Oh, and you asked about taxes, there are no FL state death taxes, but the lawyers make up for that by law;
Florida is one of the few states that sets out, in its statutes, lawyers' fees that are presumed to be reasonable for estates of a certain value. (Fla. Stat. Ann. § 733.6171.) The fee is based on the value of the assets that go through probate, plus any income they earn during the probate proceeding. The value of homestead property is not counted.
Here are the statutory fees:
Value of estate up to $40,000: $1,500
$40,000 to $70,000: $2,250
$70,000 to $100,000: $3,000
$100,000 to $1 million: $3,000, plus 3% of the value over $100,000
$1 million to $3 million: $3,000, plus 2.5% of the value over $1 million
$3 million to $5 million: $3,000, plus 2% of the value above $3 million
$5 million to $10 million: $3,000, plus 1.5% on the value above $5 million
More than $10 million: $3,000, plus 1% of the value above $10 million
These fees are only for "ordinary" services. Anything the lawyer does that isn't ordinary—for example, handling a will contest or giving tax advice—is presumed to justify a larger fee. If a lawyer follows the fee schedule, the fee may be almost unrelated to the amount of legal work done. It's the same amount of work to handle a $1 million brokerage account as it is to probate a $100,000 account—but under the statutory fee schedule, the bill for the million-dollar account would be ten times larger.
Florida attorneys aren't required to follow this fee schedule, and many acknowledge that it often leads to inflated attorney fees. Especially if the estate you're handling is greater than $100,000, be sure to find an attorney who will quote you a flat fee or work at an hourly rate.