Boca Raton & Palm Beach County Attorney

Palm Beach County clients tend to come to us with a planning question rather than an emergency: how to pass on a home, a portfolio, or a company without leaving the family a probate case or a business dispute. Many split the year between Florida and another state. Many own a business with a partner and have never put in writing what happens if one of them dies or wants out. We serve Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Wellington, Jupiter, and the rest of the county with the same boutique model we bring to all of South Florida: one attorney who knows your file and pricing you can plan around.

What We Handle for Palm Beach County Clients

Estate Planning, Wills, and Trusts

Revocable living trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney, health care surrogate designations, and the funding work that makes a trust actually avoid probate. Flat-fee packages quoted in writing after a free consultation. For families with more than one home, more than one account custodian, or a business interest, the plan is only as good as the titling behind it; see our revocable living trust page and trust funding checklist.

Business Succession Planning

Every company already has a succession plan; if you never wrote one, it is whatever the operating agreement and the probate court say. Real succession planning means three documents that agree with each other: the operating or shareholder agreement, a buy-sell agreement with a price and a way to fund it, and the owner's own estate plan. We draft all three, which is where most plans fall apart when different lawyers handle each one.

Business Law and Outside General Counsel

Entity formation, operating and shareholder agreements, and contract drafting and review as flat-fee deliverables. For companies that need a lawyer on call rather than on payroll, a flat monthly general counsel retainer with a defined scope and a clear overage rate.

Civil and Commercial Litigation

Contract disputes, partnership and business breakups, real estate disputes, and trust and estate litigation in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, and federal claims in the Southern District of Florida. Billed hourly with a written budget and regular updates.

Personal Injury

Car and truck accidents on I-95 and Florida's Turnpike, slip and fall and premises cases in stores, hotels, clubs, and condominiums, and boating injuries. Free consultation, and a contingency fee: no attorney's fee unless we recover, with costs explained in writing up front.

Construction Liens and Maritime Law

Notices to Owner, claims of lien, lien contests, and lien foreclosure for contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and owners on Palm Beach County projects, recorded and enforced in this county; start with our free lien deadline calculator. For vessel owners, maritime liens, vessel matters, and boating accident claims.

If You Split the Year Between Palm Beach County and Another State

Many Palm Beach County residents live here part of the year and keep a home, accounts, or a business somewhere else. That raises practical questions an estate plan has to answer:

• Which state is home. Where you are legally domiciled affects which state's law governs your plan and whether Florida homestead rules apply to your home here.
• Real estate in the other state. Property titled in your own name in another state can require a separate probate proceeding there, in addition to anything in Florida. Titling it in a properly funded revocable trust is a common way to avoid that.
• Documents signed elsewhere. Out-of-state powers of attorney and older forms often cause problems when a Florida bank is asked to accept them.

We prepare Florida estate plans. When property or documents in another state need a lawyer licensed there, we coordinate with your attorney in that state so the two sides of the plan match.

Palm Beach County Courts

Palm Beach County is Florida's Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. The main courthouse is in West Palm Beach, with branch courthouses in Palm Beach Gardens (North County), Delray Beach (South County), and Belle Glade (West County). Federal cases are in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. When a case requires appearing in person, we are there.

How Working With Us Looks

Most matters start with a short phone or video consultation, free for estate planning and personal injury matters. If we are the right fit, you receive a written proposal with the fee structure and the scope, and nothing is billed until an engagement agreement is signed by both of us. Documents are reviewed electronically, and signings are arranged remotely where the document allows it or in person where it does not, including when you are out of state for part of the year. See how our fees work for the full breakdown. Every service is also available fully in Spanish; visit the Spanish version of this page.

Communities We Serve in Palm Beach County

• Boca Raton
• Delray Beach
• Boynton Beach
• West Palm Beach
• Palm Beach
• Wellington
• Jupiter

And the rest of the county. If your community is not listed, we still serve it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Scheer Legal handle matters in Palm Beach County?

Yes. We serve clients throughout Palm Beach County, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Wellington, and Jupiter, in estate planning, business succession, business law, outside general counsel, civil litigation, personal injury, construction liens, and maritime matters, in English and Spanish. Our office is in Plantation, in Broward County, and we serve Palm Beach County clients by video, remote signing, and in-person meetings.

I live in Palm Beach County part of the year. Can you prepare my estate plan?

Yes. We prepare Florida estate plans and address the questions seasonal residents face: which state is your legal home, how to keep real estate in another state out of a separate probate there, and whether documents signed elsewhere will work in Florida. When property in another state needs a lawyer licensed there, we coordinate with your attorney in that state.

Can you plan what happens to my company if something happens to me?

Yes. Business succession planning means an operating or shareholder agreement, a funded buy-sell agreement, and an estate plan that all say the same thing. We draft all three, as flat-fee work quoted in writing after an initial consultation.

Where are Palm Beach County cases heard?

State court cases are in Florida's Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, which has its main courthouse in West Palm Beach and branch courthouses in Palm Beach Gardens, Delray Beach, and Belle Glade. Federal cases are in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Do I need to come to your office in Plantation?

For most estate planning, business, and general counsel matters, no. Consultations are by phone or video, documents are reviewed electronically, and signings are arranged remotely or in person. Consultations are free for estate planning and personal injury matters.

Also serving Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe County and the Florida Keys. See all service areas.