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Wills and Trust Law

7100 Baltimore Ave, Suite 205, College Park, MD 20740

Karel C. Petraitis, Attorney-at-Law, is a lawyer that specializes in a variety of legal disciplines including family, estate, wills, and personal injury in the State of Maryland. Karel has been providing competent legal service to the Prince George's County, Maryland area for 40 years. Karel provides one-on-one services and develops close bonds with her clients. She is committed and determined to work with you to achieve remarkable results.

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Leslie Thomas

Wills and Trust Law

2800 S Hulen St suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76109, USA

Named one of the top ten estate planning attorneys in Texas by the American Institute of Legal Counsel, and recognized by “Who’s Who in America,” Leslie Thomas is a founding member, partner, and estate planning attorney with Thomas-Walters, PLLC. She is the author of Estate Planning in Texas and has been repeatedly named a Top Estate Planning Attorney in Fort Worth. She received her business degree from Texas A&M University in 1990, and graduated magna cum laude from South Texas College of Law in 1993, where she served as the Assistant Editor of the Law Review and received the faculty award for outstanding graduate. Leslie Thomas focuses her legal career exclusively in the area of estate planning, and sees clients in Fort Worth. She has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout her career, and is often asked to speak at conferences and seminars regarding important estate planning issues, changes and trends. Ms. Thomas enjoys working with families to devise a strategy specific to their needs and an estate plan best suited to protect their assets for future generations. Ms. Thomas finds that those clients who work to create an effective estate plan are much more at peace in knowing that they have everything in place for their loved ones. When she is not helping families plan their estates, Ms. Thomas enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

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Liz Messianu

Liz Messianu

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Wills and Trust Law

2800 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 800, Coral Gables, FL 33134

Liz C. Messianu, Esq. has more than 17 years of experience in the areas of estates, trusts and guardianship matters. Ms. Messianu’s areas of practice concentrate on guardianship, estate and trust administration; estate planning and wealth preservation's for individuals. Ms. Messianu handles all aspects of estate and trust matters, including probate and trust administration, representing beneficiaries in our courts, with a strong emphasis on litigation involving probate matters, estates, trusts, and contested guardianship's. Ms. Messianu represents individuals in a variety of contexts, including as heirs, personal representatives (executors), trustees, beneficiaries of estates and trusts, incapacitated persons, their families or guardians, spouses and intestate heirs. She has successfully resolved will and trusts contests as a result of vague language, fraud, duress, contradictory instructions, lack of capacity and undue influence, among other factors.

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Mark G. Turner

Mark G. Turner

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Wills and Trust Law

255 Magnolia Ave. SW, Winter Haven, FL 33880

Mark was born in Winter Haven, Florida and has spent his entire career here. Mark practices in the areas of Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate and Guardianship, Business Law, and Civil Litigation. A past president of the Greater Winter Haven Area Chamber of Commerce, Mark has served in leadership roles for Girls, Inc., Main Street Winter Haven, the American Red Cross Polk County Chapter and Habitat for Humanity of East Polk County. He currently serves on the District Board of Trustees of Polk State College and the board of directors of the Humane Society of Polk County. He is an alumnus of Leadership Winter Haven and Leadership Polk, and was also a member of the Florida Blue Key leadership honorary at the University of Florida. Major representative clients include Adams Homes and State Farm Credit Union.

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