The Florida Bar and the New York Bar Under One Roof
You get the best of two worlds at floridawillsandtrusts.kinsta.cloud: a Florida Bar Board Certified Attorney and an experienced member of the New York Bar
Grant W. Kehres - A Florida Board Certified Attorney
Grant Kehres has been a member of The Florida Bar since 1978, a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law section of The Florida Bar for over 40 years, and a Board Certified specialist in real property law since 1993. Less than 500 of Florida’s 105,000 lawyers have earned this distinction. A dedicated staff of paralegals supports him with decades of experience and employment with the firm.
The firm is small enough to know who you are but experienced enough to know what to do. Your calls will be returned, your e-mails will be answered, and you will be treated like a client, not a customer.
Alisa Lebensohn - Dual Licensed:
New York & Florida
Alisa Lebensohn is a 30-year attorney with extensive legal experience in both Florida and New York State. Raised in Long Island, Alisa practiced law in the public and private sectors of New York City for two decades before moving to South Florida in January 2012 to raise her child close to extended family, deciding to secure Florida bar admission and subsequently practicing law in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties.
Alisa’s experience over the course of three decades practicing in several areas of civil law including litigation, family law (prenups/postnups, divorce, custody disputes, and asset dissolution), medical malpractice, and small business management, provides experience and support in the probate administration process.
Curriculum Vitae of Grant W. Kehres:
Florida Connection
- A resident of Boca Raton since 1955
- Florida Bar Board Certified Real Estate Law Specialist – 1993 to Present
- Member of The Florida Bar – 1978 to Present
Education
- Doctorate in Jurisprudence, Vanderbilt University College of Law – 1978
- Master of Business Administration (Finance), Babson College – 1976
- Bachelor of Science (Investments and Economics), Babson College – 1974
Practice Areas
- Residential Real Estate Closings
- Commercial Real Estate Closings
- Real Estate Law
- Title Insurance
- Real Estate Contracts
- Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate
Professional Work Experience
- Law Offices of Grant W. Kehres, P.A. – 1980 to Present
- Attorney Sole Practitioner – 1978 to 1980
- Over 11,000 clients served
- Over 400 Probates handled
masters Thesis
The Business Plans for The Full Service Growth Trust and The Full Service Financial Management Company, Inc. – Random Selection of Securities as a Mutual Fund Business Model
Doctoral Paper
Impact Fees in Florida – A New Method of Finance or an Unconstitutional Tax?
Professional Memberships
- Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Greater Boca Raton Estate Planning Counsel
Honors
- Vanderbilt University Moot Court Best Brief Award
- Valedictorian – Babson College
Admitted to Practice
- Supreme Court of Florida – 1978
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit – 1979
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida – 1979
- United States Tax Court – 1979
- United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit – 1981
Curriculum Vitae of Alisa Lebensohn:
Florida Connection
- A resident of Florida since 2012
- Member of The Florida Bar – 2015 to Present
New York Connection
- A resident of New York (NYC and Long Island) 1968 to 2012
- Member of the State Bar of New York – 1994 to Present
New Jersey Connection
- Admitted to the State Bar of New Jersey – 1994 (inactive)
Admitted to Practice
- Supreme Court of Florida – 2015
- New York State Bar Association – 1994
Additional Professional Experience
- Public and Private Sector Law Firms in New York City, 1991-2011
- Legal Consultant, Private Florida Law Firms 2011-2017
- Lebensohn Law, Boca Raton, FL 2017 to present
- Florida litigation: Family Law (dissolution and custody), Estate Law
- (trustee and beneficiary challenges), Small Business Matters
Education
- Doctorate in Jurisprudence, New York Law School – 1994
- Bachelor of Arts (English and Political Science) SUNY at Stony Brook – 1990
- International Law and Human Rights Certificate – University of Oslo – 1992
- Certificate of Israel Law Legal Studies – Tel Aviv University – 1991
Professional Memberships
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Family Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Parkland (Florida) Women Lawyers
Current Practice Areas
- Florida Probate
- Florida Estate Planning
- Florida Family Law