Lori Barkus, P.A. 2883 Executive Park Drive, Suite 103A, Weston, FL 33331
Tel: (954) 349-7988 Fax: (954) 349-8088
South Florida family law attorney and mediator Lori Barkus handles matters involving : divorce, custody, child support, paternity, Collaborative Divorce, adoption, parental rights, Labor and Employment litigation and family law and civil mediation.
Lori Barkus is a cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Florida, Georgia and the District of Columbia, in addition to the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals. She is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and Family Law Mediator, a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Collaborative Family Lawyers of South Florida,
Ms. Barkus was a law clerk for the Honorable Sam I. Silver. She also clerked for General Master Robert Jones of the Family Court Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Miami-Dade County and worked as a Certified Legal Intern for the Legal Aid Society. During her first two years of practice, Lori Barkus handled primarily Family Law and Commercial Litigation matters and has handled hundreds of contested and uncontested divorce matters. Through this experience and through extensive training as a mediator and a Collaborative Divorce Professional, she has learned that a lawyers most important task in in a divorce matter is to encourage clients to seek the most cost effective solution which minimizes the trauma experienced by the divorcing parties and their children.
Ms. Barkus spent 5 years litigating Federal Court matters. During that time, she handled over 200 matters in the district and appellate courts, including several appeals to the Eleventh Circuit Court in Atlanta, Georgia and has represented Plaintiffs in several nationwide class action matters. Ms. Barkus uses this extensive Federal Court experience to counsel individuals and businesses concerning Federal employment laws.
Memberships and Organizations
- Florida Bar- Family Law Section
- District of Columbia Bar
- Georgia Bar
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Collaborative Family Lawyers of South Florida (Board of Directors)
- Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
- Florida Adoption Council
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Association of South Florida Mediators
- Dade County Bar Association- Family Law Committee, Federal Court Committee
- Broward County Bar Association- Alternative Dispute Resolution and Family Law Sections
- Palm Beach County Bar Association- Alternative Dispute Resolution and Client Relations Committees
- Weston Business Chamber of Commerce
- Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
- Rotary Club of Weston Sunset
- Miami-Dade County Easter Seals
Lectures and Speaking Engagements
Adjunct Professor: University of Miami Paralegal Studies Program, Spring, 2008
Collaborative Divorce- Where are we today?: Palm Beach County Bar Association ADR Seminar.
What is Collaborative Family Law? North Dade Bar Association.
Guest Lecturer- Mediation and Family Law- Keiser College, Plantation, Florida
Publications
The Duty to Inform: Ragsdale and Beyond: Advanced Topics in the Family And Medical Leave Act, Lorman Educational Services.
Honors and Awards
Florida Trend Legal Elite: Up and Coming Attorney, 2008
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