Boynton Beach
(South Florida)

Hinman, Howard & Kattell’s South Florida Office is conveniently located on Route A1A in Boynton Beach. As a branch office, we can provide the personal service of a small boutique firm while also offering our clients the resources of a large firm.

Our lawyers possess the skill, experience, and business savvy to provide you or your company with cutting-edge counsel in a rapidly changing and challenging business environment. We have built long-standing relationships with our clients based upon trust earned through years, and in some instances, decades, of professional collaboration.

Focus Areas

Tax and Estate Planning

We provide Tax and Estate Planning for all individuals; however, we specialize in assisting high net-worth families take advantage of opportunities available under the Federal Tax Code that will reduce federal estate taxes to a minimum. Our attorneys are also experts in assisting clients in becoming Florida residents so that they may benefit from our warm Florida lifestyle, as well as Florida’s low tax environment which includes no Florida personal income tax, no Florida estate tax (at death) and special reductions on Florida real estate taxes (for the Florida home.)

Estate and Trust Administration

Our office also specializes in assisting Personal Representatives in the administration of decedent’s estates and assisting Trustees in the administration of Trusts, both before and after the death of the Settlor (the person who established the Trust) in all Florida counties. As part of these services, our attorneys and paralegals are experts in the preparation of federal estate tax returns and federal income tax returns so as to insure that our clients pay the minimum amount of taxes.

Probate and Trust Litigation

Our office has attorneys who are specialists in assisting clients with the resolution of disputes resulting from probate and trust administration, including the settling of disputes through negotiation, as well as the settling of disputes through litigation.

Real Estate Purchases and Sales

Hinman, Howard & Kattell’s Residential Real Estate attorneys have extensive years of experience and closing real estate transactions for buyers, sellers and mortgage lenders. We help buyers and sellers throughout the closing process, from the signing of the contract to the delivery of the deed at the closing table. We help review our clients’ contracts and mortgage commitments, negotiate inspection issues, update and examine abstracts of title, and schedule and attend the closing with our clients. The firm’s attorneys take the responsibility of assisting our clients with the purchase of a home very seriously. As lending and housing issues have gained national attention and buying a house becomes more complex, we firmly believe that working with an experienced real estate attorney is the best way to insure a smooth closing process and avoid post-closing issues.