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Joseph W. "Jay" Fleece III

Joseph W. "Jay" Fleece III

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts, Wills
100 2nd Ave. S, Suite 900, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701

About Joseph W. "Jay" Fleece III

Practice Areas
  • Probate
  • Estate Planning
  • Elder Law
  • Trusts
  • Wills
Education
  • Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, 1980
    J.D.
  • Tulane University, 1977
    B.A.
Representative Cases
  • Casey v. Jensen, 189 So. 3d 924 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2016)
  • Grasso v. Grasso, 143 So. 3d 1050 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2014)
  • Lee v. Estate of Payne, 148 So. 3d 776 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2013)
  • Grasso v. Grasso, 113 So. 3d 855 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2012)
  • Boren v. SunTrust Bank, 46 So. 3d 1156 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2010)
  • Burgess v. Prince, 25 So. 3d 705 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2010)
  • Liebreich v. Trial Strategies, Inc., 40 So. 3d 1 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2010)
  • Carey v. Rocke, 18 So. 3d 1266 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2009)
  • The Estate of Robert W. Magee, 988 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2007)
  • Scott v. Reyes, 913 So. 2d 13 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2005)
  • Gahn v. Holiday Property Bond, LTD, 826 So. 2d 423 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2002)
  • Helm v. United Trust Company, 820 So. 2d 449 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2002)
  • First Union National Bank of Florida v. Mizell, 807 So. 2d 78 (Fla. 5th DCA) (2001)
  • All Children’s Hospital v. Owens, 754 So. 2d 802 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2000)
  • Galego v. Robinson, 695 So. 2d 443 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1997)
  • Gridley v. Galego, 698 So. 2d 273 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1997)
  • Rutherford v. Gascon, 679 So. 2d 329 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1996)
  • Via v. Putnam, 656 So. 2d 460 (Fla.) (1995)
  • Bowen v. City of St. Petersburg, 642 So. 2d 837 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1994)
  • Jacobs v. Vaillancourt, 634 So. 2d 667 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1994)
  • Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children v. Zrillic, 563 So. 2d 64 (Fla.) (1990)
  • Johnson v. Bay Pines Federal Credit Union, 544 So. 2d 296 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1989)
  • Ehmann v. Florida National Bank at Ocala, 515 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. 5th DCA) (1987)
  • Rubin v. Centerbanc Federal Savings and Loan Association, 487 So. 2d 1193 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1986)
  • Casey v. Jensen, 189 So. 3d 924 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2016)
  • Grasso v. Grasso, 143 So. 3d 1050 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2014)
  • Lee v. Estate of Payne, 148 So. 3d 776 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2013)
  • Grasso v. Grasso, 113 So. 3d 855 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2012)
  • Boren v. SunTrust Bank, 46 So. 3d 1156 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2010)
  • Burgess v. Prince, 25 So. 3d 705 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2010)
  • Liebreich v. Trial Strategies, Inc., 40 So. 3d 1 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2010)
  • Carey v. Rocke, 18 So. 3d 1266 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2009)
  • The Estate of Robert W. Magee, 988 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2007)
  • Scott v. Reyes, 913 So. 2d 13 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2005)
  • Gahn v. Holiday Property Bond, LTD, 826 So. 2d 423 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2002)
  • Helm v. United Trust Company, 820 So. 2d 449 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2002)
  • First Union National Bank of Florida v. Mizell, 807 So. 2d 78 (Fla. 5th DCA) (2001)
  • All Children’s Hospital v. Owens, 754 So. 2d 802 (Fla. 2d DCA) (2000)
  • Galego v. Robinson, 695 So. 2d 443 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1997)
  • Gridley v. Galego, 698 So. 2d 273 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1997)
  • Rutherford v. Gascon, 679 So. 2d 329 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1996)
  • Via v. Putnam, 656 So. 2d 460 (Fla.) (1995)
  • Bowen v. City of St. Petersburg, 642 So. 2d 837 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1994)
  • Jacobs v. Vaillancourt, 634 So. 2d 667 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1994)
  • Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children v. Zrillic, 563 So. 2d 64 (Fla.) (1990)
  • Johnson v. Bay Pines Federal Credit Union, 544 So. 2d 296 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1989)
  • Ehmann v. Florida National Bank at Ocala, 515 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. 5th DCA) (1987)
  • Rubin v. Centerbanc Federal Savings and Loan Association, 487 So. 2d 1193 (Fla. 2d DCA) (1986)

Qualifications

Bar Admissions
  • Florida, 1980
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2008
  • South Carolina, 2011
Other Affiliations
  • Florida Bar (Member)
  • Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (Member)
  • American Bar Association Probate and Trust Law Section, Creditor's Rights and Estates & Trust Committee (Member)
  • St. Petersburg Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
  • Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section (Member)
  • Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
Past Positions
  • Belcher & Fleece, P.A.
  • Holland & Knight, Partner

Office Info

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Joseph W. "Jay" Fleece III
Phone:
(727) 471-5868
Website:
https://legacyprotectionlawyers.com/https://legacyprotectionlawyers.com/blog
Address:
100 2nd Ave. S, Suite 900, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
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