Virgil & Rubel LLP

Publications & Seminars

Stacy B. Rubel

Seminars

  • Greater Miami Estate Planning Council, “Case Law Update” May 2026
  • Coral Gables/South Dade Estate Planning Council, “Case Law Update” May 2026
  • ACTEC, “Trust Me, Time Flies: Will, Trust and Fiduciary Contests, Before the Final Buzzer” March 2026
  • Professional Fiduciary Council of Florida, “Protecting the Estate AND Fiduciaries” February 2026
  • St. Petersburg Bar Association, “Who Protects the Protectors? Safeguarding Fiduciaries” September 2025
  • RPPTL, Legislative Update, “One Bite is Enough: Finality for Former Trustees” August 2025
  • Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami, “Recent Case Law Update” May 2025
  • RPPTL, Florida Bar Litigation and Trust Law Symposium, Case in Point: The Highlights, April 2025
  • Dade County Bar Association, You Be The Judge Seminar, “Carmel v. Fleischer” January 2025
  • Greater Miami Estate Planning Council, “Case Law Update” May 2024
  • RPPTL, Guardianship Seminar, Panel, “Sometimes Unpaid and Unfairly Portrayed: The Crusade of Court Appointed Counsel” April 2024
  • RPPTL, Florida Bar Litigation and Trust Law Symposium, “Trust and Estate Injunctions: Prong-Free Protection” April 2024
  • Dade County Bar Association, You Be The Judge Seminar, “Mediation Myths” January 2024
  • The Probate Team, “Guardianship Problems – Troubleshooters Q & A” October 2023
  • ACTEC, Fiduciary Litigation Committee “Take it to the Limit: Limitations of Actions in Will and Trust Contests”  October 2023
  • Florida Bankers Association, Trust & Wealth Management Conference, “Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen? Considerations of Co-Trustees and Directed Trusts” September 2023
  • RPPTL, Attorney Trust Officer Conference, “Tag, You’re It: The Various Roles of Trustees, Agents and Guardians in Confronting Incapacity” August 2023
  • RPPTL, Legislative Update, “Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons” July 2023
  • ACTEC, “Case Law Currents: Surfing Through Recent Legal Trends in Florida” July 2023
  • Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami, “Recent Case Law Update” May 2023
  • South Florida Guardianship Association, “Legislative and Case Law Update” May 2023
  • RPPTL, Guardianship Seminar, “Two for the Price of One? Co-Guardians: The Greatest Duo of All Time” April 2023
  • Dade County Bar Association, Probate & Guardianship Committee, “To Be or Not To Be a Trustee” February 2023

  • RPPTL, Florida Bar Litigation and Trust Law Symposium, “Co-Trustees: The Greatest Duo of All Time?” January 2023

