Our Dedicated Team Members

FOUNDER

1945-2020

Paul E. Blade was born and raised in Sandusky, Ohio. He met his late wife, Joan, at Bowling Green State University and they married upon graduation in 1966. Paul received his law degree at Cleveland Marshall Law School, and he was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1970. His first three years of practice were spent in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1973 Paul was admitted to the Florida Bar, and he, Joan and their four young children moved to Florida to begin their new life. In 1976 Paul started his own office and Blade and Blade, P.A. began as Paul E. Blade, P.A. In 1995 the firm became Blade and Blade, P.A. with the addition of son Bill. Paul was a Past-Chairman of Attorney’s Title Insurance Fund’s Broward County Advisory Team and a Past-President of Attorney’s Real Estate Council of Broward County. While he was recognized as a real estate expert, he was very active in the areas of wills, trusts, and probate. He had written wills for nearly 4,000 clients. You may have seen him in court representing a landlord in an eviction case. On the personal side, Paul was the proud parent of three sons and one daughter. He liked to talk about his children, the attorney, engineer, insurance adjustor, and schoolteacher; and he loved talking about his five grandchildren. Paul is truly missed at Blade & Blade P.A.

OWNER

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Paul’s oldest son Bill was born in Cleveland, Ohio along with his three younger siblings and moved to Florida when he was three years old. After graduating from St. Thomas Aquinas High School, he attended Florida State University in Tallahassee where he met his wife, Roxanne. After his first year of law school at St. Thomas in Miami Lakes, Florida they got married. Upon successfully passing the bar in 1995, he started practicing with his father. Paul had been a solo practitioner since 1976. Together they moved to Deerfield Beach and opened Blade & Blade, P.A where they still are today practicing Real Estate Law, Probate Law, & Estate Planning. When Bill is not in the office, he enjoys spending time with his family. He has three children, Kaitlyn, Matthew and Megan. His wife, Roxanne, also works at the office and works closely with Bill coordinating client’s financial affairs.

They are busy but enjoy their life together in South Florida.

PARTNER

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Suly joined our team in August of 2018. She attended Florida State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Criminology. In 2002, she enrolled at Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center and graduated in 2005. Suly began her legal career by focusing on real estate transactions and commercial litigation. Just prior to joining Blade & Blade, P.A., she represented national mortgage servicers and lenders in consumer finance litigation matters, some of which included title claims litigation. Suly is a fluent Spanish speaker. In her personal time, Suly enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

ATTORNEY OF COUNSEL

After his service in the U.S. Army, Libo B. Fineberg moved to Florida in 1968 and admitted to the Florida Bar in 1969. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Laws Degree in Taxation and Estate Planning from the University of Miami. Libo began his legal career as corporate counsel, first to a private manufacturing company, and then to a public corporation in land development. He was the resident Florida partner of a Pennsylvania law firm that included representation of the developer of Bonita Bay, on the West Coast of Florida. In 1992 he re-entered private practice in Pompano Beach, Florida and primarily specializes in real estate property, estate planning, and administration and business law. Libo has been married to his wife Louise since 1996, and they share a son who is partner with the Florida Law Firm of Lash and Goldberg, as well as a daughter, Erin Regen, who currently is working as a real estate processor at Blade Title Company. Since moving to Florida, Libo has been very involved on numerous charitable organizations, as well as one of the founders of a not-for-profit parochial day school and a for-profit school.

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

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Chantal Kaelbel, a native of South Florida, joined Blade & Blade, P.A. in April 2024, bringing with her a diverse professional background. With experience as a former criminal prosecutor and in-house defense attorney for a prominent national insurance carrier, she has since transitioned her legal focus to estate planning, probate administration, and real estate law.
Chantal holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, and a Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Outside of her professional pursuits, Chantal enjoys traveling, skiing, and cherishing moments with her family, friends, and mini-schnauzer.

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

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Richard Eagles, a South Florida native, joined Blade & Blade, P.A. in 2024, bringing with him a wealth of experience in litigation and estate planning. He began his legal career at the Broward County Public Defender’s Office, where he successfully advocated for clients who couldn’t afford representation. Afterward, he transitioned to civil litigation, defending property insurance and personal injury cases, before founding The Eagles Law Firm in 2019. In 2021, Richard shifted the focus of his firm to estate planning, helping families achieve peace of mind through thorough and compassionate planning. At Blade & Blade, P.A., Richard is engaged in the practices of estate planning, probate and trust administration matters.

OFFICE MANAGER

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Bill’s wife Roxanne Blade is a fully licensed Certified Financial Planner. Her business, Blade Financial Services, LLC, shares space with Blade Law Office, and her expertise is a natural fit with the estate planning efforts offered by Blade & Blade, P.A. Being a client of this husband-and-wife team that has been working in the field of estate and financial planning together for over 20 years gives clients an added resource for information. Bill and Roxanne work together and help each other with specific clients or cases.

To view a list of Roxanne’s areas of expertise or to peruse her website please visit www.bladefinancialservices.com. Roxanne speaks Spanish fluently.