I, attorney John Elias, have dedicated more than 30 Years to helping Florida clients obtain meaningful and lasting family law solutions. I fully understand how the outcome of a legal proceeding can affect a family’s future for years to come and am compassionate to emotional challenges that arise. Due to my extensive experience and familiarity with the local court system, I can provide clients with overview of their case and help them set realistic expectations. This method of providing upfront and honest legal representation has allowed me to obtain many successful outcomes and earn my client’s loyalty. I receive a lot of referrals from former clients and other lawyers.

Diana Salomon is a graduate of St. Thomas School of Law. She was raised in Coral Springs, Florida, where she has lived for over 30 years. Diana attended J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs and graduated with honors. After high school she received her college degrees from Florida Atlantic University in Finance and International Business. She started her career as a lawyer at the Office of the Public Defender in Broward County, where she handled a wide range of criminal matters. In 2016, Diana decided to venture into her own and founded The Law Offices of Diana Salomon, P.A. where she expanded her practice to include Marital and Family Law, Criminal Defense and Probate Law. Diana has been a member of the Broward County Hispanic Bar Association for the last four years, where she has served as Director, Recording Secretary, and President-Elect and President. Diana has also been a member of the Broward Association Criminal Defense Lawyers. At Salomon & Salomon, our founding attorneys, the brother-sister team of David Salomon and Diana Salomon, are trial lawyers who have significant experience in the courtroom and at the negotiating table. As former assistant public defenders, they understand how the system works from the inside out. This extensive experience and insight help us balance the scales of justice for you. In many situations, your opponent — the state in criminal cases, the insurance companies and their teams of lawyers in personal injury cases — has more resources at their disposal than you do. With our insight, skill and deep desire to help you prevail, we can level the playing field and work diligently to obtain the satisfactory resolution you deserve in these types of cases, as well as in family law cases. You Deserve The Best On Your Side With over 20 years' combined experience, we provide the effective, results-oriented representation clients deserve when facing life-altering legal dilemmas. At Salomon & Salomon, we're always thinking of you first. Tell us how we can help. Contact us online or call 954-703-4215 today to speak to an attorney who will take your case as seriously as you do. From our offices in Coral Springs and Fort Lauderdale, we proudly help people throughout southeast Florida. Se habla español.

Haneen Kutub is a Partner at Petrovitch and Kutub and an accomplished attorney with over 13 years of legal experience. She dedicates her practice to the areas of estate planning, probate, elder law, business planning, trust administration, and guardianship. “I’m 100% committed to providing personalized services to our clients and premium legal representation infused with kindness. Many of the issues we help clients with are emotionally difficult and we are here for them at the hardest moments in their lives.” shares Haneen.

Susan Lawson is a co-founding partner of Lawson and Simmons, PLLC and a Board-Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer. Board certification is the highest level of evaluation recognized by The Florida Bar and is held by only a small percentage of criminal defense attorneys statewide—particularly few women. Susan earned this distinction through demonstrated excellence in trial advocacy, professionalism, ethics, and credibility. Susan has devoted nearly 18 years exclusively to criminal defense, representing clients in serious state and federal criminal matters. She has served as lead counsel in more than 100 jury trials and has handled cases ranging from misdemeanors to complex felony prosecutions carrying substantial liberty and life consequences. While the majority of her career has been based in South Florida, Susan has also practiced in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Before founding Lawson and Simmons, Susan spent over four years as a partner at a prominent South Florida criminal defense firm. Prior to that, she dedicated more than a decade to the Public Defender’s Office, where she handled complex major-crime cases. She has represented both juvenile and adult clients across nearly every category of criminal charge. Susan co-founded Lawson and Simmons to build a firm grounded in thoughtful advocacy, meticulous preparation, and direct attorney involvement in every case.

Scott E. Simmons is a co-founder and founding partner of Lawson and Simmons, PLLC, where he focuses exclusively on criminal defense throughout South Florida. A lifelong South Florida native, Scott has dedicated his career to defending individuals facing serious and high-stakes criminal allegations. Before founding Lawson and Simmons with Susan Lawson, Scott spent more than three years practicing at another premier criminal defense firm in South Florida. While the firm was well regarded, Scott chose to leave and build his own practice to provide a more thoughtful, strategic, and individualized approach to criminal defense, one that prioritizes people, long-term consequences, and creative legal strategies over case volume. Scott is a trial-tested criminal defense attorney with experience handling cases ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies, including offenses punishable by life imprisonment. He has tried numerous cases to verdict across Broward County, Miami-Dade County, and Palm Beach County. Scott has received multiple Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Hat Trick Awards for achieving three not guilty verdicts in a single year, as well as a Double Hat Trick Award for achieving six not guilty verdicts within one year. In addition to trial advocacy, Scott has built a strong reputation for sophisticated pretrial motion practice, including successful motions to suppress evidence and statements that have resolved serious cases before trial. Scott personally conducts Strategy Sessions and remains actively involved in every case he handles.

Michael Acker has over 25 years of trial experience in all manner of personal injury litigation. He has been focused for much of that time on medical malpractice cases. Preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, according to a Johns Hopkins study. It is his hope that holding the healthcare system responsible when something they do, or fail to do, results in harm will make every patient’s treatment safer in the future. In addition to medical malpractice cases, Mike also works tirelessly to achieve justice for those harmed by negligence in nursing home settings, in automobile and trucking accidents, and in commercial/ retail settings. Mike received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his law degree from Boston University School of Law. He began his career at a prestigious Fort Lauderdale insurance defense firm, achieving partnership early in his career. He was there for a dozen years before turning his focus to helping the injured. Mike has held the prestigious AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for over 20 years. He has handled cases in nearly every county in Florida, and co-counseled with dozens of the finest lawyers in the country on cases in other states.

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Ashley-Ann Clement, Esq., is the president and founder of Palmers Law, P.A. located here in South Florida. She lives by the motto "a goal without a plan is just a wish." By sticking to this motto, Mrs. Clement makes a formidable advocate for all her clients with the goal to leave every client satisfied.

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury Born to Cuban and Colombian parents, Cassandra “Cassie” Lombard was raised in South Florida and is fluent in Spanish. She attended the University of Miami, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2010. While there, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and graduated in the top five percent of her class. She was also a member of the prestigious University of Miami President’s 100. She then attended the University of Miami Law School, graduating in 2013 Magna Cum Laude. She was also on the Inter- American Law Review during this time. Cassie began her internship with Gordon & Partners in 2012. One year later, she joined the firm’s Broward County office as an associate attorney. Cassie is currently a trial lawyer who has devoted her professional life to representing injured individuals in litigation. Cassie began her career at the firm handling all types of personal injury cases. In 2017, Cassie was trial counsel in a motor vehicle case where she obtained a verdict that was listed as one of Florida’s Top 100 Motor Vehicle Accident Verdicts in Florida. In 2017, Cassie began working exclusively in the firm’s tobacco litigation division. During this time, Cassie has been on trial teams that have received seven and eight figure verdicts including one that was named in the Top 100 Verdicts in Florida in 2018. During her free time, Cassie enjoys spending time with her family. Below is a list of recent verdicts that Cassie has been involved in: Duignan vs. R.J. Reynolds and Phillip Morris: $26,750,000.00 Coyne v. R.J. Reynolds: $17,589,233.00 Burgess v. R.J Reynolds: $3,000,000.00 Garcia v. Rance & X-Ray Copy Service Inc.: $254,461.00