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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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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 20 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2005

Member in Good Standing

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Location

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 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by anonymous | July 18, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Family

Worst Lawyer

Mrs. Preston claims to be probono, She takes will take your money and once your income is found out, she basically will ignore you if you have no money to provide to the case, yet she can get dues paid by the other party, she fills your head with what you want to hear, an stops helping you. She does...nt care about the kids it about her pocket book. Shes a scam lawyer

Posted by John | June 01, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Picks and chooses by Pocket Size

This women will take your money. Lie to you and not do her job. Beware when she tells you thing and she doesn't respond. She does not care about the issues at hand or the childrens lives.

Posted by Sarah | August 25, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Lack of integrity

I hired Summer to file a custody modification. I suspected my ex-husband was involved in drugs and I didn't feel comfortable sending my children to visit him during the summer. I sent Summer $724 for a retainer, filing fee, and process server fee. She sent me a few blank forms to fill out and I spoke... with her on the phone once regarding the issue. My ex-husband then died of an overdose a few weeks later, before anything was opened through the court, before I even finished filling out the paperwork. I told Summer what happened, she advised me the retainer was non-refundable, however she would get back to me when she was in office the following week. I never heard another word from her. She never returned any of my emails, voicemails, or texts. Its not only the fact that she kept the retainer after doing very minimal work on the case.. its the fact that she also kept the $125 for the filing fee and process server fee that should have been refundable. All this while helping my children with their dad's death and spending the money to fly them to the funeral. Very disappointing.

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 Thomas | July 25, 2013 | Divorce & Separation

Fast and Finished!

My ex wife and I were in agreement for the divorce but we were surprised that we got a hearing within 3 weeks of filing all the papers. We agreed on everything from the start and Summer did not keep us waiting unnecesarily and her fees were within our budget.

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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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