Florida Business, Real Estate & Probate Attorneys
Business, real estate, and probate law across Florida.
Legal Counsel P.A. helps individuals, families, and businesses navigate complex legal matters with confidence — protecting assets, resolving disputes, and planning for what comes next.
Winter Garden. Orlando. Seminole.
Serving clients throughout Florida.
The Legal Counsel Difference
Twenty years of Florida practice, built on relationships rather than advertising. Here is what that looks like in the work.
Most of our clients come to us by referral and word of mouth, not advertising. That standard shapes how we take on and handle every matter.
The Legal Counsel team is committed to serving all clients with excellence and professionalism, from a first call through closing or judgment.
Over 20 years dedicated to the practice of law in Florida, across business formation, property transactions, litigation, and probate.
View your entire case, communicate with us 24/7, and review billing statements and documents on our bank-secure online client portal.
Practice Areas
Counsel for the decisions that carry real consequences — forming a company, closing on property, settling an estate, or defending a claim.
If you need an Orlando, Florida business lawyer, Legal Counsel P.A. assists clients with a wide range of business law matters — entity formation and governance, contracts, purchases and sales, partner and shareholder disputes, and commercial litigation when a matter cannot be resolved at the table.
Discuss a business matterResidential and commercial transactions, title and closing issues, purchase and lease agreements, boundary and construction disputes, and litigation when a deal or a property right is challenged.
Discuss a property matterWhen it comes to planning your estate, the probate and estate planning processes go hand in hand. We handle formal and summary administration, wills and trusts, and the questions families face when an estate opens.
Discuss an estate matterCounsel for boards and owners on governing documents, covenant enforcement, assessments and collections, and disputes between an association and its members.
Discuss an association matterRepresentation for owners and purchasers through foreclosure proceedings, short sale negotiation, and the title and deficiency questions that follow a distressed transaction.
Discuss a foreclosure matterOngoing counsel for investors acquiring, holding, and disposing of Florida property — entity structure, landlord and tenant matters, portfolio transactions, and the documents that keep a portfolio defensible.
Discuss an investment matterMeet Our Attorneys
You work directly with the attorney handling your matter — not a case manager, not a call center.
Founder
Michele Diglio-Benkiran is the founder of Legal Counsel, P.A. Mrs. Diglio-Benkiran has been practicing law since 1999 with a specific emphasis on Business and Real Estate Law.
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Commercial Litigation & Bankruptcy
Richard Sierra is a Commercial Litigation & Bankruptcy Lawyer with 30+ years of experience helping individuals, businesses, and government agencies address their legal issues, including handling and overseeing all types of civil litigation.
Work with RichardWhat Happens Next
You do not need every answer before you call. Start with a conversation and we will tell you where you stand.
Tell us about the matter. We listen, answer your initial questions, and tell you plainly whether this is something we can help with.
We review the documents, the deadlines, and the parties involved, then set out the options and what each one is likely to cost and take.
We negotiate, draft, and close where that serves you, and litigate when it does not. You follow every step through the client portal.
About the Firm
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Plain-language notes on the questions Florida owners, buyers, and families ask us most.
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The filing is the easy part. The choice that matters is how ownership, profit, and exit are written down before anyone disagrees.
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Florida commercial leases are not regulated the way residential ones are. What you sign is largely what you get.
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Estates under $75,000, or a death more than two years ago, may qualify for a far shorter path. Here is how to tell.
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Three Florida offices. Call the one nearest you to arrange a consultation.
01 / Main Office
02 / Orange County
03 / Pinellas County
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