Experienced Wills, Trusts, Probate, Trust Administration, Business Planning, and Litigation Attorney
For more than 31 years, attorney Eric S. Mashburn has practiced law in Winter Garden, Florida. We are part of this community and treat our clients as our neighbors and friends. We provide our clients with effective legal advice in estate planning and business planning matters at a reasonable cost.
Contact us to speak with lawyer Eric Mashburn regarding your legal needs.
At the Law Office of Eric S. Mashburn, P.A, we serve our clients in a variety of areas, such as:
Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
Proper estate planning with an attorney is the best way for to ensure that your assets will be managed and distributed after your death in the manner you specify. Also, a properly designed plan can reduce or avoid the costs and time involved with probate administration. If your estate is large enough to be subject to federal estate taxes, a proper plan can avoid or minimize estate taxes, to allow more assets to pass to your family. 
In order to recommend the best plan for you, we will gather some information fromyou about your family, testamentary intentions, and estate. Based upon that information, a comprehensive estate plan, taking into account all the relevant considerations, will be recommended to you. An alternative plan -- and its relevant pros and cons -- may also be discussed. The costs of any plan discussed will also be explained.
Once a plan is agreed upon, we will prepare the required documents to put your plan into effect. Such documents can include a will, revocable or living trust, joint trust, irrevocable life insurance trust, trust for minors, Crummey trust, trust for grandchildren, power of attorney, health caresurrogate designation, pre-need guardian designation, enhanced life estate deed (Lady Bird deed), deed to trust, trust certificate, assignment, and living will (advanced medical directive). Each document which is part of your plan will be fully explained to you before you sign it.
Probate and Trust Administration
When a person dies, if he or she leaves a will, it may have to be administered in court. We handle all matters related to the administration of a will or trust, including:
- Probate administration - formal, summary, and ancillary
- Post-death revocable trust administration
A guardian is a court-appointed individual who is charged with being responsible for an incapacitated person and the person's property, under the supervision of the court. We represent clients in filing petitions to determine incapactiy and for appointment as guardian of the person and/or property of an incapacitated adult or minor and all other matters related to the guardianship proceedings.
Sometimes relatives who have been left out of a will or trust, or who are unhappy with their share of an estate, challenge the legitimacy of the will or trust. Sometimes there are disputes among the beneficiaries of a will or trust as to certain matters related to the administration or distribution of the estate. We are experienced in representing clients in all kinds of estate litigation matters, including probate litigation, trust litigation and will contests.
For those who own a business, special issues arise with regard to good business and estate planning. We provide legal representation in general business law, business formation, asset protection, business planning, buy-sell agreements and related matters.
We also represent clients with regard to the resolution of business and real property disputes, including mediation, litigation and arbitration.
Contact Us
If you require the services of a knowledgeable and experienced wills, trusts probate, and estate or business law attorney, contact the Law Office of Eric S. Mashburn, P.A., to discuss your legal needs.
Law Office of Eric S. Mashburn, P.A.
102 E. Maple Street
Winter Garden, FL 34787 Directions to Office
Phone: 407-656-1576
P.O. Box 771268
Winter Garden, FL 34777-1268
Fax: 407-877-9166 ▪ E-mail
The Law Office of Eric S. Mashburn, P.A., provides legal representation in estate planning, probate & trust administration, guardianship administration and estate litigation to residents of Central Florida, including those in Winter Garden, Windermere, Clermont, Apopka, Oakland, Orlando, Ocoee, West Orange County, Lake County, Osceola County, Orange County and Seminole County.