Dariotis Law

Attorney Terry Dariotis

Summary

My law practice is concentrated primarily in the area of wills, trusts, and estates, which includes estate planning, probate, and trust administration.

I serve clients who need only a simple will as well as those who need estate and gift tax planning. I also represent clients in probate and trust administration, including preparing federal estate tax returns.

As part of the estate planning process, I also assist clients with establishing a new or modifying an existing separate legal entity, such as a corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership, for ownership of a business or for holding investment real estate, and with creating or amending buy-sell agreements for the owners of a business.

Since 2001, attorney Terry Dariotis has been board-certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in wills, trusts, and estates law. Mr. Dariotis’s law practice is devoted almost exclusively to estate planning and to probate and trust administration. In addition to his juris doctor degree, he has a master of laws degree in taxation and a certificate in financial planning. He is licensed to practice in all Florida state courts, in the U.S. District Courts of Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, in the U.S. Tax Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois
• Florida
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning
• Probate and Trust Administration

Education:

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
  • Juris Doctor
• University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
  • LL.M., Master of Laws
  • Major: Taxation
• St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana
  • B.A.
  • Major: Philosophy
• Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Certificate
  • Major: Financial Planning
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
  • Pre-Medicine

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Former member of Tallahassee Regional Estate Planning Council, Past President.
• The Florida Bar

Honors

• "AV" rating by Martindale-Hubbell
• Florida Super Lawyers: “2006, 2018-2026.”

Classes & Seminars

• Probate Law, Legal Services of N. Florida
• Former Adjunct Professor, F.S.U. College of Business

Pro-Bono Activities

• Panel Member: Legal Services of North Florida, Inc.
• Founding Board Member and Secretary of the Community Foundation of North Florida, Inc.

References

• Jamie Wright at Merrill Lynch
• Melissa M. Wright at Capital City Bank Group

Past Positions

• Warfel, Goldberg, Dariotis, Waldoch & Olive, P.A., Founding Shareholder
• Kahn and Dariotis, P.A., Founding Shareholder
• Terrence T. Dariotis, Attorney At Law, Sole Practitioner

Certified Legal Specialties

• Wills, Trusts and Estates Law, The Florida Bar

Languages

• English