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TRUST & ESTATE LITIGATION • PROBATE & TRUST ADMINISTRATION • ESTATE PLANNING

A full service trust and estate law firm specializing in litigation, administration, and estate planning.

The attorneys of Florida Trust & Estate Counsel, PLLC have more than 30 years of combined experience and are prepared to assist their clients with all aspects of Trust & Estate related issues. Specializing in the areas of Trust & Estate Litigation, Probate & Trust Administration, and Estate Planning.

Jonathan Drucker and Michael Arroyave are the founding members of Florida Trust & Estate Counsel, PLLC. They met many years ago as opposing counsel. While advocating for their clients’ conflicting interests, they developed a mutual respect and a professional relationship that eventually led to the formation of Florida Trust & Estate Counsel, PLLC.

Jonathan has decades of experience as a trial lawyer, having successfully represented clients in dozens of trials. Unlike many probate litigators who avoid taking cases to trial, Jonathan frequently handles matters through the trial and appellate phases. In fact, he is often called upon by fellow attorneys to serve as co-counsel for their clients at the trial phase. Recently, he received a multi-million-dollar verdict for a charity after a nine-day trial.

Michael has over 15 years of experience handling trust and estate issues, including litigation, administration, and estate planning. Prior to practicing law, he worked for a trust company, where he administered high-net-worth trusts and estates. He also holds a legal masters in estate planning (LL.M.) from the University of Miami School of Law’s Heckerling Graduate Program.

Florida Trust & Estate Counsel, PLLC represents clients throughout Florida, and routinely appears in matters in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Monroe County.

Florida Trust & Estate Counsel, PLLC is known for providing ethical and efficient legal representation, because our clients are always our primary focus. We have represented clients in disputes involving hundreds of millions of dollars, but regularly represent clients in disputes over a single asset. We pride ourselves on providing flexible fee structures for our clients. Subject to the facts and circumstances of the case, clients are provided with options ranging from hourly fees, flat fees, contingency fees, and blended fee agreements. 

Experienced legal counsel helping families with:

 

  • Contesting and defending wills

  • Trust actions

  • Breaches of fiduciary duties

  • Judicial and non-judicial trust modifications

  • Claims of undue influence

  • Fraud

  • Inheritance Disagreements

  • Managing trust assets

  • Partition actions

  • Distributing assets to the beneficiaries per the trustor’s intentions

  • Protecting your assets

  • Choosing a guardian or trustee for your children

  • Designating beneficiaries

  • Choosing people to make financial and medical decisions on your behalf if you are even incapable of doing so on your own

TESTIMONIALS

  • "I needed assistance with a probate and I most certainly recommend the competent and reliable attorneys of Florida Trust & Estate Counsel."

    • L.M.

  • “I highly recommend Florida Trust & Estate Counsel for their exceptional expertise in trust and estate litigation. The team's professionalism, responsiveness, and personalized approach made me feel confident and well-supported throughout the entire process. Their knowledge and care for their clients truly sets them apart.”

    • A.B.

  • "Great lawyers! They helped me settle our case fast and efficiently. They were highly professional and trustworthy."

    • D.C.

  • "Great law firm! Alexis Morejon is an amazing attorney."

    • F.M.

  • "Best Trusts and Estates attorneys in town!"

    • A.B.

  • "Florida Trust & Estate Counsel are my lawyers for my estate dispute and administration. They are very good lawyers."

    • P.S.

  • "The attorneys at Florida Trust & Estate Counsel and I work with mutual clients on Estate Planning issues. I have worked with them for years on many difficult estate issues. They have litigation experience and credentials in Estate Planning. They take the time to listen and are attuned to their clients’ needs."

    • S.R.

  • "The attorneys at Florida Trust & Estate Counsel are great probate attorneys. I've sent several clients to them who found them very easy to work with and very patient. They handled their matters efficiently and avoided unnecessary expenses."

    • R.N.

  • "Michael Arroyave is my personal estate attorney for more than 7 years. As we age, it is so important to put in place the proper paperwork and advanced directives. Michael has also done work for my family members and recently resolved a legal issue for my aging father (which was not easy). Michael really understands the law and had the forethought to created trusts where needed. He worked with foreign attorneys on several issues and made the whole process seamless. Michael is also a litigator, so he handles the whole process, wherever it leads."

    • P.R.

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