Sloto & Diamond, PLLC

Leading Trust, Estate, & Guardianship Counsel

Trusted advisor, confidant, friend, and general counsel to each family, business, individual, and fiduciary that we represent, serving as their first phone call during any time of need.

Who We Are

Our Firm

Our Founder

Sloto & Diamond was founded by James R. Sloto, a respected member of the South Florida legal community for over 35 years.

Our Practice

We are a Miami-based legal boutique focusing on Probate and Trust Administration, Guardianship Administration and Litigation, Trust and Estate Litigation, and Estate Planning. Because our core practice touches most aspects of our clients personal and professional lives, we frequently represent clients in matters concerning their real estate holdings, businesses, financial interests, health care, benefits, and marriages.

Let Us Lead You In The Right Direction

What We Do

Practice Areas

Probate & Trust Administration

Sloto & Diamond has an extensive track-record in the efficient administration of probate estates and trusts. Regardless of the size of the decedent's estate, Sloto & Diamond takes a proactive approach to probate administration.

Guardianship Administration & Litigation

Whether a guardianship protects one who can no longer manage their health care and/or finances, has special needs, or is a minor with assets in excess of $15,000.00, Sloto & Diamond assists guardians through a cumbersome set of legal requirements.

Trust & Estate Litigation

Legal disputes concerning trusts, estates, and guardianships are unique, and call for litigation counsel who focus in these areas. Our attorneys employ an aggressive, yet sensible approach to helping clients through legal disputes and entanglements, and take pride in their ability to develop efficient and creative litigation strategies.

Estate Planning

Our attorneys create, recommend, and deliver estate plans and strategies for U.S. citizens and non-citizens to preserve and transfer wealth and property, protect assets from creditors, plan for business succession, and meet their personal and tax objectives.

Real Estate & General Matters

Our core practices lead us to frequent client representation in real estate and business transactions, elder issues, and related disputes. When unable to assist clients "in house," we refer clients to qualified counsel and manage their representation.

Our Standard

Our Mission

Sloto & Diamond provides each client with a unique and personal client experience. We combine the quality and professionalism of a large firm with the attention and efficiency that only a boutique law firm can deliver. We consider the distinct needs and sensitivities of each client as we create, explain, and deliver pragmatic solutions, and work to resolve disputes both inside and outside of court.

Who We Serve

Our Clients

Diverse

Our clients have varied backgrounds, which include domestic and foreign individuals, traditional couples, same-sex couples, fiduciaries, businesses, and those navigating a wrongful death loss or personal injury.

Our Team

Attorneys

James R. Sloto

Founder & Managing Partner

James R. Sloto was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1976. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1973 with a B.S. degree in Finance, and with a J.D. degree from the University Of Miami School Of Law in 1976.

Seth S. Diamond

Managing Partner

Seth S. Diamond is an accomplished trusts, estates, and fiduciary litigator. Seth represents trustees, personal representatives, beneficiaries, and other interested persons in complex trust and adversary probate and guardianship proceedings.

Carolyn L. Kirkland

Partner

Carolyn Kirkland is an experienced attorney and partner at Sloto & Diamond. Her practice focuses on probate, trust, and guardianship administration and litigation.

Sharifa K. Jarrett

Senior Counsel

Sharifa K. Jarrett is an experienced attorney and Senior Counsel at Sloto & Diamond. Her practice focuses on probate and trust administration and litigation.

Stefano Rainelli

Associate

Stefano Rainelli is an associate at Sloto & Diamond whose practice focuses on probate, trust, and guardianship administration and litigation and estate planning.