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Michele M. Bernard Attorney

Michele M. Bernard is a Family Law attorney based in Orange County, Florida. After graduate school, Ms. Bernard pursued a Juris Doctor at the Florida A&M University College of Law. As a student, she served as a research assistant while simultaneously completing an Externship for Ninth Circuit Judge Jose R. Rodriguez. Ms. Bernard also served as a founding member and the Chair of the Moot Court Board. Since her admission to The Florida Bar, she has also been admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States of America and took her oath at the Supreme Court.

About Michele

She has been practicing Family Law since 2007 and has represented clients in hundreds of cases, overseeing hundreds of successful settlement agreements and mediations. She believes that when two people are able to come to an amicable solution among themselves without court intervention, the people retain the decision-making authority and power in their own lives and are happier in the long-run. Her endeavor is to be able to reach out and personally handle all of her cases and practice law in the way she feels gives her clients the type of representation that they deserve. For 13 years of her legal career, she operated and maintained her own law firm.

When necessary, Michele is a fierce advocate in the courtroom and has many successful trials, emergency hearings, injunctions, contested hearings, and contempt proceedings on her resume. Michele is able to take a case from start to finish through the entire trial phase and can be an aggressive advocate for her clients when settlement efforts are not suitable. Michele is able to handle any Family Law matter, including but not limited to: divorce, paternity, child custody, injunctions, child support, joint stepparent adoptions, enforcement proceedings, mediation, settlement negotiations, dependent relative actions, and contempt proceedings.

She believes that the client and their family need to be understood and supported through the process as a whole unit, with plenty of care and dignity. She feels that when people are involved in a family law matter, this is the time in their lives when they are in the most need of guidance, answers, and comfort from their attorney. Michele's mission is to navigate her clients through the chaotic legal process and to help them reclaim their lives. She views the law as a healing profession. Michele also founded Angels ad Litem, a division of her private practice dedicated to providing Guardian ad Litem services for children to have a voice in their cases.

Michele brings the type of compassion into each case that you would expect from someone who cares for people on a human level. She has volunteered for many different organizations and has been practicing yoga, meditation, and healthy living for many years. Michele is able to draw on all of that positive energy to create an atmosphere of peace and calmness for her clients, who are often experiencing depression and anxiety during this difficult time. She has an outstanding track record of resolving cases very quickly and has a high rate of success in mediation proceedings.

Background and Education

Juris Doctorate: Florida A&M University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida
Master of Science: Criminal Justice University of Central Florida, 2003
Bachelor of Science: Criminal Justice, University of Central Florida, 2002

Practice Areas

Michele is able to handle any Family Law matter, including but not limited to:

Divorce
Paternity
Child custody
Injunctions
Child support
Joint stepparent adoptions
Enforcement proceedings
Mediation
Settlement negotiations
Dependent relative actions
Contempt proceedings

Professional Memberships

Florida Bar
- Family Law Section
Admitted to the United States Supreme Court, 2019
Central Family Law Inns of Court – Executive Board
George C. Young American Inns of Court
Orange County Bar Association
Seminole County Inns of Court
American Inns of Court

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