Lian de la Riva is a member of the Probate + Guardianship and Trusts + Estates practice groups and concentrates her practice on estate planning, probate, and guardianship law. She is admitted to practice in Florida and serves as the National Secretary for the Hispanic National Bar Association. In 2017, Lian was named a Fellow of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. She is a member of the Young Lawyers Section, the Elder Law Section, and the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar.

Reported Decisions

• de la Riva v. Chavez, No. 4D19-1371 (4th DCA 2020)

Awards and Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2024-2025
  • Ones to Watch
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2022-2024
  • Rising Star
• Hispanic National Bar Association, 2022
  • Top Lawyer Under 40
• Fellow of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section of the Florida Bar, 2017-2019
• South Florida Legal Guide, 2021
  • Up and Comer

Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, “Estate Planning: What You Need to Know,” Florida International University Law School, October 2020
• Speaker,  “Estate Planning in the Crisis,” Virtual Ventanita – Hispanic National Bar Association – Region VIII, April 2020

Publications

• Subject, “How Not to Fight for Attorneys’ Fees,” Daily Business Review, September 9, 2020
• Author, “The Attorney-Client Privilege is Alive and Well, Hallelujah!” ActionLine Magazine, Summer 2018
• Author, Real Property Case Summaries in ActionLine Magazine, Spring 2018
• Author, Real Property Case Summaries in ActionLine Magazine, Winter 2018
• Author, Real Property Practice Corner in ActionLine Magazine, Fall 2017

Professional and Community Activities

• Hispanic National Bar Association
  • National Vice President, 2023 to Present
  • National Secretary, 2022 to 2023
  • Chair, Young Lawyers Division (National), 2021 to 2022
  • Chair-Elect, Young Lawyers Division (National), 2020 to 2021
  • Secretary, Young Lawyers Division (National), 2019 to 2020
  • Founding Board Member, Young Lawyers Division (Region VIII), 2015 to Present
  • Member, 2013 to Present
• The Jane Network – Providing legal services to the underserved
• The Guatemala Maya Center
  • Board of Directors
• Florida Bar
  • Young Lawyers Section, 2013 to Present
  • Elder Law Section, 2013- Present
  • Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, 2013 to Present
  • Member, 2013 to Present
• Dade County Bar Association
  • Member, 2013 to Present