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Top-Ranked Estate Planning Lawyers in Boca Raton, Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked estate planning lawyers in Boca Raton, Florida are Amy J Fanzlaw (LexRank 88.00), Steven J Asarch “Steven” (84.00) and Jeffrey Alan Baskies (84.00).

This ranking lists 22 estate planning lawyers in Boca Raton, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. All 22 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law by The Florida Bar, a credential held by 4.9% of Florida lawyers in any field. Their experience ranges from 8 to 49 years in practice.

Lawyers ranked
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The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Amy J Fanzlaw

    Osborne, Osborne & Fanzlaw, P.A. · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 88.00: strongest in Reputation (8/20) and Experience (30/30).

    Strongest

    • Reputation 8/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
  2. No change

    Steven J Asarch “Steven”

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 49 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20). 4.00 points behind #1, mostly reputation.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)

    4.00 points behind #1 (Amy J Fanzlaw): Reputation −4.

  3. No change

    Jeffrey Alan Baskies

    Katz Baskies & Wolf PLLC · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 35 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
  4. No change

    Amy B Beller

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
  5. No change

    Brian G. Cheslack

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
  6. No change

    Andrew K Fein “Drew”

    Minerley Fein, P.A. · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
  7. No change

    Michael Scott Gross “Michael Gross”

    McDermott, Will and Schulte · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
  8. No change

    George Daniel Karibjanian

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
  9. No change

    Stuart Richard Morris

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
  10. No change

    Mark Alan Schaum

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
  11. No change

    Ronald L Siegel

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 48 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
  12. No change

    Gregory Scott Bloshinsky

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.40 points behind #11, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)

    1.40 points behind #11 (Ronald L Siegel): Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  13. No change

    Elaine M Bucher

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 27 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  14. No change

    Edmond John Kunmann

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  15. No change

    Seth Andrew Marmor “Seth”

    Hark Yon Marmor, PLLC · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  16. No change

    R Brady Osborne Jr.

    Osborne, Osborne & Fanzlaw, P.A. · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 42 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  17. No change

    Laurence Ian Blair

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 32 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #17?

    Ranks #17 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  18. No change

    Jerome Lee Wolf

    Katz Baskies & Wolf PLLC · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 42 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #18?

    Ranks #18 with 78.85: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Reputation (4/20). 3.75 points behind #17, mostly professional credentials.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.2)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)

    3.75 points behind #17 (Laurence Ian Blair): Professional credentials −3.8.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  19. No change

    Joshua Nathaniel Goldglantz

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 19 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #19?

    Ranks #19 with 76.80: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 2.05 points behind #18, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)

    2.05 points behind #18 (Jerome Lee Wolf): Experience −7.2.

  20. No change

    Alexander Germaine Platt

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 11 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #20?

    Ranks #20 with 67.20: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (13.2/30). 9.60 points behind #19, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
    • Experience 13.2/30 (ranking avg 27.2)

    9.60 points behind #19 (Joshua Nathaniel Goldglantz): Experience −9.6.

  21. No change

    Cayley E. Crane

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 8 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #21?

    Ranks #21 with 63.60: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (9.6/30). 3.60 points behind #20, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
    • Experience 9.6/30 (ranking avg 27.2)

    3.60 points behind #20 (Alexander Germaine Platt): Experience −3.6.

  22. No change

    A. Michael Wargon

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 10 years experience
    • Estate Planning
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #22?

    Ranks #22 with 62.25: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (12/30). 1.35 points behind #21, mostly professional credentials.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.2)
    • Experience 12/30 (ranking avg 27.2)

    1.35 points behind #21 (Cayley E. Crane): Professional credentials −3.8.

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

  • floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 7 profile pages69 facts for 7 lawyers

Estate Planning market in Boca Raton

LexRanked tracks 22 lawyers and 5 law firms in estate planning law in Boca Raton, Florida. 22 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 19, 2026.

Lawyers
22
Law firms
5
Verified professional data
22 of 22
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
33 years22 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Boca Raton

What sets these Boca Raton lawyers apart

All 22 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law by The Florida Bar, which only about one in twenty Florida lawyers achieves in any field. Florida Bar board certification requires at least five years of practice, substantial involvement in the field, peer review by other lawyers and judges, continuing legal education and a written exam, and it must be renewed every five years. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 22 ranked lawyers Figure
Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law 22 of 22
Years in practice 8 to 49 (median 33)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school University of Miami School of Law (4 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Boca Raton office address and estate planning as a practice area on record. It compares 22 estate planning lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

A Florida will must be signed in front of two witnesses, and small or older estates can use a simpler probate.

Rule What it means
Signing a will Signed at the end by the testator in front of at least two witnesses, who sign in front of the testator and each other (Fla. Stat. § 732.502)
Summary administration Available when the estate is $75,000 or less (excluding exempt property) or the person died more than 2 years ago (§ 735.201)
Homestead If survived by a spouse or minor child, the home can only be left to the spouse (Fla. Const. art. X, § 4)
Court Where cases are heard
State court circuit Palm Beach County is in Florida's Fifteenth Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

How many witnesses does a Florida will need?

Two. The person making the will signs in front of both witnesses, and the witnesses sign in front of that person and each other.

What is summary administration in Florida?

A simpler probate for estates worth $75,000 or less, not counting exempt property, or where the person died more than 2 years ago.

What does Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law mean?

It is a credential from The Florida Bar for lawyers with substantial experience in the field who have passed peer review and a written exam. 22 of the 22 lawyers in this ranking hold it; 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

Which court handles cases in Boca Raton?

State court cases in Palm Beach County are heard in Florida's Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

22 of the 22 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Amy J Fanzlaw, Steven J Asarch “Steven”, Jeffrey Alan Baskies, Amy B Beller and Brian G. Cheslack and others.

What is the difference between the top two lawyers?

Amy J Fanzlaw scores 88.00 and Steven J Asarch “Steven” 84.00, a gap of 4.00 points, mostly in reputation. Compare them side by side

About this ranking

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