Florida Probate Lawyers and Trust & Estate Attorneys

Clark Skatoff PA is an AV-rated boutique Florida trusts & estates law firm, founded in 1971, practicing primarily in the areas of Florida probate and trust litigation, probate administration, will contests, estate planning, and estate and income tax.

For more than forty years, we have built our reputation on personal service, experience, professional ability and a genuine dedication to providing creative and innovative approaches to complex legal issues. We are professionals focused on you.

The firm's managing attorney, Jeffrey H. Skatoff, is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is a former United States Department of Justice trial attorney who litigated complex tax disputes on behalf of the Federal Government, and who was awarded the Department's Outstanding Attorney Award during his tenure. Mr. Skatoff has been involved in some of the largest probate litigation disputes in Florida, and has handled complex international inheritance disputes. Mr. Skatoff has been a regular commentator with local and national media outlets, such as CNN, the Wall Street Journal and Kiplinger's, on issues of estate planning, will contests, probate, and power of attorney abuse.

Craig Dreyer is an experienced Florida estate planning, probate, and tax attorney. He holds a Master in Law in Taxation from the University of Miami.  He handles drafting wills and trusts for families and business owners. He also handles Florida probate matters and trust administration work. Mr. Dreyer also has the honor of serving as a reporter to the Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, the pre-eminent estate planning conference in the nation.

Anya Van Veen handles probate, trust, and guardianship litigation. She also handles appeals from probate, trust, and guardianship disputes.

Jordan Hammer is a Florida trial attorney who handles probate, trust and guardianship litigation. 

Richard E. Clark has recently retired from the active practice of law, after having spent almost 40 years as an estate planning and probate attorney in Florida. He is available to consult with his former clients.

Our attorneys practice in the following areas of law:

Our experienced team of attorneys is committed to helping you reach your goals. The firm handles Florida probate administration, litigation, will contests, inheritance issues and trust dispute matters throughout the State of Florida, for clients nationwide and around the world. We also handle a select number of contingency fee cases for will contests, probate litigation, and trust disputes.