Charla M. Burchett is a partner in the Sarasota office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Private Client Services Practice Group.
A Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated attorney, Charla is a Board Certified Specialist in Wills, Trusts and Estates as certified by The Florida Bar. She has more than thirty years of experience assisting clients through challenging decisions and difficult times to preserve their legacies across generations. She focuses her practice on estate planning, estate and gift taxation, estate administration, and trust administration.
Credentials
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, LL.M., Estate Planning, 1989
- Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, J.D., 1987
- University of Kentucky, B.A., 1984
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- Kentucky
Practice Areas
Accolades
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates (1994 – present)
- SRQ Magazine, “Elite Top Attorneys” Award Guide - Wills (2021 – 2024)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rated
- Best Lawyers in America®, Trusts and Estates (2022 – 2025)
- Florida Super Lawyers, Estate & Probate (2016 – 2024)
- Martindale-AVVO® Top Rated Lawyer (2012 – 2024)
- Florida Trend, Florida Legal Elite - Wills, Trusts & Estates (2022)