Fern Park Lawyers

Laura Douglas received a B.A from the University of Central Florida and began her professional career as an award winning news producer at WFTV in Orlando, where she developed the passion for investigation and advocacy that led her to law school. While attending St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, she served as a Certified Legal Intern for the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida and clerked for the Florida Department of Transportation trial division. Following early graduation, Laura obtained priceless courtroom experience as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County, prosecuting domestic violence, child abuse and...

Welcome! The Reed Law Firm does just that. With offices in Clermont, Florida, Orlando, Florida, and our new ADR office in Washington D.C. (slated for opening in early 2015), our professional network provides expert assistance to people who are experiencing many different kinds of legal concerns and complications in their lives. We are ready to help you. We can assist you with matters involving Veteran's issues, family law, divorce, child support and custody disputes, post-divorce issues, personal and corporate bankruptcy, workouts and reorganizations, criminal defense of adults and juveniles, DUI and driving offenses, real estate land...

Elizabeth Rice knows that obtaining justice demands sound case preparation, skill, knowledge, experience and the determination to obtain a fair result. Elizabeth will challenge anyone who has wrongfully victimized our client’s health, safety, liberty, or well-being. It is her mission is to provide tireless, dedicated representation to her clients. She has always maintained the highest standard in managing her cases. She works tirelessly. While she was a prosecutor there was a rumor that she never went home. The joke was that she slept there. This is because when she got her teeth into a case she would...

Attorney Chavelys Y. Alers was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She specifically grew up in the towns of Vega Baja and Dorado. Attorney Alers is bilingual, as she is fluent in both English and Spanish. Two decades ago, Attorney Alers migrated from Puerto Rico to the mainland United States, Central Florida. Attorney Alers attended Boone High School and excelled, graduating with Honors. Attorney Alers is a proud alumnus of the University of Miami, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and an associate’s degree in Music Business & Entertainment Industries. After several years in the workforce,...

A full-time member of Michael T. Gibson, PA, Mr. Perez concentrates in the areas of personal injury involving automobile accidents, insurance litigation, and consumer bankruptcy. Mr. Perez always recognizes the significance of these cases on his clients' everyday lives, and handles each matter with dedication and care.

Mrs. Díaz-Sampedro currently works as an Immigration attorney for the Vasquez Law Firm in Orlando, Florida. She received her B.A., Magna Cum Laude, from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico. As a testament to her overachieving character, in 2011 and at the age of 23 she completed her Juris Doctor at the Inter American University, School of Law. While in law school, she worked as a clerk at the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Díaz has also taken advanced international law courses in cities such as London, Venice, Madrid and Beijing, which experience has granted her...

The Nazareth Law Firm is a boutique law firm which concentrates the majority of its practice on consumer bankruptcy and commercial litigation. We strive to provide our clients with the highest quality legal services. This website is dedicated to providing our clients with answers to nearly all their personal bankruptcy questions and concerns. However, please feel free to call any of our attorneys to schedule a consultation if further information is needed before filing bankruptcy or weighing your financial and legal options. We are centrally located in downtown Orlando and specialize in serving debtors out of the Federal Middle District of Florida...

LEGAL PHILOSOPHY

Thank you for inquiring about the Law Office of Michael E. Morris. I have been an attorney since 1994. I have been licensed in Florida since 1996 and New York since 1995. I like helping my clients to solve their legal matters, and I’m not afraid of the complex cases with multiple parties. I do like going to court, and I do like winning at court. However, I do realize that most cases, especially family cases, really have no clear winners or losers in the end. It is almost always in your best...

Before moving to Orlando last summer, I worked as an assistant county attorney in southwest Florida for 4 years. I was the primary drafter of Lee County’s comprehensive plan, land development code, and administrative codes while representing a number of county departments including planning and zoning, transportation, utilities, natural resources, and parks and recreation. Prior to working for Lee County, I worked at a private law firm practicing Real Estate, Local Government, Environmental Law, Land Use, HOA Law, and Condominium Law for nearly 10 years.

Christina Hedley defends clients facing criminal charges and traffic offenses across Orlando, Clermont, Kissimmee, Leesburg, Melbourne, Ocala, Orange City, St. Cloud, The Villages, Titusville, and Daytona Beach. A former Ninth Circuit Assistant Public Defender, Christina is Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law and has tried more than 40 jury trials and 11 bench trials, including juvenile, county, and circuit matters. She also oversaw the Osceola County mental-health court, sharpening her skills with complex, high-stakes cases. After six years of public defense, she broadened her perspective in first-party property insurance defense, working closely with Special Investigation Units to uncover fraud—experience that...

Carole Bess has been practicing law in Brevard County, Florida, in the area of Bankruptcy since 1990. She is the founding member of Bess & Freyberg, P.A. While Carole practiced in many areas of law until 1999, and appeared many times in the Fifth District Court of Appeals, she has concentrated her practice in Consumer Bankruptcy for the last thirteen years, and has been a Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney for twenty-two years. Carole was interviewed by Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes, in January 2012, and was featured in an episode of 60 Minutes,...

Asad Ali is a criminal defense attorney who represents clients in state and federal courts. Mr. Ali relies on his extensive criminal law experience at the trial and appellate level to zealously advocate for his clients. Mr. Ali began his career at the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office in Tampa, Florida. There, he discovered his passion for defending people against an often unfair criminal justice system. As an Assistant Public Defender, Mr. Ali successfully represented adults and juveniles charged with offenses ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies during pretrial proceedings and at trial. After his tenure with the Public Defender’s...

Orlando, Florida, and Winter Haven, Florida, attorney Michael J. LaPorte is Partner at Bloodworth Law, PLLC. Michael handles Personal Injury Protection litigation for the firm.

