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PRACTICE AREAS: Complex family law cases involving child custody, visitation, child support, alimony, equitable distribution, business valuation, hidden assets, modifications, enforcement and paternity; complex civil litigation involving banking, securities, real estate, trusts, and professional malpractice. EDUCATION: Brandeis University, (B.A., cum laude, with high honors in Political Science, 1977); University of Miami (J.D., 1980); Member, Editorial Board, University of Miami Law Review, 1978-1980. ADMITTED TO PRACTICE: The Florida Bar. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th, 11th and District of Columbia Circuits PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Law Clerk, Hon. Eugene P. Spellman, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1980-1982. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1982-1985. Partner, Friedman & Atherton 1985-1989; Fisher & Bendeck, P.A. (and predecessor) 1989-present. MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Palm Beach County Bar, American Bar Association, The Florida Bar, Board Certified Marital and Family Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, American Inns of Court. SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATIONS:
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PRACTICE AREAS: Complex family law matters involving marital agreements, child custody, identification and valuation of assets, alimony, child support, paternity, jurisdictional disputes, and all aspects of marital dissolution and modification proceedings. Negligence and wrongful death actions. Contract disputes. EDUCATION: Emory University 1982, B.A. with high honors in Political Science and second major in Philosophy. Honor Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Sigma Tau. Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1985). Staff Member, American Criminal Law Review, Georgetown University Law Center, 1983-1985. ADMITTED TO PRACTICE: The Supreme Court of the United States. The Florida Bar. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The United States District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Partner, Gunster, Yoakley, Criser & Stewart, P.A. to 1994. Counsel associated with Montgomery & Larmoyeux (now Montgomery & Associates) to 1996. Fisher & Bendeck, P.A. 1996 to present. MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Board Certified Marital and Family Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. AV Peer Review Rated. The Florida Bar (Served on Grievance Committee, 1997-2000; Member, Sections on Trial Lawyers and Family Law; Family Law Section Co-Secretary, 2007-2008, Continuing Legal Education); Palm Beach County Bar Association (Vice Chairperson, Family Law Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1987-1988, Chairperson, 1988-1989); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Family Law). PUBLICATIONS: Author: “Florida’s Cohabitation Statute: The Revolution That Wasn’t,” The Florida Bar Journal, June 2008; Co-Author: "Court Rules As Gate Keeping: A Case Study of Rule 27(9)," Presented at the Annual Meeting, Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 1982. Author: "Equitable Distribution: An Overview and Case Law Update," Selected Topics in Family Law, Palm Beach County Bar Association Family Law Continuing Legal Education Committee Seminar, October 1987; "Marital Agreements: The Basics," Palm Beach County Bar Association Family Law Continuing Legal Education Committee Seminar, October 1988. PUBLISHED OPINIONS:
SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATIONS: Many - names withheld due to privacy concerns of high net worth individuals. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
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College of Law, J.D., 2005; Stetson Moot Court Board. ADMITTED TO PRACTICE: The Florida Bar, 2005. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Law Clerk, The Honorable Bobby W. Gunther, Fourth District Court of Appeal, 2005-2007; Fisher & Bendeck, P.A., 2008-present. MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS: The Palm Beach County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division; The American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Association for Women Lawyers |
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EDUCATION: Florida State University, B.A. in History, 2000; Stetson University College of Law, with honors, J.D., 2004.; Stetson Pro Bono Committee. ADMITTED TO PRACTICE: The Florida Bar, 2004. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Law Clerk, Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart, and Shipley P.A., 2002; Assistant Public Defender for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, 2004-2008; Fisher & Bendeck, P.A., 2008-present. MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS: The Florida Bar; The Palm Beach County Bar Association; The Hillsborough County Bar Association. |
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Complex family law matters involving marital agreements (prenuptial and
postnuptial), child custody, identification, classification, valuation
and distribution of assets, spousal and child support, and all other
aspects of marital dissolution proceedings, and modification
proceedings. EDUCATION: University of Florida, B.A. in Criminology, 1998; University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Honors, Summer 2000, J.D., 2001. ADMITTED TO PRACTICE: The Florida Bar, 2002. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Associate, Law Office of Martin L. Haines, III, Chartered, 2002-2005; Partner, Law Office Haines & Hodas, Chartered, 2005-2008; Fisher & Bendeck, P.A. 2008-present. MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Florida Family Law Section – Executive Council 2006-present, Legislation Committee 2004-present, Support Issues Committee 2006-present; Lecturer – Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (U.P.A.A.), Vermont (2006), Hot Topic (U.P.A.A.) West Palm Beach, FL (2006), “Know When to Hold ‘Em” Marital Agreements – U.P.A.A. Fort Lauderdale, FL, Tampa, FL and Naples, FL (2007); Palm Beach County Bar Association, Family Law Practice Committee, 2002-present (Chair, subcommittee Model Parental Time Sharing Schedule redraft). PUBLISHED OPINIONS: • Lakin v. Lakin, 901 So.2d 186 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) • Pike v. Pike, 932 So.2d 229 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) • Dambro v. Dambro, 900 So.2d 724 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) |
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