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Herbert Smith, Jr.
Distinguished Lawyer
Family and Divorce Law

3 Blue Goose Ln, Huntington, NY 11743

 

Victoria Snell
Charter Member
Family and Divorce Law

140 Lake Crescent Dr, Oviedo, FL 32766

 

Prior to joining M & T, Victoria owned and operated her own law firm as a solo practitioner who practiced family law together with probate law for over fifteen (15) years in St. Lucie County, Florida. However, when she moved to Orlando, she was interested in working with a firm where she could be part of a team such as Meriwether and Tharp, LLC. During her extensive years of practicing family law, she has honed one of her major professional strengths which is uncovering a client’s needs and negotiating settlements while diffusing tense situations that divorcing parties encounter during a difficult time in their lives. Victoria has dealt with many legal issues within the area of family law that have a major impact on the lives of her clients. By being able to recognize these potential issues from the outset, she is able to positively affect the client’s end results. Victoria earned her Juris Doctorate (J.D.), with honors, from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law School, in 2001. Before attending law school, she pursued her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Florida Atlantic University (“FAU”) and University of Central Florida (“UCF”). She graduated magna cum laude from FAU with a M.Ed in early childhood education and a B.A. in communicative disorders from UCF. Prior to becoming an attorney, Victoria was employed by the St. Lucie County School System as a Speech and Language Pathologist and taught various child development/education classes at Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce, Florida. She was a Florida certified teacher for over twenty three (23) years. The educational system definitely opened her eyes to the challenges divorcing families experience when drafting and executing parenting plans for their minor children. During law school, many distinct clinics and internships were offered to the students and Victoria seized the opportunity to avail herself of the ADR, Domestic Violence and Bankruptcy clinics/internships. From the very beginning, she was actively involved in family law issues. In fact, Victoria found her passion for alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) in one of these clinics. She participated in the ADR Clinic where she trained to become a mediator. Following law school, she continued to pursue Alternative Dispute Resolution by becoming a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family, Circuit Civil and County Mediator. However, she didn’t stop there. She gained her certification in foreclosure mediation and quickly studied to become a Qualified Arbitrator. Victoria believes in the mediation process because it leaves the decision making in the client’s hands, not the courts. Moreover, ADR allows the parties the opportunity to tell their story. When the parties make their own decisions, then they tend to feel a greater allegiance/loyalty to adhere to the formalized agreement, thereby avoiding costly and lengthy litigation. It promotes amicable resolutions in a more cost efficient and timely manner. Mediation is a beneficial tool used to encourage effective co-parenting skills. When parties amicably reach an agreement in mediation, it is a clear indicator that they will be able to put the conflict aside and provide the necessary stability and security for their children. Victoria has been actively involved in legal, civic and community organizations throughout the State of Florida. She understands the importance of giving back to the community and offers her services to organizations, such as Florida Rural Legal Services and other surrounding local legal aid societies. She has offered her legal services to Florida Rural Legal Services by providing legal advice on completing initial divorce documents, drafting settlement agreements and creating parenting plans to pro bono clients. Additionally, she was elected to serve in all capacities on the executive board (elected as Secretary/Treasurer, Vice-President, President and Immediate Past President) of the St. Lucie County Bar Association for four (4) years and she served on the governing board of CASTLE for almost five (5) years. CASTLE is an organization that provides education and raises awareness for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Victoria has been an active member of the Florida Bar since 2003. She has participated and been a member of the following professional associations/organizations: the American Inns of Court (2014-2017), FAWL (Florida Association of Women Lawyers)(2000-Present) and Florida Academy of Professional Mediators (2010-Present). Her participation in these legal, civic and community organizations have resulted in several Pro Bono Awards from Nova Southeastern University and Florida Rural Legal Services. She received an Outstanding Service Award from the St. Lucie County Bar Association for her service as President.

Jeffrey Soilson
Charter Member
Family and Divorce Law

84 State St, Boston, MA 02109, USA

 

Mr. Soilson represents clients in a broad range of Divorce and Family Law and Probate, Will And Trust Litigation matters. His areas of focus include divorce, alimony, property division, child custody and support, relocation, paternity, contempt, modification, abuse prevention, and the negotiating and drafting of premarital and postnuptial agreements. He also serves as a Mediator, Arbitrator, Discovery Master, Parenting Coordinator and Guardian ad Litem in divorce and family law cases. In the Probate, Will And Trust Litigation arena, Mr. Soilson represents clients in will contests, trust and estate disputes, and contested guardianship and conservatorship proceedings.

