COVID-19 RESPONSE: Updated April 28, 2020

While we are closely monitoring the regulations set in place, we are still open for business and continuing to prepare estate planning documents and handling elder law, probate, and guardian advocacy cases. Our office is taking the necessary precautions to safely continue seeing clients in person. We also have protocols in place to review important legal documents and case updates with clients while adhering to social distancing guidelines, including “drive by” signings and secure teleconferences (phone or video). And, as always, we are still offering free 15-minute telephone conferences to answer your general questions. We look forward to serving all your elder law and estate planning needs.

HONOR

We are not just lawyers – we are people that are truly passionate about serving and caring for the elderly, and we want to ensure that they are honored, protected, and dignified.

EDUCATE

Unfortunately, the law is often complex and burdensome. We focus on educating clients so they know how to best handle all the things that need to be addressed if you, your spouse, or both pass away unexpectedly or are incapacitated physically or mentally.

PROTECT

Whether it’s an elder parent or a special needs child about to turn 18, we have the experience and expertise to help you protect them and their future.

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(813) 438-8503

Estate Planning & Probate Lawyer

Laurie Ohall

Probate

Probate is the legal court process in which the ownership of an individual’s assets is transferred into their beneficiary’s name. It can be a long and complicated process, but it won’t be with Ohall at your side.

Laurie Ohall Guardianship Glossary Home Care

Estate Planning

Estate Planning consists of more than just wills and trusts, or leaving behind financial assets to your loved ones. It also involves planning your medical directives, power of attorney, living wills, and business asset protection.

Laurie Ohall Tampa Guardianship Attorney

Elder Law

Elder Law commits to assisting seniors with long term care planning, Medicaid, social security, and veteran’s benefits. Getting old isn’t easy but it doesn’t have to be hard. Ensure your estate is going to be properly managed to cover all aspects of your life.

Laurie Ohall Guardian Advocacy for Disabled Adult Children

Special Needs Planning

When you have a special needs child, not only do you worry about how they will be cared for from a health perspective, but you also worry about how to provide for them after you are gone.

Laurie Ohall FREE Guardian Advocacy Workshops

Guardianship

If a loved one were to become incapacitated, without the protection of a durable power of attorney, guardianship allows you to gain legal ability to act on their behalf to settle affairs. Guardianship can also be established for adult children who are disabled and need someone to continue to care for them.

Guardian Advocacy Workshops

We offer FREE Guardian Advocacy Workshops for parents whose children are about to turn 18 and who have a developmental disability. If you would like to

Connie Woehler

19:03 04 Feb 19

We recently moved from Indiana and needed a lawyer, Laurie was recommended to us so we gave her a call. We found her and her staff very efficient and thorough, we are very pleased. She took care of everything in a very short period of time and would highly recommend her!

Susan Taylor

17:28 10 Jan 19

Last year my husband and I decided to redo our wills and trust due to changes in our lives. Our previous attorney was not responsive to my inquiry, so we decided to move on. Laurie Ohall was recommended on our neighborhood website, and we decided to give her a call. She was very informative, asked many questions so she could guide us to the correct decisions for us, and stayed in touch through out the process. We were very pleased with her professionalism and knowledge of the law. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to get their affairs in order.

James Watland

16:39 14 Jan 19

The Law Office of Attorney Laurie E. Hall, P.A., and Attorney Dana Kemper provided outstanding legal service and personal help in securing medical assistance for my wife who suffered an incapacitating stroke.I recommend all persons over eighteen years of age and especially married persons seek legal advice in getting their "legal affairs" in order! If you are older than eighteen this advice is more critical. After the fact is too late!The "I didn't know" syndrome is of little help when the need arises!

Saul Muniz

00:14 12 Jan 19

Dana and staff did an excellent job preparing a Special Needs Trust for a family member. Highly recommend Dana and the staff at this law firm.

