SE HABLA ESPAÑOL
SE HABLA ESPAÑOL
Trust Counsel is a Florida law firm for families, fiduciaries, and business owners whose estates need more than a standard plan. We design estate plans, administer trusts, estates, and guardianships, and litigate trust, estate, and fiduciary disputes in Florida courts.
Every matter starts with the facts. We learn the family, the assets, and the business before we advise, then lay out each option with its legal, tax, and personal trade-offs so you decide with the full picture.
Our work falls into three areas, and many clients need all three over time.
Probate and trust administration, guardianship administration, tax compliance for estates, and fiduciary services for trustees and personal representatives.
Estate disputes, probate litigation, and fiduciary litigation involving trustees, personal representatives, guardians, and beneficiaries.
Our attorneys’ credentials include Certified Public Accountant licenses, Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees in Taxation, Board Certification in Wills, Trusts and Estates by The Florida Bar, an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and recognition from Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. That accounting and tax background matters in estate tax planning, trust accountings, and fiduciary disputes, where much of the work is in the numbers.
Behind those credentials are about 70 years of combined experience serving Florida families, business owners, and fiduciaries. That experience covers designing estate plans, protecting assets from creditors and lawsuits, passing businesses and real estate to the next generation, administering trusts and estates, and resolving disputes when a will, trust, or guardianship is contested.
Estate matters are rarely only legal. We look at multigenerational issues, protection from creditors and divorce, business succession, and how an inheritance will affect the people who receive it. We explain the law in plain terms, and after the work is done we contact clients when changes in the law affect their plans.
Every engagement begins with a written agreement. It sets out the scope of work, how the matter is billed, the payment schedule, and the costs we expect, including anything outside the scope. Depending on the matter, we bill hourly, by retainer, or under another arrangement stated in the agreement. You know the terms before any work begins.
Leslie Marenco, Managing Partner
Schedule a free assessment call or call our firm at (305) 707-7126. Se habla español.
Why Trust Counsel?
30+ years of experience.
25.7% of litigation cases won.
1,309 individuals and families planned for the future with us.