Area of Practice: Government Relations

My name is Ekaterina Berman. I help individuals and families with divorce, family law, spousal support, child support, custody and visitation, property division, and domestic violence restraining orders. My objective is to partner with you to help you ensure that the outcome of your matter is fair and appropriate, which means community and separate property interests are taken into account, support is set at the right level, and your relationship with your children is preserved. What sets me apart is that I am the one responsible for your case from start to finish. When we work together, we work as partners whose common goal is to put you in the best financial position to move on with your life. My practice is based on two values: excellence and efficiency in representation. My commitment to excellence includes providing quality legal and personal support to my clients. My commitment to efficiency includes moving the case forward to completion right from the start as well as addressing contested issues in divorce through alternate dispute resolution early on. Yet, I am not afraid to go to court if negotiation of a fair solution is not possible. I am a San Jose divorce lawyer, and have been serving individuals and small businesses since 2006. I decided to start my own office seeing how most clients do not get the legal service they deserve, and compromise their rights. I always work personally with my clients, and put emphasis on understanding their situation and adjusting the strategy to their needs. I am a meticulous researcher and I will make sure everything is done correctly the first time, and that nothing slips through the calendar or the local rules, as happens so often in larger law firms. I grew up in San Jose. I received my education at De Anza College and UCLA. I graduated from Whittier Law School magna cum laude at the top 15% of my class. While in law school, I received 2 scholarships, and I worked as an intern for the Honorable David G. Sills at the California Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 3, in Orange County. I am fluent in Russian and in Spanish. If you are a Russian speaker or a Spanish speaker, I will speak with you in your language. I am able to provide legal services in Spanish. In 2016, the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys awarded me for my dedicated service to clients. The frequently asked questions page will give you practical advice based on real-life experiences. I invite you to browse my website to learn about who I am and what I do. I encourage you to take action to learn about your options. Having the right information and tools is the key to a successful outcome. I am here to give you a solution to achieve your goals.

Richard B. Berman is the principal of the Law Offices of Richard B. Berman, P.A., whose firm specializes in Workers’ Compensation and whose practice is limited to representing injured workers. Mr. Berman received his Undergraduate Degree Cum Laude in Speech Communication from American University and his J.D. Degree from the University of Miami School of Law. He has been a member of the Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Rules Committee, Broward County Legislative Task Force on Health Care and the Advisory Board of the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association of Florida. Mr. Berman is on the Executive Council of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar. Mr. Berman is on the Board of Directors of Florida Workers’ Advocates, an organization whose focus is to fight for the rights of injured workers in the State of Florida, is Chairman of its Media Relations program and member of the sub-committee on insurance rates. Mr. Berman is affiliated with a number of other professional organizations, including the Broward County Justice Association, the American Association of Justice, American Bar Association, Florida Bar and the Washington D.C. Bar. Mr. Berman is also a Member of the Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG), the national organization of attorneys whose focus is to fight for the rights of injured workers. Mr. Berman has been given an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, an honor accorded only two (2%) percent of attorneys nationwide, and has been elected to the Marquis Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders in America, the National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals, Strathmore’s Who’s Who, Continental’s Who’s Who, and Stanford’s Who’s Who. Mr. Berman is a frequent lecturer on various workers compensation topics around the state of Florida.

Daniel R. Bernard focuses his practice on estate planning, trust and estate administration, estate tax planning, business succession planning, and estate litigation, with an emphasis on estate planning for snowbirds. In fact, Dan literally wrote the book on estate planning for snowbirds, which you can download for free from this site. Dan’s philosophy on estate planning can be described in three words: originality, efficiency, and quality. Originality, in that Dan does not create cookie cutter assembly line style estate plans, where clients are fit into one of two plans the firm has on file. Rather, Dan creates a unique estate plan for each client that fits each client’s unique life. Efficiency, Dan values both his client’s time and money. So, he endeavors with every estate plan to preserve both of these precious resources. Quality, highest quality counsel and representation is the only counsel Dan supplies. Dan has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report, and Newsday in articles related to estate planning and taxation issues. Dan has been a guest on the “Ask the Attorney” show, the “Dead Celebrity Podcast,”, the “Law You Should Know” radio show and podcast, and The Real Estate Law Podcast to discuss estate planning for snowbirds. Dan holds an advanced law degree, a Master of Laws in Taxation, from New York University School of Law. This allows Dan to better assist clients with advanced estate tax planning. Dan received his Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers School of Law-Newark, where he served as the Senior Managing Editor of the Rutgers Law Record. While in law school, Dan worked as a student attorney in the Rutgers Federal Tax Clinic and interned in the Tax Court of New Jersey and the Morris County Surrogate Court. After completing law school, Dan served a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Barbara C. Stolte in the New Jersey Middlesex County Family Court. Prior to law school. Dan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Temple University, where he double majored in finance and economics. Dan is admitted to practice law in New York, Florida, and New Jersey.