Law Office of Lori Vella, PLLC

Law Office of Lori Vella, PLLC Inheritance-planning attorney that preserves family relationships. Probate. Wills. Trusts. Guardianships. Estate Planning. Elder Law. Contracts. Business.

Florida and New York. Lori helps you to secure your families, businesses and loved ones with creative plans. She is an attorney that drafts Wills, Trusts, Contracts, Leases and does Probate. She is licensed in Florida and New York. She is originally from Rochester, NY. She graduated from Albany Law School in 2000 (25th in her class out of a class of over 300 after the first year) and soon after obtained the Florida and New York bars. She became a judicial law clerk for the Fifth District Court of Appeal from 2000-2002, with Judge Griffin. She joined the Tampa law firm of Butler Pappas in 2003, focusing on commercial and residential multi-million dollar catastrophic losses. She was a litigator and attended hundreds of depositions, hearings and mediations. She became a partner in 2011. After the birth of her son in 2014, she withdrew from her practice to raise her son at home. After opening a fitness business for several years thereafter, she opened up her own law firm in 2017. She is a first-generation Sicilian-American and a motivational life coach. She is an organic gardener, avid reader, studies Italian, and leads a strong mom's group in Tampa which nurtures relationships between moms and children. Lori welcomes any Seinfeld trivia questions, any time--try to stump her!

Choosing a potential guardian is one of the hardest parts of planning as a parent.Start with the person you trust to rai...
10/03/2026

Choosing a potential guardian is one of the hardest parts of planning as a parent.

Start with the person you trust to raise your child, then think about an alternate and talk with both people.

The person caring for your child and the person managing money for your child can be different people.

If you have minor children, this conversation belongs in your estate plan.

https://lorivella.com/contact/

How do you build a Probate practice that grows while keeping client care at its heart? That’s the conversation Lori had ...
10/02/2026

How do you build a Probate practice that grows while keeping client care at its heart?

That’s the conversation Lori had with Bill Gross on his Probate Weekly podcast! 🎙️

They talked about building a Probate practice that grows while continuing to treat families with warmth, compassion, and care.

Thank you, Bill, for having Lori! We’re happy to share this conversation with you.

Click link below to watch the video:

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtZ3vhqBD_Q

🏡 What happens to a house when someone passes away in Florida?The answer isn’t always as simple as what the Will says. H...
10/02/2026

🏡 What happens to a house when someone passes away in Florida?

The answer isn’t always as simple as what the Will says. How the property is titled, whether it qualifies as Florida homestead, and the circumstances of the Estate can all affect what happens next.

Our latest blog breaks down some of the important things families should know about a home during the Florida Probate process.

📖 Read the full blog here:

What happens to a house during Probate in Florida? Learn how the deed, ownership, homestead, and Probate process can affect the property.

10/02/2026
A will is an important document, but it is only one part of an estate plan.How your accounts and real estate are titled,...
10/01/2026

A will is an important document, but it is only one part of an estate plan.

How your accounts and real estate are titled, whether you have beneficiary designations, and your family circumstances all matter.

We can help you understand which assets may need probate and which may pass another way.

https://lorivella.com/contact/

Lady bird deed” is the nickname for an enhanced life estate deed. It can be a useful Florida planning tool for a particu...
09/29/2026

Lady bird deed” is the nickname for an enhanced life estate deed.

It can be a useful Florida planning tool for a particular piece of real estate, but the right approach depends on the title, the people involved, and what you want to happen to the property.

Before signing a deed you found online, talk with a Florida estate planning attorney.

https://lorivella.com/contact/

📖 Will or Trust, which one do you actually need?It’s one of the most common questions we hear about Estate Planning, but...
09/27/2026

📖 Will or Trust, which one do you actually need?

It’s one of the most common questions we hear about Estate Planning, but a Will and a Trust don’t do exactly the same things.

Our latest blog breaks down the differences, how each one works, and why some Estate Plans may include both.

⚖️ Read the full blog here:
https://lorivella.com/will-vs-trust-florida/

Will vs. Trust in Florida: Learn what each Estate Planning tool does, how they differ, and why some Florida Estate Plans include both.

This is one of the biggest misconceptions families have about Estate Planning.A Will provides instructions for what shou...
09/26/2026

This is one of the biggest misconceptions families have about Estate Planning.

A Will provides instructions for what should happen after death, but having one does not automatically keep an Estate out of Probate.

Whether Probate is necessary can depend on things like how assets are owned and whether they have another way of passing to a beneficiary.

Were you surprised by this one?

You created an Estate Plan. Your documents are signed. Everything is safely stored.But here's another question:Could the...
09/24/2026

You created an Estate Plan. Your documents are signed. Everything is safely stored.

But here's another question:

Could the people you chose actually explain what they're supposed to do?

Who handles your finances if you can't?
Who makes health care decisions?
Who should your family call first?
Where are the important documents?

Estate Planning isn't only about having the documents. Communication matters, too. 💙

Have you had that conversation with the people you've chosen?

When families think about Probate, they often think about one question:Who gets what?But there may be many steps before ...
09/20/2026

When families think about Probate, they often think about one question:

Who gets what?

But there may be many steps before an Estate reaches that point.

What assets are part of the Estate? Are there creditors? Is there real property? Who has authority to act? What court procedures are required?

Probate is a process — not simply the distribution of someone's belongings.

Understanding that process can make it feel much less overwhelming. 💙

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Tampa, FL
33618

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