Real Estate Law

The Critzer Law Firm offers both litigation and transactional services to our clients. The firm has been conducting real estate purchase and sale transactions for over 20 years and can help you with your residential and commercial title and closing needs whether it be title insurance, escrow services, and/or short sale negotiations. We have experienced attorneys who litigate real estate matters and appear in both State and Federal Courts. We have represented lenders in commercial and residential transactions and have extensive knowledge regarding financing and real estate financing related matters. Visit our Calculators & Tools page to get an estimate of your closing costs, calculate monthly mortgage payments, view current mortgage rates, or view mortgage rate history.  We are ALTA Best Practices Certified and an Authorized Policy-Issuing Agent for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company.

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What to Expect During the Closing Process

Why Do I Need Title Insurance?

Documentary Stamp Taxes

Understanding the Closing Disclosure

What Is The 3-Day Rule?

Remote Online Notarization

As the Loan Closes – Episode 01

As the Loan Closes – Episode 02

As the Loan Closes – Episode 03

As the Loan Closes – Episode 04

Can Title Insurance Save Your She-Shed or Man-Cave?  Standard vs. Enhanced – Title Policy Education

How Much Does Title Insurance Cost

What Does Title Insurance Do?

What Is Title Insurance?

Common Misconceptions of Title Insurance

Our closing services are customer service driven, anticipating and accommodating your needs throughout the closing process.

Banking Law

Our firm assists small and medium sized banking and financial institutions with the diverse legal issues they face, focusing on real estate related lending. We provide a broad range of legal services to this industry from lender representation in real estate transactions, project financing, debt restructuring, foreclosure, collateral recovery and debt collection.

Corporate/Business Law

Our firm provides corporate law services to the business community at large, including entity formation, documentation maintenance, and dissolution of corporate entities. We have assisted clients in buying and selling businesses from retail establishments to hotel and lodging related businesses.

Elder Law, Trust Planning, Comprehensive Advanced Health Care Directives, and Long-term Care Asset Protection Planning

Our firm advocates for the elderly and their loved ones.  We handle a wide range of legal matters affecting an older or disabled person, such as estate planning, asset protection, health care decision making, deciding who will handle a person’s financial affairs if they are unable to handle them, will preparation, trust preparation, durable power of attorney preparation, and other legal matters pertaining to senior citizens and their loved ones.

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Department of Elder Affairs:  State of Florida

Disaster Preparedness

Wills and Trusts, Estate Administration and Probate Services, Including Ancillary Administration and Foreign Probate Administration

Our firm offers small to mid-size estate legal advice to many of our clients and can help navigate the often complex and daunting task of the probate process.  We can assist clients with estate administration and probate services, including formal administration, summary administration, ancillary administration, and/or foreign probate administration. Learn more about the probate process.