Kecia S

02:19 28 Jan 19

Laurie Ohall and her staff were great. We needed help with probate, wills, and other matters. Neysa communicated with us frequently, answering all of our questions. They both guided us every step of the way, throughout the long process, remaining very professional and understanding. I found Ms. Ohall willing to explain everything and answer our concerns without rushing through the process. Ms. Ohall and Neysa made a difficult situation much easier. I recommend her practice.

Frank Sudovsky

19:47 21 Nov 19

There comes a time in our lives that we must face the arduous task of "getting our affairs in order" for ourselves and/or our loved ones. The ordeal is generally put off due to its unpleasant nature and the average individual is simply not equipped to understand the intricacies of elder law.I first met with Laurie over 20 years ago to assist me in dealing with my aging mother's affairs, then approximately 10 years later for my wife's elderly parents, and now most recently for assisting my wife and myself in getting through the labyrinth of elder law from Medicare/Medicaid, to applying for VA Benefits, options for skilled nursing home facilities, estate planning, the formation of Trusts, Wills...etc. Laurie and her team can handle it all in a concise, understandable manner.Bottom line, for a professional resolve to any elder law issue, and for your own peace of mind and personal security, do yourself a huge favor and place a call to Laurie Ohall's office...she truly cares!

Mike Daigle

12:26 21 Nov 19

First class legal support. Laurie and her team crafted all my estate and legal documents. They were very professional and competent

Judi Jurkowski

21:04 26 Sep 19

We highly recommend Laurie Ohall and her team for the extraordinary legal work and customer service that they have provided to us. Whenever we asked to make a change to our living trust she has been immediately available to make the modifications. She is someone you can rely on and trust!

Joan G

13:21 25 Mar 19

Laurie Ohall did an amazing job explaining the options and setting up a trust to protect my mom and her children. The end result is that my mom was able to remain in an excellent nursing home for many years and her extended stay did not drain the resources of us, her children. Because we did not need to sell mom's home, the rent from it went toward her care and we did not need to worry about moving her. I highly recommend Laurie.

Ben Neiburger

23:16 06 Jul 20

My law firm has used Laurie's services for our clients who have family members in the Tampa area. She is compassionate, understanding, and knows her are of law cold. She navigates difficult family situations with a special emotive expertise. I'd trust her to take care of my own parents if they moved to Tampa. We highly recommend her firm.

Mike Bergman

12:40 25 Jun 20

Laurie and her team we great to work with in preparation of our will and all related documents. They were timely and efficient. They were patient and detailed in addressing all of our questions from the beginning through final signing at their office, which was done with ultimate care and caution in addressing COVID-19 concerns. We would highly recommend Laurie and her team.

Isham Harris

11:55 13 Jun 20

I give a lot of credibility to board certification because I understand how hard it is for Florida Lawyers to achieve that expert status and there are so few. She reviewed the documents another firm did and found some important deficiencies & mistakes during the consultation. If you're going to check the "grown up" box like I did and get your paperwork squared away, do you self a favor and go to Ohall Law - both of the attorneys are board certified - and Laurie (the main one) was just incredibly professional and knowledgeable and really helped us get all the nuances we wanted figured out. Whatever happens to me, I know family is actually protected now!

Jorge Acevedo

21:43 13 Jul 20

My wife and I recently used the services of this law firm to complete all the necessary documents for estate planning purposes and we could not have been more pleased. Dana Kemper attended to our specific needs and meticulously explained the purpose for every document included in our plan. From the first conversation we had with Dana to the day we came to her office to sign documents, we were completed convinced we chose the best ederly law firm to take care of our legal needs. We recommend this law firm without hesitation!

Roxetta Stepp

22:37 05 Jul 20

My husband and I created a trust in 2012 when we lived in Ohio. We needed to make sure our Trust, Will, Durable Power of Attorney and Health Care Surrogate info was in order for our new home state of Florida. She prepared a “Florida” draft and patiently addressed all our questions. Due to COVID-19 concerns, Laurie addressed our questions via a Zoom and a regular conference call. All went very smoothly. We came to the office for the signing of the documents. Laurie and her team have a conference room with plexiglass separations for the protection of her clients. We are very happy with our experience with Laurie and her team.

