Cannady & Associates
Estate Planning Attorneys
Protect your family, your home, and your peace of mind. Former Florida prosecutor David Cannady drafts wills and trusts built for Tampa Bay families, backed by fifteen years of courtroom experience.
You will speak with David, not a paralegal, not a call center. Figure out exactly what your family needs and what it will cost before you commit to anything.
We call you within one business day.
Real reviews from families who trusted us with their estate planning.
"The team made the estate planning process easy to understand. Every question was answered thoroughly, and we felt confident knowing our family's future was protected."
"I worked with Cannady and Associates to prepare a will and was impressed by the professionalism, responsiveness, and attention to detail throughout the process."
"After putting off estate planning for years, I was relieved to have a clear plan in place. I valued the straightforward guidance and personalized recommendations."
"I needed assistance establishing a family trust and appreciated how every option was explained in simple, easy-to-understand language."
"I updated my estate plan after major life changes and found the process organized, efficient, and stress-free."
"Cannady and Associates helped me create a comprehensive estate plan that reflected our family's goals and provided peace of mind."
"I appreciated the team's patience and willingness to answer every question before finalizing our will and related documents."
"From the initial consultation through signing the final documents, I felt supported and informed every step of the way."
"I chose Cannady and Associates for estate planning and was pleased with the clear communication and professional service I received."
"Preparing a will was something I had delayed for years, but the team made the experience straightforward and comfortable from beginning to end."
Most estate documents are never read until the family is grieving. Ours are drafted for that exact moment.
Fifteen years in Florida courtrooms. When your will or trust needs to hold up under challenge, it is drafted with that scrutiny in mind.
No paralegal handoffs. No first meeting then vanish. Your attorney runs your matter start to finish, from the first consultation through signing.
Homestead protection, no state estate tax planning, Florida spousal elective share, local probate rules. Online templates do not know Florida. We do.
You get a clear written estimate at your consultation. What we quote is what you pay. So you can decide what fits your family and your budget.
Estate planning attorneys serving Tampa Bay families with wills, trusts, and complete estate plans. One conversation to figure out which fits yours.
The complete package. A properly designed estate plan does more than a will. It covers your assets during your life, your medical wishes if you cannot speak for yourself, and how your family is cared for after you are gone. We build the plan that fits your Florida life.
The two documents most Florida families need. A properly drafted will names who gets what and who raises your children. A revocable living trust keeps your family out of Hillsborough County Probate Court. Most families end up with both, working together.
Every Florida adult needs a will. Not later, not when you retire, not eventually. Now. Without one, Florida decides who gets your estate and who raises your kids. We can draft a straightforward will in a single meeting.
Meet Your Attorney
David spent years on the other side of a Florida courtroom, prosecuting cases and watching families torn apart when estate documents failed. That is why he builds wills and trusts to hold up under pressure. Because when families fight over an estate, badly drafted documents are what they fight over, and Florida courts are unforgiving of the details.
A graduate of Florida State University College of Law with a top 25 percent class rank, David has practiced Florida law for over a decade. He works with Tampa Bay families to make sure the plans they build today do exactly what they intend tomorrow.
Hillsborough County covers a wide mix of Florida families. Urban Tampa homeowners planning around downtown condos and Bayshore residences, suburban Brandon and Riverview families thinking about their kids' futures, retirees settling into Sun City Center, and rural east-county property owners with land and business considerations. Every estate plan we draft is shaped by what your specific piece of Hillsborough County actually looks like, not by a one-size template.
Probate for a Hillsborough County estate runs through Florida's 13th Judicial Circuit Court, based in Tampa. A properly funded revocable trust keeps your family out of that courthouse entirely. A well-drafted will keeps the process moving cleanly if probate becomes necessary. Both matter, and getting either one wrong under Florida law can cost your family months and thousands of dollars they should not have to spend.
Florida homestead law is another piece most people underestimate. Your primary residence in Hillsborough County carries specific protections against creditors and restrictions on how you can leave it in your will if you have a surviving spouse or minor children. A Florida-licensed attorney who plans around homestead correctly saves families from disputes they never saw coming.
No mystery, no runaround. Here is exactly how your estate plan gets built.
You meet with David directly, in person or by video. Talk through your family, your assets, and what you want your plan to do. Free. About forty five minutes.
You receive a clear written estimate of what your plan will cost and what it will cover. You decide what fits. No pressure, no hourly meter.
David personally drafts your documents. We send them to you for review. You ask questions, we revise until it is right.
We coordinate the signing meeting with all required Florida witnesses and notary. You leave with a complete, executed plan.
Looking for an estate planning lawyer near you? Cannady and Associates serves families across Tampa, Brandon, Riverview, and every community in Hillsborough County. Wills, trusts, and complete estate plans, all under Florida law.
Free consultation. Written estimate. No pressure. Talk to a Florida attorney who knows Florida estate law.
Talk to David directly. No obligation.