Tamara Nicola | Naples Divorce & Family Law Lawyer

• President, Collier County Bar Association, –
  2013 / present
• Class Member, Leadership Collier, –
  2013 / present
• Member, Collier County Bar Association, –
  1992 / present
• Member, Florida Bar, Family Law Section, –
  1992 / present
• Member, The Florida Bar, –
  1992 / present
• President Elect, Collier County Bar Association, –
  2012 / 2013
• Treasurer, Collier County Bar Association, –
  2011 / 2012
• Treasurer, Collier County Bar Foundation, –
  2011 / 2012
• Secretary, Collier County Bar Association, –
  2010 / 2011
• Secretary, Collier County Bar Foundation, –
  2010 / 2011
• Director, Collier County Bar Association, –
  2004 / 2010
• President, Family Law Section of Collier County Bar, –
  2004 / 2005

• Attorney of the Year, Legal Aid,
  2012
• Attorney of the Month, Legal Aid,
  2011
• American Jurisprudence, Book Award Land Use, West Publishing,
  1992
• American Jurisprudence, Book Award Family Law, West Publishing,
  1990

I was able to successfully allow a woman to move with children when one of her children's special needs were not being met by the school system.

You build a successful practice by having both you, and your staff, perform better than everyone else.

Clients should look for compassion, understanding and a knowledge of the law. The person hired by the client should specialize in his or her field.

Local knowledge is crucial to the success of your case. If you do not know the practices and procedures in the community, together with the individual preferences of each Judge, you are doing your clients a disservice.

I do not provide free initial consultations; however, my staff can provide information about the types of cases I handle, my hourly rate and the range of fees in a normal case plus the information they will need to get started.

I have 22 years of family law experience. I received the American Jurisprudence book award in law school for family law, I was the Legal Aid attorney of the year in 2012 and was recently the President of the County Bar Association. I have lived in Naples since I was four and know most of the attorneys and all of the Judges. I have tried hundreds of family law cases throughout my career.

The most rewarding aspect of my job is hearing from clients, once their case is over, that they were able to get through it, feel satisfied with the result, and have been able to successfully move forward.

I am also an artist and have been sculpting in clay since high school. I donate all of my pieces to various charities.

My main involvement is with the Empty Bowls project which is held annually in January and benefits the Harry Chapin Food bank. I not only create some of the silent auction pieces but I help with the event.