Some estate and trust lawyers are urging the Florida Bar to recommend tighter rules governing lawyers who draft a client’s will or trust and also serve as the personal representative or trustee for the estate.
Florida Supreme Court rules prohibit lawyers from being named as beneficiaries in the wills they draft for clients. But nothing stops them from being designated as personal representative or trustee. As the personal representative or trustee, an attorney stands to earn significant fees.
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