Jeffrey A. Weissman

About Jeffrey

Jeffrey A. Weissman is a Principal/Shareholder of the law firm of Gladstone, Weissman, Hirschberg & Schneider, P.A. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1994). Mr. Weissman is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law and is AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale- Hubbell. He is a Fellow in the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is also a Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator and is formally trained in Collaborative Law. Mr. Weissman was again selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America for Family Law and for Family Law Mediation. This is the 16th consecutive year that he has been recognized, and in 2021, 2018, 2016, and 2014 he was named ”Family Law Lawyer of the Year.“ Moreover, Gladstone, Weissman, Hirschberg & Schneider, P.A. has been named to the 2021 to 2023 list of ‘Best Law Firms’ by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® as a ‘Tier-1’ Marital and Family Law firm in the United States. Mr. Weissman has been a longstanding member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 3 and has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers, Florida Trend Legal Elite magazine 4, Florida Super Lawyers magazine 5 (Top 100 List), and South Florida Legal Guide 6 – Top Lawyers among many other prestigious organizations. Mr. Weissman has also been listed in Chambers and Partners 7 as a ‘Band 1’ top-ranked high-net-worth family law attorney, and he has been named in Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Mr. Weissman is a longstanding and respected member of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, where he completed serving an eight (8) year term on the Executive Council. He is a past Co-Chair of the Legislation Committee and has been instrumental in the enactment of many family law statutes, including the parental relocation law, Section 61.13001, which he authored and became effective on October 1, 2006. Mr. Weissman is a past Co-Chair of the following two (2) publications: The Family Law Commentator and The Florida Bar Journal, Family Law Section. Moreover, Mr. Weissman has held important and prestigious positions within the Broward County Bar Association. He served a four (4) year term on the Board of Directors and is a past President of the Family Law Section. Mr. Weissman was afforded the distinguished honor of the Paul May Professionalism in Practice Award, which is an annual award that the Broward County Bar Association bestows upon a lawyer in the community who exemplifies ethics and integrity in his day-to-day practice. He is a past Chair of 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee ”A“ of The Florida Bar, which is an entity authorized by the Supreme Court to regulate the practice and professionalism of lawyers within our community. Mr. Weissman was selected to become a Founding Master Member of the Susan B. Greenberg Family Law Inns of Court of the Palm Beaches, which promotes professionalism and ethics in the legal system. He is also a member of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association. Mr. Weissman was recently appointed to the Advisory Board of the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators. He was a past member of the Professional Advisory Committee for the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. Mr. Weissman was recently selected for membership as one of the ”10 Best“ Attorneys for Florida by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIOFLA) as well as invited to join The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. He is one of the most sought-after speakers in the area of marital & family law and has appeared as a guest on the television series, ”Your Legal Rights“. Mr. Weissman limits his practice to complex matrimonial and family law cases. His clientele is comprised of many successful entrepreneurs, business owners and executives, doctors, lawyers, television personalities, and professional athletes. Whenever possible, he strives to reduce the emotional and financial strain of protracted litigation by resolving matters on an amicable basis. However, where court intervention is necessary, Mr. Weissman advocates zealously on behalf of his clients and fights vehemently to protect and promote their legal rights and entitlements. He assembles a team of highly qualified professionals, including forensic accountants and business valuation experts, forensic psychologists, and vocational counselors to advance the claims of his clients. A team approach is utilized, and the client is oftentimes the most important player. Consequently, Mr. Weissman interacts with his clients all throughout their cases and collaboratively designs strategies best suited to attain the goals that are set out from inception. 3. NADC IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF LEGAL EXCELLENCE. MEMBERS ARE THOROUGHLY VETTED BY A RESEARCH TEAM, SELECTED BY A BLUE RIBBON PANEL OF ATTORNEYS WITH PODIUM STATUS FROM INDEPENDENTLY NEUTRAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND APPROVED BY A JUDICIAL REVIEW BOARD AS EXHIBITING VIRTUE IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW. DUE TO THE INCREDIBLE SELECTIVITY OF THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS, ONLY THE TOP ONE PERCENT OF ATTORNEYS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE AWARDED MEMBERSHIP IN NADC. THIS ELITE CLASS OF ADVOCATES CONSISTS OF THE FINEST LEADERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION FROM ACROSS THE NATION.4. LEGAL ELITE ATTORNEYS COMPRISE 1.8% OF THE 57,968 ATTORNEYS WHO PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. RATINGS ARE EXCLUSIVELY BASED UPON AN INDEPENDENT STATEWIDE SURVEY OF FELLOW PRACTITIONERS, NOT ADVERTISING OR ANY OTHER BIASES.5. SUPER LAWYERS NAMES THE TOP 5% OF ATTORNEYS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE TOP 100 LIST, EVEN MORE SELECTIVE AND PRESTIGIOUS, REFLECTS THE BEST OF THE BEST – THE TOP 100 LAWYERS OF ALL DISCIPLINES. RATINGS ARE EXCLUSIVELY BASED UPON AN INDEPENDENT STATEWIDE SURVEY OF FELLOW PRACTITIONERS, NOT ADVERTISING OR ANY OTHER BIASES.6. SOUTH FLORIDA LEGAL GUIDE – TOP LAWYERS REFLECTS THE CONFIDENTIAL SURVEY OF FELLOW PRACTITIONERS, NOT ADVERTISING OR ANY OTHER BIASES.7. CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS RANK BOTH LAWYERS AND LAW FIRMS BASED ON THE RESEARCH OF MORE THAN 170 FULL-TIME EDITORS AND RESEARCHERS WHO TALK TO LAWYERS AND CLIENTS ALL YEAR ROUND, CONDUCTING IN-DEPTH TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS.AREAS OF PRACTICEFamily Law Matrimonial Law Trained in Collaborative Law CERTIFIED LEGAL

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Education

• State University of New York at Albany, B.A., graduated 1991
• University of Pennsylvania, J.D., graduated 1994

Bar Admissions

• Florida, The Florida Bar, 1994

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