Stacy B. Rubel
About Stacy
Stacy B. Rubel, a partner at Virgil & Rubel LLP, was born and raised in Miami prior to attending the University of Florida for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. Stacy obtained her B.A. in Political Science and Criminology, with a minor in Education, and received her J.D. from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law.
Stacy is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). She serves on the Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar (RPPTL), and is Chair of the Guardianship, Power of Attorney and Advance Directives Committee and a Co-Chair of the Ad Hoc Guardianship Law Revision Committee. Stacy is also a past Chair of the Probate Rules Committee of The Florida Bar and a past Chair of the Dade County Bar Association’s Probate & Guardianship Committee.
Stacy concentrates her practice on Probate, Trust and Guardianship Administration and Litigation. She represents personal representatives, trustees, guardians (both professional and non-professional), beneficiaries, creditors and other interested persons in probate, trust and guardianship matters. She litigates adversary claims including, but not limited to, will contests, disputes over appointment of fiduciaries, removal of fiduciaries, breaches of fiduciary obligations, and tortious interference with right of expectancy.
Stacy is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Civil Circuit Mediator. She is also a frequent lecturer on probate, trust and guardianship topics and has been published in LexisNexis Florida CLE Publications, The Florida Bar Journal, and ActionLine (the RPPTL publication).
Certified Legal Specialties
Supreme Court of Florida Certified Circuit Mediator
Education
J.D., University of Florida, Levin College of Law, 2010
B.A., University of Florida, 2007 cum laude
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Florida, 2010
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2014
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (elected 2022)
- Member, Fiduciary Litigation Committee (2024-present)
- Member, Fiduciary Administration Committee (2024-present)
- Member, Bylaws and Manuals Committee (2024-present)
The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Executive Council, 2017-present
- Chair, Guardianship, Power of Attorney & Advance Directives Committee, 2021-present
- Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Guardianship Law Revision Committee,
2020-present - Vice-Chair, Guardianship, Power of Attorney & Advance Directives Committee, 2018-2021
- Vice-Chair, Ad Hoc Guardianship Law Revision Committee, 2017-2019
- Member, Probate and Trust Litigation Committee, 2015-present
- Member, Probate Law and Procedure Committee, 2015-present
- Member, Guardianship, Power of Attorney, and Advance Directives Committee, 2015-present
- Member, Trust Law Committee, 2016-present
The Florida Bar Probate Rules Committee
- Co-Chair, July 2022-July 2023
- Vice-Chair, 2021-2022
- Chair, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Legislation, 2020-2022
- Member, 2017-2023
The Florida Bar Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee
- Probate Rules Liaison, 2020-2021
- Member, 2020-2021
The Florida Bar Elder Law Section
- Member, 2018-present
Dade County Bar Association’s Probate and Guardianship Committee
- Chair, 2019-2021
- Vice-Chair, 2013-2019, 2021-present
- Chair, Young Lawyers Group, 2013-2016
American Bar Association
- Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Committee, 2011-2012
- Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Young Lawyers Network, 2010-2012
- Young Lawyers Division, Women in the Profession Committee, 2010-2012
- Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Law Student General Committee Vice Chair for Trial Techniques, 2009-2010
Gator Club of Miami
- Volunteer Coordinator, 2013
Honors & Awards
Rising Star Award, RPPTL, May 2021
Rising Star, Estate & Trust Litigation, Super Lawyers, 2017-2024
Pro Bono Service Award, Put Something Back, a joint pro bono project of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and DCBA, January 2020
Pro Bono Service Award, Put Something Back, a joint pro bono project of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and DCBA, November 2018
Pro Bono Service Award, Put Something Back, a joint pro bono project of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and DCBA, August 2017
Pro Bono Service Award, Put Something Back, a joint pro bono project of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and DCBA, January 2017
Fellow, Florida Fellows Institute, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), 2016-2017
Legal Luminary- Probate & Estate Planning, Dade County Bar Association, 2016
Fellow, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar, 2015- 2017
Rising Star Award, Dade County Bar Association, 2014
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Appellate Opinions
Samuel H. Hall, Jr., and Yassin S. Hall v. Elsa Emily Hall, etc. – Third District Court of Appeal Opinion (April 27, 2016)
Patricia Sukonik v. Holly Wallack – Third District Court of Appeal Opinion (October 14, 2015)