Attorneys serving Orlando and Orange County.

Our connection to Orlando

Orlando is ninety minutes northeast of our Lutz office on I-4. Closer than most Orlando clients expect, and a small share of our Orlando work does bring clients or opposing counsel into the office in person. Most of it runs by phone and video. David is Board Certified in Real Estate Law through The Florida Bar, a credential that carries the same weight in Orange County as in Hillsborough. Gwen drafts Florida estate plans for Orlando families under the same Florida statutes that govern estate work anywhere else in the state. Real estate counsel, estate planning, and immigration work for Orlando clients all move through our office without requiring a trip to Lutz.

What Orlando calls us about

Real estate leads the work. Orlando is an HOA-heavy market, with master-planned communities across Orange County that each carry their own covenants, estoppel processes, and architectural-review rules. David reviews the Orlando purchase contract, coordinates with the local title company, handles the HOA estoppel and assessment questions, and closes by e-signing. Orlando resale, new construction, and investment-property transactions all come through regularly.

Estate planning for Orlando families goes to Gwen. Florida homestead rules apply the same way in Orange County as they do everywhere else, so the drafting decisions for an Orlando family look a lot like the ones we make for families in Pasco or Pinellas. Wills, revocable living trusts, durable powers of attorney, and healthcare directives get drafted to be updated as life changes.

Immigration for Orlando clients runs through USCIS Orlando. Family-sponsored petitions, naturalization, and fiancé(e) visas are federal matters, and we manage the process without requiring Orlando residents to come to Lutz. Biometrics and interviews are scheduled at the Orlando field office.

Personal injury work for Orlando residents is available where the case can be handled primarily pre-suit or remotely. When an Orlando injury case requires heavy Orange County court appearances, we’ll tell the client directly that a local litigation firm is the better fit.

Why our office

What an Orlando client gets at DHW is the same thing a Tampa Bay client does. A two-partner firm, twenty-five years in the same office, Board Certification in Real Estate Law, and a partner answering the phone. The ninety-minute drive is the honest part of the answer. Most Orlando clients never make it. When they do, the person on the other side of the table is the one who has been on the file from the first call.