Florida Family and Divorce Lawyers

Family and Divorce Law

150 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL 33134

Family and Divorce Law

1680 Florida A1A, 2, FL Satellite Beach

Family and Divorce Law

150 Alhambra Cir suite 1150, Coral Gables, FL 33134, USA

Robert D. Orshan, Esquire is founder and managing partner of Orshan, Spann & Fernandez-Mesa. Mr. Orshan has been recognized as a “Top Lawyer” by the South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Attorney In Florida” by the Miami Herald, “AV Preeminent Rated” by Martindale-Hubbell and as a “Super Lawyer”. He has extensive experience in the practice and litigation of marital and family law before state courts and in resolving cases through mediation. “I have been where you are now. I understand the complexities of divorce first-hand and empathize with the feelings and difficulties you are experiencing. I was also a client, so I have a unique perspective as a family law attorney.” His involvement in numerous civic and legal organizations include: KidSide (a non-profit organization devoted to supporting Family Court Services), Cuban American Bar Association (CABA), Temple Beth Am, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center, Florida International University’s Law Center Dean’s Counsel and various other institutions. He has also lectured at the “Nuts & Bolts of Family Law Seminar” by Dade Legal Aid; the “Do’s and Don’ts in Expert Testimony” for the Greater Miami Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers; on “Pre-Nuptial Agreements” to the Florida Board of Accountancy; and he has been a guest lecturer on Family Law at Florida International University’s College of Law. He previously served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Miami Springs, City of Golden Beach, Opa-Locka, and Hialeah Gardens. Born and raised in Miami, Mr. Orshan is the proud father of four children and one step-son and four grandchildren. He currently lives in South Miami with his wife, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and former Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge, Ariana Fajardo Orshan. Mr. Orshan was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1980, and was admitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1981. He is a member of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, Florida First Family Law American Inn of Court, Dade County Bar Association, American Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and the Collaborative Family Law Institute. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University in 1977 and cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami in 1980.

Family and Divorce Law

515 N Flagler Dr, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, USA

Education:Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 2004, Florida State University, B.A., 2001 Memberships:The Florida Bar (2004), Palm Beach County Bar Association, Susan Greenberg Family Law American Inn of Court of the Palm Beaches (CLE Chair for the organization)

Family and Divorce Law

1881 W Kennedy Blvd suite d, Tampa, FL 33606, USA

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.