Top best Family Lawyers in Fort Lauderdale | 93 available

Whether you are facing divorce, fighting for child custody, relocating, or adopting a stepchild, making legal decisions that will impact the future of your family is always difficult. You can make it much easier on yourself by having a competent and compassionate attorney by your side to help you achieve your goals. At Sandra Bonfiglio, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, we work hard to obtain favorable results for our clients as efficiently and economically as possible. Contact our experienced Fort Lauderdale family law & divorce attorneys today.

Rhoda is a sole practicioner, and has helped many clients in family law and civil matters, including domestic violence.  She is devoted, knowledgeable and appropriately aggressive in her representation of all her clients.  She was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2000.  Rhoda is also a Guardian ad Litem since 2002 for children.. Rhoda is an active member of the legal community and attends legal events and seminars.. She is an active member of our community including NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) (Vice President); Kiwanis Deerfield Beach West (President(; Dania Lyoins Clubs; Mission United Veterans Program (Volunteer Pro Bono Attorney), The Broward Coalition (Member), and Disabled American Veterans Auxillary (Member).. Rhoda put herself throught college and law school as a single parent.. Rhoda has two children (2 adult sons) and lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.. Please contact Rhoda for a consultation at to schedule an appointment.

Philip C. Rosen enjoys helping his clients find practical solutions to very real problems. Admitted to the New York Bar in 2000 and the Florida Bar Association in 2002, Mr. Rosen is currently affiliated with the Real Property and Probate and Trust Law Section and Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar Association. He is an agent for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, and the Attorney's Title Fund Services, LLC.. In 1996, Mr. Rosen graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from Binghamton University, where he was Treasurer of Sigma Alpha Mu. He then received his J.D. in 1999 from Brooklyn Law School, contributed to the Journal of International Law and Policy and was selected as a member of the Moot Court Honor Society. Mr. Rosen has been recognized by the South Florida Edition of Florida Super Lawyers as one of South Florida's Rising Stars in 2009.

Peggy Cruz-Townsend, Esq. graduated in 1997 from the top-notch University of Florida College of Law located in Gainesville, Florida. She has been practicing law since 1998.  She is a former Palm Beach County prosecutor and a former magistrate. She currently serves Martin, Saint Lucie and Indian River counties in the Treasure Coast area as well as Broward and Palm Beach counties in South Florida.

Michael B. Gilden is Board Certified in Marital & Family Law by The Florida Bar and he is KO’s partner heading the firm’s Family Law practice throughout Florida. Mr. Gilden is also an AV® Preeminent™ rated attorney in both legal ability and ethics, the highest possible rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the most widely recognized attorney rating organization in the United States. Mr. Gilden was recently recognized with a Client Distinction Award presented by and .. Mr. Gilden represents a wide-ranging client base in divorce, parenting disputes, paternity, post-dissolution enforcement, modification and other related matters. Mr. Gilden represents clients with complex business valuation issues, as well as sensitive and intricate matters concerning custody and other child related issues. Additionally, Mr. Gilden negotiates and drafts complex Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, as well as other forms of marital contracts. Mr. Gilden’s practice also includes serving as a Guardian Ad Litem in contested matters representing the interests of children as selected by his colleagues and as appointed by the Courts. Mr. Gilden is often selected to serve as a mediator by the Courts, as well as by his colleagues in efforts to resolve complicated marital related cases.

I was born in Kingston, Jamaica and then moved to Florida at age 5.  After growing up in Coral Gables, Florida through 1988 I ventured off to Hofstra University, located in Long Island, New York, to obtain a Bachelor of the Arts degree, in Sociology, and two minor degrees in English and Psychology. I graduated Cum Laude from Hofstra, where I became member of Phi Beta Kappa.  Thereafter, I obtained a Juris Doctorate, with Honors, at Florida State University, where I was a member of the Moot Court Team – Mock Trial Division and the Journal of Transnational Law and Policy. I was also a member of the Governor’s Task Force on Domestic Violence, while living in Tallahassee I also worked for the Florida Bar.  I have been passionate in my practicing of law since 1996 when I was admitted into the Florida Bar. I am a Founding Member as well as a Board member of the Collaborative Professionals of South Florida, a Board member of Broward County Christian Lawyers Association, a member of the Caribbean Bar Association and the Broward Bar Association. I have experience in commercial litigation and insurance defense/worker’s compensation litigation, yet my practice area currently exclusively encompasses family and matrimonial law.. My Role as a Mediator:. In year 2002, I became a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator. As a mediator, I am a neutral third party who Facilitates and resolves family conflicts.  I assist people who are either represented by attorneys or who are Self-Represented (formerly known as “pro se” litigants).

