Why Choose Us?
Experience
Our Attorneys have more than 50 years of combined legal experience and have crafted a practice known and sought after throughout Northeast Florida.
Focus
Our practice is EXCLUSIVE to Estate Planning, providing you with a Firm that is proficient with Wills, Trusts, Probate, and Trust Administration. Our focus and education are geared to bring you and your family legal peace of mind.
Exclusive Members
We are the only local members of the prestigious American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. This means that we are trained and supported by some of the most widely recognized experts in the field.
What’s FREE
At The Edwards Law Firm we truly want to be accessible to you. That is why we do not have consultation fees. Got a question? Give us a call, there is NO FEE. Free reviews every 3 years. Flat rate pricing for any service we provide.
We help with every phase of transferring your assets
- We mail the letters to your financial institutions, so you don’t have to.
- We will assist you to fill out the forms from those institutions, just call or make a short appointment for one of our Paralegals to do them with you!
- We prepare and file the deeds for your home and other properties, so you don’t have to!
We Care
Our firm has chosen Estate Planning because we care about your family’s future and know we can help.
We would be pleased for you to be our client.
Our Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Through the use of Living Trusts, Wills (simple & complex), Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, Irrevocable Trusts, Family Limited Partnerships, and Charitable Gifting Strategies, our firm helps families preserve their wealth for future generations, minimize estate taxes, and avoid the expense and nightmare of probate.
We provide comprehensive, tailored estate planning services to meet all of our clients’ needs. Below is a sampling of the type of services we offer. If you have questions about any of our services, please do not hesitate to contact us or call us at (904) 672-7600.
Legacy Planning
Legacy Planning is a more holistic approach to estate planning. We help clients preserve their financial wealth and their legacy, including their life stories and family heirlooms, for future generations. Our non-traditional planning methods include special provisions and protections in Living Trusts, Wills (simple & complex), Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, Irrevocable Trusts, Family Limited Partnerships, and Charitable Gifting Strategies. This planning also includes minimizing estate taxes, avoiding the expense and nightmare of probate, protecting against remarriage after death of the first spouse, and protecting beneficiaries from a possible future divorce.
Family-Owned Businesses & Farms
Our law firm offers estate planning assistance for the unique needs of Family Businesses and Farms. We help clients preserve this important part of their legacy for future generations.
Estate Planning for the LGBTQ Community
We offer guidance and assistance to members of the LGBTQ Community on their unique estate planning needs. This includes assistance in setting up Living Trusts, and Health Care Directives.
Incapacity Planning
Our law firm helps clients create a plan to handle their affairs in the event of an incapacity before they pass away. This includes planning to avoid a Living Probate or Guardianship proceeding.
IRA & Retirement Planning
Our law firm has experience in the complex area of estate planning with IRAs and other retirement plans. We help ensure clients and their beneficiaries are protected by employing tax reduction techniques.
Elder Law & Medicaid Services
We help clients qualify for government medical benefits legally and ensure their estates are preserved for their families, instead of their nest egg being wiped out by high nursing home expenses.
Asset Protection & Business Planning
We help clients who are small business owners and those who are most susceptible to being sued by assisting with Lawsuit and Asset Protection. We also assist with Business Succession Planning and Small Business Planning. Some of the tools and strategies used are Family Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and Buy-Sell Agreements.
Estate Planning and Your Pets
Our firm cares about the welfare of your pets. Your beloved pets need to be protected in the event you are no longer there to take care of them. Estate Planning and implementing a Pet Trust can ensure that your pets are provided for after your death.
Special Needs Planning
We offer assistance to clients who have special needs family members by creating Special Needs Estate Plans. These tailored plans help them preserve government benefits while having their loved one cared for in all areas of their life: financial, educational and medical, and most importantly, their emotional and personal needs in the future.
Trust Administration & Probate
We help families who have experienced the loss of a loved one with the ensuing Probate or Trust Administration process.
Financial Planning
We help clients preserve their wealth and achieve their long-term financial goals. Our attorneys work closely with clients’ financial advisors to make sure their estate plan and their financial plan are coordinated and meet the clients goals
