Adrian Philip Thomas, P.A. is a nine-attorney boutique law firm concentrating its practice in estate, trust, probate and guardianship litigation, which includes Florida inheritance disputes.
After many years and hundreds of cases, the attorneys at Adrian Philip Thomas, P.A. have learned that the facts are always the same in a general sense, but have infinite variety as to the particulars. There is always an elderly person, usually alone, and a predatory relative, friend, or caretaker who takes advantage of the loneliness, dependency and infirmity of old age. The large elderly and affluent population in Florida has created a hotbed for abuse and subsequent litigation. The attorneys at Adrian Philip Thomas, P.A. understand that while clients are best served by first attempting to negotiate an honest, fair and prompt resolution to a dispute, it often becomes necessary for an estate attorney to litigate in order to preserve and protect a family member's personal rights and assets or a client's inheritance.
Estate, trust, probate and guardianship litigation are ever-developing areas of the law in Florida. The Florida Probate Lawyers at Adrian Philip Thomas, P.A. have been practicing in the Fl. inheritance dispute area for ten years and have represented more than 800 clients in estate-related disputes, both prosecuting and defending, with a wide variety of causes of action. Our firm has a breadth of experience unique to a boutique law firm and our attorneys have varied backgrounds that make them extraordinarily well-suited for our area of concentration. We have attorneys with backgrounds in estate planning, uncontested probate and guardianship, law enforcement, nursing, and guardianship advocacy, all of which play an important role in cases involving exploitation of the elderly and Florida inheritance disputes.
Founding partner Adrian Thomas is "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell and was voted among Florida's Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Mr. Thomas has a Master of Laws in estate planning from the University of Miami and has been a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars.
Adrian Philip Thomas, P.A. is located on Las Olas Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While a considerable percentage of the firm's cases are in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach and Tampa, attorneys at our firm handle cases across the state and represents clients from around the world.
The firm's practice areas include:
-PROBATE LITIGATION - Undue Influence, Lack of Mental Capacity, Will Contests, Elective Share, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Removal of Personal Representative, Surcharge Action, Power of Attorney
-TRUST LITIGATION - Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Accounting, Removal of Fiduciary, Trust Modification, Trust Termination
-GUARDIANSHIP LITIGATION - Marchman Act, Baker Act, Emergency Temporary Guardianships
-PROBATE & GUARDIANSHIP - Uncontested Formal Probate Administration, Summary Probate Administration, Plenary Guardianship, Limited Guardianship.
-ESTATE & TRUST ADMINISTRATION - Federal Estate Tax Returns, Trust Administration
-GUARDIANSHIP - uncontested plenary and limited guardianship
