Claire A. Duchemin

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.

• 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

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

• Volunteer, Probate & Guardianship Matters, Legal Services of North Florida
• Volunteer, VA Clinic The FSU College of Law
• Representative Clients
• The Denmark Group
• Sharon Richardson, CPA
• Alpha Foundation Specialists, Inc.
• Bugware, Inc.
• Independent Green Technologies, Inc.
• Smith Family Partnerships
• North Florida Financial Corporation
• Emerald Chase Homeowners Association
• Ultimate Image Auto, Inc.
• Direct Auto Exchange, Inc.

• 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