Stanford Solomon
Charter Member
Family and Divorce Law

1881 West Kennedy Blvd., Suite D, Tampa, FL 33606

 

Area of Practice: Civil Litigation, and Family and Divorce Law Mr. Solomon earned his Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977 and his Juris Doctor with Honors from University of Florida College of Law in 1980. Mr. Solomon is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Florida, as well as before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States Tax Court. Mr. Solomon has also served as a Certified Circuit Court Mediator and is a graduate of the Harvard Negotiation Project at Harvard Law School. Mr. Solomon has handled and tried cases in virtually every area of commercial practice. Mr. Solomon’s experiences include advocacy and aggressive representation of clients in real estate lending disputes, mortgage/lien foreclosures, loan work-outs, construction contract matters, construction defect claims, trade regulation disputes, employee contract violations, unfair trade practice and competition claims, business torts, partnership disputes and dissolution, legal malpractice claims, creditor claims in bankruptcy, franchise claims, securities fraud matters, tax claims, racketeering claims, receiverships, landlord/tenant cases, land use disputes, zoning contests, regulatory compliance, and private disputes. In addition to matters arising primarily in a commercial setting, Mr. Solomon regularly handles and tries complex, high-conflict family law matters that require an experienced touch, skilled advocacy, and a deep understanding of intimate business transactions or complex, layered financial arrangements. Mr. Solomon’s practice takes him throughout Florida and to many states around the Country. In furtherance, of Mr. Solomon’s broad-based, nationwide practice and experience, Mr. Solomon has appeared and represented clients in more than 20 state and federal courts, including the United States District Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Western District of North Carolina, the Southern and Northern Districts of Texas, the District of Colorado, and numerous Bankruptcy Courts and state trial courts. Mr. Solomon has also appeared and argued before the United States First, Second, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the Florida Supreme Court. A member of several professional associations, Mr. Solomon is the immediate-past chair of The Florida Bar’s Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee, and has served previously as chair of The Bar’s Judicial Administration Rules Committee and of The Bar’s Civil Procedure Rules Committee. Mr. Solomon has also served on the executive committee of the Appellate Court Rules Committee and has chaired numerous Joint Rules Committees designed by the Florida Supreme Court. In 2021, Mr. Solomon was appointed to The Bar’s COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Task Force and most-recently received the President’s Award for his work on this Task Force. Mr. Solomon currently serves as liaison to the Florida Courts Technology Commission and on the executive committee of the Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee. Mr. Solomon has authored several legal articles, with the most-recent article titled, “First Breach? Not So Fast: Navigating Florida’s Prior Breach Doctrine”, FLA. BAR J., 92:7 (July/August 2018). Mr. Solomon has also lectured on issues affecting financial institutions and private investors and regularly teaches the art of trial practice. Mr. Solomon’s lecture topics have included: “The Foreclosure Process”; “The Purpose and Benefit of Forbearance Agreements”; “The Failing Durrett Doctrine”; and “Avoiding the Bankruptcy Stay”. In addition to his professional practice, Mr. Solomon has been active in community activities. Mr. Solomon is past President of the Board of Trustees of Hillel Academy and has served on the Board of Directors of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay. Mr. Solomon has also held positions as an executive member of the nationally-acclaimed United Jewish Appeal Young Leadership Cabinet, vice president of Congregation Kol Ami, chairman of the Tampa Jewish Federation’s Attorneys Division, chairman of the Federation’s Russian Resettlement Task Force, chairman of the Tampa Jewish Community’s Capital Acquisitions Committee, executive committee member of the Gulf Ridge Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and cabinet captain for the annual United Way Campaign. Mr. Solomon is recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV-rated attorney, emblematic of an attorney who has reached the pinnacle of professional excellence and who has exhibited the highest levels of skill and integrity.

Dawn South
Charter Member
Family and Divorce Law

1802 Bayberry Ct suite 403, Richmond, VA 23226, USA

 

DAWN SOUTH has been practicing law since 2009 and has concentrated her practice solely in the area of family law. She is a tenacious litigator who uses thorough preparation, her trial advocacy skills and experience to represent the needs of her clients. She prefers to work for and help individuals and families as opposed to businesses and corporations, which is why she was drawn to the practice of family law. Ms. South is known for responsiveness to her clients and being a tough litigator. She finds satisfaction in helping people take back control of their lives in tough situations. Consideration and preparation are at the forefront of her work. She has previously worked with Bremner, Janus & Stone; Martin, Ingles & Hensley; and Deanna D. Cook, P.C. She is proud to volunteer with Comfort Zone Camp. Ms. South was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2009 (member, Domestic Relations Section). She is also a member of the City of Richmond Bar Association and the Metro Richmond Family Law Bar Association. She has served on the Domestic Relations Section of the Richmond Bench Bar Conference and is the 2019 Co-chair of the Richmond Bench Bar Conference.