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Elder law attorneys in Florida focus on the legal issues facing aging adults and their families: Medicaid planning for long-term care, drafting and updating durable powers of attorney and healthcare directives, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, special needs trusts, and asset protection. Many also handle probate and estate planning, but elder law is the specific subset focused on care planning and benefits eligibility. See the Florida healthcare proxy and financial power of attorney forms.
Federal law (and Florida's implementation) imposes a 5-year lookback period for Medicaid long-term care eligibility. Any uncompensated transfers (gifts, transfers to family members, transfers to a non-Medicaid-qualified trust) within the 5 years before applying for Medicaid can trigger a penalty period during which Medicaid won't pay for nursing home care. This is the main reason Medicaid planning needs to start years before care is actually needed — and the main reason elder law attorneys exist as a distinct practice area.
Estate planning attorneys in Florida average $440 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $1,320–$2,640 for a simple individual will and $4,320–$6,480 for a basic revocable trust. Online and DIY services cost $30–$300 for the same documents — see the will cost calculator for a side-by-side comparison.
Florida doesn't have a traditional small-estate affidavit, but estates under $75,000 may qualify for Summary Administration, a faster and cheaper alternative to formal probate. Whether you need an attorney for the summary procedure depends on the situation; for full formal probate, most families retain counsel.
In Florida, the situations where retaining counsel is typically worth the cost are: blended families with children from prior relationships; ownership of a business, rental property, or significant investment assets; special-needs dependents who need a special-needs trust to preserve benefits; substantial property held in multiple states. If none of these describe your situation, the simpler online and DIY tools are often enough.
Search 3,941 estate law firms across 51 states.
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37 firms
Attorney Randy A. Bryant has been serving clients in Miami since 1998. Handles probate matters throughout South Florida.
Location
5201 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 800Miami, FL 33126
Phone
(305) 456-2777
Service Area
3 counties
Established in 1995, Boyer & Boyer focuses on elder law, guardianship, and estate planning. Serves clients throughout Sarasota, Tampa, and St. Petersburg.
Location
46 N. Washington Blvd., Suite 21Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone
(941) 365-2304
Established
1995
Service Area
3 counties
Formerly Butler Elder Law, P.A. Elder law practice in Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton. Sierra Anne Butler provides comprehensive elder law services including guardianship, estate planning, wills, Medicaid, trust administration, and special needs trusts.
Location
2025 Lakewood Ranch Blvd, Suite 201Bradenton, FL 34211
Phone
(941) 254-6611
Service Area
2 counties
Represents clients in estate planning, probate, trust, and guardianship matters throughout Florida with emphasis on Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Location
12550 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 805North Miami, FL 33181
Phone
(305) 981-8889
A Tallahassee law firm with offices in Leon County serving clients throughout Florida. Focuses on elder law, estate planning & trusts, probate, Sunshine Law and public records compliance, and business counsel.
Location
2509 Barrington Circle, Suite 108Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone
(850) 888-2529
Service Area
1 county
Experienced Jacksonville estate planning lawyers serving Jacksonville, Orange Park, Atlantic Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach since 2008.
Location
4115 Hendricks AvenueJacksonville, FL 32207
Phone
(904) 685-1200
Established
2008
Miami estate planning and elder law attorney. Denise Jomarron is a Rising Star Super Lawyer for Elder Law for 3 consecutive years. Specializes in estate planning, probate, guardianship, elder law, special needs trusts, and Medicaid planning.
Location
4300 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 305Miami, FL 33137
Phone
(305) 614-3935
Service Area
1 county
Established St. Petersburg law firm since 1962. George F. Wilsey and Steven M. Wilsey provide estate planning, probate, trust administration, real estate, business law, litigation, and elder law services.
Location
1000 16th St NSaint Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone
(727) 898-1181
Established
1962
Service Area
1 county
Offers affordable legal counseling in Florida mainly in Bradenton, Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch. Founded in 2004 by Rodney D. Gerling and Dana Laganella Gerling, both 2025 Super Lawyers. Winner of 2025 Bradenton Herald People's Choice Awards for Best in Wills & Trusts, Estate Law, Elder Law, and Law Firm for 14th consecutive year.
Location
6148 State Road 70 EBradenton, FL 34203
Phone
(941) 756-6600
Established
2004
Service Area
2 counties
Fort Lauderdale estate planning firm where both partners hold Florida Bar board certifications. Jill R. Ginsberg is Board Certified in Elder Law and David Shulman is Board Certified in Wills, Trusts & Estates. Serves Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Location
401 E. Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1400Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone
(954) 839-8705
Service Area
2 counties