Hightower Law is a Tallahassee, Florida law firm advising individuals, families, professionals, and businesses on estate planning, corporate matters, taxation, real estate, probate, trusts, and business transactions. The firm also handles mergers and acquisitions and provides general legal counsel for clients with interconnected personal and commercial concerns. With more than 45 years of service in Tallahassee and North Florida, the practice focuses on practical planning and long-term legal guidance.
Hightower Law is led by Robert S. Hightower, who earned his J.D. from Florida State University in 1975 and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University in 1976. He later earned an M.A. in Russian and Eastern European Studies from Florida State University in 2020. Hightower is admitted in Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, and the U.S. Tax Court.
Hightower Law assists clients with corporate organization, mergers and acquisitions, federal and state taxation, real property matters, estate planning, probate administration, and trust law. The firm has represented businesses and professional organizations including architectural, healthcare, software, manufacturing, and medical practices. Its multidisciplinary approach allows clients to address business ownership, property, tax consequences, succession planning, and wealth management considerations within a coordinated legal framework.
Hightower Law combines transactional experience, tax knowledge, estate planning counsel, and longstanding involvement in the Tallahassee legal and civic community. Hightower has served in leadership roles with The Florida Bar’s Tax Section and previously taught estate planning and related subjects at Florida State University. He also served on the Tallahassee City Commission and as Mayor of Tallahassee. The firm maintains an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and continues to provide counsel on complex personal and business legal matters.
