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John Justin Kendron

Columbia County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 17 years experience

(386) 755-1334 582 W Duval St
Lake City, FL 32055

Elder and Estate Planning

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Philip Noble Kabler

Alachua County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 32 years experience

(352) 332-7688 2700 NW 43rd Street, Suite C
Gainesville, FL 32606

Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Philip N. Kabler is Senior Counsel for the Central Florida law firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns P.A. He has over 25 years' experience and is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Connecticut, and Florida. He has practiced in numerous areas of the law over the years such as Business law (including Contract Negotiation & Review, Business Formation, Risk Management, and Asset & Equity Dispositions), Real Estate (both Commercial and Residential), the Equine Industry, and Banking. He is an experienced teacher, having held such positions at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration (2007-2013), Santa...

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Adam S. Towers

Alachua County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 16 years experience

(352) 332-7688 2700 NW 43rd Street, Suite C
Gainesville, FL 32606

Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of the Pacific

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Adam S. Towers is a shareholder with the Central Florida law firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns, P.A. In 2007, he was the founding attorney at the firm's Gainesville office. Adam S. Towers specializes in Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Civil Litigation, and Estate Planning & Probate. Since 2001, he has handled a wide variety of cases such as insurance claims, eminent domain, contract disputes, code enforcement, and residential evictions & foreclosures. He belongs to both the Florida and the California bars, and received his J.D. from California's University of the Pacific. He is on...

(352) 690-7400 1396 NE 20th Avenue #400
Ocala, FL 34470

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Lauren Nagel Richardson

Alachua County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 21 years experience

(352) 204-2224 2233 NW 41st Street, Suite 400-D
Gainesville, FL 32606

Elder, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
Florida State University College of Law

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Lauren Richardson moved to Gainesville in 1993 to complete an LLM in Taxation at UF Law. Since then, she has focused her practice on protecting families and property through estate planning, guardianship, probate, special needs, and elder law. She also serves as co-counsel on wrongful death, personal injury and probate and trust litigation cases.Lauren's probate practice is Statewide. All other areas are throughout North Florida. Free phone consult. Reasonable fees.

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Sam W. Boone Jr.

Alachua County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 38 years experience

(352) 374-8308 4545 NW 8th Avenue
Suite "A"
Gainesville, FL 32605

Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Florida

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Thomas S. Shigo Jr.

Alachua County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 22 years experience

(888) 338-1988 4001 W Newberry Road
Suite E-IV
Gainesville, FL 32607

Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Florida

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Michelle Lee Farkas

Alachua County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 11 years experience

(352) 372-5052 4703 NW 53rd Avenue, Suite A-2
Gainesville, FL 32606

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Marilyn A Belo

Alachua County, FL Elder Law Attorney.

(352) 448-4500 5745 SW 75th Street # 363
Gainesville, FL 32608

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Ernest Arthur Sellers Jr

Alachua County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 21 years experience

(352) 375-2414 309 NE 1st St
Gainesville, FL 32601

Elder, Agricultural, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Mercer Univ-W.George L.S

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Katherine Schnauss Naugle

Duval County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 15 years experience

810 Margaret street
Jacksonville, FL 32204

Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Probate
Stetson University College of Law

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Katherine is a native of Jacksonville, Florida. She is the immediate Past-President of the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association. She is a member of the Jacksonville Chapter, D.A.R.. She attended Riverside Presbyterian Day School and is a graduate of The Bolles School. She is happily married to Cameron Naugle, owner of Naugle Funeral Home and has two small children, Abigail and Logan, who are the light of her life. Katherine graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University in 1998. She then graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law in 2001, and an M.B.A. from...

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Samantha Rauba

Marion County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 9 years experience

(352) 789-6520 328 NE 1st Ave., Suite 100
Ocala, FL 34470

Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Florida Coastal School of Law

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Samantha’s primary practice includes Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, and Elder Law. Her clients range from young individuals to seniors and their caregivers. She represents individuals in all forms of Probate and Guardianship proceedings and has drafted hundreds of documents to meet her client’s estate planning goals. Additionally, Samantha works one on one with clients to plan for and defray the cost of long term care. Samantha was born and raised in Ocala, Florida. She attended Florida State University then attended Florida Coastal School of Law from which she obtained her Juris Doctorate. Samantha is active in the...

