Bruce McDonald obtained a journalism degree from the University of Florida and a law degree from Florida State University before being admitted to practice law in Florida in 1978. Since then, he has been practicing in many legal areas, including business law and probate. Bruce decided to create the online legal service Statewide Probate in order to provide affordable legal assistance with estate and probate administration to Florida residents. He strives to give an alternative to costly Florida probate attorney fees while still adhering to Florida law.