Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Coral Gables, FL

Sonja A. Jean is a partner at Davis Smith & Jean, LLC, where she focuses her practice exclusively on family law matters. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, she provides compassionate representation to clients throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties and other parts of the state who are seeing their marriages come to an end and who are thus having to deal with such issues as child custody and visitation, alimony and child support, and the division of complex marital assets. Many of Ms. Jean's divorcing clients have substantial assets and high profiles, and she helps to ensure that their privacy is protected throughout the process.

In addition to her matrimonial practice, other family law matters that Ms. Jean has experience in have included paternity actions and the preparation and review of prenuptial and post-marital agreements. She also assists clients who have already had their marriages dissolved and who are seeking the enforcement of or modifications to existing support or parenting court orders, and she has frequently been appointed by courts to act as a guardian ad litem for children who are involved in family law cases. Admitted to practice before all Florida state courts, Ms. Jean has earned the high regard of her fellow professionals for her successful track record and high degree of ethics, as evidenced by her receipt of an "Excellent" peer review rating through Avvo.

A 1997 recipient of a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami, Ms. Jean remained in Coral Gables for her legal education and was awarded her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 2000. She has written articles on parenting plans and other topics for the Commentator, the quarterly publication of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar.