Fort Lauderdale Law Office

Fort Lauderdale sits at the center of Broward County, and our office is in the downtown core at 101 NE 3rd Ave. Clients come to us from across the county, from Hollywood and Pembroke Pines in the south to Pompano Beach and Coral Springs in the north, and from the beachfront out west to Weston and Davie. Whatever brings you in, you meet with an attorney, because the firm limits its caseload so clients work directly with one.

Real estate attorney in Fort Lauderdale

Real estate is the work Broward clients ask us about most often. South Florida property moves quickly, and the documents behind a purchase, a lease or a development project deserve a careful read before anyone signs. Our real estate practice covers:

• Residential and commercial transactions, from reviewing a purchase contract to closing.
• Landlord and tenant matters, including leases and Florida evictions for owners of rental property.
• Land use and zoning questions for owners and investors planning a change in how a property is used.
• Title and real estate litigation when a deal or a title problem ends up in dispute.
• Eminent domain and inverse condemnation for owners whose property is affected by government action.
• Investor asset maximization for clients holding several properties.

Business attorney in Fort Lauderdale

Broward is home to a wide range of small and growing companies, and many of their legal needs start long before any dispute. Through our corporate practice we help with entity formation, partnership agreements, corporate governance, distribution agreements, intellectual property and access to financing. When a business relationship breaks down, we also handle business litigation, mediation and arbitration. Clients in regulated industries can ask about our cannabis law work, which covers regulatory compliance and hemp business counsel.

Probate attorney in Fort Lauderdale

When someone who lived in Broward County dies, probate is generally filed with the Broward County Clerk of Courts' Probate and Guardianship division and heard in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. The Clerk requires attorneys to file probate documents electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. A personal representative in Florida generally must be represented by a Florida attorney, so most families need counsel at this stage even when the estate is simple. We guide personal representatives through probate administration, including whether the estate may qualify for summary administration, which is generally available when the non exempt estate is $150,000 or less (raised from $75,000 by chapter 2026-57, effective July 1, 2026) or the person died more than two years ago.

Recording a deed and claiming homestead in Broward

Two county offices matter once a Broward purchase closes. Deeds and other official records in Broward County are recorded by the county's Records, Taxes and Treasury Division, not by the Clerk of Courts, and a deed that is missing required elements, such as the legal description, the witness and notary blocks or the parcel number, cannot be recorded. If the property will be your permanent home, the Florida homestead exemption is applied for through the Broward County Property Appraiser. Under section 196.011, Florida Statutes, the application is due on or before March 1 of the tax year. That tax exemption is separate from the homestead protections in the Florida Constitution, which affect creditors and who may inherit the home.

Estate planning attorney in Fort Lauderdale

Many of the people who meet with us about real estate or a business also want to protect what they have built. We prepare wills, revocable living trusts, durable powers of attorney and health care surrogate designations, and we review how your Broward home is titled with Florida homestead rules in mind. Our Broward County estate planning page explains this in more detail.

When matters overlap

Legal questions rarely arrive one at a time. A Broward investor buying a rental property may also need a company to hold it, an agreement with a partner and a plan for who receives that interest later. A family settling a parent's estate may need to sell the parent's Fort Lauderdale condo during probate. Because our real estate, corporate and estate planning work sits in one firm, the attorney you meet can see how each piece affects the others. That helps avoid problems such as a deed that does not match the estate plan, or a business with no one authorized to sign if an owner becomes incapacitated. If you are not sure which kind of help you need, describe the situation and we will sort it out with you during the consultation.

How a consultation works

1. Call or send a request. Reach us at (954) 707-0530 or through the consultation form. Tell us briefly what is going on and which office suits you.
2. Meet with an attorney. Your first consultation is free. Bring any contracts, leases, deeds, corporate records or estate documents you already have.
3. Hear your options. We explain how Florida law generally applies to matters like yours and what the next steps would involve.
4. Decide in your own time. There is no obligation to hire the firm after a consultation.

Prefer to talk first? Call during office hours and we will find a time that works for you.