Florida Wills and Trust Lawyers

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.

Wills and Trust Law

501 N Grandview Avenue, Suite 115, Daytona Beach, FL 32118

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.

Wills and Trust Law

929 Alton Road, Suite 500, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Wills and Trust Law

850 Park Shore Dr suite 203, Naples, FL 34103, USA

Currently residing in Naples, Bob is a native of Miami, Florida. Bob earned his undergraduate degree (B.A., 1979) from the University of Miami and his law degree (J.D., 1981) from Florida State University. Bob is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), is Past President of ACTEC, serves on its Board of Regents and chaired the National Membership Committee. He is past Chair of ACTEC’s National Task Force on Arbitration of Trust & Estate Disputes. He is a former chair of the ACTEC Amicus Committee and past chair of ACTEC’s Sponsorship Advisory Committee. He is Co- Chair of the Amicus Committee and on the Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is past chair of the Section, current member of the Section’s Probate Law and Probate Litigation Committees, as well as past member of the Section’s Legislation Committee. He has chaired the Probate Rules Committee and the Guardianship Law Committee of The Florida Bar, and is a past member of the Probate Law Professionalism Committee and the Appellate Rules Committee of The Florida Bar. Bob was named as one of the top 100 attorneys in Florida by Florida Superlawyers and he is listed in Best Lawyers in America and in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite. Bob’s charitable service includes past service as a trustee on the Board of Trustees of The Eden Family of Services, Princeton, New Jersey (which provides lifespan service to persons with autism) and service as a Trustee of The Trust For the Advancement of Responsible Artists. Bob is a frequent lecturer for ACTEC and the Florida Bar on probate and trust topics, including fees, fiduciary duties, and will and trust contests.