Jeffrey P. Skates
Sarah E. Uhrik
Loren M. Vasquez
Alexis Moffett Fahsholtz
Corporate and Business Law, Estate Planning, and Charitable Planning
Jeffrey P. Skates
(352) 259-5011
Jeffrey P. Skates earned his Bachelor of Science, with honors, in 1990 and his Juris Doctor, with honors, in 1993, both from the University of Florida. Jeff was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1994, then joined the law firm McLin Burnsed in March 1998, where he became a partner in November 2001 and practiced for nearly 30 years. When McLin Burnsed formally ceased operations in 2025, Jeff and his partners, Sarah E. Uhrik and Loren M. Vasquez, established Skates Uhrik Vasquez Law.
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Jeff practices in comprehensive estate planning—including complex and high-net-worth trust planning—and probate and trust administration, and he serves as trustee in countless administrations. In addition, Jeff has a well-established corporate practice that handles corporate formation, maintenance and dissolutions, general business law and partnership matters for businesses throughout Central Florida. Jeff works closely with financial advisors and certified public accountants to help his clients achieve their goals.
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Jeff is a member of the American Bar, the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Lake County Bar Association, and the Sumter County Bar Association.
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Corporate Formation
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Corporate Governance/Dissolution
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Estate Planning
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Partnerships/LLCs
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Probate and Trust Administration
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Wills & Trusts
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Asset purchase and sale
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Mergers and acquisitions
Sarah E. Uhrik is a Central Florida native, born and raised in Lake County, Florida. Sarah earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Florida and her Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois (now known as the University of Illinois College of Law). Sarah was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the Northern District of Illinois Bar. While practicing as an Illinois attorney, Sarah focused on various aspects of civil litigation, estate planning, not-for-profit tax planning, and various aspects of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions. During that time, Sarah realized each area of her practice presented its own unique tax consequences requiring proper planning and implementation. That realization inspired her to pursue advanced studies in taxation, and she earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in taxation, with honors. Sarah concentrated her tax studies in two fields: wealth management, transfer, and succession for high-net-worth clients; and for-profit and not-for-profit tax planning.
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Sarah later returned to Florida and was admitted to the Florida Bar. Shortly thereafter, she joined the estate planning team at the Lake Sumter Landing Office of McLin Burnsed, where she was the first female attorney to be elected to the firm’s Board of Directors as an equity member in its over 50-year history. When McLin Burnsed formally ceased operations in 2025, Sarah and her partners, Jeffrey P. Skates and Loren M. Vasquez, established Skates Uhrik Vasquez Law.
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Sarah practices in comprehensive estate planning—including complex and high-net-worth trust planning—and probate and trust administration, and she serves as trustee in countless administrations. Additionally, Sarah handles corporate formation, maintenance and dissolutions, general business law, and partnership matters for businesses throughout Central Florida and also provides corporate planning, business succession planning, and not-for-profit tax advice. Sarah works closely with financial advisors and certified public accountants to help her clients achieve their goals.
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When not working, Sarah enjoys spending time with her daughter Ramona, her son Elliot, and her husband Dr. Matthew Uhrik, D.C. Sarah enjoys traveling, photography, camping, cooking, and going to the beach.
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Estate planning
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Strategic lifetime gifting
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Estate and Gift tax mitigation
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Estate tax return filing
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Specialty trust planning
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Retirement account reviews
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Corporate formation and tax election
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Partnership formation
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Asset purchase and sale
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Mergers and acquisitions
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Family business succession
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Limited liability company formation and tax election
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Corporate governance and dissolution
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Charitable planning
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Not-for-profit creation and tax exemption planning
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Charitable foundation creation and governance
Loren M. Vasquez was born and raised in South Florida. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English, with honors, from Florida State University in 2010. Following graduation, Loren moved to Lake County, Florida, and went on to obtain his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando in 2015. Loren began his legal career as a Law Clerk for the Honorable F. Rand Wallis of the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach, Florida, before joining a mid-sized law firm based in Orlando, where he primarily practiced fiduciary, trust, and estate litigation. He later joined the Civil Litigation team at McLin Burnsed in Leesburg, Florida.
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After years of navigating through the legal disputes that can arise when estate planning and business relationships go wrong, Loren decided to join McLin Burnsed’s estate planning and business law team in The Villages, Florida, so that he could assist his clients with avoiding such scenarios. When McLin Burnsed formally ceased operations in 2025, Loren and his partners, Sarah E. Uhrik and Jeffrey P. Skates, established Skates Uhrik Vasquez Law. Loren’s practice at Skates Uhrik Vasquez Law focuses on estate planning, probate and trust administration, general business law, and corporate formation.
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Loren is honored to serve on the Board of Directors of the Education Foundation of Lake County. He is also a proud graduate of Leadership Lake County and a member of the Lake County Bar Association, as well as the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, the Tax Section, and the Appellate Practice Section of the Florida Bar. In his free time, he enjoys movies, live music, rooting for the Florida State Seminoles, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.
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Estate Planning
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Wills & Trusts
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Probate and Trust Administration
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Business Law
Alexis Moffett Fahsholtz, a Lake County, Florida, native, graduated Summa Cum Laude from The Villages High School. After being awarded the Tony Show Foundation Scholarship, Alexis continued her education at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. While earning her degrees in Political Science and International Affairs, Alexis interned in the Florida State Capitol for former United States Senator Marco Rubio. Following graduation, Alexis attended Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, Florida. During law school, Alexis was selected to serve as a Student Bar Association Senator and an Ave Maria School of Law Student Ambassador. Upon earning her law degree and becoming a member of the Florida Bar, Alexis was sworn in as an Assistant State Attorney with the 20th Judicial Circuit in Naples, where she spent the next several years as a criminal prosecutor before relocating to Lake County.
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At Skates Uhrik Vasquez Law, Alexis focuses on several practice areas, including estate planning, probate and trust administration, and business law. Alexis is a member of the Trial Lawyers Section, the Criminal Law Section, the Business Law Section, and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar. Alexis is also a proud member of the Lake County Bar Association.
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Outside of her professional life, Alexis enjoys being out on the water, a common pastime among Lake County residents, and spending quality time with her family, including her husband, Dr. Anthony Fahsholtz, D.C., and her parents, Dr. Douglas and Crista Moffett.
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Estate Planning
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Wills & Trusts
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Probate and Trust Administration
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Business Law
Contact SUV Law
1028 Lake Sumter Landing
The Villages, FL 32162
352-259-5011 ​