St. Petersburg firm practicing since 1962 and filing in the Pinellas County probate court. Six attorneys handle estate and trust administration, probate litigation, and will and trust contests, alongside estate planning, guardianship, and Medicaid and long-term-care planning. Founder George Wilsey is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Seminole is in Pinellas County.
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St. Petersburg firm serving Pinellas and Hillsborough County families from Clearwater to Tampa and Sun City. Represents personal representatives and trustees through probate and trust administration and probate and trust litigation, plus wills, trusts, guardianships, and elder law. David Foster began the practice here in 1962; his son Bill Foster was mayor of St. Petersburg from 2010 to 2013.
Tampa firm founded in 2003 with offices in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Trinity, and Wesley Chapel. Handles formal, summary, and ancillary probate administration, trust administration, and will contests across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties. Of counsel Linda S. Griffin is Florida Bar board certified in both taxation and wills, trusts and estates.
Probate in Pinellas County
Probate Court Record
Pinellas County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller
Pinellas County · 6th Judicial Circuit
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Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
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315 Court Street, Room 106, Clearwater, FL 33756
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