Legacy Protection Lawyers

Legacy Protection Lawyers is an Estate Planning Attorney in St. Petersburg, FL, located at 100 2nd Ave S Suite 900. The firm provides advice and representation to individuals and families throughout the Tampa Bay area in estate planning, probate and trust administration, and will and trust litigation. They handle complex legal matters concerning estate planning, administration, and litigation. The firm holds a rating of 4.90 based on customer reviews.

The firm operates as a boutique estate solution law firm with offices in St. Petersburg. Their team includes partners William Battle McQueen, Joseph W. “Jay” Fleece, III, and Nicole Bell Cleland, along with senior attorney Morgan M. McQueen, associate attorneys Clare McQueen and Joshua R. Blakeney, and of counsel Kira Doyle and Douglas M. Williamson. Firm Administrator Katie Holtgrewe, Senior Paralegal Nicole Murphy, Paralegal Rasa Grant, Legal Assistant Lois Ricciardi, Client Relations Coordinator Rya Weiss, and Director of First Impressions Jack Shannon support the attorneys.

William Battle McQueen, a CPA, JD, and LLM, is a founding partner and one of the select few attorneys in Florida Board Certified in Wills, Trusts & Estates. He is admitted to practice law in Florida approximately 30 years ago. His background includes working as a CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co. and serving as President and CEO of Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home for sixteen years. He counsels clients on estate planning, business formation, succession planning, asset protection, Medicaid and Special Needs planning, and end-of-life decisions.

Joseph W. “Jay” Fleece, III, a native Floridian born and raised in St. Petersburg, started practicing law in 1980. He was a partner at Holland & Knight heading the litigation department in St. Petersburg before forming BaskinFleece in Clearwater in 2004. He joined Legacy Protection Lawyers in 2018. Mr. Fleece has focused on estate, trust, and fiduciary litigation for 42 years and is an AV rated lawyer by Martindale Hubbell, named a Florida Super Lawyer since 2007, and one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2010. He is admitted to practice in Florida, the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. Tax Court.

Legacy Protection Lawyers combines deep legal expertise with a responsive, reliable approach to help Tampa Bay families secure their financial future and health.

The firm is situated on 2nd Ave S in St. Petersburg, about a tenth of a mile from the Saint Petersburg Saturday Morning Market and Al Lang Stadium.

BizScoreAI gives the business an On-Page score of 95 out of 100, which means page titles and headings are set up to match the searches customers actually make. The Discoverability score is 75 out of 100, ensuring AI crawlers can find every page so the business can be recommended by AI assistants. The business ranks number 1 of 3 Estate Planning Attorney businesses that BizScoreAI has scored in St. Petersburg.