Florida Elder Lawyers

Elder Law

12555 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33181, USA

As the Managing Partner and Owner of Bellinson Law Firm, P.A., Andrew Bellinson has key insights, compassion, and sound strategies for our aging population and those serving as care givers. He has an intense admiration for the aging and respect for the challenges experienced by caregivers. With a strong background in finance and elder law, Bellinson has helped thousands navigate the complex issues related to caring for a loved one during a law career spanning almost 20 years. Bellinson received his Doctor of Juris Prudence Degree from Tulane University School of Law where he served as president of his class and an editor of one of the school’s law journals. A student of international law, he also attended the Shanghai Institute of Law with a concentration on Chinese Trade Law. Bellinson received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations and Psychology from the University of Arizona. His interest focused on the Eastern Block which brought him to study at the University of Salzburg in Austria. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the Federal Bar of the United States, and the Bankruptcy Bar of South Florida. Bellinson was a board member of the Urban League of Miami and a director of the Liberty City Charter School.

Elder Law

815 SE Osceola Str, Stuart, FL 34994

Elder Law

2605 W Atlantic Ave suite a 103, Delray Beach, FL 33445, USA

Brandon Arkin is an Elder Law attorney with Solkoff Legal, P.A. representing the elderly, the disabled and their caregivers in all facets of Elder Law including Estate Planning, Asset Protection Planning, Public Benefits, Incapacity Planning, Veteran Benefits, and Special Needs Planning. Brandon gained a passion for helping the elderly after watching his own family struggle to afford the care his grandparents needed. He witnessed how his family was harmed by misinformation regarding Public Benefits and the difficulties they had in navigating the governmental bureaucracy involved with obtaining Medicaid and Veterans Benefits. Brandon is an active member of the legal community. He has served as a Director on the Board of Dade County Bar Young Lawyers Association and as Executive Council Member of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar. Brandon also graduated from the inaugural class of the Florida Bar WM. Reece Smith, JR. Leadership Academy and has participated on multiple committees of the Family Law & Elder Law sections of the Florida Bar. Brandon is active in the local community. He has been recognized by Lotus House for providing educational services to woman in distress and has spoken to a variety of organizations about wills and estate planning issues.

Elder Law

2605 W Atlantic Ave, STE A103, Delray Beach, FL 33445

Heather Boyer Samuels is an elder law attorney with Cohen Samuels PLLC in Boca Raton, Florida, and a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Elder Law. Her practice includes Medicaid and veterans benefit asset protection planning, estate planning, special needs planning, probate, and trust administration. Earlier in her career, she worked in Delray Beach: a spring 2018 professional association newsletter identified her as the senior associate attorney at Solkoff Legal, P.A. Samuels earned her law degree, cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center. She also holds a master’s degree from Florida Atlantic University and a bachelor’s degree from its Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College. Her law school activities included the Moot Court Society. The Florida Bar lists her as a member in good standing and eligible to practice law in Florida. Her professional service includes past leadership of the South Palm Beach County Florida Association for Women Lawyers as president and participation in Class VIII of the Florida Bar’s Leadership Academy. Her firm biography also identifies her as Continuing Legal Education Chair of the Florida Bar’s Elder Law Section. In 2020, that section named her Member of the Year for her work as co-editor of the Elder Law Advocate; she received its Section Service Award in 2025. Her listed presentations include a January 2024 Florida Bar Elder Law Section program on conflicts of interest and fees in estate planning.

Elder Law

700 E Atlantic Blvd, STE 201, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Jerome R. Siegel has lived in South Florida for over 37 years. He is originally from Brooklyn, New York and attended Lincoln High School, Brooklyn College and Brooklyn Law School. He has practiced law in the Tri-County area of South Florida for over 37 years. Mr. Siegel has been actively involved in the South Florida community. He served as a Traffic Magistrate in Broward County for over 16 years, is a former President of both the B’nai B’rith Justice Unit (a prestigious association of local attorneys), the Tri-City Chamber of Commerce (Margate, North Lauderdale and Coconut Creek). In addition, he has been a Vice-President of the Alzheimer’s Family Center and President of the Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators. Professionally, Jerome R. Siegel is the President of the South Florida Mediators Association and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family and Circuit Civil Mediator, as well as a qualified Foreclosure Mediator. He is also a member of the Florida and New York Bar Associations, as well as the National Association of Elder Lawyers and the Florida Association of Elder Lawyers. He has been appointed as a Court appointed attorney on numerous capacity, civil and guardianship cases as well.

Elder Law

9100 S. Dadeland Blvd., 1620, Miami, FL 33156

Pilar Villaverde Vasquez, Esq. is an associate attorney at Suarez Law focusing in the areas of probate, guardianship, elder law, estate planning, and special needs trusts. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Pilar served as a judicial intern to: the Honorable Judge Maria Sampedro-Iglesia, 11th Judicial Circuit Court, Juvenile Division and the Unified Family Court/Complex Litigation Division in 2012; the Honorable Judge William M. Hoeveler, U.S. District Court, Southern District Court of Florida in 2013; and the Honorable Judge Michael A. Genden 11th Judicial Circuit Court, Probate Division towards the end of 2013. She earned her B.B.A. degree from Florida International University in 2010, her J.D. degree from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2014 and her Elder Law Certificate in 2014. While in law school, Ms. Villaverde was a member of the Elder Law Society, a Senator to the Student Bar Association and an Ambassador for Student Admissions. Ms. Villaverde also earned an award for providing more than 300 pro bono hours during her time at St. Thomas University School of Law. She is licensed to practice in the State of Florida and is fluent in Spanish.

Elder Law

3277 Fruitville Road, Suite D-2, Sarasota, FL 34237

Teresa is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Association of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, and the elder law section of the Florida Bar and an active member of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Teresa is a frequent speaker on issues affecting those dealing with illness or disability in Sarasota County and has spoken at statewide and national conferences as an advocate for senior. The National Elder Law Foundation (NELF) – the only organization approved by the American Bar Association to offer certification in the area of elder law, has announced that Teresa K. Bowman, Esq., of Sarasota has successfully completed its examination leading to such certification. Certification in elder law, one of the fastest growing fields in the legal profession, will provide a measure of security to the public that the attorney has an in-depth working knowledge of the legal issues that impact the elderly.

Elder Law

100 Executive Way, Suite 101, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Mr. Armstrong is admitted as a member of the Florida Bar, United States Middle District Court, United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and additionally certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a County Court Mediator. Mr. Armstrong graduated from Florida Coastal School of Law in 1999. He has published several articles in the area of Elder Law, Probate and Estate Planning and has spoken to many groups on these subjects. Mr. Armstrong is a former Marine Vietnam veteran. Prior to the law firm, Mr. Armstrong was a senior level executive in the healthcare industry. This experience was entrepreneurial, involving business start-up, funding, management and acquisition of several medical manufacturing/distribution companies. Before this, Mr. Armstrong was employed in management by some of the largest healthcare companies in the country.