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David M. Goldman

Duval County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 10 years experience

(904) 685-1200 3733 University Blvd W
#212B
Jacksonville, FL 32217

Free ConsultationElder, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
Florida Coastal School of Law and University of London

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Firm works with Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills, & Trusts, Probate, Jacksonville Foreclosure Defense,Employment, Criminal Law, DUI, Elder Law Guardianship, Gun Trust, NFA Firearms, NFA Trust, Gun rights, Probate, Probate Litigation, Trusts, Trust Litigation. Licensed in Texas and Florida

(904) 425-1910 166 A1A N
#101
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

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Jeffrey Allen Cramer

Duval County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 42 years experience

(904) 448-9978 3030 Hartley Rd.
Suite 290
Jacksonville, FL 32257

Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Florida Levin College of Law

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Jeffrey A. Cramer creates deeply personalized, easy-to-understand will and trust agreements, protecting loved ones from undue stress during a time of loss. His estate plans are kept up to date and will work when your family needs them most. His mission is to help you deal with the complexities of life, disability and death. He prepares estate planning documents such as wills, trusts, living wills, powers of attorney and designations of health care surrogate; assists in probating an estate or administering a trust; establishes guardianships, advises on elder law issues such as medicaid planning and will fight for your inheritance...

(904) 448-9978 5211 S.Fletcher Ave.
Suite 265
Amelia Island, FL 32034

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Carl Randolph Coleman

Duval County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 38 years experience

(866) 510-9099 10161 Centurion Parkway, N
Suite 310
Jacksonville, FL 32256

Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Florida

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The Coleman Law Firm combines 30+ years of experience, concern for the individual client, responsiveness to clients needs, reasonable fees, a focus on the client's objectives by listening carefully to what the client wants, and a commitment to excellence, and compassion and sensitivity for family dynamics and relationships.

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Joy Owenby

Clay County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 15 years experience

(904) 263-5759 2105 Park Avenue, Suite 2
Orange Park, FL 32073

Free ConsultationElder, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Florida Coastal School of Law and Florida State University

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Attorney Joy Owenby serves clients throughout Florida with aggressive and relentless representation for a wide-range of practice areas. While her knowledge and experience are extensive, Attorney Owenby particularly handles matters involving divorce, adoption, trusts / wills, probate, bankruptcy, criminal defense, child support, and family law. Over the course of the years, she has obtained much recognition and has become an accomplished lawyer with an Avvo Rating. Prior to the founding of Owenby Law, P.A., Attorney Owenby serves as legal counsel for Florida’s Guardian ad Litem Program. During this time, she explored the intricacies of family law which have allowed...

(904) 584-3349 6136 Atlantic Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32211

(904) 674-8779 326 Paseo Reyes Dr.
St Augustine, FL 32095

(904) 479-2391 1835 East West Parkway
Suite 17
Fleming Island, FL 32003

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Kendal Schoepfer

Duval County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 6 years experience

(904) 685-1200 3733 University Blvd W
#212B
Jacksonville, FL 32217

Free ConsultationElder, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Foreclosure Defense
Florida Coastal School of Law

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Ms. Sanders began her law career with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and has been an Associate Attorney with the Law Office of David M. Goldman PLLC since 2011. She began practicing consumer law with foreclosure defense, but quickly expanded her practice to include short sales, mortgage modifications, and other debt collection matters. In addition, her practice now includes bankruptcy and guardianship Law. Ms. Sanders began her consumer law practice while in law school working in the Consumer Law Clinic as a Certified Legal Intern. While in the Consumer Law Clinic, she had the opportunity...

(904) 425-1910 166 A1A N
#101
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

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John T. Marshall

Sumter County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 11 years experience

(352) 391-6031 8564 E. County Road 466, Suite 102
Santa Fe Professional Center
The Villages, FL 32162

Elder, Estate Planning, Probate and Social Security Disability
University of Akron

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John T. Marshall is an attorney for the Central Florida law firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns, P.A., and operates out of the firm's office in The Villages. He specializes in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Taxation, and Guardianships. Additional areas practiced include VA Benefits, Social Security Disability, Business Law, Commercial Litigation, and Civil Litigation. He previously worked in insurance, and holds insurance licenses in Ohio and North Carolina. John Marshall graduated from the University of Akron, working toward his master's degree in finance (received 2005) and began working on his law degree at the college's...

