Estate planning for Tampa Bay families
Your estate plan should make sense of the life you have built and the future you want for your family. Spiro Verras helps you work through the decisions, whether you are providing for a spouse, passing on a business, or coordinating property in more than one state.
You work directly with Spiro to understand your options and decide how your wishes should take shape. His practice focuses on estate planning, trusts, and probate, including guidance for the personal representatives and trustees who carry out those plans.
A graduate of Yale University and Tulane Law School, Spiro has practiced law since 1993 and founded Verras Law in 2003.
Meet in Palm Harbor, in Tampa or St. Petersburg by appointment, or online, usually by Zoom.
A conversation about what matters to you
Your consultation with Spiro lasts at least an hour, with time to discuss your family, ask questions, and consider the choices ahead. Contact our office to arrange a meeting and learn how to prepare.
About Verras Law
Spiro takes a holistic view of his clients’ needs. He considers each legal question in the context of the person asking it and the life they have built. His aim is to help clients feel at ease, protect what matters to them, and provide the personal attention and follow-through that make a lasting relationship possible.
When another legal or financial need arises, Spiro can help you find the right attorney or CPA and remain involved to the extent you find helpful.
Meet Spiro Verras and learn about the experiences and commitments that shape his work.
Estate Planning
An estate plan brings together your decisions about who should act for you and how your property should pass. Spiro explains the differences between a will-based plan and one built around a revocable living trust, including privacy, probate, cost, and implementation. The choices reflect your circumstances, from a first plan to arrangements for a blended family or future generations.
Probate
Serving as a personal representative brings responsibilities at a time of loss. Spiro guides you through probate and estate administration, helping identify estate assets, address creditor claims, and distribute property under the will or Florida law. We determine the appropriate procedure and coordinate with your CPA and other professionals as the administration progresses.
Trust Planning and Administration
Trust planning can provide continuity during incapacity and guide how an inheritance is managed. A properly funded revocable living trust can avoid probate for the assets it governs. Special needs trusts, spendthrift provisions, and other arrangements address particular family needs. After a death, Spiro helps trustees understand their duties and carry out the work of trust administration.
Asset Protection
Asset protection planning considers Florida exemptions, ownership, insurance, and business structures together. The available options depend on your assets, obligations, and the timing of any transfer. Spiro helps you understand how those choices fit your estate plan.
Incapacity Planning
Planning for incapacity lets you choose people you trust and give guidance before help is needed. Powers of attorney, health care directives, trusts, and other appropriate arrangements can support continuity and preserve your wishes.
Business and Succession Planning
A business may represent decades of work and an important part of your family’s future. Spiro advises on company ownership and agreements, succession, and the purchase or sale of a closely held business. He works with your CPA and other advisers to connect those decisions with your estate plan.
Whether your matter is a straightforward will or a complex plan, you will deal with Spiro Verras directly. Request a consultation to begin.
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
Call our office 727.493.2900
Tampa, FL 33626
Call our office 813.228.6800
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Call our office 727.892.6050