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Top-Ranked Probate Litigation Lawyers in West Palm Beach, Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked probate litigation lawyers in West Palm Beach, Florida are Harold Edward Wolfe Jr. “Harold E. Wolfe, Jr.” (LexRank 81.33), David Andrew Greene (80.00) and Patricia Anne Leonard “Patti” (80.00).

This ranking lists 16 probate litigation lawyers in West Palm Beach, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. Their experience ranges from 7 to 49 years in practice. 1 of the 16 lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile.

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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

    Harold Edward Wolfe Jr. “Harold E. Wolfe, Jr.”

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 47 years experience
    • Estate Planning · Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 81.33: strongest in Reputation (8/20) and Experience (30/30); held back by Practice-area relevance (13.3/20).

    Strongest

    • Reputation 8/20 (ranking avg 0.5)
    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)

    Held back by

    • Practice-area relevance 13.3/20 (ranking avg 18.6)
  2. No change

    David Andrew Greene

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20). 1.33 points behind #1, mostly reputation.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)

    1.33 points behind #1 (Harold Edward Wolfe Jr. “Harold E. Wolfe, Jr.”): Reputation −8.

  3. No change

    Patricia Anne Leonard “Patti”

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)
  4. No change

    Evelyn Ann Ziegler “Evie”

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 41 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20). 1.40 points behind #3, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)

    1.40 points behind #3 (Patricia Anne Leonard “Patti”): Data quality −1.4.

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

  5. No change

    Robert Christopher Blake

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)

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

  6. No change

    Christopher Benton Hopkins

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)

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

  7. No change

    Brian L Kimber

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 49 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)

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

  8. No change

    Dominic John Scalera III “Jack”

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 43 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)

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

  9. No change

    Mallorye Gelita Cunningham

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Guardianship · Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 75.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20). 3.60 points behind #8, mostly practice-area relevance.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)

    3.60 points behind #8 (Dominic John Scalera III “Jack”): Practice-area relevance −5.

  10. No change

    Daniel Robert Doorakian

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 25 years experience
    • Guardianship · Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 75.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)
  11. No change

    Jason Dorian Lazarus

    Pankauski Lazarus PLLC · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Guardianship · Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 75.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)
  12. No change

    Guy Elliot Quattlebaum

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 74.85: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (0/20). 0.15 points behind #11, mostly professional credentials.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.8)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)

    0.15 points behind #11 (Jason Dorian Lazarus): Professional credentials −3.8, Data quality −1.4.

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

  13. No change

    Andrew Steven Kwan

    Pankauski Lazarus PLLC · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 16 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 69.20: strongest in Practice-area relevance (20/20) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20) and Experience (19.2/30). 5.65 points behind #12, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)
    • Experience 19.2/30 (ranking avg 25.8)

    5.65 points behind #12 (Guy Elliot Quattlebaum): Experience −10.8.

  14. No change

    Lansing R. Palmer

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 12 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 64.40: strongest in Practice-area relevance (20/20) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20) and Experience (14.4/30). 4.80 points behind #13, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)
    • Experience 14.4/30 (ranking avg 25.8)

    4.80 points behind #13 (Andrew Steven Kwan): Experience −4.8.

  15. No change

    Aldo C. Rodriguez

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 9 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 60.80: strongest in Practice-area relevance (20/20) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20) and Experience (10.8/30). 3.60 points behind #14, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)
    • Experience 10.8/30 (ranking avg 25.8)

    3.60 points behind #14 (Lansing R. Palmer): Experience −3.6.

  16. No change

    Tiffany Danielle Sanchez “Tiffany Sanchez”

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 7 years experience
    • Probate Litigation
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 54.65: strongest in Practice-area relevance (20/20) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20) and Experience (8.4/30). 6.15 points behind #15, mostly professional credentials.

    Strongest

    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 18.6)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.5)
    • Experience 8.4/30 (ranking avg 25.8)

    6.15 points behind #15 (Aldo C. Rodriguez): Professional credentials −3.8, Experience −2.4.

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 · 15 profile pages147 facts for 15 lawyers

Probate Litigation market in West Palm Beach

LexRanked tracks 16 lawyers and 1 law firm in probate litigation law in West Palm Beach, Florida. 16 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
16
Law firms
1
Verified professional data
16 of 16
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
30 years16 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 West Palm Beach

What sets these West Palm Beach lawyers apart

Every lawyer in this ranking has a The Florida Bar license verified as eligible to practice, and every fact shown links to its source. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 16 ranked lawyers Figure
Years in practice 7 to 49 (median 30)
Languages besides English German (1), Spanish (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law (3 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a West Palm Beach office address and probate litigation as a practice area on record. It compares 16 probate litigation lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. The Florida Bar does not board-certify lawyers in probate litigation, so the practice area is the one each lawyer lists on their Florida Bar profile, which The Florida Bar does not review. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

Florida probate disputes run on short deadlines: an objection to a will is due 3 months after the notice of administration is served, creditor claims are generally due 3 months after the first notice to creditors, and most claims end 2 years after death.

Rule What it means
Will contest deadline An objection to a will's validity must be filed within 3 months after the notice of administration is served (Fla. Stat. § 733.212)
Undue influence A will, or any part of it, procured by fraud, duress, mistake or undue influence is void (§ 732.5165)
Burden of proof The will's proponent proves its execution; the contestant then proves the grounds, and a presumption of undue influence shifts the burden where it applies (§ 733.107)
Creditor claims Claims are due by the later of 3 months after first publication of the notice to creditors or 30 days after service on a creditor (§ 733.702)
Two-year bar Most claims against a decedent end 2 years after death (§ 733.710)
Trust contests A contest of a revocable trust is barred 6 months after the trustee sends the trust and the required notice, if that is earlier (§ 736.0604)
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.
  4. If you prefer to work in another language, check the languages listed on each profile.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

How long do I have to contest a will in Florida?

An interested person served with the notice of administration must file an objection within 3 months after service, under section 733.212. The period can be extended only for a misstatement by the personal representative about the deadline.

On what grounds can a will be challenged?

A will, or any part of it, is void if procured by fraud, duress, mistake or undue influence (section 732.5165). A will is also open to challenge if the person who made it was not of sound mind (section 732.501).

How long do creditors have to file a claim against an estate?

By the later of 3 months after the first publication of the notice to creditors or 30 days after a creditor is served (section 733.702). Most claims are barred 2 years after death in any case (section 733.710).

How long do I have to contest a trust in Florida?

For a trust that was revocable at death, the earlier of the general limitations period or 6 months after the trustee sends you the trust and the notice the statute requires (section 736.0604).

Which court handles cases in West Palm Beach?

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

Are there Spanish-speaking probate litigation lawyers in West Palm Beach?

Yes. 1 of the 16 ranked lawyers lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile. Each LexRanked profile shows the languages on record.

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?

16 of the 16 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Harold Edward Wolfe Jr. “Harold E. Wolfe, Jr.”, David Andrew Greene, Patricia Anne Leonard “Patti”, Evelyn Ann Ziegler “Evie” and Robert Christopher Blake and others.

What is the difference between the top two lawyers?

Harold Edward Wolfe Jr. “Harold E. Wolfe, Jr.” scores 81.33 and David Andrew Greene 80.00, a gap of 1.33 points, mostly in reputation. Compare them side by side

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