Terrence H Thorgaard

I was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, where I practiced law from 1977. I was a municipal attorney for the first part of my legal career, and then switched to private practice. I conducted a general private law practice, with emphasis in civil litigation and bankruptcy. I also taught several college-level courses relating to various aspects of the law. In 2004, my family and I moved to Florida and have been here ever since. From 2011 to 2015 I worked for another lawyer in Walton County, assisting him in his office, especially with scheduling of attendance at real estate foreclosure hearings in behalf of secured creditors. I was admitted to the Florida bar in 2016.

University of Alaska - Fairbanks

B.A. (1973) | History

1973 - 1973

University of Puget Sound

J.D.

1973 - 1973

Alaska

Since 1977

Florida

Since 2016

9th Circuit

Since 1982

U.S. Court of Claims

Since 1989

U.S. District (& Bankruptcy) Court - Northern District of Florida

Since 2010

U.S. District (& Bankruptcy) Court, District of Alaska

Since 1977

U.S. Tax Court

Since 1985

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees

Bankruptcy

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Municipal Law

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Tax Law

Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning

• General Civil
• Aviation Law

Q. I am scheduled for a defamation deposition in Leon County but they are only asking questions about my business.

24 June 2021

A: No, you can't refuse to answer on the basis of the Fifth Amendment; that only applies in the case you are asked questions the answers to which would tend to incriminate you (i.e. expose you to criminal charges). Another lawsuit would be civil, not criminal. If you don't have an attorney, you should get one; your attorney could, among other things, give you answers to questions such as the ones you have asked here.

Q. What does B.A.R mean?

24 June 2021

A: Except that neither would be an acronym. It stands for "Browning automatic rifle", (among other things), but that's probably not what you want either. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar

Q. Recourse for financial bank POA abuse if the agent (child) resides in Florida and the principal (parent) is non resident

24 June 2021

A: I assume you are trying to ask whether a bank can be sued if it allows an adult child of the principal (account owner) to withdraw funds by use of a power of attorney signed by the principal. Probably not, unless the POA was not in the proper form or the agents of the bank had reason to know something was amiss.