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Rebecca L. Palmer

Partner

Practice Areas

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Family And Marital Law
• General Litigation
• Insurance Coverage, Tort and Products Liability Defense

Specialty Practices/ Industries

• Collaborative law issues for domestic disputes

Education

• Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 1994
• Stetson University, B.A., 1991

Admitted

• The Florida Bar - 1994

Recognition

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
• Nominee for the "Women Who Make Magic" Award, hosted by the Orlando Sentinel
• "Outstanding Alumni Award," 1998-1999, Stetson University College of Law
• Stetson University College of Law, Honor Roll
• Stetson University College of Law, Academic Scholarship Recipient
• Named in United Who's Who Registry for Professionals 2005-2006
• Listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2007-2008
• "The Best of the Bar" Orlando Business Journal
• Orlando's Best Lawyers 2007-2008 Orlando Magazine
• Listed in Continental Who's Who
• "Florida's Top Lawyers" Florida Monthly Magazine

Professional Certification, Memberships and Activities

Professional Associations
Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee of The Florida Bar
Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Committee, past Co-chairman and Executive Council
Orange County Bar Foundation
Orange County Bar Association, Executive Counsel
American Bar Association
American Inns of Court Family Law Division, Board Member
The Florida Bar
Collaborative Law Group
Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers, past President
Professional Certifications
Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator, Family Law
Special Certifications
Certified Family Law Mediator

Community Activities

Orange County Bar Association, Executive Council and past Secretary
Orlando Young Professionals, past President
Barry University, Community Advisory Board and past Adjunct Professor
Citizen Commission for Children
Emory University Trial Techniques Program
American Inns of Court, past Board Member
Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers, past President
Women's Executive Council
Economic Development Commission
Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce
Downtown Development Advisory Board
Stetson University Alumni Association, Board of Directors
Legal Aid Society, Board of Trustees, Past Adjunct
American Diabetes Association, Member
University of Central Florida, past Adjunct Professor
Deibel Foundation, Night of Champions, Organizing Committee
Leadership Orlando, Alumnae

Publications and Lectures

Article in Stetson Journal and The Stetson Law Forum
Lecturer for Florida Civil Litigation Practice for Paralegals Seminar to Clearwater Information Systems, Inc.
Lecturer at NITA's "Trial Techniques" at the Emory University School of Law NITA Program
"Divorce/Finding Peace, Moving Forward"
Lecturer for the National Business Institute of Domestic Law in Florida
Seminar on Florida Marital Dissolution Practices
"Equitable Distribution in Divorce Settlements in Florida: Valuation, Tax and Other Issues"
"Family Law Litigation and Mediation"

Representative Client Experience

• Represented several celebrities including Brooke Gordon (married to Jeff Gordon, NASCAR driver) and John Walsh (host of John Walsh Show and America’s Most Wanted), professional athletes, professionals and entrepreneurs in domestic matters
• Represented State Farm and Canal Insurance in numerous insurance defense matters
• Represented Lockheed Martin in construction litigation matter
• Served as a mediator in multiple family law matters