Rutherford
Law Firm

Charles E. Rutherford, Esq.

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At RLF, it is our privilege to represent our clients.

Business, Corporate and Partnership Law

  • Business Formation
  • Business Law
  • Contracts
  • Joint Ventures

RLF provides a variety of legal services including the selection of entity type, formation of business entities, contracts, joint ventures and operating and shareholder agreements.

Estate Planning

  • Advanced Complex Planning
  • Estate Planning
  • Family, Legacy, and Succession Planning
  • Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
  • Wealth Planning
  • Wills
  RLF provides an extensive range of estate planning, wealth preservation and business succession planning services. We implement individualized estate planning documents for each client that are specific to his or her goals and objectives.  We provide various documents to accomplish those objectives, including Advance Directives, Charitable Trusts, Complex Wills, Declarations of Domicile, Health Care Surrogates, Irrevocable Trusts, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney, Pour Over Wills, Private Foundations, Prenuptial Agreements, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts and Revocable Trusts, including complex Trusts.

Probate and Trust Administration

  • Estate Administration
  • Probate
  • Trust Administration

RLF represents both individual and corporate executors and trustees, providing guidance through the trust and estate administration process.  We advise our fiduciary clients on their responsibilities and duties, assisting them with both legal and business issues involved in the probate process and guiding them in intra-familly or multi-beneficiary matters.

Real Estate

  • Contracts
  • Landlord & Tenant
  • Purchaser and Seller Closings

RLF offers legal representation to purchasers and sellers pertaining to residential real estate transactions.  We provide title insurance through Old Republic National Title Insurance Company.
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Charles E. (“Charlie) Rutherford is a well-known and respected lawyer who has practiced in Boca Raton, FL for many years. He is AV rated, indicating the highest level of professional excellence, through Martindale Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating system. His practice career has included revenue bonding, land use and zoning, real estate of all types, litigation of all types representing plaintiffs and defendants, including family law and serving as civil co-counsel in criminal matters, administrative, condominium and homeowner associations and individuals, corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, estate planning, probate and trusts, foundations and non-profits. Charlie continues to selectively accept other matters, including acting as co-counsel in appropriate situations, bringing his vast experience and expertise to such matters.