Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney and the administration of an estate after a death, planned with your financial and insurance advisers.
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The plan a family makes, and the fight a business sometimes has to take on.
Gegan Law Office is one practice with two halves. Estate planning keeps your family out of the hands of a default set of Florida rules. Business litigation defends the family and small businesses those families build. Edmund J. Gegan has done both since 1994, and a free initial consultation is how either one starts.
Good Parents Worry, Great Parents Plan
If you fail to prepare an estate plan, the laws of Florida decide what happens to your assets after your death. These five areas are how you decide it yourself.
Fundamental Estate Planning
The core documents: a will that names guardians for minor children, durable powers of attorney, a living will and advance health care directives.
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Living Trusts
A revocable living trust that keeps your estate out of probate and lets a successor trustee step in without a court.
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Special Needs Trusts
Third-party and self-settled special needs trusts that provide for a loved one without costing them SSI or Medicaid.
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Probate Avoidance
Joint ownership, transfer-on-death and payable-on-death designations and living trusts, with the pitfalls of each explained.
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Most of the fog lifts before anyone files anything.
Edmund describes himself as a natural counselor who would rather come alongside someone and work with them, and as a litigator for all of his career. For a business in a dispute that means the first answer is an honest one: if it makes more sense to settle a claim quietly than to fight and try to win, the office will tell you so. If a clear victory is your priority, it will fight for you.
The business half of the practice starts below. The family half is above, and the two meet in one person’s story.
Protecting Your Success
Defending family and small businesses against contract fights, serial ADA filings, non-compete and wage claims, and standing with franchisees and franchisors in mediation, arbitration or court.
Business Litigation
Defending family and small businesses, with an honest read on whether a claim should settle quietly or be fought to a clear win.
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Contract Disputes & Collections
Breach of contract, fraud, fiduciary duty, partnership and ownership disputes, collection actions and mediation.
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ADA Defense
Defending businesses against Americans with Disabilities Act claims, including high-volume filings by serial plaintiffs.
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Trade Secrets & Non-Compete
Non-compete, confidentiality and non-solicitation disputes for employers and employees under Florida law.
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FLSA Claims
Employer-side defense of Fair Labor Standards Act claims: overtime, misclassification, hours records and per diems.
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Franchise Law
Franchise agreement and FDD review for buyers, and litigation for franchisors and franchisees.
See the detailsNot sure which half your question belongs to? Describe it on a call. New estate planning clients then receive a short questionnaire to complete before the first meeting, so the consultation is spent on decisions.
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