  • Greater Miami Estate Planning Council, “To Be or Not To Be a Trustee” November 2022
  • Professional Fiduciary Council of Florida, “Legislative and Case Law Update” October 2022
  • RPPTL, Legislative Update, “Guarding Guardianships: Data, Decisions and Domicile Developments” July 2022
  • RPPTL, Florida Bar Litigation and Trust Law Symposium, “To Be (a Trustee) or Not to Be (a Trustee)” July 2022
  • Greater Miami Estate Planning Council, “Case Law Update” May 2022
  • Orange County Bar Association, “Does Your Interest Make You an Interested Person? Exploring Interested Person Status in Guardianship, Probate and Trust Cases” February 2022
  • Dade County Bar Association, You Be The Judge Seminar, “Trustee Discretion and Removal” January 2022
  • RPPTL, Guardianship Seminar, “Does Your Interest Make You an Interested Person? Exploring Interested Person Status in Guardianship, Probate and Trust Cases” December 2021
  • Collier County Bar Association, “Directed Trust Act” October 2021
  • Broward County Estate Planning Council, “Directed Trust Act” September 2021
  • RPPTL, Attorney Trust Officer Conference “Co-Existing With A Co-Trustee: Cooperation or Controversy” August 2021
  • RPPTL, Florida Bar Litigation and Trust Law Symposium, “Trustee Discretion” May 2021
  • Clerks’ Statewide Investigation Alliance, Panelist, “A Guardian’s Duties Regarding Conflicts of Interest, Pooled Trusts, & Selling and Abandoning Property” May 2021
  • Professional Fiduciary Council of Florida, “Case Law and Legislative Update” February 2021
  • RPPTL, Guardianship Seminar, “Restoration and Termination of Guardianships” September 2020
  • Dade County Bar Association, “The Future of Probate and Guardianship Administration and Litigation” March 2020
  • Professional Fiduciary Council of Florida, “Hot Spots for Trustees, Fiduciaries & Guardians” February 2020
  • Elder Law Section, Annual Conference, “Case Law Update” January 2020
  • Sarasota County Bar Association, “Guardianship Law in Florida: Recent and Proposed Changes” January 2020
  • South Florida Guardianship Association, “Guardianship Case Law and Legislative Update” September 2019
  • RPPTL, Legislative Update, “A Family Affair: Family Trust Companies, Spousal Vehicle Title Transfers, and Venue for Minors” July 2019
  • Elder Law Section, Seminar, “Emergency Exploitation: Emergency Relief for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults” June 2019
  • RPPTL, Guardianship Seminar, “New Exploitation Statute” April 2019
  • Collier County Bar Association, “Case Law Update” April 2019
  • RPPTL, Florida Bar Litigation and Trust Law Symposium “Safe Deposit Boxes” March 2019
  • RPPTL, Attorney Trust Officer Conference “Case Law Update” August 2018, Palm Beach
  • RPPTL, Florida Bar Litigation and Trust Law Symposium “The Post-Mortem Trust Litigation” March 2018
  • RPPTL, Probate & Trust Litigation Committee Meeting “Delayed Discovery Doctrine and Undue Influence” February 2018
  • DCBA, You Be The Judge Seminar “Probate & Civil Procedure/Motion to Dismiss” August 2017
  • “Smoking Out the Facts: Medical Marijuana and Fiduciaries” – RPPTL Guardianship Seminar, 2017
  • “Probate Litigation 101” – Valuation, Forensic Accounting & Litigation Services Conference, 2017
  • “Avoiding the Wire-Tapped Necktie – Legal Ethics in Probate & Guardianship” CLE Presentation through Dade County Bar Association, March 2010
  • “Probate and Guardianship – A View from the Bench and Bar” CLE Presentation through Dade County Bar Association and Legal Aid, Put Something Back, March 2010

Publications

  • LexisNexis, J. Eric Virgil and Stacy B. Rubel, The Florida Bar, Basic Estate Planning in Florida, 12th Edition, “Fiduciaries,” 2025
  • LexisNexis, J. Eric Virgil and Stacy B. Rubel, The Florida Bar, Practice Under Florida Probate Code, 12th Edition, “Practice and Procedure,” 2025
  • LexisNexis, J. Eric Virgil and Stacy B. Rubel, The Florida Bar, Practice Under Florida Probate Code, 12th Edition, “Probate Litigation,” 2025
  • LexisNexis, Florida Guardianship Practice, 12th Edition, “Health Care Surrogates, Living Wills, and Related Issues” 2023
  • LexisNexis, Practice Under Florida Probate Code, 11th Edition, “Probate Litigation” 2022
  • ActionLine, a publication of The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, “Navigating Multiple Fiduciaries: Florida Uniform Directed Trust Act and Co-Trustee Considerations” Winter 2021
  • LexisNexis, Florida Guardianship Practice, 11th Edition, “Health Care Surrogates, Living Wills, and Related Issues” 2021
  • ActionLine, a publication of The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, “I Am Interested, So Am I An Interested Person?” Winter 2020
  • “Is My Judgment in Your Best Interest? How Decisions Are Made in Guardianships and Suggested Reform” – The Florida Bar Journal – January/February 2019
  • ActionLine, a publication of The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, “Delayed Discovery Doctrine: How Long Does a Litigant Have to Bring an Undue Influence Claim?” Fall 2018
  • ActionLine, “RPPTL Fellowship: ActionLine Interview With Former Section Fellow, Stacy Rubel” Summer 2018
  • RPPTL, “Journey Through the Florida Guardianship Galaxy Seminar “Liftoff: To File or Not to File?” April 2018 (written materials only)
  • “The Shifting Landscape of Guardianship Law: Three Consecutive Years of Changes” – The Florida Bar Journal, September 2016
  • “Estate Planners – Are You Planning for the Post-Death Fight?” – ActionLine, Summer 2016
  • “Probate Case Summaries” – ActionLine, Summer 2016
  • “Reasonably Ascertainable Creditors in Probate” – ActionLine, Winter 2015

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