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Brice Zoecklein, Esq. — Managing Attorney, Zoecklein Law P.A.

Brice Zoecklein, Esq.

Managing Attorney · Zoecklein Law, P.A.

FLORIDA BAR No. 0085615 · BRANDON & ST. PETERSBURG · STATEWIDE PRACTICE

📞 877-206-0022

⭐ 4.9 Rating · 600+ 5-Star Reviews · 5,000+ Clients · Statewide Service Across All 67 Florida Counties

Brice Zoecklein, Esq. is the Managing Attorney of Zoecklein Law, P.A., a Florida law firm with offices in Brandon and St. Petersburg serving clients statewide in Florida probate administration, trust litigation, estate planning, guardianship, and real estate litigation. He is admitted to The Florida Bar (No. 0085615) and to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Mr. Zoecklein focuses his practice on the intersection of probate, trust litigation, and estate planning — representing personal representatives, trustees, beneficiaries, and heirs in disputes that arise in administration, and counseling families on coordinated estate plans designed to avoid those disputes in the first place. His appellate work includes recent published opinions from the Second and Fifth District Courts of Appeal of Florida.

Mr. Zoecklein earned his J.D. cum laude from Stetson University College of Law and his undergraduate degree cum laude from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He leads a team of attorneys and paralegals at Zoecklein Law that handles matters in courts across all of Florida’s 67 counties.

Practice Focus

Florida Probate Administration

Formal administration under Chapter 733, summary administration under Chapter 735, and ancillary administration for out-of-state decedents under § 734.102. Personal representative selection, creditor claim resolution, inventory and accounting, and discharge.

Trust Litigation

Disputes governed by the Florida Trust Code (Chapter 736) — trustee removal under § 736.0706, breach of fiduciary duty, demands for accounting under § 736.0813, surcharge actions, trust contests on grounds of undue influence or lack of capacity, and judicial interpretation.

Estate Planning

Florida wills, revocable living trusts, durable powers of attorney compliant with the 2011 POA Act (Ch. 709, Part II), healthcare surrogate designations under Chapter 765, Lady Bird Deeds, special needs trusts, and coordinated multi-document estate plans.

Guardianship

Adult and minor guardianship proceedings under Chapter 744, including emergency temporary guardianships, contested guardianship cases, accountings, and challenges to guardian conduct.

Real Estate Litigation

Florida homestead disputes under Article X §4, partition actions, adverse possession, quiet title, and tortious interference claims involving real property.

Education

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Stetson University College of Law

Juris Doctor, cum laude

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bachelor of Science, cum laude

Bar Admissions

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The Florida Bar

Member in good standing (No. 0085615)

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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Admitted to federal practice

Professional Memberships

  • The Florida Bar — Real Property, Probate & Trust Law (RPPTL) Section
  • The Florida Bar — Elder Law Section
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association

Representative Appellate Matters

Past results are not necessarily indicative of future outcomes. Each case turns on its specific facts and applicable law.

Schiro v. Elliott

2D2025-2366 (Fla. 2d DCA May 29, 2026)

Affirmance on behalf of personal representative. The Second District agreed with the trial court that property held in a decedent's revocable trust qualified as protected homestead under Article X §4 of the Florida Constitution, and that homestead protection inured to the decedent's three adult children upon her death, shielding the property from judgment creditors' claims.

Pilak v. Reigel

Fla. 5th DCA (Feb. 6, 2026)

Reversal of the trial court's admission of a lost will and codicils to probate. The Fifth District addressed the proof requirements for lost wills under Fla. Stat. § 733.207 and the limits of consent-and-waiver forms in lost-will probate.

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About the Practice

Zoecklein Law, P.A. was founded to provide sophisticated estate and probate counsel to Florida families in a focused, attorney-led practice. Mr. Zoecklein leads the firm’s litigation work personally and supervises the firm’s estate planning, probate administration, and guardianship matters.

The firm maintains a deliberately narrow practice. Rather than spreading across personal injury, family law, or general civil litigation, the firm commits to deep substantive expertise in probate, trust litigation, and estate planning — the practice areas where statutory complexity, fiduciary nuance, and appellate doctrine matter most. This focus is what allows the firm to handle matters statewide across all 67 Florida counties.

Mr. Zoecklein is available for consultations by phone, video, or in-person at the firm’s Brandon (Hillsborough County) or St. Petersburg (Pinellas County) offices.

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