Denise Lettau

Denise Lettau–Short Bio

Ms. Lettau recently founded her own law practice after years of working at financial institutions as a trust administrator.  She chose to become a Personal Family Lawyer ™ because of the emphasis on serving as a trusted advisor while creating estate plans. Denise is passionate about assisting community members to stay out of court, conflict and chaos through planning.

Denise graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Pacific Lutheran University and subsequently received a juris doctorate from Seattle University. After graduation, Ms. Lettau worked as a Research Assistant at the Institute of International Law in Kiel, Germany and later after the fall of the Berlin Wall, she worked as a Senior Lecturer at Humboldt University in Berlin. She is fluent in German.

Upon her return to the United States, Ms. Lettau practiced law before entering the banking industry. Her banking career has been entirely focused on servicing the disabled and/or elderly. She worked for an eight- year stint at SunTrust Bank as a trust advisor in the Special Needs Trust department followed by nearly five years at Wells Fargo as a Senior Advisory Specialist in the area of Life Management Services which catered to the needs and concerns of older clientele. Later, Ms. Lettau served as Vice President of Advancement at Secured Futures, a not-for-profit pooled trust company which provided for the management of funds for disabled clients without significant wealth. These experiences anchor her law practice.

Denise is also an active community leader and has served on numerous boards. She is a past chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council and a current board member of the Broward County Area on Agency.  She is also a co-founder together with Alcee Hastings, Jr. and Evan Goldman of the Alcee Hastings Black-Jewish Alliance in Broward County, FL.

On a personal note, Denise is an avid reader, traveler and Formula 1 fan. She is married and the mother of one son, Maximilian.