Whether your business is the plaintiff or defendant, the outcome of a commercial litigation matter can have permanent consequences for your company. As an experienced litigator at Erin M. O’Toole, L.L.C., I understand the importance of these cases and know how to develop effective strategies for commercial clients. Throughout the St. Petersburg area and Florida, I provide individualized advice and advocacy to firms in a full range of business fields and excel both in court and at the negotiation table.

Businesses can be vulnerable to all sorts of claims from people or organizations looking to advance their own interests. If your company is being sued or you need to hold another party accountable for a breach, aligning yourself with an assertive and highly regarded law firm shows that you will not be bullied into submission. At Erin M. O’Toole, L.L.C., I assist business owners and corporate boards in the St. Petersburg area and throughout Florida in civil trials in Florida and federal courts as well as in alternative dispute resolution. My firm provides skilled advocacy in a wide range of cases, tackling conflicts with confidence.

Erin M. O’Toole, L.L.C. advocates on behalf of clients in the St. Petersburg area and throughout Florida who want to ensure that property and wealth are handled in accordance with the desires and instructions of the deceased. If you suspect that a will is fraudulent or invalid, or that an estate is being mismanaged, you have a right to seek remedy in court. Similarly, estate administrators facing accusations of incompetence or unlawful conduct are entitled to vigorously defend themselves. I represent beneficiaries and executors in estate litigation, seeking favorable resolutions to disputes.

At Erin M. O’Toole, L.L.C., I offer a full range of services relating to wills, including drafting, review, amendment, revocation and execution. My experience enables me to provide reliable and practical estate planning advice to people from all walks of life. I understand that it can feel overwhelming to make plans for the property and assets you have accumulated over a lifetime, and it can be difficult to think about how your children should be cared for if the unthinkable happens. My goal is to help people in the St. Petersburg area and throughout Florida to create wills in which they can feel confident and secure. I handle estates of all sizes and levels of complexity, creating clear and enforceable instructions that accurately convey my clients’ intentions.

At Erin M. O’Toole, L.L.C., I utilize my experience to advise clients in the St. Petersburg area and throughout Florida on the best means to meet their financial and estate objectives, including the efficient distribution of assets and estate tax avoidance. Trusts are legal entities created to hold and transfer property. These instruments provide benefits such as shielding your financial assets from losses due to liability and taxation, so your heirs can keep more of what you pass down to them. Distributing assets via a trust can also keep the details of your estate confidential, unlike the public probate process that is used for wills.

Divorce is an emotional and stressful event. If your marriage has come to an end, Erin M. O’Toole, L.L.C. will look out for your best legal interests so you can concentrate on the well-being of your family. I help clients in the St. Petersburg area and throughout Florida to obtain fair agreements and orders for how their marital property will be divided and how their children will be cared for. My knowledge of Florida laws and practices enables me to provide advice on all aspects of divorce and to address any questions you may have.

Under the best of circumstances, divorce is a stressful process. When couples litigate issues before a judge, the emotional toll and the expense increase exponentially. Fortunately, there are ways to simplify your divorce and reduce costs, while still achieving your goals for your future. For many couples, mediation is a useful tool for removing impediments to a settlement on important issues, such as child custody, child support, spousal support and the division of marital property.

Physicians and other healthcare providers owe their patients a duty to provide a professional standard of care, demonstrating the same level of skill that fellow practitioners would normally exercise. When that duty of care is breached and you’re injured as a result, you may be able to seek damages through a medical malpractice claim. As an attorney at Erin M. O’Toole, L.L.C., I represent clients in medical malpractice actions in the St. Petersburg area and throughout Florida.

Nursing homes owe a duty of care to the elderly patients who reside in their facilities. When that care is substandard or patients are subjected to abuse, the consequences can be devastating. Many of these senior residents suffer from ailments that prevent them from speaking out or have no family members to advocate for their welfare. Erin M. O’Toole, L.L.C. represents victims of nursing home abuse or neglect in the St. Petersburg area and throughout Florida in civil actions.