I was born on August 26, the anniversary of the day that women won the right to vote. Being politically active and an advocate for women's rights came naturally. A legacy or destiny.. I started college with no thought of becoming an employment discrimination lawyer. As an award-winning high-school artist (National First Prize in the "Hallmark Cards High School Talent Search") I won a full scholarship to Michigan State University, from which I graduated (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) with an ever-so-useful degree in Art History.. My radicalizing experience for a born-on-the-26th-of-August woman was not so much an epiphany as a reality check: getting passed over for promotion in my first job out of college for a man because "you'll get married, get pregnant and quit." Women in the 70s were supposed to have husbands, babies and homes, not careers. I sensed that I'd been discriminated against, but didn't know what to do about it. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was only a few years old. Few lawyers brought gender discrimination suits. (The only reason that women had been included in Title VII’s protections was because a segregationist opponent sponsored a floor amendment, thinking that including women would create enough baggage to sink the proposed law.). Jump forward a few years and I was “married with children.” I attended an organizational meeting for a Fort Lauderdale chapter of the National Organization for Women and its message of equality catapulted me into driving around the state for two years in a 1960 Oldsmobile with two babies in tow to organize NOW chapters. I ran for and was elected to the NOW National Board of Directors in 1972. I lobbied in Tallahassee for the Equal Rights Amendment in 1973 and 1974. When the ERA didn’t pass, its proponents threatened to run for office. A male legislator told me that "no one like you (a women’s libber)" could ever get elected. Wrong. I ran and, in 1974 (at age 27), became the first woman from Broward County, Florida, to serve in the Florida House of Representatives. My campaign slogan during that Watergate/watershed year: It's time.. One term in the Florida House was enough. I retired from politics and went to law school, graduating and becoming a lawyer in 1979.. In 1982, I married my now-partner and soul mate Bill Amlong (a former Miami Herald reporter I had met while I was in Tallahassee but that's another story). We started our little mom and pop law firm that year, struggling like most small businesses do. Then I did a lot of family law, while Bill did a little bit of everything.. And then Bill started litigating the discrimination cases my NOW colleagues referred to us, which got us started in employment law. We are still a mom and pop law firm, although we have grown far beyond our initial vision. Now we concentrate almost exclusively on cases involving employment rights. Together, Bill and I have tried and settled hundreds of discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination cases. We've done well. I won Florida's first significant sexual harassment judgment. Stockett v. Tolin, 791 F. Supp. 1536 (S.D. Fla. 1992). Bill won a Supreme Court case that changed the contours of sexual harassment litigation. Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998). In 2018, we tried and won a case, Igwe v. City of Miami, in the Top 100 Verdicts in Florida.. I have practiced 40 years. I am AV Peer Review Rated through Martindale-Hubbell. I've been a Super Lawyer since 2007. I have lectured extensively on employment law, discrimination and sexual harassment on local, state, national and international levels.. I believe in people being judged on what they can do, not on things they can't change like their gender, their race or their age. I love what I do. Nothing is more satisfying than watching a client who came into my office crushed by losing a job or powerless in the face of workplace discrimination regain their confidence.. I can help you fight back against workplace injustice. I can use what I’ve learned in 40 years of practice to help you get the pay or promotion or severance package you deserve. I can point to the results in cases I’ve tried to help convince your former employer to make a fair settlement without litigation. And if your case goes to trial, you’ll have the benefit of the thousands of hours I’ve spent in the courtroom, preparing me to try my most important case yet: yours.. Think about it.

I have been handling all kinds of civil litigation since 1982.  This includes personal injury, commercial and business disputes, medical malpractice, consumer protection litigation, and family law.  Typical clients are consumers and small businesses.  I am licensed in Florida and California.

I earned my J.D. magna cum laude in 1985 from Nova Southeastern University Law School where I was Editor-In-Chief of the Nova Law Review and was the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence awarded at graduation for outstanding intellectual achievement and overall scholarship. I earned my Bachelor of Science in 1973 from Ohio State University where I was a member of the varsity swimming team.. I am a former partner in the prestigious law firm of Holland & Knight, LLP, where I spent the first 17 years of my legal career. I am a member of the Florida Bar, including the Family Law Section, the American Bar Association, including its Family Law Section, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Broward County Bar Association.. In my community, I have been active as an Executive Board Member of the Communities in Schools of Broward County, Inc. and I am active in Broward Lawyers Care. I have been an adjunct professor of law at the Nova Southeastern Law Center, teaching Pretrial Practice to second- and third-year law students.. Prior to attending law school, I taught high school English and coached high school swimming for eight years in Broward County. In addition, I coached the 1976 Florida State Swimming Champions and I received “Swimming Coach of the Year” honors five times.

Family problems come in all shapes and sizes; some are short-lived and easily managed, while others are more chronic and difficult to handle. Carmen G. Soto an attorney in the Fort Lauderdale area specializes in helping people sort through their family law problems, be it divorce, paternity,child support, alimony, disestablishment of paternity, timesharing, or modifying a previous agreement. Carmen G. Soto has the sensitivity and aggressiveness that is appropriate and necessary for handling cases that involve the most important issues. The procedures and issues involved with legal disputes within the family can be confusing but Carmen G. Soto will go above and beyond to explain the key issues of your case while outlining a clear plan tailored to your specific needs. We believe that keeping you informed can help relieve some of the stress you may feel at this critical time in your life.. At the Law Offices of Carmen G. Soto, we are ready to assist spouses in a same-sex marriage with interpreting the evolving area of law governing their rights in marriage, divorce, and other family law matters.. Personal client care. Call today for a free consultation

