Forgotten Coast Law Is Now Open
Franklin County families no longer have to drive to Tallahassee to protect what they've
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Franklin County families shouldn't have to drive to Tallahassee or Panama City to protect what they've built. I opened my office on the second floor of the historic Apalachicola Post Office and Customs House because this community deserves an estate planning attorney who is actually here — someone you can walk upstairs and meet face to face.
My practice focuses on helping Forgotten Coast families protect their homes, their land, and their legacies with clear, personal, flat-fee legal services.
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Lady Bird Deeds Prepared
Florida-specific deeds allowing Franklin County homeowners to transfer property at death while maintaining complete control during life. A simple alternative to probate.
Compassionate guidance through the Florida probate process after losing a loved one, handling the legal details so Franklin County families can focus on what matters most.
Make your medical treatment preferences known and appoint someone you trust to make healthcare decisions if you're unable — particularly important for our coastal senior community.
Formation, succession, and keeping a family business in the family. From LLCs and partnership agreements to planning the handoff to the next generation, let us help you.
Ensure your financial and legal matters are handled by someone you trust if you become unable to manage them yourself, with documents specifically designed for Florida.
Own property in Apalachicola, Eastpoint, Carrabelle, or on St. George Island but live elsewhere? Your out-of-state estate plan may not properly protect your Florida real estate.
We start with a relaxed conversation about your family, property, and goals. This complimentary meeting is available at our downtown Apalachicola office, at your home anywhere in Franklin County, or by phone or video if you're out of state.
Based on your specific circumstances, we create a customized estate plan using the right combination of wills, trusts, deeds, and directives. You'll receive clear explanations of every recommendation and transparent flat-fee pricing before any work begins.
We guide you through document signing with proper witnessing under Florida law. You'll leave with finalized documents, digital copies for safekeeping — important on a coast where storms happen — and straightforward instructions for any follow-up.
I keep an office upstairs at the historic Apalachicola Post Office because Franklin County deserves an attorney who is actually here — not one you reach through a Tallahassee switchboard. Meet me downtown, let me drive out to your place, or sign remotely if you're out of state. Same attorney, same careful work, either way.
Estate planning is state law, and Florida's rules are genuinely unusual — homestead protections, elective share, Lady Bird deeds, and specific execution requirements that generic online forms routinely get wrong. I've spent my career in Florida law, including as General Counsel of a major state agency. Your documents will hold up here.
You'll know what your plan costs before I start working on it. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices, no charges for the phone call when you have a question six months later. I quote a flat fee at your free consultation and that's the number.
You get me — not a paralegal relaying messages. Calls and emails are answered within 24 hours, and when something is urgent, sooner. Estate planning touches the most personal parts of your life, and you shouldn't have to chase your own attorney to get it done.
Franklin County families no longer have to drive to Tallahassee to protect what they've
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