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 recently named the “2024 Family Law Lawyer
of the Year” Best Lawyers in America. He similarly received this recognition in
2021, 2018, 2016, and 2014. Mr. Weissman has been listed in this publication as
a top lawyer for the past 19 consecutive years. He is also widely recognized as
one of the top mediators in the state and has been repeatedly included for that
distinction too. He has been a longstanding member of the Nation’s Top One
Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel and has also been
repeatedly selected for inclusion in Florida Trend Legal Elite magazine,
Florida Super Lawyers magazine (Top 100 List), and South Florida Legal Guide –
Top Lawyers among many other prestigious organizations. Mr. Weissman has also
been listed in Chambers and Partners 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 limits his practice to high and ultra-high net
worth marital and family law cases. His clientele is comprised of many
successful entrepreneurs, business owners and executives, doctors, lawyers,
celebrities, 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 often
times 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.
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. Recently, Mr. Weissman was
appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Florida Academy of
Collaborative Professionals (“FACP”), an entity responsible for the promotion
of collaborative law and the amicable resolution of family law matters in a
private and discreet setting.
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 Greenberg Gamot Family Law American Inn of Court, 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
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 in Florida by the
American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIOFLA) and was 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."
Florida Bar, Family Law Section, Executive Counsel, 2003 - Present;
Florida Bar, Family Law Rules Committee;
Florida Bar, The Family Law Commentator (Past Co-Chair);
Florida Bar, Past Co-Chair of the Legislation Committee;
Florida Bar, The Florida Bar Journal, Family Law Section (Past Co-Chair);
Florida Bar, Bench/Bar Liaison Committee;
Broward County Bar Association, President, Young Lawyers Committee;
American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member;
American Inns of Court Foundation, Associate;
Broward County Bar Association, Past Member of Board of Directors;
Broward County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Past President;
17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “A” of the Florida Bar, Past Chair;
Family Law American Inns of Court, Palm Beach Chapter, Founding Master Member;
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, Member, Professional Advisory Committee;
The Fellows of the American Bar Association