Sean M. Lebowitz | Boca Raton Law Firm for Estate, Trust, & Probate Litigation

Sean M. Lebowitz slebowitz@floridatax.com

Sean Lebowitz practices probate, trust and guardianship litigation, and administers estates, trusts and guardianships. He has nearly 20 years experience representing fiduciaries and beneficiaries in various estate and trust disputes, and has served as an expert witness in estate and trust matters. Sean is also appointed by the Court to serve as a fiduciary, including as a curator, special trustee, personal representative, court monitor and representing a ward.

Sean received his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he was the Executive Student Works Editor for the Journal of Law & Public Policy, served as a Teacher’s Assistant for Legal Research & Writing and Appellate Advocacy, and earned a Mediation Certificate. Sean received his B.A. in political science, minor in economics, from Binghamton University (SUNY), with highest honors, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He was chosen to be the Commencement Speaker at his graduation. Sean and his family reside in Boca Raton.

Sean currently serves as the President of the local bar association – the South Palm Beach County Bar Association – where he leads the local bar and consistently interacts with the Judges and local leaders in the law. He has served on the board of directors for almost a decade.

Education

University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
Binghamton University (SUNY), B.A., summa cum laude, 2004

Admitted

Florida, 2007.

Practice Areas

Probate & Trust Litigation
Guardianship Litigation
Probate Administration
Trust Administration
Elder and minor Guardianship Administration

Professional Affiliations

President, South Palm Beach County Bar Association (2025- Current)
Vice Chairman, Florida Probate Rules Committee of the Florida Bar (2016 - 2019)
Executive Committee Member, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (RPPTL) (2015 - Current)
President-Elect, South Palm Beach County Bar Association (2024-2025)
Treasurer, South Palm Beach County Bar Association (2023-2024)
Secretary, South Palm Beach County Bar Association (2022-2023)
Board of Directors, South Palm Beach County Bar Association (2017 - Current)
President, South Palm Beach County Young Lawyer Section (2016 - 2017)
Vice President, South Palm Beach County Young Lawyer Section (2015 - 2016)
Executive Committee Member, Treasurer, South Palm Beach County Young Lawyer Section (2014 - 2015)
Executive Committee Member, Secretary, South Palm Beach County Young Lawyer Section (2013 - 2014)
Board of Directors, South Palm Beach County Young Lawyer Section (2012 – 2013)
Committee Member and Subcommittee Chair, Florida Probate Rules Committee of the Florida Bar (2015-2016)
Committee Member, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration Committee of the Florida Bar (2018-2019)
Member, Probate & Trust Litigation Committee, Real Property & Probate Section, The Florida Bar
Member, Probate Law & Procedure Committee, Real Property & Probate Section, The Florida Bar
Probate & Trust Case Review Editor, Actionline, a Publication of the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section (2015 - 2020)
Vicechair of the ART Subcommittee for the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section (2022-2024)
Editor in Chief, The Advocate, a South Palm Beach County Bar Association Publication
Editorial Board, The Advocate, a South Palm Beach County Bar Association Publication
Member, Probate Committee, South Palm Beach County Bar Association
Chair, Binghamton University South Florida Alumni Association (2016 - Current)
Liaison and Member, South Palm Beach County Bar Association
Member, The Florida Bar

Speaking Engagements & Publications

Guest Lecturer, Estate and Trust Litigation, Lynn University (Boca Raton), February 2025
Moderator, Probate Committee CLE Symposium, South Palm Beach County Bar Association, November 2024
Panelist, Trust Law Boot Camp, Palm Beach County Bar Association, April 2019
Moderator and Session Co-Chair, Guardianship Panel, Palm Beach County Bench Bar Conference, February 2019
Panelist, Guardianship Incapacity Hearing and Guardian Hearing, RPPTL Seminar April 2018
Panelist, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, Palm Beach Bench & Bar Conference, March 2018
Presenter, Probate and Trust Litigation 101, Boca Raton Chapter of the Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc., February 2018
Presenter, Rules of Florida Trust Administration, Lorman Webinar on June 29, 2017
"Undue Influence - Is Failure to Establish a Presumption Fatal?," Actionline, a Publication of the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
“The Death of Trust Reformation to Correct Drafting Mistakes?,” Actionline, a Publication of the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
Speaker, Palm Beach County Bar Association, "Probate Boot Camp," May 2016
Probate & Trust Case Summaries (2014), Actionline, a Publication of the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
“The Revocability of Irrevocable Trusts,” The Advocate, a South Palm Beach County Bar Association Publication
Speaker, 30th Annual Estate and Probate Seminar of the Palm Beach County Bar – Part Two, May 2013 (“Claims Against an Estate”)
Speaker, 31st Annual Attorney/Trust Officer Liaison Conference, June 2012 (“Nuts & Bolts of Contested Guardianships”)
Speaker, Estate Planning for your Family's Future, City of Fort Lauderdale, September 2014
“Mandatory Service by E-Mail Begins on September 1, 2012,” The Advocate, a South Palm Beach County Bar Association Publication

Recognitions & Awards

Fellow, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (2013 – 2015)
Super Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyers, Estate & Trust Litigation (2018-Current)
Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers, Estate & Trust Litigation (2015-2017)