Art Law Attorney Tampa, FL

Estate Planning for Artists & Collectors

Preserving the value of your art through personalized estate planning.

Your art tells a story of your heart and soul—and thoughtful planning for the future of your collection helps ensure it can be appreciated by future generations. Whether you're an artist creating a meaningful body of work or a collector building a legacy that reflects your loves and interests, planning for your collection is a deeply personal and rewarding process. We help artists and collectors preserve the value of their work through thoughtful estate planning and practical legal solutions.

With a background in estate law and a personal appreciation for the arts, we provide compassionate, detail-oriented support to help ensure your collection is properly protected, documented, and passed on in a way that honors your vision.

Planning That Honors the Artist's Intent

Whether you're an artist or a collector, your art reflects passion, intention, and years of dedication. With smart and thoughtful planning, your collection can preserve and grow its value, while communicating an understanding of your interests, values, and personality. Our planning helps ensure your legacy is understood and appreciated by the people who inherit it.

From inventorying and cataloguing your works to drafting thoughtful estate planning documents, we'll guide you through each step with care. Our goal is to give you confidence and peace of mind—knowing your art, and everything it represents, is in good hands.

Planning Options for Artists and Collectors in Florida

We work closely with artists and collectors who want to take the right steps toward protecting what they've built and created. Whether you're thinking about the future of your personal collection, planning how to preserve the value of your work, or simply want to make sure everything is clearly documented and handled with care, we're here to help. Our goal is to give you confidence that your creative legacy and the details that come with are in good hands.

Here are some of the ways we can support you:

• Wills & Trusts - Ensure your assets, including artwork and personal property, are distributed according to your wishes.
• Powers of Attorney - Appoint someone you trust to handle legal and financial matters on your behalf, such as licensing, loaning, storing or accessing your art.
• Advance Directives - Clarify your health care wishes and designate an appropriate surrogate, who understands your creative needs, to make decisions if you cannot.
• Asset Protection - Safeguard valuable artwork and personal property during your life, through your incapacity, and after your death.
• Probate - Navigate the legal process of distributing an estate, including proper handling of art & antiques, whose value may not otherwise be readily apparent to heirs.
• Art Trusts & Administration - Establish and manage trusts specifically designed for art collections.
• Bills of Sale - Ensure a reliable record of provenance of your purchases and sales, and minimize conflict by establishing clear expectations about details like liability during shipping, use of the work, resale rights, and timing of payments and delivery
• Artist and Dealer Contracts - Create fair and clear agreements that protect your work and define expectations.
• Inventories & Assignments - Maintain detailed records that document ownership and prove, provenance, maintaining value.
• Museum Loans - Draft and review agreements for safely loaning works to museums or institutions, which can help increase the value of your art.

Let's Protect Your Creations and Collections

Whether your work fills sketchbooks, canvases, or gallery walls—or your collection spans decades of discovery—we're here to help you protect what matters. Call us at (813) 379-9839 or request a consultation today to begin your journey in securing your art legacy through estate planning and personalized legal support.