A Miami escrow attorney
you can trust with the funds.
When real money changes hands in a Miami-Dade transaction, you want a neutral third party holding it — and an attorney bound by Florida Bar trust-accounting rules is the highest standard there is. We act as your escrow and settlement agent, holding earnest money and closing funds in our attorney trust account and releasing them only when every condition is met.
Funds held in our attorney trust account. Neutral, accountable, and released only when the contract says so.
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What an escrow attorney actually does
Escrow is the part of a transaction where a neutral party holds the money — and sometimes the documents — until both sides have done what they promised. In a Florida real estate deal, that usually means holding the buyer's earnest money deposit after the contract is signed, and then holding all of the closing funds until the title is clear and the settlement statement balances. Only then does the escrow agent disburse: paying off the seller's mortgage, paying taxes and fees, and sending the seller their proceeds.
As your escrow agent, we are deliberately neutral. We don't take sides. Our job is to follow the written instructions in the contract precisely, keep the funds segregated and accounted for, and make sure not a dollar moves until it's supposed to. That neutrality is exactly why a deal can trust an escrow agent in the first place.
Cash buyers rely on a trusted, neutral escrow agent most of all.
Why use an attorney as your escrow agent.
A title company or broker can hold escrow too — but an attorney brings protections that go further.
A higher fiduciary standard
As lawyers we owe heightened fiduciary duties and answer to The Florida Bar. Escrow isn't a side service — it's held to the same professional-responsibility standard as everything else we do.
Trust-accounting oversight
Your funds sit in an attorney trust account governed by Chapter 5 of the Florida Bar rules — kept separate from firm money, never commingled, and applied only to their purpose.
We can advise, not just hold
Unlike a non-attorney closer, we can also tell you what the contract means, what a disbursement dispute requires, and how to protect your position — in the same conversation.
One team, start to finish
Escrow, title clearance, title insurance and the closing itself are handled by the same firm — so nothing falls between the cracks of three different vendors.
Where your money is, at every step.
Deposit into escrow
After the contract is signed, the buyer's earnest money deposit is delivered to us within the deadline the FAR/BAR contract sets. We confirm receipt in writing and hold it in our attorney trust account.
Held in trust during due diligence
While title is examined and contingencies run, the funds stay put — segregated, accounted for, and untouched. They are not the firm's money and are never used for anything else.
Disbursement at closing
At closing, we disburse strictly per the signed settlement statement: paying off existing liens, paying taxes and fees, crediting the deposit, and wiring the seller's net proceeds.
If there's a disagreement
If the parties disagree over who is entitled to the deposit, we cannot simply pick a side. We keep holding the funds and follow the contract and Florida law until the parties resolve it in writing or a court directs where the money goes.
Specialized escrow we handle.
Escrow isn't only for home sales. We serve as escrow and settlement agent across:
Residential escrow
Earnest money and closing funds for single-family homes, condos and townhouses — including remote and foreign-buyer closings.
Commercial escrow
Larger deposits and closing funds for office, retail, multifamily and investment property transactions.
Business & M&A escrow
Purchase-price holdbacks, indemnity escrows and deal escrows when a business changes hands.
Protect yourself from wire fraud
Scammers impersonate closing agents and email fake wire instructions. We never change wire instructions by email. Before sending any funds, call us at a verified number to confirm every detail in person.
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Client and third-party funds we hold in connection with a closing are deposited in an attorney trust account maintained in accordance with the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar (Chapter 5), kept separate from firm funds.
B&M Law Group serves as escrow/settlement and title agent in Miami, Miami-Dade County. Se Habla Español. This page is general information, not legal advice.
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