Attorneys serving Miami and Miami-Dade County.

Our connection to Miami

Miami is four hours south of our Lutz office. That distance means almost every Miami matter we handle runs remotely from intake through resolution. David Walkowiak holds Florida Bar Board Certification in Real Estate Law, a statewide credential honored in every Florida county. Gwen Walkowiak drafts Florida estate plans that work as well in Miami Beach as they do in Tampa Bay, because Florida homestead and probate statutes apply the same way across all sixty-seven counties. Miami clients who find us usually come through a referral from someone we closed a deal for years ago in another part of the state.

What Miami calls us about

Real estate brings in most of the Miami work. David is Board Certified in Real Estate Law through The Florida Bar, which fewer than one percent of Florida attorneys hold. Miami real estate runs heavy on condo transactions, and the Condominium Act combined with the post-Surfside disclosure and reserve-funding reforms have made experienced counsel on condo deals more valuable than it used to be. We review the contract, coordinate with the local title company, handle the HOA estoppel, and close by e-signing. Single-family deals in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, and Pinecrest come through as often as condo closings in Brickell and Edgewater.

Estate planning for Miami families goes to Gwen. A Florida will or revocable trust has the same substance whether the testator lives in Miami or Tampa Bay, because the Florida statutes do. What changes is the local probate court, and we draft with Miami-Dade administration in mind. Blended-family questions, foreign heir planning, and homestead protection show up in the Miami conversations more often than they do in most counties.

Immigration for Miami clients runs through USCIS Miami, one of the highest-volume field offices in the country. Family-sponsored green cards, naturalization, and fiancé(e) visas all get handled from our office, with biometrics and interviews scheduled in Miami. The federal process doesn’t require a client to come to Lutz at any stage.

Why a firm four hours north

Miami clients comparing a downtown firm with ours usually weigh two things. The credential: David’s board certification applies in every Florida county, so it counts the same in Miami as in Tampa. And the attention: two partners, one of whom answers the phone when a Miami client calls. No rotating associate, no intake tier, no case manager fielding the strategy questions. Twenty-five years in one office with the same two lawyers is the offer, and for Miami clients tired of downtown overhead and changing contacts, the trade tends to be worth it.