Diane Baltzelle McWhirter

Combining 30 years of litigation experience with 21 years experience as a Florida Su­preme Court certified mediator, Attorney Diane Baltzelle McWhirter expects excel­lence in her legal product.   A Florida native, Diane has served Central Florida through her law practice since 1983.

Diane Baltzelle McWhirter counsels her estate planning clients about the details of legal document preparation. She crafts the Durable Powers of Attorney for continuity in the Client's financial planning and instructs clients  about safeguarding their legal documents.

Diane McWhirter helps navigate the bank­ruptcy system for  those  clients facing finan­cial failure. She advises  clients through the adversarial process on request and assists the client in following the federal requirements of the complex bankruptcy system.

As a Florida Supreme Court certified me­diator since 1991, her mediation training includes skill development in facilitating agreements using complex negotiations. Certified in family, county and circuit court mediations by the Florida Supreme Court, she mediates in the Florida court system. She counsels a cost benefit analysis of each case to determine the cost of litigation ver­sus the expected financial outcome of the case.

AWO Lawyer Rating Guide rates Diane McWhirter's legal abilities as "Excellent". Martindale-Hubbell, Peer review Rating Sys­tem, rates her as "Distinguished" and "High­ly Rated" in both legal and ethical Standards. She graduated from Duke University and the University of Florida, Law School.

Diane Baltzelle McWhirter cares about all of her probate, guardianship, bankruptcy and mediation clients. She continuously strives for excellence in her legal work, and uses her experience, education, legal re­search and technology to help her clients