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Douglas A. Oberdorfer

Duval County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 19 years experience

(904) 354-5454 432 East Monroe Street 2nd Floor
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Elder, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family

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Douglas A. Oberdorfer is a committed and experienced Estate Planning attorney in Jacksonville, FL. If you are considering preparing a will or inheritance for you family, call our office and get the help you need. We handle everything included in the practice areas below and more.

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Markus A. Sermons

Duval County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 8 years experience

(904) 685-1200 3733 University Blvd W
#212B
Jacksonville, FL 32217

Elder, Criminal, DUI and Family
Florida Coastal School of Law

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Markus A. Sermons is a litigation attorney focusing in the areas of Criminal Defense, DUI, Domestic Violence, Juvenile, Traffic Tickets, White Color Crime, Divorce/Family Law, Probate/Trust Litigation, and general Civil Litigation. Prior to joining the Law Office of David M. Goldman PLLC, he spent several years in the Office of the Public Defender litigating criminal matters in the Juvenile and Felony divisions, but began his law career with the Office of the State Attorney as a Legal Trainee. With countless hearings and many jury and bench trials to his credit, Mr. Sermons has extensive courtroom experience. Additionally, Mr. Sermons...

(904) 425-1910 166 A1A N
#101
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

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Jeanine Beard Sasser

Duval County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 38 years experience

(888) 840-2999 1912 Hamilton St., Ste. 205
Jacksonville, FL 32210

Elder, Divorce, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability
University of Florida

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We specialize in helping persons who are going through transitions which involve court actions because of divorce, family disputes, business disputes, criminal allegations and probate actions. We proactively help people and businesses plan for the future through wills, guardianships, trusts, incorporation and business planning. In addition, part of our practice helps persons qualify for disability income. Jeanine's background in criminal and family trials, mediation and economics is part of the experience that she uses to help persons secure their financial and emotional futures for themselves, their families and their businesses. Jeanine is a North Florida...

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Diane Lynn Paull

Duval County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 34 years experience

(904) 249-7288 1326 3rd St S
Suite 2
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Elder, Divorce and Family
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

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Diane L. Paull Diane attended college and law school in Michigan. She began her career as an attorney in Michigan in 1982, working for several multi-national banks and financial institutions in the Detroit area. She was recruited by Barnett Bank in 1995, relocating to Florida for this position. Upon the sale of the Bank, Diane took the Florida Bar examination and obtained her Florida license in 2003. Diane changed her focus to family law after joining Kurt Simpson in his law practice in Jacksonville Beach. She spent two years under Mr. Simpson’s tutelage to...

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Lynn M. Salvatore

Saint Johns County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 26 years experience

(904) 230-0778 111 Nature Walk Parkway
Suite 102
Saint Augustine, FL 32092

Elder, Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal and Estate Planning
University of Florida

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Grady H. Williams Jr.

Clay County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 35 years experience

(904) 264-8800 1543 Kingsley Ave. Bldg. 5
Orange Park, FL 32073

Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
The University of Georgia School of Law

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Grady H. Williams is the managing attorney of Grady H. Williams, Jr., LL.M., Attorneys at Law, P.A. Mr. Williams has made a career providing clients with security, peace of mind and personal dignity. He started his career as a real estate and finance attorney in Texas, but since then his interests have evolved and for more than 25 years he has focused his practice on senior adult services, including elder law, estate planning, state and federal benefits eligibility planning, tax planning, special needs planning, and probate and trust administration. He also serves as general counsel for local government entities and...

(904) 268-8170 7807 Baymeadows Rd. E.
Ste. 402-A
Jacksonville, FL 32256

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R. Kellen Bryant

Duval County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 9 years experience

(904) 470-2300 6620 S. Southpoint Drive
Suite 601
Jacksonville, FL 32216

Elder and Estate Planning
Stetson University College of Law and Florida State University College of Law

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I am a Jacksonville, Florida native looking to help local families with their estate planning and elder care needs so that the financial aspect of death and incapacity is one less worry for your family.

