Thomas Rhodes | Orlando Family Lawyer

Thomas Rhodes is an Orlando family law attorney serving clients throughout central Florida in child custody and support, domestic violence and divorce, and other marital and family law matters. With over 36 years of legal experience, Mr. Rhodes has amassed extensive knowledge and trial skills in a wide range of family law subjects, including dissolution of marriage litigation involving complicated child and spousal financial support issues, dependency, paternity, domestic violence and child abuse, and the preparation of prenuptial agreements and qualified domestic relations orders.

Mr. Rhodes gained an immense amount of trial experience as an Assistant State Attorney for the 9th Judicial Circuit, serving Orange and Osceola counties. Upon entering private practice in 1991, Mr. Rhodes began practicing family law along with criminal defense, and now focuses his practice exclusively in the area of family law. Mr. Rhodes is also certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Certified County Court Mediator and Certified Family Mediator. His experience as a mediator includes several years as a Staff Family Law Mediator for the 9th Judicial Circuit.

Mr. Rhodes earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida. He is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts and is a member of The Florida Bar and the Orange County Bar Association. He served in the United States Navy, from which he received an Honorable Discharge.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Thomas E. Rhodes, P.A.		1984 - Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Florida Levin College of Law	J.D.	Law School	1976
University of Florida	Bachelor of Arts	Political Science and Government	1970

State / Court	Date
Florida	1977

• Florida State Bar Association | Member | 1977 - Present
  American Association for Justice | Board Member | 2010 - Present
  Texas Trial Lawyers Association | Executive Council | 2009 - Present
  Orange County Bar Association | Member

• Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2016
  Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2015
  Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2014
  Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America | American Trial Lawyers Association | 2012
  Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America | American Trial Lawyers Association | 2011

• Tom is also an experienced Mediator who has been Certified by The Florida Supreme Court as a Certified County Court Mediator, a Certified Family Mediator, and from 2004 through 2007 he served as a Staff Family Law Mediator for the 9th Judicial Circuit.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1976) Juris Doctorate, University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law. Verified with DegreeVerify.	August 04, 2015
(1977) Licensed as Attorney in Florida. Verified with State Bar of Florida.	August 04, 2015

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