Terry Dariotis - a Tallahassee, United States Estate Planning Lawyer

Tallahassee Estate Planning Lawyer

Updated: 02/28/2026

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning
Probate and Trust Administration

Attorney Information

Overview

My law practice is concentrated primarily in the area of wills, trusts, and estates, which includes estate planning, probate, and trust administration.

I serve clients who need only a simple will as well as those who need estate and gift tax planning. I also represent clients in probate and trust administration, including preparing federal estate tax returns.

As part of the estate planning process, I also assist clients with establishing a new or modifying an existing separate legal entity, such as a corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership, for ownership of a business or for holding investment real estate, and with creating or amending buy-sell agreements for the owners of a business.

About Dariotis Law

Experience is important for a lawyer who engages in estate planning. Wills may not go into effect until many years after they are created. A trust may be in effect for many years and for future generations. An attorney must be very careful to make sure that estate planning documents are appropriate for the client, achieve the desired goals, and stand up to legal scrutiny in the future. An experienced estate planning lawyer knows how to create an effective plan that addresses a client’s concerns. Representation by an experienced probate and trust lawyer is invaluable in assisting the client with administration of a probate estate or a trust, including dealing with various tax issues and with problems that may arise.

At Dariotis Law, in Tallahassee, Florida, we provide experienced help with both estate planning and with probate and trust administration.

A Trusted Wealth Of Localized Knowledge

Since 2001, attorney Terry Dariotis has been board-certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in wills, trusts, and estates law. Mr. Dariotis’s law practice is devoted almost exclusively to estate planning and to probate and trust administration. In addition to his juris doctor degree, he has a master of laws degree in taxation and a certificate in financial planning. He is licensed to practice in all Florida state courts, in the U.S. District Courts of Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, in the U.S. Tax Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Terry Dariotis included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

"AV" rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Florida Super Lawyers: “2006, 2018-2026."

Other Sources of Feedback About Terry Dariotis

Included on the 2026 Florida Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Florida Super Lawyers list
2024 Florida Super Lawyers list
2023 Florida Super Lawyers list
2022 Florida Super Lawyers list
2021 Florida Super Lawyers list
2020 Florida Super Lawyers list
2019 Florida Super Lawyers list
2018 Florida Super Lawyers list
2006 Florida Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
  Juris Doctor
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
  LL.M., Master of Laws
  Major: Taxation
Non Legal Education
- St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana
  B.A.
  Major: Philosophy
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
  Certificate
  Major: Financial Planning
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
  Pre-Medicine

Current Employment Position(s)

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Attorney
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Past Positions

Warfel, Goldberg, Dariotis, Waldoch & Olive, P.A., Founding Shareholder
Kahn and Dariotis, P.A., Founding Shareholder
Terrence T. Dariotis, Attorney At Law, Sole Practitioner

References

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Jamie Wright at Merrill Lynch
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Melissa M. Wright at Capital City Bank Group

Languages

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English (Primary)
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Classes and Seminars

Probate Law, Legal Services of N. Florida
Former Adjunct Professor, F.S.U. College of Business

Pro Bono Activities

Panel Member: Legal Services of North Florida, Inc.
Founding Board Member and Secretary of the Community Foundation of North Florida, Inc.

Bar Admissions

Illinois
Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Specialties and Certifications

Wills, Trusts and Estates Law, The Florida Bar

Other Affiliations

Former member of Tallahassee Regional Estate Planning Council, Past President.
The Florida Bar

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Contact

Tallahassee, FL

1695 Metropolitan Circle
Suite 6
Tallahassee, FL 32308

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Phone: 850-692-2727

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Website: https://www.dariotislaw.com

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