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Robert Neal Miller

Duval County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 22 years experience

(904) 356-2600 501 Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Elder and Estate Planning
Washington and Lee University School of Law

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Lara Alexis Mason

Saint Johns County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 16 years experience

(904) 373-5555 330 A1A North
Suite 323
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Elder, Estate Planning, Health Care and Probate
Florida Coastal School of Law

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Andrew Jackson

Saint Johns County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 11 years experience

(904) 823-3333 1301 Plantation Island Drive
Suite 304
SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32080

Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability
Florida Coastal School of Law and University of Florida Levin College of Law

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Jackson Law Group’s office is conveniently located in St. Augustine, Florida, giving us the opportunity to extend our legal services to individuals, families, businesses, and community associations throughout northeast Florida. Each of our seven attorneys has a particular focus and skill set to deliver exceptional service in matters of litigation and transactional law. Three of our lawyers hold post-doctoral Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees in Taxation, enabling us to counsel clients through tax consequences relating to income and transactions. We are committed to taking a strategic and economic approach to every client matter. Please contact our law firm...

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Rose Marie Preddy

Duval County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 22 years experience

(904) 665-0005 12627 San Jose Boulevard, Suite 102
Jacksonville, FL 32223

Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Temple University

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Since 1995, Ms. Preddy has practiced in boutique law firms in both Florida and Michigan in the areas of sophisticated estate and tax planning including, marital and credit shelter trusts, family limited partnership, private charitable foundations and trusts, planning for business succession, and off-shore planning. Other areas areas included the planning and preparation of wills, trusts and other estate plan documents. Probate and guardianships were also the areas of focus. In 2000, Ms. Preddy founded her the Law Office of Rose Marie K. Preddy, P.A. and has limited the scope of her law practice to probate...

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Nancy E. Kemner

Clay County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 26 years experience

(904) 278-1178 414 Old Hard Road
Suite 501
Fleming Island, FL 32003

Elder and Estate Planning
Stetson University College of Law

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Jason K. Hutchinson

County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 13 years experience

(904) 638-3134 6817 Southpoint Parkway
Suite 702
Jacksonville, FL 33216

Elder, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Estate Planning

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Attorney Jason Hutchinson, of Hutchinson Law, is a graduate of Florida Coastal School of Law located in Jacksonville and is a member in good standing with the Florida Bar, U.S. District Court-Middle District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals-11th circuit. Through appellant advocacy, Mr. Hutchinson played a large role in forming paternity law in the Jacksonville area.

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Kristen Dabbs Drake

Nassau County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 17 years experience

(904) 261-2860 1890 S. 14th Street, Suite 206
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

Elder and Estate Planning
Stetson University and Northern Illinois University College of Law

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John Richard Crawford

Duval County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 23 years experience

(904) 398-0900 1200 Riverplace Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32207

Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
University of Florida

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Marcella Taylor

Duval County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 14 years experience

(877) 220-3220 13453 North Main Street
Suite 203
Jacksonville, FL 32218

Free ConsultationElder, Divorce, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability

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Over 27 years of experience in the legal field.

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Sean Mason

Saint Johns County, FL Elder Law Lawyer.

(904) 373-5555 330 A1A North
Suite 323
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Elder, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
University of Miami School of Law and Florida Coastal School of Law

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Alison E. Hickman

Clay County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 7 years experience

(904) 264-8800 1543 Kingsley Avenue
Building 5
Orange Park, FL 32073

Elder, Estate Planning and Probate

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Ms. Imani A. Boykin

Duval County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 12 years experience

(904) 632-4836 644 Cesery Boulevard
Suite 340
Jacksonville, FL 32211

Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Florida Coastal School of Law

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Ronald A. Jones

Marion County, FL Elder Law Attorney. 21 years experience

(352) 347-2288 15600 A S US Hwy 441

SUMMERFIELD, FL 34491

Elder and Estate Planning
Nova Southeastern University

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Serving Belleview, Summerfield, Lady Lake, Oxford and The Villages since 1997. Handling estate planning including Wills, Trusts, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Proxies. Handling Probate matters including Will Contests.

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Jan M McCray Flemmons

Nassau County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 9 years experience

(904) 321-0987 474421 East State Road 200
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

Elder, Estate Planning and Family

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Eliot Jacob Safer

Duval County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 42 years experience

(904) 543-4300 4348 Southpoint Blvd
Suite 101
Jacksonville, FL 32216

Elder, Business and Estate Planning

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Ms. Rachael L. Zeitz

Duval County, FL Elder Law Lawyer. 4 years experience

644 Cesery Blvd., Ste. 340
Jacksonville, FL 32211

Elder, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
Florida Coastal School of Law

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Columbia County Elder Legal Aid & Pro Bono Services

Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc.
(386) 752-5960
Lake City, FL

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