Michael, an Orlando native, has practiced Florida law since 1997. Michael graduated from The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law. He studied political science and graduated with a B.A. from The University of Central Florida in 1994.

After more than two decades of litigating insurance cases, Michael understands that businesses and individuals want insurance companies to pay up. Now.

“I represent medical providers and policyholders in lawsuits against insurance companies for the recovery of first-party...

For over 20 years, I have devoted my law practice solely to mediation. In 2017 I joined Orlando Legal to establish the Orlando Mediation division. Previously, I was a member of the Fraxedas Mediation Firm and Upchurch, Watson, White and Max.

About 1/2 of my practice is devoted to working with families in divorce, custody and paternity cases.

I've also worked with the U.S. Postal Service REDRESS program and as a panel mediator for EEOC.

As a graduate of the Key Bridge Foundation's Mediation Training Program (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice) I mediate issues involving the Americans...

Jeremy is a corporate and tax attorney and a founding partner of Watson Sloane PLLC. He believes firmly in the notion that the attorney-client relationship is and should be one of the most important relationships any business person can have and that it should be built on mutual respect, empathy, trust, reliability and shared values. To that end, Jeremy’s clients tend to be not only long-time clients, but also long-time friends. There is nothing more gratifying to him than knowing that he contributed to the success of a client or that he helped resolve a significant legal issue, and this...

Samuel Elswick joined Morgan & Morgan after practicing law in the courts of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, where he represented clients in environmental, wrongful death, products liability and criminal law matters.

Eric earned a BS degree from Central Michigan University in 2004. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Florida State University College of Law in 2007. While at Florida State University, Eric took an opportunity to study at Oxford University in the U.K. Eric also had the opportunity to clerk for the Florida Department of State and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation-Construction Industry Licensing Board. Prior to representing plaintiffs exclusively, Eric worked as an insurance defense attorney. He litigated matters for personal injury, automobile collisions, wrongful death, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence and insurance claim disputes....

Nikki is an associate in Watson Sloane’s Real Estate and Corporate Finance groups. Her practice focuses on real estate transactions, land use entitlements, permitting and code enforcement issues, and due diligence reviews for vacant and developed land. Nikki also represents issuers, financial institutions, underwriters and investors in connection with the public and private offering of municipal and corporate securities.

Prior to law school, Nikki worked for over ten years as a land use planner. During this time, she reviewed legislation and its impact on local government planning and growth management strategies and drafted ordinances and comprehensive plan policies to implement growth...

LeRoy Costner is a Death Penalty Certified and experienced trial lawyer. LeRoy Costner understands when you start something, you must finish it. LeRoy has done it all - farmed cotton fields in Mississippi, and orange groves in Polk County. He had to work full time to put himself through college at Valencia Community College and Florida Southern University. During school, he worked at Universal Studios and a five star Orlando hotel as a concierge, where he learned the “fine art” of service. He then graduated from Barry University School of Law where he won the prestigious Lion of Justice...

Attorney Melora G. Vandersluis has been a resident of Central Florida since 2012. She graduated cum laude from Barry University School of Law where she earned the distinction of “Outstanding Senior Editor” on Law Review and competed nationally while on the Moot Court Honors Board. She was awarded the highest grade in Torts I, Torts II, and Mediation. She completed an externship in federal court with The Honorable John Antoon II. She is a Florida Supreme Court certified county mediator. Prior to attending law school, she served in Higher Education for 15 years as an English professor, department chair, and associate...

For over a decade, Richard Oliver Hale has helped defend the rights of men, women, and children in Orlando and throughout Florida. His experience in the legal field allows him to confidently represent his clients, whatever their needs may be. After graduating from Stetson University College of Law, Richard Hale went on to work with a prominent law firm in St. Petersburg. While here, Richard focused on personal injury cases in a variety of areas, including auto accidents and premises liability situations. Richard joined his wife's practice in Orlando, Florida, where he now focuses on personal injury and criminal defense cases....

Alessandro Giordano is an experienced immigration attorney and a member of the Florida and New York State bars. A native of Italy, Mr. Giordano has first-hand experience with the challenges of the U.S. immigration system. As such, he takes great pride in helping his clients achieve their American Dream and in changing their lives for the better.

Mr. Giordano handles all types of immigration cases, providing representation to businesses and individuals in removal defense, family-based, and business and employment based matters. As for family-based cases, Mr. Giordano assists foreign nationals as well as U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents in reuniting...

I am a family law and bankruptcy attorney. Before being licensed to practice law in Florida, I was in the legal industry for nearly twenty years. I bring experience, knowledge, and determination to my practice. I fight for my clients and ensure they understand the entire process from start to finish. I am committed to having an open line of communication with my clients. I understand the legal system can be complex and frustrating and that is why I am devoted to helping my clients navigate through the system.

Providing professional representation since 1975 in the areas of personal injury, criminal law and family law.

I have been a civil litigator in State and Federal courts for 35 years, and have practiced in both the private and public sector. I am now a mediator full-time with Mediate First, Inc., and mediate civil cases via zoom and in person. I am also on the Middle District of Florida's list of mediators, and mediate Federal cases pending in that district. I served on the board of the Volusia County Bar Association for years, and was the president of the Association in 2021-2022. Mediation can be schedule via www.mediatefirstinc.com or by calling 407-649-9495.

Meet Tony, a highly respected litigator known throughout Central Florida for his skill in handling complex cases and his dedication to achieving the best possible results for his clients. With a proven track record of success, he has earned prestigious honors, including the AV Preeminent rating and multiple recognitions as a *Florida Super Lawyer* and *Legal Elite*. A graduate of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida, Tony not only thrives in the courtroom but is also deeply committed to the legal community. He has held leadership positions such as President of the Orange County Bar...