How Trustate uses automation to cut estate work for firms

Trustate helps law firms automate estate administration and reduce manual legal work.

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Trustate software dashboard shown on a laptop displaying estate workflows and client projects
Nelson Castellano leads Trenam with continuity and trust

How Nelson Castellano leads Trenam with steadiness, trust and long-term focus.

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Nelson Castellano, managing shareholder at Trenam, seated in his Tampa home.
Exclusive: OLDER LUNDY expands estate and tax planning group with leader for high-net-worth practice

OLDER LUNDY has added Matthew Evans to its firm as leader of the high-net-worth estate and tax planning practice. “The demand [for high-net-worth expertise] has increased significantly in recent years as individuals, and families, have benefitted from the extraordinary economic growth we have seen nationwide and, especially, in Florida,” explains Michael Lundy, founding and managing

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How Heart of Adoptions is hoping to raise awarenessfor kids in the adoption system

More than four decades ago, when she first started working in the complicated courts of family law, Jeanne Tate wasn’t looking to revolutionize adoption in Florida. She was simply a young female lawyer in a bustling, all-male office, determined to forge her own path. Searching for a way to specialize and build up her client

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One Liners Pasco: Gary Plastic Packaging, Shumaker and more

► Morganna’s Alchemy, a company that develops skincare products with an emphasis on anti-aging, hair growth and personal care products, celebrated its grand opening, at 6610 US Highway 19, New Port Richey. (Pictured above)  ► American Freight, a national home retail store, opened at 6233 Tacoma Drive, Port Richey, at the old Toys R Us

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One Liners Hillsborough: Buddy Brew Coffee, CI Group and more

► Oronzo, in Midtown Tampa, has expanded its menu items including gluten-free penne, keto and protein bowls, in addition to its pizza, pastas, soups and salad offerings. (Pictured above) ► National Strategies PR, a public relations firm headquartered in Tampa, named Christine McLarty its public relations director. ► Merit Logistics, a third-party warehouse services provider,

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Recorded conversations: A warning and call for change

By Martin Deptula, attorney, Older Lundy Alvarez Koch & Martino A friend of mine recently contacted me about his sister, “Karen,” who was considering a divorce from her physically abusive and controlling husband, “Ken.”  Ken is a functioning alcoholic, who becomes physically abusive when intoxicated. My friend was excited that his sister had finally decided

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One Liners Sarasota and Manatee: Shumaker, First Home Bank and more

► Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded a $10.4 million grant to the city of Sarasota and the Bay Park Conservancy to be used by the conservancy for infrastructure and coastal resiliency projects, including improving the shoreline at the Bay Park to protect the area from erosion and damage caused by flooding. ► Avelo Airlines began nonstop

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One Liners Hillsborough: ReliaQuest, American Landmark and more

► Current Rocky Point, a special-purpose entity affiliated with Tampa-based Caspers Co., has purchased The Current hotel, an Autograph Collection property by Marriott, at 2545 N. Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, for $85 million. ► Fast co-founder and chief executive officer Domm Holland, joined the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council as an executive committee member and

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Fowler White says it’s ‘coming home’ with the announcement of a new Tampa office location

Fowler White, currently operating from Tampa in temporary space, in the One Urban Centre, is collaborating with a broker to locate permanent office space in Tampa. Shareholder Adam B. Cooke, who is Florida Bar Board Certified in Admiralty & Maritime Law, says the opening of the Tampa office is being driven by client demand. The

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One Liners Sarasota and Manatee Counties: GTE Financial, Step Up Suncoast and more

► CTO17 Sarasota sold an 18,120-square-foot retail property, at 1900 Fruitville Road, in downtown Sarasota, for $4.65 million to an undisclosed buyer. (pictured above) ► The University of South Florida appointed Deborah Stevens as director of the Office of Early University Programs, which is based on the Sarasota-Manatee campus. ► The Bay Park Conservancy, the

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One Liners Hillsborough: Bloomin’ Brands, Vector Solutions and more

► HCA Healthcare West Florida Division announced that a $50 million construction project has begun on the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, a campus of Memorial Hospital of Tampa, located at 6001 Webb Road. (Rendering above) ► Will Weatherford will serve as the new chair of the University of South Florida board of trustees, following his

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