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Lora L. Steverson has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2007 and has focused her practice in the areas of Family Law and Landlord Tenant Law.. Lora was born and raised in Mooresville, Indiana. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Indiana University in 1994 graduating on the Dean’s List and where she was a member of the Political Science Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha. She was the recipient of a Rotary Foundation Scholarship where she studied abroad at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador en la facultad de Jurisprudencia. She earned her Juris Doctor Degree from Florida State University College of Law where she was a member of the Jessup Moot Court Team and the Women’s Law Symposium President. Lora is currently active in several professional organizations as well as community groups. She has served for several years on the Board for the Sarasota Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers as Director, Treasurer, President and Past President. She received the FAWL (Florida Association For Women Lawyers) Leader in the Law Award in 2022.

Vanessa Bevington has been practicing law since 2006. She emulates the personality and philosophy of the firm through her tenacious protection of her clients’ rights and the personal care she provides in each case. She is respected throughout the legal community as a skilled litigator and tough negotiator on her clients’ behalf.. Selected to Super Lawyers 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 Rising Star lists

Victoria Vilchez is the owner and managing attorney for Victoria Vilchez, P.A. She has focused her practice primarily on family and juvenile matters.. Ms. Vilchez is a native of Florida who received her B.A. degree from Florida State University and her J.D. from Mercer University. She is admitted to practice in the State of Florida, as well as the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. She is also a Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and Family Mediator.. Ms. Vilchez is active in the community, having served on the Board of Directors of the Palm Glades Girl Scout Council and Gratitude House. She has been extremely active in legal organizations such as the Palm Beach County Bar Association, serving as founder and chairperson of the Juvenile Practice Committee, as well as having served on the Family Law, Judicial Relations, Criminal Practice, Professionalism, Special Needs of Children and Quality of Life committees. She has been a board member of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County for over ten years, serving as President from 2001-2003. She is also a past president of both the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and the Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association.. Ms. Vilchez is fluent in Spanish.

Lydia Worden concentrates her practice in marital and family law in Palm Beach and Broward Counties.  Lydia is committed to protecting her client’s rights and serving their children’s best interests. Lydia handles cases in all areas of marital and family law, including adoption, alimony, child custody, child support, dissolution/divorce, marital agreements, paternity, and appeals of the same. Each case is handled in a professional and compassionate manner, negotiating when possible and aggressively litigating when necessary.  Prior to entering private practice she spent two years as a law clerk at the Fourth District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach.

Jeffrey P. Cario began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit in Hernando County, Florida. There, he tried a variety of felonies, including several capital murder cases. Mr. Cario left the State Attorney’s Office in 1989 and he devotes his practice to family law and criminal defense.. The Florida Bar certifies Mr. Cario as a specialist in marital and family law, and the Supreme Court of Florida certifies him as a family law mediator.. Over the course of his career, Mr. Cario has litigated complex family and matrimonial matters. He is committed to putting his clients’ needs and goals first, and he makes every effort to achieve resolution while recognizing that resolution in some matters must involve court intervention and proceedings. He ensures that all clients remain educated regarding the potential outcomes and process, enabling his clients to understand the issues affecting fundamental aspects of their life.

Mrs. Peters is a board certified family law attorney with over 23 years experience in the field.  She was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1995 at which time she was employed as an Assistant Public Defender, handling misdemeanor and felony jury trials. Since joining the firm in 1998, she has had an active family trial practice handling all family law matters, inclduing but not limited to divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, modification, alimony, enforcement, injunctions, temporary custody by extended family members, and adoptions.  She is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator and is trained in Collaborative Law. Attorney Peters is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Brevard County Bar Association, and the Family Law section of the Florida Bar.. Mrs. Peters graduated Magna Cum Laude in receiving her Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School in 1995, and was further honored by being named to the Order of the Coif, a legal honor society. She also served as a representative to the Law Students Association for two years. Prior to attending law school, Mrs. Peters graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society and Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority.. Mrs. Peters served as a board member of the Brevard County Bar Association from 2010 through 2012, and was awarded the Board Member of the Year award for the 2010-2011 term. She has acted as an attorney ad litem for children aging out of foster care, and often serves as a Guardian Ad Litem in family law cases. She received recognition for her outstanding services to the community in 2009 and 2011. She frequently participates in the Justice Teaching Program, where she engages elementary and middle school students in discussions about their constitutional rights. She has volunteered as a coach, mentor, judge and chairperson of the Brevard County Bar Association Mock Trial Competition. Mrs. Peters is a registered volunteer with Brevard County Schools. In April 2000, Mrs. Peters received the Professionalism Award from the Brevard County Bar Association, “for her tireless pursuit and practice of the highest ideals and tenets of the legal profession and for consistently demonstrating the essential attributes of professionalism: Character, Competence and Commitment”. She is married with three daughters and one stepson, two dogs, and one hamster.