As experienced Florida probate and trust lawyers, attorneys, and paralegals, we know how important it is for the probate estate administration process to be completed as soon as reasonably possible, and as efficiently as possible, regardless of whether the estate is simply to probate a deed, or an estate that is subject to the estate tax..  Our probate lawyers, attorneys and paralegals, provide our clients with complete and timely information regarding the status and activities of each probate or trust case.  We are familiar with the Florida probate law, trust law, guardianship law, probate rules, probate courts and the probate forms necessary for complying with Florida probate law.  Our probate lawyer, trust attorney, and paralegals, counsel our clients on each phase of the probate estate administration or the trust administration process and provide direction for each step that must be taken.  Our probate and trust lawyers, attorneys, and paralegals promptly respond to all questions that are asked, and patiently provide our clients with a complete explanation of what needs to be done to comply with Florida probate law, and why. 

As experienced probate lawyers, attorneys, and paralegals, we understand the emotional issues that become involved in probate and trust litigation, whether the issues involve will contests, will disputes, inheritance disputes, litigation for removal of a personal representative or executor from a probate estate, or litigation for removal of a trustee of a trust, for trust modification or trust reformation, for removal of a personal representative or a trustee for breach of fiduciary duty by a trustee or personal representative, or a will or trust challenge based on irregularities in the formal requirements for the execution of a will or trust, forgeries, the exercise of undue influence in the procuring of a will or trust, the will maker or trust maker's lack of capacity or inability to understand the contents of a will or trust, the improper administration of an estate or trust by the personal representative or the trustee, or disputes that arise between the surviving spouse and the children of previous marriages, especially where the Florida spousal elective share or an inheritance through intestacy may be involved. Our Florida probate lawyer, attorney, and paralegals are also experienced in pursuing actions for abuse of a power of attorney.

Our legal fees for representing you in the administration of a probate estate or a trust administration, or a contested probate or trust matter, will depend on the facts and circumstances of your particular case.  Often our lawyers will work on a flat fee or fixed fee basis.  Other times, a probate lawyer's or trust attorney's hourly rates are appropriate.  In appropriate probate or will contests or trust litigation, our probate and trust lawyers will consider working on a contingent fee basis, which means there is no fee if there is no recovery.  In particular, if your probate administration is for the sole purpose of a real estate probate, i..e., transferring title to real property, the Ponte Vedra Probate Lawyer usually will work on a fixed fee basis, so that you will know from the beginning exactly what your total cost will be for the Florida probate process.

If you need legal representation in Ponte Vedra or St. Johns County, Florida for a probate or trust administration, or probate or trust litigation, a guardianship, to reform or modify a trust, to pursue a claim for abuse of a power of attorney, please contact The Ponte Vedra Probate Lawyer, for your Forida probate, trust or guardianship lawyer or attorney.

Additional information you will find on this website includes:

1. Florida Probate law

2. Wills in Florida

3. Revocable Living Trusts in Florida

4. Florida Probate and Estate Planning Links of Interest

The Coleman Law Firm, PLLC

The founder of The Ponte Vedra Probate Lawyer, is C. Randolph Coleman, a member of The Florida Bar for over 30 years.  Mr. Coleman is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers, which lists only those select lawyers who have earned the A-V® Rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and have therefore been designated by their colleagues as pre-eminent in their field.  

He was a practicing certified public accountant for six years prior to attending the University of Florida College of Law (JD, with honors 1978).  He is a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Tax Law, and Elder Law, sections of The Florida Bar, the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys.

Mr. Coleman is a frequent lecturer and speaker on estate planning, probate and asset protection planning. He co-authored Asset Protection Techniques in Florida, National Business Institute (2004); and authored Family Limited Partnerships in Florida (Chapter: “The Use of Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning”), National Business Institute (2002); Key Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Florida (Chapter: “Protecting the Passage of Wealth”), National Business Institute (1997); Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Florida (Chapter: “The Use of Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning”) National Business Institute (1995).

Mr. Coleman has achieved an AVVO Rating of 10.0 out of 10.0 - Superb

Mr. Coleman, as well as being an experienced Florida probate lawyer, is a continuing education instructor for various organizations, approved by the Florida Department of Financial Services as an instructor for life insurance agents and certified financial planners, and is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy for continuing education courses for Certified Public Accountants.  He has served as a presenter of continuing legal education for The Florida Bar (Animal Law Issues Affecting Florida Practitioners, “Trusts and Pets: Establishing Trusts for Pets Under Florida Law”), National Business Institute, and Sterling Education Seminars.  He is a member of WealthCounsel, LLC, a national association of estate planning attorneys, a participating member of WealthCounsel Advisors Forum, and is a member of the attorney advisory board for Wealth Protection Alliance, LLC, a national organization dedicated to providing asset protection planning for professionals and business owners.  Mr. Coleman served as the Program Director for Asset Protection Planning for the Florida Physicians Association, from 1997 to 2006.

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