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. Received a Petition for administration from a petitioner for a cousin who died intestate.

January 28, 2022

A: Yes, you need to hire a Florida attorney to represent you in this matter.

Q. Code enforcement in Escambia county is pushing me into forclosure and not being able to buy my medicine.

January 27, 2022

A: You need to ask a question.

Q. If I am part of a shared easement with two other property owners, can I grant an easement of necessity to a third party?

January 27, 2022

A: You could grant an easement across your parcels, but that wouldn't do the owner of the landlocked parcel much good unless the other landowners were to do the same.