team of British Attorneys.
[Not Immigration--for that click on the green EMIGRATE menu on home page]
British residents in Florida contact us frequently seeking legal advice specifically from BRITISH lawyers. They feel more comfortable opening up to a fellow expat who has also faced the hurdles of working and living here, who has specialist UK-USA legal insights no American lawyer can match. FABB has established members of the legal profession, all British and/or Uk solicitors. Like all attorneys, each specialises in a different area. If he/she cannot handle your case they can refer you to a trusted colleague. Each has clients or legal associates in Florida and the UK. FEES: Attorneys have to feed their kids and pay their mortgage too! So I say this on their behalf. When you call, ask FIRST if they give a free consultation [they usually do] and what their fees are. ---PK, FABB President
► KEVIN BURKE, FABB Member is a US attorney licensed in Ohio (1992) and Florida (1994), a Florida International Notary (2004), and an English Notary Public. Kevin is a former English Solicitor in Bristol, England for eleven years, practiced in Cape Coral, Florida and moved to the UK in 1999, with his British wife. American Attorney Services is a Bristol-based US practice bringing US legal services to the UK. We assist British, Irish and European business and individual clients in their U.S. legal matters. The range of legal services offered includes opening US branches of UK business, Florida business law and incorporations, US Immigration (mainly investor visas such as EB-5 and E-2 visas), US Personal Injury matters, and Florida matters to include Florida wills, trusts, and estate planning for UK residents (taking account of UK Finance Act 2006 etc.), Florida probates, Florida conveyancing and property law, and Florida litigation (state and federal courts). CONTACT: American Attorney Services IN UK: Aventria House, Stock Lane, Langford, Bristol BS40 5ES, England. In UK Tel. 0845 519 4982. From USA 877 380 7614 www.americanattorneyservices.co.uk EMAIL:
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► ATTORNEY DAWN MURRAY Esq, a FABB member, offers something Florida expat Brits often need: Legal assistance in the UK. She is qualified as a Barrister-at-Law for England and Wales (Non-Practising); Solicitor-Advocate of Senior Courts for England and Wales (Practising), Florida Supreme Court Civil Circuit Mediator and Notary Public (Florida). Based in Miami she can draft UK contacts, draft UK Wills, Swearing of UK Oaths, drafting of all pleadings and other court documents related to litigation or arbitration commenced and conducted in the United Kingdom. Dawn is even married to a Brit...an extra credential! CONTACT INFO: Dawn Kitt, Esq. 5900 Collins Avenue, Suite # 808, Miami Beach, FL 33140. OFFICE [305] 496-7627 Website: www.murraymediators.com Email:
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► BARRY SMITH a British attorney based in the Cayman Islands. Your Caymans connection. A FABB member, Barry has lived and worked in Grand Cayman for over 25 years, but has many British and international legal contacts and clients. He also has longtime Florida business experience . If you need any professional advice re Caymans, Barry can advise you. He is one of Grand Cayman's most respected and well-known attorneys. If you wish to buy any property or land or establish a business in Cayman contact Barry Smith, Attorney at Law. PO BOX 856, Elizabethan Square ground floor, Grand Cayman KY1-1103. Office [345] 943-7700 Cell [345] 326-2058 or email:
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► DONAL BLANEY FABB Member, Florida property-owner and UK-based solicitor with Griffin Law Firm in Highgate Kent, provides specialist English law advice to British expats in the USA. Do you need advice on UK wills, inheritance, creditcard debts, mortgages, divorce, immigration back over to the UK, property, pension, business affairs or any form of litigation in the UK. Donal Blaney also has a satellite office and a home in Tampa. So contact Griffin law on your doorstep, Florida expats, not thousands of miles away in Britain. Wouldn't you like the scales of justice tilted in your favour for once? Donal has legal experience in the UK and British Virgin Islands. NOTE: WE DO NOT GIVE ADVICE ON US LAW, ONLY ENGLISH LAW. CONTACT Donal at Griffin Law, Solicitors: Email:
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UK Tel. in Kent +44 1580 236120 FAX +44 1580 236121 Tampa phone number soon…... GRIFFIN LAW, SOLICITORS is registered with the Law Society of England & Wales and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
► MAURICE GRAHAM in FT. Lauderdale/Boca Raton area. British attorney and FABB member. Maurice has been practising criminal law for over 30 years in Florida. Tel. [954] 566-1971 email:
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His law office is in Ft. Lauderdale.
OTHER BRITISH ATTORNEYS in various areas of the law. Not FABB members, so just a brief courtesy listing only--phone them direct for further info:
1] NIGEL GRANT [305] 665-2422 English [UK] solicitor in Miami
3] GAVIN T. ELLIOT based in Orlando [407] 489-3860
4] ROBERT DIXON, BRITISH ATTORNEY based in Miami, he represents clients throughout the state of Florida. (305) 917 1111.
FOR IMMIGRATION MATTERS we have a different expert we recommend: email for details to
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FOR ALL SIMPLE LEGAL MATTERS, not of a specialised UK nature, we recommend the website www.mylawyer.com This website has been featured often on TV and consumer reports as excellent. The founder and creator is an established, respected attorney. Click around and educate yourself a little about Florida law but do-it-yourself law is not advised. Websites are fine for research only. We recommend you pay one of FABB's British attorneys to handle any important legal matters for you or peruse any forms/documents you are thinking of signing. Remember the law varies in the USA from state to state--and all lawyers practising in Florida must be licensed in Florida. NEVER use non-Florida lawyers for a Florida matter is FABB's advice.
► PUBLIC SERVICE CORNER, especially for newcomer Brits:Florida is the most fraudulent state in the USA—official FBI statistics. If you have been scammed or suspect one, this is where you report it: The Attorney General’s office is www.myfloridalegal.com or Tollfree 1-866-9NO-SCAM.
WILLS: If you're a Brit living in Florida, [and therefore more likely to die here, make your will in Florida. If you ever move back to the UK, then make a new one over there. Do it yourself by getting standard State of Florida forms from any Office Depot. Or there's a website called www.legacywriter.com which has them for all USA states.
IN THE UK: The website www.thewillsite.co.uk is an online resource for England and Wales. Create your own will, ask questions, have it reviewed by UK solicitors and more.
PAYING FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IS NOT WASTED MONEY. ALL ATTORNEYS AND LEGAL MATTERS IN FLORIDA ARE GOVERNED BY THE FLORIDA BAR. You can see if a lawyer is licensed on their website. http://www.flabar.org
