Real Estate, Tax Law, and Estate Planning

Practicing Law in Florida for Over 44 years

Carl G. Santangelo, PLLC is a small boutique law firm rated “AV-Preeminent” in the practice of real estate law by Martindale-Hubbell, an attorney rating service in business since 1887. The Firm represents investors, developers, landlords, tenants, brokers and lenders with respect to many aspects of real estate transactions; including buying, selling, developing, leasing, title insurance and lending transactions.

Each transaction is supervised by legal counsel with extensive experience and handles closings throughout Florida

Mr. Santangelo holds a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida. According to US News & World Report and the LLM Guide, the University of Florida Master of Laws program in Taxation ranks in the top 3 of such programs in the United States. Mr. Santangelo has been a member of the United States Tax Court since 1980.

A substantial portion of the Firm’s practice is in Wills, Trusts, and Probate.

Contact Us

3300 North Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306

csantangelolaw@aol.com
(954) 561-3040

Areas of Practice


Estates, Trusts & Probate

Mr. Santangelo provides basic and sophisticated tax planning, including the drafting of estate and trust documents. Should an estate need to be probated, Mr. Santangelo handles the probate of estates in all Florida counties.

Real Estate

We handle acquisitions, sales, re-sales, bank loans, and refinances of residential property and land for development of office buildings, shopping centers, apartment complexes, gas stations.


Title Insurance

Carl G. Santangelo is a licensed and insured Title Agent that closes commercial and residential transactions for parties throughout Florida.


Tax Law

We handle all aspects of real estate transactions including arranging escrow through Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, contract preparation, due diligence, title review, closing, and the issuance of title insurance policies.

Having a Master of Laws in Taxation, Mr. Santangelo advises clients as to the structuring of individual and commercial transactions and estate & trust planning.