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Whitney B. Ambuter, Attorney and Counselor at Law, earned her Juris Doctor degree at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.  A graduate of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, continuing an active role as an alumni in the Sarasota/ManateeCountychapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Association.  Ms. Ambuter augmented her formal education by clerking with legal firms in Florida, New York and Texas, and interning in a corporate environment in Boston.  Originally from Plano, Texas, she returned to Florida and resides in Sarasota.  Passionate about the rights of the individual, Ms. Ambuter maintains a statewide practice focused on representing the interests of employees.  She is in good standing with the Florida Bar Association.  In her free time, Ms. Ambuter enjoys spending time with her dogs, Daisy and Lucy, and volunteers at the local humane society.

Mrs. O'Halloran received her undergraduate bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and her law degree from Loyola University of New Orleans where she graduated magna cum laude. She was distinguished as a William L. Crowe Scholar for graduating in the top 6% of her law school class. Before beginning her career in criminal defense, she worked as a student practitioner in the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office and then as a prosecutor in the 20th Judicial Circuit, where she prosecuted all levels of misdemeanor and felony crimes, specializing in white collar crime prosecution. She has handled cases before courts in every county in the 20th circuit.She is admitted to practice in the Florida Bar and the Federal Middle District Court of Florida. She is a member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Criminal Law Section of The Florida Bar and the American Inns of Court- Calusa Chapter. In her spare time she is an adjunct professor for Rasmussen College, teaching in their Criminal Justice Department.

Leah Meshelle Snyder’s journey to a career in the legal field began with her initial interest in journalism. At the University of Florida, Meshelle studied journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations at the College of Journalism and Communications. It was there that she learned the importance of truth and accuracy in both written and oral communications The foundation of journalism eventually led to her pursuing a law degree, where she could continue her pursuit for truth and justice with her desire to help others in need.. After obtaining her B.S. in Journalism and Communication from the University of Florida in 1991, Meshelle attended the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Meshelle obtained real-world experience in the area of family law during her participation with the College of Law Clinic, which provides legal services in a fully-operational legal aid clinic. In 1995, she graduated with a Juris Doctorate Degree with Honors.

Kimberly attended Bishop Verot High School and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2006, after attending Florida State University and Florida Gulf Coast University, graduating cum laude with a B.S. in Forensic Psychology. Honors included Moot Court Honor Society, Phi Alpha Delta, the Family Law Clinic and the Order of the Barristers Award. After graduating from Nova Southeastern University School of Law, she began her practice in insurance defense and criminal law. As a prosecutor, Kimberly gained extensive trial experience and became the court chief of the juvenile division and head of the special victims unit, prosecuting cases involving human trafficking, homicide, animal abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, injunctions and sexual assaults. Some of these were high profile cases that received notice in local newspapers.. Kimberly began focusing on the needs of families and abused children, both as a family law attorney and counsel for the Guardian ad Litem Program. She became a Certified Florida Supreme Court Family Law Mediator and began conducting investigations as a private, court appointed Guardian ad Litem for children in family law cases.. Her legal career has focused on helping children and families, through collaboration with mediators, attorneys, therapists, forensic accountants, physicians, educators and tutors, addiction specialists, the Department of Children and Families, law enforcement, the Children's Advocacy Center, case managers and other governmental agencies.. Kimberly has been involved in organizations such as Calusa Inns of Court, the Association of Family Law Professionals, the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, the Lee County and Hendry-Glades Bar Association, the Bishop Verot Legal Society and the Florida Prosecuting Attorney Association. When not working with families, Kimberly can be found backpacking overseas, working out or spending time with friends and family.

In practicing family law in southwest Florida, I concentrate on helping my clients get through one of the most difficult times in their lives.  I handle divorce (or dissolution of marriage) cases, both contested and uncontested, as well as child custody, child support, alimony, timesharing, post-judgment and dependency/Florida DCF cases.  I have handled all of these types of cases and will advocate on your behalf should you hire me to represent you.. I am one of the few private attorneys in southwest Florida who handles DCF/dependency cases so if you are being investigated by DCF, or have had your children sheltered (or taken away from you), please call my office for a consultation.  I will see to it that you are strongly represented through the whole process.

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