At Baskin Eisel Rightmyer, our firm's primary focus is on litigation - contested estate, trust, and guardianship matters in Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Pinellas County, Hillsborough County and throughout the state of Florida. We also engage in the important tasks of estate planning including wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, designation of health care surrogates, living wills, and designations of preneed guardians.
Our team is experienced in handling probate and trust administrations and look forward to assisting you through these difficult times. That is what we do, and we do it well. The mission of Baskin Eisel Rightmyer is to help clients achieve their goals by providing high quality, ethically sound legal counsel and strategic advice.
Our team is experienced in handling probate and trust administrations and look forward to assisting you through these difficult times. That is what we do, and we do it well. The mission of Baskin Eisel Rightmyer is to help clients achieve their goals by providing high quality, ethically sound legal counsel and strategic advice.
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Our experienced attorneys are licensed in multiple jurisdictions and are well versed in all aspects of negotiation, arbitration, mediation, trial and resolution of litigated and non-litigated matters. We are dedicated to the important tasks of estate planning including probate and trust administrations.
The mission of Baskin Eisel Rightmyer is to help clients achieve their goals by providing high quality, ethically sound legal counsel and strategic advice. We work with clients to understand their objectives, resolve current issues and proactively anticipate and prevent future problems. We are committed to delivering effective legal services with a focus on communication, responsiveness, and attention to detail.
Many of the same contested issues in a probate estate also exist in trust matters. The main difference is that an independent civil action needs to be filed in order to invoke the jurisdiction of the court and have summonses issued to the Defendants.
As Florida trust administration is not court-supervised, it is up to the beneficiaries, rather than the probate judge, to make sure the trustee is discharging his duties in accordance with the trust terms and with the law.For the most part, the only way a beneficiary can review what the trustee has done is through the annual accounting which the trustee must provide each qualified beneficiary every year, as required by Florida law.
As Florida trust administration is not court-supervised, it is up to the beneficiaries, rather than the probate judge, to make sure the trustee is discharging his duties in accordance with the trust terms and with the law.For the most part, the only way a beneficiary can review what the trustee has done is through the annual accounting which the trustee must provide each qualified beneficiary every year, as required by Florida law.
Probate estate litigation encompasses all forms of contested matters arising in a probate matter. I agree to the terms in the disclaimer.* Attorney Advertising. This website is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship.
Hamden was born in Clearwater, Florida, and is a third-generation lawyer. Hamden attended Florida State University, where he obtained his Bachelors of Science degree in 1976, followed by his Master's Degree in Criminology in 1979.
Hamden attended Oklahoma City University Law School, and graduated with Honors, in 1983, and after serving as a staff attorney, to the Honorable Patricia Robinson, First District Court of Appeal, he attended the University of Florida, where he obtained his Master's Degree in taxation, in 1985.
Hamden attended Oklahoma City University Law School, and graduated with Honors, in 1983, and after serving as a staff attorney, to the Honorable Patricia Robinson, First District Court of Appeal, he attended the University of Florida, where he obtained his Master's Degree in taxation, in 1985.
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Deborah Heston
Nov 15, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Responsiveness
Baskin, Eisel and Rightmyer are very professional trust lawyers . I would recommend them to anyone who has encountered a loss and needs guidance . The firm will help you through understanding the process as well as being responsive to your questions about the process.
Baskin, Eisel and Rightmyer are very professional trust lawyers . I would recommend them to anyone who has encountered a loss and needs guidance . The firm will help you through understanding the process as well as being responsive to your questions about the process.
Betsy Friedman
Sep 28, 2020
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Richard Y.
Nov 26, 2019
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Steve T.
Mar 13, 2017
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My wife and I needed to do some estate planning. Baskin Fleece was recommended by a friend. We were assigned to Ms. Carson. She did everything we wanted and more. We especially appreciated the way she explained everything to us in terms that we could understand. Given all of the work she did and the time she spent with us, we felt her fees were very reasonable.
