Executor Lawyer St. Petersburg
Named executor in a Florida will? Let us guide your next steps.
Speak Directly With Matt Weidner Today for a free same-day case evaluation and an executor action plan
- Matt Weidner, with over 25 years of experience, reviews your situation
- We'll explain what being named executor means in Florida
- We'll go over what to do with the original will
- We'll talk through which probate route may fit the estate
- We'll map out your first steps before you act
- All 100% free, with no pressure and no commitment
Free reviews are offered at our discretion and are not guaranteed, and a personal review by Matt Weidner, including same-day timing, is subject to case type and availability.
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Why Choose Us?
Learning that you were named executor in a loved one’s will usually comes at a hard time, and the questions arrive all at once. Where does the original will go? Can you touch the house or the bank accounts yet? Does it matter that you live out of state? Matt Weidner has practiced law in Florida for over 25 years, and probate is one of the areas he focuses on. When you call Weidner Law in St. Petersburg, you can often talk with Matt himself, not a junior staff member, and get clear answers about what your role involves.
In Florida, the executor named in a will serves as the personal representative, a fiduciary role with real duties to the estate and the people who have an interest in it. Our job is to guide you through that role: preparing the court filings, explaining each duty before it comes due, and helping you keep the records that let you follow the will with confidence.
Get your free evaluation and action plan from Matt Weidner today.
How It Works
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get your free same-day evaluation and action plan
Submit the form above or give us a call to get started. People find our free evaluations and action plans extremely valuable.
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discuss your options With Matt so you know exactly how to proceed
Matt will go over all of your options with you so that you know exactly what to do. No more confusion!
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Get More Executor Help If Needed
If you want an experienced lawyer beside you for the rest of the estate, Matt can represent you while you serve. We can discuss that after your evaluation.
Free evaluations and action plans are offered at our discretion, depend on case type and availability, and are not guaranteed, including a personal review by Matt Weidner. Submitting a form or contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship or guarantee any outcome.
Meet Matt Weidner and the Weidner Law Team
Matt Weidner has been licensed to practice law in Florida since 1999 and leads Weidner Law from its office at 856 2nd Ave N in St. Petersburg. He earned his law degree at Florida State University College of Law, and his practice includes probate, estate planning and general litigation. For an executor, that mix is useful, because an estate often brings a house to deal with, a creditor to answer or a relative with questions about the will.
Associate attorney Jason M. Kral works alongside Matt, with experience in real estate litigation, complex civil litigation, corporate law and estate planning. Together they help executors across Pinellas County with the estate planning, property and litigation questions that come with the role.
Our Services for Executors
Serving as executor can mean court filings, a home, debts and family questions all at the same time. Our services follow the estate from your first call to the final distribution, with an experienced lawyer guiding you through each part of the role.
- Opening the Florida probate case
- Guidance on executor duties
- Selling or transferring the home
- Handling creditor claims and debts
- Will and estate disputes
- Distributing and closing the estate
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Who we Help
Many executors are a child, spouse or other relative of the person who died, handling an estate for the first time. If you were named in the will of a Pinellas County resident, whether you live nearby or out of state, we can help you understand the role.
- Adult children named executor
- Surviving spouses named in the will
- Out-of-state family executors
- Co-executors sharing the role
- Executors facing family disagreement
- Executors handling an inherited home
Frequently Asked Questions
In most cases, yes. Florida’s probate rules generally require an executor to be represented by a Florida attorney, who prepares and files the court papers that get you appointed. Matt can be that attorney for you, and your first conversation about it is free.
Get it to the clerk of court. Florida law requires whoever holds the original will to deposit it with the clerk in the county where the person lived within 10 days of learning of the death. If you are not sure how to handle that for a Pinellas County estate, call us and we can explain the next step.
Often, yes, if you are a close relative. Florida lets an executor who lives out of state serve only if related to the person who died in ways the law lists, such as a child, parent, spouse, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew. Matt can review where you fit.
You talk through the will, the estate and your concerns, and we outline an action plan for your next steps as executor. The evaluation is free with no obligation. Call us or use the form on this page to get started.
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Why St. Petersburg Executors Work With Weidner Law
Matt Weidner is an executor lawyer in St. Petersburg who represents executors in Florida probate, and he has been licensed in Florida since 1999. Before you can act for the estate as executor, a Florida court has to appoint you, and that first step starts with a petition. Weidner Law prepares the petition, handles the filings and answers the questions that come after, so you start the role on solid footing.
Most executors want two things: to honor the wishes of the person who died, and to avoid a misstep that falls on them personally. Matt often works directly with the executors he represents, so the lawyer guiding you is someone with over 25 years of Florida practice. That direct contact helps a first-time executor stay confident at every stage of the estate.
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An Executor Lawyer for St. Petersburg and Pinellas County Estates
Weidner Law works from 856 2nd Ave N in St. Petersburg and represents executors of estates across Pinellas County, from St. Petersburg neighborhoods like Old Northeast and Kenwood to Gulfport, Pinellas Park and Largo. For an executor, a lawyer based in the county means local help with the Pinellas probate court process and with the property questions that come with a home here.
Some executors of Pinellas estates live out of state. A son in Atlanta or a sister in Ohio may be named in the will and need a lawyer in St. Petersburg who can handle the court filings and the local property while they manage life at home. Matt can be that lawyer for as long as the estate is open.
How Matt Weidner's Experience Supports Executors in Florida Probate
Matt is admitted to all Florida state courts, the federal Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and the 11th Circuit. That matters to an executor because an estate does not always stay simple. A disagreement among beneficiaries or a contested claim can turn a paperwork job into a court matter, and the lawyer who guided you from the start can carry it there.
His real estate work is recognized through his listing in The Best Lawyers in America for Litigation – Real Estate, and after the 2008 financial crisis he represented hundreds of Florida homeowners facing foreclosure. For an executor, that background puts a lawyer who knows Florida property law and courtroom practice behind the decisions you make about the estate’s home and any question that reaches the court.
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