Fort Lauderdale-based Tripp Scott is merging with Ellis Law Group, a small Boca Raton law firm specializing in estate planning and probate.

The merger opens Tripp Scott’s third office; the firm also has an office in Tallahassee. Tripp Scott has 40 attorneys and will pick up three in Boca Raton—Seth Ellis, George Freund and Lenora Fowler.