Christina Green Rankin

Christina was recommended to me by a real estate friend to handle a probate matter after my Mother passed. The consultation was professional and enlightening, so I had her firm handle the court filings in Pinellas Co for me. Communication was great and showed focus on the task at hand. The results w...ere timely and just what she predicted. I have used other attorneys over the years that frustrated me more than the matter I engaged them to resolve. Not the case with Christina. I hope I don't need her services again, but will not hesitate to recommend her to others.

As Successor Trustee of my father's estate I hired Christina in advance of my father's passing. I work in the insurance industry and, over the years, have worked extensively with attorneys in civil litigation as part of my employment. My wife is also a paralegal and, the result of all of this, is tha...t I knew I had to do my homework before selecting my attorney because trusts & wills are complex and you when it comes to the law and assets, you simply have to get it right. Christina Green Rankin came highly recommended through business networking activity I am involved with in my community and I additionally learned from other sources, including a trusted neighbor that had hired her, that Christina has a stellar reputation in this field and should be first on anyone's list of candidates for representation in trusts and wills, estate planning, etc. One of my favorite intangibles in hiring Christina is that her father practices in this same field and I imagined it highly likely that she literally grew up in his law offices and has probably been discussing trusts and associated matters around the dinner table for decades! Or maybe that's just my imagination but, for me, knowing that she was born into this profession, along with her stellar academic achievements, was a very strong plus. After my father passed, as difficult as things were, I was thankful to find Christina to be incredibly smart, professional, timely in her responses, up to date on everything, and insightful. Equally important was her positivity, and uplifting spirit. Of course, there were twists and turns along our legal road and every step of the way it was reaffirmed that I had the right lawyer at my side. We ultimately finished with a very efficient settlement and disbursement of the estate. I really appreciated that Christina exercised endless patience with me and her professionalism in taking the time to explain things so understandably and answer all of my questions. Her staff was also very organized, courteous and prompt and this often overlooked fact should also be considered when hiring a lawyer.

My wife and I retired, and moved from Texas to Florida. We needed to have new wills drawn up, as well as several documents such as medical directives, power of attorney and related documents. Moreover, we needed to provide for an adult child who is handicapped. We described in the broadest sense w...hat we hoped to achieve. Christina listened attentively, asked wise questions, and said that in addition to the documents we requested she recommended creating two trusts. All of this was accomplished in one visit, and when she sent us the draft documents to review they met all our needs and greatly exceeded our expectations. Christina was very professional, exceedingly courteous and friendly, and we were very fortunate to have selected her.