Ms. Margaret “Peggy” Rose Hoyt

Peggy is a founding partner of The Law Offices of Hoyt & Bryan, a family wealth and legacy planning law firm specializing in wills, trusts and estates and elder law. She is a three-time Stetson University graduate receiving her B.B.A., cum laude, in 1981, her M.B.A. in 1982 and her J.D., cum laude, in 1993. Her passion is her pets – all of them – including 3 horses, 5 dogs and 4 cats! She enjoys competitive trail and limited distance endurance riding. Peggy practices in the areas of family wealth and legacy counselling, including trust and estate planning and administration, elder law, small business creation, succession and exit planning, real estate transactions and animal law. In addition to her law degree, she holds a Florida real estate license. Peggy formerly held a NASD Series 7 license and health, life and variable annuities licenses. She serves as a certified FINRA Arbitrator and is also a Florida Circuit Court Mediator concentrating in family business and estate matters, include pet dispute resolution. Peggy holds Board Certifications from the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts, and Estates and Elder Law. The Law Offices of Hoyt & Bryan is the only Florida law firm with two attorneys who are dual board certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates and in Elder Law. Peggy is the author of “All My Children Wear Fur Coats – How to Leave a Legacy for Your Pet”, an informative and inspirational guide for pet owners who want to include their pets as part of their estate plans. She co-authored the following books with Candace M. Pollock: “Special People, Special Planning – Creating a Safe Legal Haven for Families with Special Needs” designed to educate families about the planning options and protections for their special needs family members; “Loving Without a License – An Estate Planning Survival Guide for Unmarried Couples and Same Sex Partners”, created to address the unique planning needs of unmarried individuals in today’s society; “A Matter of Trust – The Im