Admissions, Education & Affiliations

ADMISSIONS

State of Florida

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

EDUCATION

University of Miami School of Law, J.D., International Moot Court Board

University of Miami, B.B.A., cum laude

AFFILIATIONS

American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators, Founding Member

American Bar Association

• Section of Litigation, Member, 2008-Present
• Co-Chair, 2022 Section Annual Conference (2020-2022)
• Membership & Marketing Committee, Co-Chair, 2020-2021; Member, 2018-Present
• Family Law Litigation Committee, Co-Chair, 2011-2018
• Section of International Law, Member, 2008-Present
• International Family Law Committee, Former Vice Chair, Steering Group
• Section of Family Law, Member, 2008-Present

American Bar Foundation, Fellow

Hispanic National Bar Association

• Section of Family Law, Former Chair
• Latina Commissioner, 2018-2020
• Divisions, Sections, and Committees, Deputy Vice President, 2019-2020

The Florida Bar, Family Law Section

• Rules & Forms Committee, Former Member

Dade County Bar Association

• Board of Directors, Former Member
• Family Court Committee, Former Chair

• First Family Law Inns of Court
• Miami-Dade Florida Association of Women Lawyers
• Cuban American Bar Association
• The Collaborative Family Law Institute
• Legal Services of Greater Miami, Board of Directors, Former Member
• Kidside, Board of Directors, Former Member

Languages

• Spanish

Insights

• Speaker, “Handling Client Intake for Marital & Family Law Matters,” Quimbee, September 2022
• Speaker, “Protecting an Inheritance in the Event of Divorce,” Quimbee, June 2022
• Speaker, “Assisting with Child Custody and Visitation Issues,” Florida Family Law Practice for Paralegals, Half Moon Seminars, May 2022
• Speaker, “Divorcing the Social Media Influencer: What to Expect When You are Changing Your Relationship Status,” Lawline April 2022
• Moderator, “Family Law with the Legends,” American Inns of Court, Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter, February 2022
• Speaker, “Managing and Preserving Generational Wealth,” Women & Wealth Seminar Series, Coral Gables Trust, November 2021
• Speaker, “Florida Divorce 101: Equitable Distribution,” MyLawCLE, October 2021
• Speaker, “Protecting Inherited Assets in the Event of Divorce,” Lawline, September 2021
• Speaker, “Protecting an Inheritance in the Event of Divorce,” 39th Annual Attorney/Trust Officer Liaison Conference, August 2021
• Speaker, “Protecting an Inheritance in the Event of Divorce,” Coral Gables/South Dade Estate Planning Council, May 2021
• Speaker, “Protecting an Inheritance in the Event of Divorce,” Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami, March 2021
• Author, “Chapter 3, Jurisdiction, Venue, and Service of Process,” Florida Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, January 2021
• Speaker, “Protecting an Inheritance from Divorce,” Ellevate Network, October 2020
• Speaker, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Family Law Practices, Running a Firm and Handling a Trial,” Hispanic National Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Conference, September 2020
• Speaker, “Business Development on a Daily Basis: Tips to Maximize Your Return on Investment,” Hispanic National Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Conference, September 2020
• Speaker, “The Intersection of Family Law and Insurance Claims in the Age of Covid-19,” American Bar Association Roundtable, July 16, 2020
• Co-author, “Protecting an Inheritance in the Event of Divorce,” The Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 94, No. 4, July/August 2020
• Co-author, “The Intersection of Family Law and Insurance Claims in the Age of Covid-19,” Practice Pointer, American Bar Association, Family Law Litigation Committee, May 2020
• Speaker, “The Intersection of Family Law and Insurance Claims in the Age of Covid-19,” Hispanic National Bar Association, April 2, 2020
• Co-author, “Chapter 4, Modification of Property Rights,” Florida Proceedings After Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, February 2020
• Speaker, “CARE Court Pro Bono Initiative,” Federal Bar Association, October 15, 2019
• Speaker, “Assisting with Child Custody and Visitation Issues,” Florida Family Law Practice for Paralegals, Half Moon Seminars, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 17, 2019
• Moderator, “Family Law with the Legends,” American Inns of Court, Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter, March 2019
• Speaker, “Planning for Marital Property Rights During Marriage and Upon Divorce and Death,” Bilzin Sumberg’s Second Annual International Tax & Wealth Planning Conference, November 2018
• Speaker, “Addressing the Financial Elephant in the Room with your Significant Other,” Ellevate Network, September 2018
• Moderator, “Damages Claims in Divorce Proceedings,” Hispanic National Bar Association Roundtable, August 2018
• Moderator, “The Basics on Business Tax Returns,” American Bar Association Roundtable, July 2018
• Author, “Chapter 3, Jurisdiction, Venue, and Service of Process,” Florida Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, March 2018
• Co-author, “Chapter 4, Modification of Property Rights,” Florida Proceedings After Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, February 2018
• Moderator, “Damages Claims in Divorce Proceedings,” American Bar Association Roundtable, March 2018
• Moderator, “Mining for Financial Information in a Divorce Using Personal Tax Returns,” American Bar Association Roundtable, December 2017
• Speaker, “Super Stars in Trial,” Dade County Bar Association, July 2017
• Co-author, “Chapter 3, Jurisdiction, Venue, and Service of Process,” Florida Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, March 2017
• Co-author, “Chapter 4, Modification of Property Rights,” Florida Proceedings After Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, February 2017
• Author, “Marital Settlement Agreements,” Lexis Nexis Practice Advisor, 2016-Present
• Speaker, “Modern Families and Estate Planning,” STEP Miami, July 2016
• Speaker, “Hot Topics in Alimony,” Miami-Dade Legal Support Association, September 2015
• Moderator, “Family Law Panel,” Dade County Bar Association, Bench & Bar Conference, February 2015
• Speaker, “Hot Topics in Family Law,” Miami-Dade Legal Support Association, June 2014
• Moderator, “How to Litigate a Family Case,” Dade County Bar Association, December 2013
• Moderator, “Family Law Panel,” Dade County Bar Association, Bench & Bar Conference, February 2013

Recognition & Community

RECOGNITION

• Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, ), Family Law, 2019- 2023
• Selected to the list of Florida Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Family Law, 2014-2022
• Selected to the list of Florida Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Attorneys in Florida (Thomson Reuters), 2015 and 2018
• Selected to the list of Miami Super Lawyers Top 100 Attorneys in Miami (Thomson Reuters), 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022
• Selected to the list of Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters), Family Law, 2010- 2012
• Selected to list of South Florida’s Top Lawyers by the South Florida Legal Guide, 2017-2022
• Chosen for inclusion on the list Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend (Trend Magazines Inc.), 2017, 2021, and 2022
• Selected to list of Super Stars in the South Florida Edition of Attorney at Law Magazine, 2017
• Selected to list of Top Up and Comers by South Florida Legal Guide, 2015-2016
• Selected to list of Attorneys to Watch by Attorney at Law Magazine, 2015
• Named a Rising Star by the Daily Business Review (ALM Media Properties, LLC), 2014
• Named to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s list of 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers in Miami- Dade County, 2013
• AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell (LexisNexis)
• Recipient of the Women Extraordinaire Award from Business Leader Media, 2012

COMMUNITY

• American Red Cross, Greater Miami and the Keys Chapter, Board of Directors
• Spectrum Awards Committee, Member

News

• • Featured, “Las Finanzas y Los Acuerdos Prenupciales (Finances and Prenuptial Agreements),”

  Un Nuevo Dia, Telemundo, March 27, 2018

  • Quoted, “Five Strategies to Get a Better Deal in Mediation,” Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2015