Top-Ranked Family Lawyers in Florida

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked family lawyers in Florida are Alexander Caballero (LexRank 84.00), Mary Elizabeth Quinn (84.00) and Harold Bluestein (84.00).

This ranking lists the top 25 of the 73 family lawyers LexRanked tracks across Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. All 25 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar, a credential held by 4.9% of Florida lawyers in any field. They practice in 7 cities, led by Fort Lauderdale.

Lawyers ranked: 25
Fully verified: 25 of 25

The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

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Alexander Caballero
Sessums Black, P.A. · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 33 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #1?
Ranks #1 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
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Mary Elizabeth Quinn
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 29 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #2?
Ranks #2 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
HB
Harold Bluestein
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- 51 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #3?
Ranks #3 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Raymond Joseph Rafool II
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- 35 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #4?
Ranks #4 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Ellen Dee Silvers
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- 41 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #5?
Ranks #5 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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N Diane Holmes
Independent practice · Orlando, FL
Verified
- 46 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #6?
Ranks #6 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
KM
Keersten Heskin Martinez
Independent practice · Orlando, FL
Verified
- 30 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #7?
Ranks #7 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Mark Phillip Rabinowitz
Zimmerman, Kiser & Sutcliffe, P.A. · Orlando, FL
Verified
- 51 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #8?
Ranks #8 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Scott Paul Davis
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 29 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #9?
Ranks #9 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Gary Samuel Dolgin
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 36 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #10?
Ranks #10 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
KJ
Kristina Jeanne Jones
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 31 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #11?
Ranks #11 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Ellen Elizabeth Ware
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 40 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #12?
Ranks #12 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Lawrence Charles Datz
Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL
Verified
- 42 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #13?
Ranks #13 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Asad Sam Jubran
Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL
Verified
- 26 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #14?
Ranks #14 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Charles Edward Willmott
Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL
Verified
- 32 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #15?
Ranks #15 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Katherine Ondra Birnbaum
Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Verified
- 32 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #16?
Ranks #16 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Curtis Ray Cowan
Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Verified
- 40 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #17?
Ranks #17 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Mitchell Kevin Karpf
Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Verified
- 41 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #18?
Ranks #18 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Andrew Lynn Salvage
Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Verified
- 38 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #19?
Ranks #19 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Jonathan Zachary Schiller
Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Verified
- 27 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #20?
Ranks #20 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Robert W Sidweber
Sidweber & Weintraub, P.A. · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Verified
- 46 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #21?
Ranks #21 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Karen Beth Weintraub
Sidweber & Weintraub, P.A. · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Verified
- 31 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #22?
Ranks #22 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Luis Manuel Padron
Independent practice · Coral Gables, FL
Verified
- 36 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #23?
Ranks #23 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Renee Safier Harris
Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL
Verified
- 34 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #24?
Ranks #24 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
No change
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Ana Martin-Lavielle
Independent practice · Coral Gables, FL
Verified
- 40 years experience
- Family
- Bar status verified
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Why #25?
Ranks #25 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.4)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
Held back by
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 23 profile pages278 facts for 23 lawyers

Family market in Florida

LexRanked tracks 73 lawyers and 12 law firms in family law in Florida. 73 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers: 73
Law firms: 12
Verified professional data: 73 of 73
Average rating: Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count: Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience: 29 years73 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on November 1, 2026; data verified October 30, 2026. Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Florida

What sets these Florida family lawyers apart

All 25 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar, which only about one in twenty Florida lawyers achieves in any field. The figures come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile, checked in November 2026.

Fact about the 25 ranked lawyers	Figure
Board Certified in Marital and Family Law	25 of 25
Years in practice	26 to 51 (median 36)
Languages besides English	Spanish (3), Greek (1)
License status with The Florida Bar	Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer

Where do Florida's top family lawyers practice?

7 of the 25 practice in Fort Lauderdale; the table shows every city.

City	Lawyers in this ranking
Fort Lauderdale	7
Tampa	6
Jacksonville	3
Miami	3
Orlando	3
Coral Gables	2
Boca Raton	1

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with an office in a Florida city we cover and family as a practice area on record. It ranks every family lawyer LexRanked tracks in Florida by the same score and shows the top 25. How we rank.

Find a family lawyer in your city

A lawyer near you knows the local courts; each city has its own ranking of family lawyers.

Florida rules to know

Florida divorce is no-fault, requires six months of residency, and presumes equal time-sharing of children unless shown otherwise.

Rule	What it means
Residency to file for divorce	One spouse must have lived in Florida 6 months before filing (Fla. Stat. § 61.021)
Waiting period	At least 20 days from filing before a final judgment (§ 61.19)
Time-sharing	Rebuttable presumption that equal time-sharing is in the child's best interests (§ 61.13)
Grounds	No-fault: the marriage is irretrievably broken (§ 61.052)

Cases are heard in the county where they arise; see which judicial circuit covers each county.

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, prefer a lawyer who regularly works in your county, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing.

Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
Ask how many matters like yours the lawyer has handled in your county recently.
Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

How long do you have to live in Florida to get divorced?

At least one spouse must have lived in Florida for 6 months before filing the petition.

Does Florida favor equal time-sharing?

Yes. Florida law presumes equal time-sharing is in the child's best interests, but a parent can rebut that by showing it is not.

What does Board Certified in Marital and Family Law mean?

It is a credential from The Florida Bar for lawyers with substantial experience in the field who have passed peer review and a written exam. 25 of the 25 lawyers in this ranking hold it; 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

Where are the best family lawyers in Florida?

Of the 25 lawyers in this ranking, 7 practice in Fort Lauderdale, 6 practice in Tampa, 3 practice in Jacksonville. Each city also has its own ranking.

Do I need a family lawyer in my own city?

Any lawyer licensed by The Florida Bar may practice anywhere in Florida, but a lawyer who regularly appears in your county knows its judges and procedures.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Alexander Caballero, Mary Elizabeth Quinn, Harold Bluestein, Raymond Joseph Rafool II and Ellen Dee Silvers and others.

About this ranking

Last updated: November 1, 2026
Methodology: LexRank v1.2 - deterministic, reproducible scoring
Editorial review: LexRanked editorial team, November 1, 2026
Independence: Positions are never sold. Paid placements, if any, are labelled and do not affect scores.

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Summary

The ranking

Data sources behind the scores

Family market in Florida

What sets these Florida family lawyers apart

Where do Florida's top family lawyers practice?

Who is included in this ranking?

Find a family lawyer in your city

Florida rules to know

How to choose among these lawyers

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

About this ranking

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