Claire A. Duchemin - a Tallahassee, US Estate Planning and Probate Lawyer

Tallahassee Estate Planning and Probate Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning and Probate 50%
Complex Business or Estate Litigation 30%
Transactional Matters - Real Estate and Business 20%

Attorney Information

Overview

Claire Duchemin was born in Maine but grew up in the Orlando, Florida area. In 1977, she graduated from The Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude. In 1980, she graduated with high honors, with her Juris Doctorate degree from The Florida State University College of Law. For more than 45 years, she has been in private law practice in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida and in the surrounding counties and cities. She is admitted to and has litigated cases at all levels of the state and federal court systems. A large part of her practice is devoted to estate planning and probate law.

Education

Legal Education
- Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 1980
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: With High Honors
  Honors: Order of the Coif
Non Legal Education
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1977
  B.S.
  Honors: magna cum laude

Classes and Seminars

Multiple Seminars on Trusts and Estate Planning presented with wealth management professionals for clients
Estate Planning for the Retiring Practitioner, Florida Surveying and Mapping Society, 2009 - 2017
Contracts and Proposals, Florida Surveying and Mapping Society, 2007 - 2013
Testifying as an Expert, Florida Surveying and Mapping Society, 2009 (Co-presented with John “Jack” Breed)
Professional Liability, Florida Surveying and Mapping Society, 2014
“Inc., Ltd., LLC – What Does It Mean?, Florida Surveying and Mapping Society, 2013
Liens and Collections and multiple other topics, Florida Surveying and Mapping Society, 1998 - 2016
Regular guest lecturer at The Florida State University College of Business

Pro Bono Activities

Volunteer, Probate & Guardianship Matters, Legal Services of North Florida
Volunteer, VA Clinic The FSU College of Law

Representative Clients

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The Denmark Group
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Sharon Richardson, CPA
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Alpha Foundation Specialists, Inc.
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Bugware, Inc.
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Independent Green Technologies, Inc.
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Smith Family Partnerships
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North Florida Financial Corporation
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Emerald Chase Homeowners Association
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Ultimate Image Auto, Inc.
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Direct Auto Exchange, Inc.
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Representative Cases

Baker v. Economic Research Services, Inc.
- Court: 1st DCA
- Year: 2018
- Serial Number: 2018 WL 1415501
Bugware v. Williams
- Court: 1st DCA
- Year: 2016
- Serial Number: 188 So. 3d 49
Magnum Capital LLC v. Carter & Assoc. LLC
- Court: 1st DCA
- Year: 2005
- Serial Number: 905 So. 2d 220
Mambi Cheese Co. v. SIF Land, Inc.
- Court: 1st DCA
- Year: 2013
- Serial Number: 125 So. 3d 156

Bar Admissions

Florida, 1980
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1984
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1983
U.S. Supreme Court, 1984

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Contact

Tallahassee, FL

1615 Village Square Blvd.
Suite #7
Tallahassee, FL 32309

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Phone: 850-270-7770

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Website: https://www.attorneyclaire.com

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