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Lauren Nagel Richardson
Lauren Richardson Law, PLLC
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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.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration
- Elder Law
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Family Law
- Guardianship & Conservatorship, Prenups & Marital Agreements
Fees
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Free Consultation
Free phone consultation relating to Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, Trust Administration, Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect, Elder Law, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and Wrongful Death cases. - Credit Cards Accepted
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Other forms of payment: Checks Cash Money Order
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- French: Written
Professional Experience
- Founding Attorney
- Lauren Richardson Law, PLLC
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- Of Counsel to Bogin, Munns & Munns, P. A.
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- Continuing to provide affordable and compassionate legal services in estate planning, probate, guardianship and elder law in Gainesville and surrounding areas. Now with the support of a law firm with 12 offices in Central Florida and North Central Florida. Free phone consultations. Statewide Florida Probate. Flat fees for summary administration and some estate planning.
- Founding Attorney
- Lauren Richardson Law, PLLC
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- Serving North Florida in estate planning, probate, guardianship, elder law and some family law matters. Also probate administration Statewide. LLM in Taxation. 20 years experience. Welcoming and professional. I will meet you at your home, nursing home or hospital if you are unable to come to my office.
- Attorney
- Knellinger, Jacobson & Associates
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- practicing probate administration Statewide and estate planning, probate, guardianship, wills, trusts, elder law, and some family law throughout North Florida.
Education
- University of Florida
- LL.M. (1997) | Taxation
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- Tax Thesis: Private Inurement After the United Cancer Council Case
- Florida State University College of Law
- J.D. (1993) | Law
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- Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude; Book Awards: Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property
- Activities: President: National Association of Public Interest Lawyers
- Rollins College
- B.A. (1990) | Philosophy
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- Honors: Bruce Wavell Philosophy Prize; NEH Younger Scholars Award
Awards
- Pro Bono Service Award
- Three Rivers Legal Services
- Pro Bono Service Award
- Three Rivers Legal Services
- Pro Bono Service Award
- Three Rivers Legal Services
- Pro Bono Service Award
- Three Rivers Legal Services
- Pro Bono Service Award
- Three Rivers Legal Services/Southern Legal Counsel
Professional Associations
- The Florida Bar  # 0083119
- Member
- Current
- Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association
- Board Member
- Current
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219 Questions Answered
- Q. I live in Indiana and inherited a vacant lot in Wakulla Co. Florida. My mom (the original owner) was also a resident of
- A: Please accept my condolences on your loss. Yes, there will need to be a probate administration in Wakulla County to transfer ownership of the real property to the heir. You should consult with a probate attorney to determine whether this can be filed as a summary administration or a formal administration. Our office handles probate estates anywhere in Florida and we offer a free 15 minute phone consultation to review your case and offer you a quote.
- Q. Can a FL Corporate fiduciary serve in GA under to GA Code § 53-12-321? If so, what are the requirements?
- A: This is a Georgia Corporate Law question. Please pose it to Georgia lawyers who practice corporate law.
- Q. Am PR for my late father’s estate for almost 3 yrs now. Difficulties working with estate attorney. Options?
- A: One time in my 28 year career I did recommend that my PR client retain a separate attorney to represent them in their capacity as an heir for the limited purpose of explaining how a life estate worked, because they did not agree with my explanation and thought that I was somehow working on behalf of the remainder beneficiaries (which were universities). I had explained that I had a fiduciary duty to all the beneficiaries even though I represented the PR in their capacity as PR. The problem was that when the client went to this other attorney--a real estate attorney--for the explanation of the life estate the PR was to receive, the other attorney thought that the PR was firing me and retaining ... Read More
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