Law Firm Overview

Other office locations are available in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Home and hospital visits are also available.

The Law Offices of Barbara Buxton, P.A., is a South Florida boutique law firm that concentrates on basic and sophisticated estate planning, probate and trust administration and litigation, Medicaid planning, gift and estate tax planning, wealth transfer planning, asset protection and creditor protection planning, business, corporate and partnership law, contract law, physician representation, and elder law. With a Master of Laws in Estate Planning, Ms. Buxton has the knowledge and experience to provide superior legal services on any planning or transactional matter from start to finish.

Ms. Buxton provides counsel to families focusing on estate planning, planning for disability and incapacity, gift and estate tax planning, charitable giving, nursing home planning, and business succession planning. Whether your needs are simple or complex, or your estate is modest or large, Ms. Buxton can meet your needs and guide you through every step of your legal services. 

Ms. Buxton also represents physicians, businesses and individuals in planning and transactional matters with an emphasis on high quality, personalized, and timely legal services at a reasonable cost. These services include formulating organizational structures to maximize tax benefits and minimize creditor's risk, contract preparation and review, using wealth preservation strategies, business succession planning, and real estate transactions.

Barbara Buxton has built a solid reputation in South Florida as a lawyer that provides excellent knowledge and counsel to her clients, ranging from multi-million dollar corporate and estate planning clients to seniors citizens requiring Medicaid and estate planning services. Many South Florida estate planning and general attorneys refer complex estate planning and administration, asset protection planning, and elder law and Medicaid planning clients to Barbara Buxton.

Please call our office at (305) 932-2293 in Miami-Dade County and (954) 760-7077 in Broward County if you have any questions.

Areas of Practice

• Florida Probate, Estate Planning, Asset Protection Planning, Corporate Law
• Florida Medicaid Planning and Medicaid Eligibility
• Wills, Trusts, Estate and Gift Tax Planning
• Guardianships & Guardianship Litigation
• Elder Law and Nursing Home Planning
• Business and Partnership Law and Contract Law
• Healthcare Law and Physician Representation
• Business Succession Planning
• Charitable Planning and Family Limited Partnerships
• Residential and Commercial Real Estate transactions
• Civil Mediation

Classes and Seminars

• The Probate Process From Start to Finish in Florida, National Business Institute
• Estate Planning When A Spouse Is Confronting Health Issues, National Business Institute

Pro Bono Activities

• Put Something Back, 1999 - Present

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Transactions, Business Successions, Formation & Business Planning, Partnerships, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Prenuptial Agreements, Medicare & Medicaid, Nursing Home, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Taxation Law, Estate & Gift Taxation