SERVING CENTRAL FLORIDA SINCE 1931
Trusted Legal Advisors for Over 90 Years.
Winderweedle is a cornerstone of the Central Florida community, providing trusted legal guidance with a commitment to excellence, integrity, and results. Our experienced attorneys serve individuals, businesses, and organizations across a wide range of legal matters, always prioritizing client success and long-term relationships.
Corporate and Business Practice
Litigation
Bankruptcy
Wills, Trusts & Estates
Real Estate
All Practice Areas
Voted Best Law Firm in Winter Park
- Winter Park Chamber of Commerce
Winderweedle was founded in 1931 and is the most established law firm in Central Florida
- Orlando Business Journal
Established in Central Florida in 1931
A HERITAGE OF QUALITY.
Since 1931, Winderweedle, Haines, Ward and Woodman has woven a rich heritage of quality, ethical representation for its clients both large and small.
As a trusted advisor, the Winderweedle name has become synonymous with lasting, highly regarded relationships. As one of Florida’s oldest and most respected law firms, clients are attracted to its superb reputation.
With an accomplished group of partners and associates, ever-expanding areas of practice, and our convenient location in Central Florida, Winderweedle further solidifies its place in the legal landscape in Central Florida and beyond.
FEATURED PRACTICE AREAS
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Corporate and Business Practice
Our attorneys represent publicly traded and closely held corporations and business organizations as well as emerging entities, individuals, charitable (or not-for-profit) institutions and entrepreneurs. We represent clients across multiple industry segments with respect to acquisitions, stock purchases and asset sales for closely held companies, corporate governance and audit committee matters, new business ventures and strategic alliances, supply and distribution arrangements, employment and executive compensation matters, technology and trademark licensing and franchising, and with respect to publicly traded companies, a broad range of federal securities regulatory and compliance matters and transactions.
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Corporate and Business Practice
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Appeals & Appellate Advocacy
The firm handles appellate matters at all levels in Florida courts and federal courts that include Florida within their jurisdiction. The Firm has successfully handled appellate matters in state circuit court, each of the five Florida District Courts of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, the Federal Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and in the United States Supreme Court.
Our experience includes both handling appeals arising from matters in which we were involved at the trial or administrative levels and as appellate counsel after other firms or attorneys were responsible for the proceedings at a lower level.
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Appellate Law
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Ligitation
The firm's general litigation practice includes trial and appellate litigation in all Florida state and federal courts. Principal areas of litigation expertise include complex business, tort, real estate, banking, securities, receiverships and commercial matters; real estate related litigation for the firm's real estate clients; environmental, construction, hazardous waste, condemnation and associated land use litigation for private and public clients in land development and regulation and heavy industry; industrial and products liability claims; insurance coverage; and construction litigation. In addition, the litigation practice group provides litigation support to the firm's other practice areas. For example, the litigation practice group handles labor and employment litigation including discrimination, trade secret, non-compete and related claims for corporate employers; lender liability, foreclosure, collection, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation for the firm's financial institution clients; title insurance, contract, and lease disputes.
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Ligitation
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Bankruptcy
WHWW's bankruptcy practice group is one of the largest in Central Florida and possesses a wealth of experience acquired through the most complex and sophisticated bankruptcies throughout the state. The bankruptcy practice group’s diverse experience includes the representation of lenders, landlords, corporate debtors, committees, trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, equity holders and purchasers, among others, in corporate and complex individual bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings.
Having represented each of the various constituencies in a bankruptcy case, our attorneys bring a unique and comprehensive perspective and understanding when analyzing bankruptcy and insolvency issues on behalf of their clients.
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Bankruptcy
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Wills, Trusts and Estates
The firm offers a complete range of trust and estate planning services. The firm regularly deals with estate plans involving the preparation of wills, living trusts, life insurance trusts, charitable trusts, durable powers of attorney, healthcare surrogate designations and living wills.
Other services include projections of tax liability, liquidity requirements, marital and charitable deduction planning, asset protection planning, and the use of family limited partnerships and other sophisticated techniques to minimize gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
The firm also provides comprehensive legal services in connection with estate and trust administration. Complete fiduciary support services are provided, including banking, accounting and preparation of income tax and estate and tax returns.
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Wills, Trusts and Estates
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Health Law
The complexities of health law make qualified counsel a necessity.
Our attorneys are experienced in the representation of physicians and health care providers. The firm also services institutions relative to health care-related real estate development and leasing. Additionally, we assist clients in structuring medical group practices; physician transaction and regulatory issues as well as health care licensure and compliance issues.
Winderweedle also provides council on related state and federal laws and regulations. Our attorneys stay up-to-date on developing changes through various continuing education programs.
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Health Care
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Real Estate
Our real estate practice group provides wise and responsive counsel to owners, developers, investors, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants and other real estate professionals.
Our extensive experience in acquisition, development, financing, leasing, permitting, land use and zoning allows us to quickly assess our clients’ needs and achieve their desired results in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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Real Estate
PODCAST SPOTLIGHT
THE POWER OF PLANNING
This podcast series, presented by WHWW Attorney Vanessa J. Skinner, is designed to educate and empower listeners by offering a detailed discussion of the various legal considerations associated with all types of planning.
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Our Team
People That Make Winderweedle Great
Seeking and retaining great talent has always been a major goal of our organization. Our family of attorneys is the best Florida has to offer.
Established in Central Florida in 1931, the roots of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman, P.A. are grounded in a sustaining reputation of dedicated legal service to individuals and businesses critical to the area’s growth and its quality of life. Meet our accomplished group of partners and associates.
