Practice Areas

At Willis & Davidow, we provide trusted legal counsel across a wide range of practice areas designed to protect your assets, your business, and your future. From complex estate planning and probate matters to business and real estate transactions, our attorneys bring experience, precision, and personal attention to every client relationship.

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Our Legal Practice Areas

Comprehensive Legal Support for Individuals, Families & Businesses in Southwest Florida

Legal needs rarely fit neatly into a single category. With a collaborative team approach and experience across multiple disciplines, Willis & Davidow helps clients address interconnected legal challenges with clarity, efficiency, and personalized attention.

Explore our primary practice areas and the services offered within each.

Estate Planning

Planning for the future is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your family and your legacy. Our estate planning attorneys in Florida help clients create customized plans that reflect their financial goals and personal wishes.

We help you build estate plans that protect your assets, reduce uncertainty for your family, and ensure your wishes are legally carried out.

Services include:

  • Wills — Legally document how your assets are distributed and who will manage your estate, helping reduce confusion and potential disputes.
  • Trusts — Help avoid probate, protect beneficiaries, and control how and when assets are transferred based on your long-term goals.
  • Asset Protection — Structure assets to help reduce exposure to creditors, lawsuits, and unexpected financial risks under Florida law.
  • Power of Attorney — Allow a trusted person to make financial or healthcare decisions if you become unable to manage them yourself.

Probate

Losing a loved one is difficult. Navigating the legal process that follows shouldn’t add to the stress. Our probate lawyers guide families through estate and trust administration with care, efficiency, and attention to detail.

We guide clients through the probate process with clarity and care, helping settle estates and administer trusts efficiently under Florida law.

Services include:

  • Estate Administration — Help personal representatives manage court filings, asset identification, debt resolution, and final distribution of estate assets.
  • Trust Administration — Support trustees in meeting fiduciary duties, managing trust assets, and distributing property according to trust terms.
  • Will Contests — Represent clients in disputes involving validity challenges, undue influence claims, or questions about capacity or execution.
  • Probate Litigation — Handle complex probate disputes involving beneficiaries, fiduciaries, and contested estate or trust matters.

Real Estate Law

Our real estate attorneys handle transactions and disputes for residential and commercial clients throughout Florida. We protect your interests in every phase—from contract to closing.

We support buyers, sellers, and investors through residential and commercial real estate transactions, helping protect your investment at every stage under Florida law.

Services include:

  • Residential Real Estate — Guide buyers and sellers through contracts, negotiations, title review, and closing to help ensure smooth home transactions.
  • Commercial Real Estate — Support investors, developers, and business owners in complex property transactions, leasing matters, and contract negotiations.
  • Title Insurance — Help confirm clear, marketable title, resolve title defects, and protect ownership rights before closing.
  • Real Estate Closings — Coordinate closing documents, lender requirements, escrow, and final execution to help ensure compliant and efficient transactions.

Business Law

From startups to established corporations, we provide comprehensive legal services that support growth, minimize risk, and protect your bottom line.

We help entrepreneurs and established businesses build strong legal foundations through structure planning, contracts, and strategic transactions that support long-term success.

Services include:

  • Business Formation & Structure — Help select and form the right entity structure, including LLCs, corporations, and partnerships, while preparing formation documents and compliance filings.
  • Business Contracts — Draft, review, and negotiate agreements that protect your interests, reduce risk, and support stable business relationships.
  • Business Acquisitions & Transactions — Guide business purchases, sales, mergers, and ownership transitions to help ensure legally sound and efficient transactions.

Civil Litigation

When disputes escalate, our litigation team provides aggressive, results-oriented representation in Florida state and federal courts.

When conflicts arise, we provide strategic, efficient representation to help protect your rights, assets, and business interests in Florida courts.

Services include:

  • Business Disputes — Represent companies, partners, and shareholders in contract disputes, partnership conflicts, and business-related litigation matters.
  • Construction Litigation — Handle disputes involving construction defects, project delays, payment issues, and lien enforcement matters.
  • Real Estate Disputes — Represent clients in boundary disputes, title claims, contract disputes, and other real estate litigation matters.
  • Probate Litigation — Handle contested wills, trust disputes, fiduciary conflicts, and other estate-related litigation matters.

Foreign Nationals

Florida’s dynamic market attracts investors and property owners from around the world. Our firm helps foreign nationals navigate the legal and tax complexities of U.S. ownership and estate planning.

We assist non-U.S. residents with estate planning, real estate transactions, and FIRPTA compliance when investing in, owning, or selling property in Florida.

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Testimonials

What people say about us

A wonderful experience for my wife and I setting up Will trust long-term care options, etc. From the time I set the appointment to this time, I signed the papers. Everyone in the office was wonderful and made us feel very comfortable, thorough and very informative. Thank you.

David S.

Christina Davidow has been amazing. My family had to change our trust and my parent's will. We were shown so much compassion and patience through the whole process. I would highly recommend this firm, at the end of the day you are made to feel like family.

Keri R.

Excellent experience working with this firm on estate planning. The team on my account has been very responsive and thorough and anticipated needs that I didn't know I should need. Highly recommended.

Barb B.

Joe Davidow is a real whiz. He’s an exceptional negotiator with the rare ability to think outside the box and consistently deliver results. Sharp, strategic, and reliable — I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a top-tier attorney.

Frank S.
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