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Summer Preston

4.3
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 20 years

Family Lawyer at Tampa, FL
Practice Areas: Family, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

5331 Primrose Lake Circle, Tampa Palms Professional Center, Suite 115, Tampa, FL

About Summer

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Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Family 90%

Divorce, Child Support, Timesharing, Adoption, Paternity.

21 years

90%

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Licensed in Florida for 20 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2005

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Summer Preston P.A.

5331 Primrose Lake Circle, Tampa Palms Professional Center, Suite 115, Tampa, FL, 33647

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Summer Preston's Reviews

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4.3 /5.0

49 Client Reviews

Showing 31 - 35 of 49 reviews

Posted by Fantasia | November 04, 2014 | Family

Horrible attorney don't wast your money!!!!!!

Mrs.preston did nothing for me you get what you pay for I paid her $500 dollars after finding her on cragislist I guess I can blame myself I should have known better. She did not present any evidence at all she told me her self she went over my case overnight because she works better under pressure w...hich I wonder how she studied 5yrs of a horrible marriage with 2 kids o er night? She did not ask any question that had relevance to my case she did not question him on anything and he had a lot going against him she did not ask me for my witnesses she just did not prepare my case at all at the end of the day I lost my kids to a drug head father with nothing going for him and she could care less. Now thanks to you Mrs. Preston I have to spend thousands on a new attorney to redue my case.

Summer Preston

Replied last November 04, 2014

I remember this case quite well. I was retained for the second day of a two day trial. This particular client tried to represent herself and unfortunately, the first day of the trial is when she was to present her evidence, and she did so unrepresented. The review states that she "lost her kids." If you consider granting 50/50 time-sharing losing your children, then she "lost." The hardest part of being an attorney is having clients with unrealistic expectations. In most cases, the judges award the "other" parent time-sharing. I understand though, how difficult these cases are when your feelings and emotions are involved. Family law is a tough. Sometimes the clients blame the attorneys when they do not get the result that they desire. Unfortunately and fortunately, the end result has more to do with the evidence presented and the application of the law, then feelings and emotions.

Posted by anonymous | October 27, 2014 | Child Custody

Long Distance Parenting Plan

I hired Summer after my ex moved to Florida and took our child with her. We failed to agree on a visitation schedule privately and my ex was being very uncooperative. I currently live in Colorado and found Mrs. Preston through various web searches of lawyers in Florida. The case is now over and than...ks to Summer, a long distance parenting plan has been set in stone. I couldn't be any happier to have a shared visitation schedule and see my little girl on a consistent basis. I have yet to meet Summer in person, but it goes to show how diligent she is even in unusual circumstances. She kept constant contact by email, phone, etc. She helped us understand the process of everything and Florida regulations. I would recommend her excellent services to anyone. Thank you Summer!

Posted by Todd | August 15, 2014 | Divorce & Separation

Great Attorney

Summer took my divorce case after my ex-wife failed to negotiate a fair settlement, I met Summer shortly after I talked withe her on the phone and was completely satisfied I found the right lawyer. We communicated only when we needed to and she handled everything perfectly. Today was our court date a...nd she had everything ready to go, including copies of the final agreement so I didn't have to wait for the courthouse to finalize everything, she went over what would happen in the hearing and she was spot on, my ex-wife agreed to everything, and a fair settlement signed. I dealt with 4 different attorneys during my divorce and none compared to Summer, she is a professional, fair and reliable attorney and would use her again if I was ever in the need of an attorney. Thanks again, Todd

Posted by cianna | June 10, 2014

My Divorce

She is the "BEST" attorney I ever had. She is highly intelligent, highly honest and truthful and Gets the Job Done in a very timely manner. She showed up in court at the time she was suppose to be there each time. Not even a minute late. I have nothing but praise and respect for this attorney and wou...ld highly recommend her for any and all of your legal matters. She "will" do what she says she will do for you. She did for me and I am extremely happy.

Posted by Nick | April 20, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Really good experience....

I found this attorney to be very up to date on all the laws and astonishingly affordable. I had what I considered to be a difficult case,however, Ms. Preston eased all of my concerns and it went relatively smoothly. I found her to be not only my therapist (it felt like at times) , but, someone who ...fought for me to make sure I wasn't taken advantage of...

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Attorney, The Law Office of Summr Preston, P.A.

Associations

The United States District Court/Middle District of Florida

Florida Bar

Education

2004

Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center

Juris Doctorate

Languages

English

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