Practice Areas

Estate Planning

• Wills
  For more information about Wills, please see:
  The Florida Bar’s Consumer Pamphlet – Do You Have a Will?
• Trusts
  For more information about Trusts, please see:
  The Florida Bar’s Consumer Pamphlet – The Revocable Trust in Florida
• Advanced Directives (Designation of Health Care Surrogates and Living Wills)
• Durable Power of Attorneys
• Designation of Preneed Guardian

Administration

• Probate
  For more information about Probate, please see:
  The Florida Bar's Consumer Pamphlet - Probate in Florida
• Trust Administration

Taxation

• Estate and Gift Taxation
• Charitable Giving

Ethics

• Attorney Ethics Consultant
  Pursuant to Florida Procedures for Ruling on Questions of Ethics (the "Procedural Rules”), The Florida Bar’s Ethics Counsel and Assistant Ethics Counsel are precluded from issuing oral and written ethics opinions, i.e., staff opinions, under certain circumstances. See Rule 2 of the Procedural Rules.  For instance, such Bar Counsel are prohibited from providing a staff opinion when an inquiry is regarding a Bar member's past conduct, another attorney's conduct, a question of law, rule or court procedure, or is the subject of a proceeding brought under The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar.  Mrs. Schneider is dedicated to assisting Florida attorneys with their ethical responsibilities, including when The Florida Bar's Ethics Counsel is unable to do so.