Gary Lasley

14:14 30 Dec 20

Ms. Ohall prepared my estate planning documents including my will, trust, pre-need guardianship, and health care surrogate. She was extremely professional and prompt in answering my questions. I initially thought preparing a simple will was a relatively easy task, but quickly realized an attorney was needed. Ms. Ohall made sure my documents were legally and properly prepared, with all “I”s dotted and all “t”s crossed. I’d recommend her services to anyone.

Lyle Pfeffinger

12:49 05 Oct 20

We recently moved from Illinois to Florida and needed to update our wills, trusts, power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, etc. to be sure to comply with Florida law and regulations. We also wanted to make some changes in our beneficiaries, trustee's and distributions upon our death. Attorney Dana Kemper did a great and timely upfront job of answering all of our questions and informing us of what is involved in Florida. She provided the cost of her preparing our new documents before any forms were modified. There were no surprises and we are very satisfied with the work she and the Ohall Law staff performed for us.

Thomas Arthur

20:51 30 Oct 20

It is with great pleasure that we highly recommend Attorney Laurie Ohall Elder Care and Estate Planning Attorney. Ms. Ohall has met and exceeded our every expectation and without a hesitation we award her a Five Star Rating. The rest of this recommendation will document the wonderful, almost unbelievable service she provided with honesty, integrity, and innovative strategies she rendered to our family to update, and then, completely reformat our Estate Plan over the past eight months. This huge undertaking is now complete, and we can report that Mrs. Ohall has lead us, and given us encouragement at every step of this journey. There were hick-ups during the eight months and all were resolved under her leadership. Please read on for a detailed report on the valuable service she rendered our family.Our first meeting with Ms. Ohall was not rushed lasting long past the noon hour as she gave us all the time necessary for all three of us to establish this would be a good attorney/client fit. Ms. Ohall has successfully completed over three thousand estate plans, and even though our estate is complex in several ways, she presented us with unique solutions and strategies she would implement. We could not have been more pleased or felt more comfortable at the outcome of this first meeting.This recommendation is being written about eight months after the date of our first meeting and never once in that time has Ms. Ohall failed to answer email in less than a business day. Phone calls are returned within a two-hour window. To say she is the ultimate communicator is an understatement. She has successfully anticipated and provided the needed documents and forms for our extensive Estate Plan that now exceeds seventy-five pages. Ms. Ohall has interfaced with five different attorneys and two managers on our behalf, provided unique solutions to establishing an LLC for an out of state business, has established three trusts, and provided numerous copies of nine different forms for us to send to Banks, Credit Unions, Insurance Companies, Investment Advisors, Managers, County Court Houses, Landsmen, and Production Companies. It is almost beyond belief that to this date, there has not been one mistake in her work. No corrections have been needed. That is 100% accuracy. To say we are impressed is an understatement.Also, we have been privileged to utilize her use of technology, her computer cloud storage the client portal. On many occasions I have sent her e-mails with attachments asking the document be placed in our electronic file or within the Law Firm’s Portal. She has legal assistants and a Para-legal that are the finest possible. This is being written during the middle of the Covid-19 outbreak, and for the many signings of legal documents, we are greeted in the parking lot, where we remain in our car with all parties wearing masks so there was almost no chance of infection. Ms. Ohall has used the expertise of other attorneys in her practice to our advantage. She is licensed to practice in Ohio, and her partner attorney there has extensive knowledge of farming operations. After interfacing with Ms. Ohall, other professionals in our employee have expressed great confidence in her leadership and abilities.This is our fourth involvement with estate planning, and the first time that an attorney has urged us to forego Probate. Her personal and professional competencies including honesty and integrity, and knowledge of Elder Law will assure that your estate plan and legal work will be of the highest caliber. Ms. Ohall has established a smaller law practice that is large enough to provide outstanding service, insure longevity and small enough to provide the best possible personal service. It is without reservation and with the greatest pleasure that we recommend Attorney Laurie Ohall and the Ohall Law Firm to you with the very greatest possible enthusiasm.