WCG). He provided in-house legal advice and analysis on various regulatory and...