This coming October will mark the 5th year that we have been intensely focused on Florida Probate Law. In these past five years, I have personally handled several hundred (maybe north of 1000) free consultations to people faced with the possibility of probate. Not everyone hires my firm, but many of them have still seriously [...]
99.99% of the time, the answer is yes. Generally speaking, a personal representative must have attorney representation before the probate courts in Florida. “But it’s a simple estate! Just a house and a checking account!” Sorry, that’s not the criteria for a “simple estate” and it certainly doesn’t lay the groundwork for rules requiring representation. [...]
[podcast]http://weprobateflorida.com/podcasts/how-to-choose-a-florida-probate-attorney.mp3[/podcast] Here are some (hopefully helpful) guidelines that might help you make your selection: Do not “lawyer shop” by price alone – This is the single biggest mistake you can make. Sure, price has its place in the overall criteria, but it’s not necessarily rooted in the old adage, “you get what you pay for.” [...]
