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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
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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
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- 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
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- Rollins College
- B.A. (1990) | Philosophy
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- Honors: Bruce Wavell Philosophy Prize; NEH Younger Scholars Award
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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
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- Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association
- Board Member
- Current
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238 Questions Answered
- Q. How can I cash a check made out to my deceased brother?
- A: You will need to open a probate estate to have a check payable to your late brother reissued to his heirs. If it is less than $75,000 and there are no other assets or creditors, then talk to an experienced probate attorney about filing for summary administration. When the judge signs and order of summary administration, then get a certified copy of the court order, you send it back with the check to be reissued to the heirs named in the court order.
If it is less than the amount that someone paid for funeral expenses, you can also file a disposition of personal property without administration. The judge will still sign an order in this type of case that can be used to get the check reiss ... Read More
- Q. What does waiving notice and hearing mean in probate proceedings?
- A: When you sign a consent to a petition in probate, it means you agree with what the petitioner is requesting in the petition. When you waive notice and a hearing, it means that you agree that you do not need to be served with the document and a formal notice via certified mail. A formal notice would give you 20 days to file an objection to the petition. When you waive a hearing, that means the judge can grant the request in the petition (the extension of time) without a hearing. If there is nothing in the petition that you would want to object to, it saves time and money (the attorney fees for the probate attorney) when you sign a consent.
- Q. How to deposit mortgage insurance refund check after mother's passing?
- A: If the refund check is less than $75,000, then you can open a summary administration and get an order to reissue the check to the heir. If it is more that $75,000, then you would have to open a formal administration, get appointed as the personal representative, and then use the court order to open an estate account into which the check could be deposited. Think of the check as an estate asset that requires some form of probate.
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