Rebekah Brown-Wiseman

Fort Lauderdale Florida Divorce Lawyer

Prior Legal Experience

Rebekah Brown-Wiseman is an experienced family law litigation attorney. This came from years of prior legal experience amongst which includes being a prior:

• Florida State Attorney that represented the Department of Children and Families in child custody and termination of parental rights cases.
• State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program lawyer that represented the best interests of children in child custody cases.
• Family law attorney for both a large law firm and a boutique family law firm

The Law Office of Rebekah Brown-Wiseman exclusively handles family law cases. The firm recognizes the importance of being specialized in only family law to keep up-to-date with the current Florida family law statutes, rules and case law to vigorously represent her clients.

Lawyer With Social Work Experience

Florida's child custody statute requires that judges consider the developmental stages and needs of the child and the demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to meet the child's developmental needs when making child custody determinations. Ms. Brown-Wiseman has experience in social work, which is unique to the vast majority of family law attorneys which provides her with superior knowledge to litigate issues of child development and family systems in highly contested child custody cases. Amongst Ms. Brown-Wiseman experience includes:

• Former child therapist
• Master's degree in social work with a concentration in children & families
• Bachelor's degree in psychology
• Former Court social worker that evaluated malingering in individuals pleading insanity and incompetency defenses to criminal charges

Dedication to Family Law

Ms. Brown-Wiseman's 8^th grade yearbook listed the anticipated future professions of each of the graduating students and she was given the prediction to become a family law attorney. This was after she had a personal experience testifying in her parents' divorce case. Ms. Brown-Wiseman had her first opportunity to help family law clients in 1998 when she worked at Harvard Law School's Hale & Dorr Legal Services. Ms. Brown-Wiseman has the determination to zealously advocate for her cases and has both the legal and social work experience to guide her clients step-by-step through the process.

Connections with Community Professionals

Not only do clients need a team effort within the firm, many family law cases need the assistance of additional professionals. Ms. Brown-Wiseman maintains connections with community professionals that already have stellular reputations with the Court. It is an advantage if the judge already is familiar with and trusts your expert witness. It is crucial that you work with expert witnesses who returns your telephone calls promptly, conducts the necessary work timely and maintains a team effort to develop a strong offense and defense for your case. Attorney Brown-Wiseman maintains relationships with psychologists, social workers, forensic accountants, vocational evaluation experts, private investigators, etc., to provide you with a list of recommendations or she can work with an expert witness of your choice.