CHRISTOPHER W. RUMBOLD, ESQ., Principal of the LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTOPHER W. RUMBOLD, PLLC was admitted to practice law in the State of Florida in 2002.  He established the LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTOPHER W. RUMBOLD, PLLC in 2015 to provide clients throughout South Florida with discrete, quality representation in matrimonial and family law matters.  As a Florida Bar Board Certified attorney, he zealously advocates for his clients recognizing that certain matters require litigation.  As a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator (2013), he advises and promotes the benefits of simultaneously seeking amicable dispute resolution.. Christopher is a former Assistant Public Defender (Palm Beach, 2002-2005) with extensive trial experience defending misdemeanor and felony cases.  Since 2005, Christopher has restricted his practice to complex, high income/high net-worth matrimonial and family law matters.  He regularly practices in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade County.  He joined the family division of Heller & Chames, P.A., (Miami) in 2005 as a senior associate.  In 2010 he joined the boutique family firm Gladstone & Weissman, P.A., (Broward/Boca Raton) as a senior associate and became a partner in the firm in 2014.. Christopher, an accomplished equestrian, international traveler, and avid reader resides in South Florida with his husband, Danial, and their French Bulldogs (Frodo and Gizmo).  They are proud uncles of ten amazing nieces and nephews.

Brian D. Gottlieb, Esq., is the Managing Partner for the Commercial Litigation Division and Family Law Division of RTRLAW. Mr. Gottlieb has a diversified legal background in complex commercial litigation and contract disputes, representing clients in both state and federal court. He also has significant experience in family law, real estate litigation, foreclosure defense, landlord/tenant disputes and probate.. Prior to joining RTRLAW, Mr. Gottlieb began his legal career as an associate at one of the top boutique commercial litigation law firms in Fort Lauderdale and was named partner in 2011. During that time, he gained valuable trial experience sitting first chair in various trials and assisting with numerous complex civil litigation matters.

AV® rating from Martindale-Hubbell.. Florida Super Lawyers - Top Fifty Women Lawyers 2016, 2014 & 2013. Florida Super Lawyers - Top One Hundred Flordida Lawyer. Florida Super Lawyers - Top One Hundred Miami Lawyer. U.S. News and World Reort and Best Laweyrs Best Law Firm 2013 - 2016. Florida Trend's Legal Elite. Florida Supreme Court commendation for receipt of Florida Bar President Pro Bono Award in 2010.Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc. honors KBLG as 2009 and 2015 Law Firm of the Year for their ongoing support and their belief in furthering justice for those in need. Awarded the Broward County Bar Association Joseph J. Carter Professionalism Award in 2009 for exhibiting the highest degree of professionalism in terms of respect for the law and the preservation of decorum and integrity of the legal system. Appointed to The Florida Bar Statewide Advertising Grievance Committee, 2007 - 2010 and The Florida Bar Family Law Section Legislative Committee, 2010.. Author of "Mediations" Florida Dissolution of Marriage 10th Edition; "Lump Sum Alimony" Florida Dissolution of Marriage, 6th through 9th Editions; and “Appeals” Florida After Dissolution of Marriage, 9th edition, published by the Florida Bar Association and distributed by Lexis/Nexis. I have also lectured, including for the Broward County Family Law Section, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Tax Council, Inc. and the Family Law Litigation Workshop Series at Nova Southeastern University.

Attorney David J. Joffe has been practicing criminal law since 1989, heavily focused on Federal Crimes. His tough defense in hundreds of cases over the years has earned him a reputation for distinguished legal abilities and high ethical standards. Attorney Joffe is both an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® attorney and is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, which is an honor reserved for only the top 5 percent of practicing lawyers.

As a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Marital and Family Law, Kenneth A. Gordon serves as the Head of Brinkley Morgan’s Family Law Department. With 20 years of legal experience, he focuses his practice on handling complex family law matters, including dissolutions of marriage, alimony, parental responsibility and timesharing disputes, business valuations, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, equitable distribution, adoption, domestic partnership agreements, appeals and all other family law related matters.. An active member of the community, Mr. Gordon is a member of the Palm Beach and South Palm Beach County Bar Associations, is past Chair of The Florida Bar’s Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “I,” and is a member and past Chair of the Family Law Section of the Broward County Bar Association. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Broward Partnership for the Homeless.. AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Gordon has received numerous recognitions, including: “Top Lawyers in South Florida” by South Florida Legal Guide from 2004 to 2012 and 2014 to 2019; “Florida Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2011, Super Lawyer’s “Top 100” in Florida in 2018, and “Top 100” in Miami from 2016-2018; “Leader of Distinction” by Florida Weekly in 2014; and The Best Lawyers in America® since 2016. As co-creator of the seminar “Sunbathing on the Molten Banks of Hell: A Divorce Survival Guide,” Mr. Gordon has lectured extensively before legal groups and published numerous articles on a variety of family law topics.

A fine, experienced litigator and negotiator. A trained Collaborative lawyer, too. Calls back promptly.  Keeps clients fully informed.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas.