We serve Hillsborough County (including Tampa, Brandon, Plant City, and surrounding areas) under the 13th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Tampa. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.
We serve all of Hillsborough County — Tampa, Brandon, Plant City, Riverview, and the surrounding communities — with flat-fee probate, estate planning, wills, and trusts. Most of it happens by phone, email, and e-signature, so “near me” really means wherever you are in Hillsborough County. Call 941.352.1006 or book a free 30-minute consult.
Hillsborough is the only county in the 13th Judicial Circuit — its probate division judges hear nothing but Hillsborough cases, which keeps timelines tight and the bench unusually familiar with the local docket. We file at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa most weeks; for east-county families, the Plant City branch accepts probate filings and saves an hour-plus round trip.
The caseload here is the most varied in our practice. Tampa proper and the I-275 corridor produce a steady stream of summary administration for moderate estates and formal administration for larger Davis Islands, Hyde Park, and Bayshore estates. South county — Sun City Center, Apollo Beach, Ruskin — leans heavily retiree, where summary admin and disposition without administration are the dominant paths. Riverview and northwest Hillsborough (Westchase, Citrus Park) skew younger and produce more planning work than probate.
Hurricanes Helene and Milton (fall 2024) are still in the background of many south-county cases. Apollo Beach, Ruskin, and the Little Manatee corridor saw real storm-surge damage; insurance proceeds, condemned-home valuations, and rebuild-vs-sell decisions overlap with everyday probate work. We work these case-by-case — there's no template for them.
Homestead exemption, Save Our Homes portability, property valuation
Vehicle title transfers, property tax, business tax receipts
Lawyer referral service for litigation, real estate, family law
Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name — about 1 in 5 estates has something
Medical records release for estate claims (you'll need a death certificate)
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DownloadSingle-page printable cheatsheet — courthouse address, hours, where to get death certificates, our contact, top 5 first-call resources.
Notify me when readyTell us what's happening. We'll tell you exactly which path applies, what it'll cost, and how long it'll take. No sales pitch. Most calls end with a 4-step plan and zero stress.