Kimberly Erwin
Law Offices of Kimberly L. ErwinKimberly Erwin 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, child abuse, domestic violence, injunctions and sexual assaults. Some of these were high profile cases that received notice in local newspapers. Her legal career has focused on helping children and families, through collaboration with DCF, law enforcement 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 Hendry-Glades Bar Association, and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. When not working at Thompson Family Law, Kimberly can be found enjoying the beach, spending time with friends and family and cooking all natural foods.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Juvenile Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Guardian ad Litem
- Credit Cards Accepted
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- Florida
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- Texas
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney, Certified Family Court Mediator and Guardian ad Litem
- Law Offices of Kimberly L. Erwin
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- Providing family law, mediation and private Guardian ad Litem services to Southwest Florida families.
- Program Attorney
- 20th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program
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- Representing the Guardian ad Litem Program and it’s volunteers advocating for abused, abandoned and neglected children in Southwest Florida’s dependency courts.
- Associate Attorney
- Thompson Family Law, P.A.
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- Assistant District Attorney, Court Chief
- Colorado County District Attorney's Office
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- Assistant State Attorney
- 20th Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office
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- Assistant Public Defender
- 20th Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office
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- Intern
- 17th Judicial Circuit Staff Attorney's Office
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- Intern
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Department of Justice
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- Nova Southeastern University
- J.D. | Law
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- Florida Gulf Coast University
- B.S. | Forensic Psychology
- Honors: Cum Laude
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- Florida State University College of Law
- A.A. | English Literature
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- Bishop Verot High School
- High School Diploma
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- Hendry Glades Bar Association
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- Verot Legal Society
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- Association of Family Law Professionals
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- Calusa Inns of Court
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- Order of the Barristers
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- Certified Family Law Mediator
- Supreme Court of Florida
- Website
- erwin-legal.com
- Q. My mother has court ordered visits of one of my daughters, with the rise of Covid again, I'm not comfortable with it
- A: I don’t know that you can. If the court order was entered after the start of the pandemic, you most likely need to allow visits. If it was entered previous to the pandemic, I would suggest requesting masks (as well as your other requests) be worn in writing. If they refuse, I would document the refusal and go see a lawyer. You will most likely need to allow visits but can ask a judge to order health and safety precautions be taken during the visits. You don’t want to be seen as trying to use the pandemic as an excuse to refuse visits. This is especially true since you’re allowing other family members to visit. Good luck!
- Q. i have a closed cps case but still have 2 visits n phone calls but the kids live with there dad n he cut me off
- A: While it depends on how your case was closed and what local practice customs suggest, I recommend keeping a log of your attempts to see the children and your attempts to set up visits via the case worker. After documenting several of these attempts, talk to a lawyer about filing a motion to get a set schedule or at least more cooperation.
