Practice areas: Family Law, Business Litigation; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 2012
Education: Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 - 2022 Call today:
954-522-2200
Brinkley Morgan
100 SE Third Avenue23rd Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 Visit website
Brent V. Trapana exclusively focuses his practice on an array of marital and family law matters, with a concentration on complex dissolution of marriage issues including alimony, child support, parental responsibility, timesharing, and equitable distribution for high-net-worth individuals. Mr. Trapana also routinely prepares intricate and unique prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for his clients.
Mr. Trapana spent the first two years of his legal career representing high net worth individuals and companies in complex business disputes in commercial cases. He has been able to harness the knowledge obtained from the business sector to help advise his high-net-worth clients in their complex divorce matters. Admitted to practice in the State of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Mr. Trapana is an experienced litigator with significant trial experience. However, Mr. Trapana also has a reputation of neutralizing highly contested matters in a way that allows for an amicable resolution without the necessity for high conflict litigation. As a result, Mr. Trapana has been named as a “Florida Rising Star” by Super Lawyer Magazine from 2017-2020 and 2021 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” by U.S News & World Report.
Mr. Trapana earned his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, where he graduated first in his class. While in law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the Nova Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, and received Book Awards for Contracts, Civil Procedure, Legal Research & Writing (“LSV”) I, LSV II, Property, Constitutional Law II, Agency, Professional Responsibility, Travel Law, Interviewing & Counseling, and Will Drafting. On the Dean’s List every semester, Mr. Trapana was also awarded the Stephanie Aleong Impact Award, as well as the SBA Academic Excellence Award.
Additional Offices:
FORT LAUDERDALE
100 Southeast Third Ave
23rd Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394
Phone: 954.522.2200
Fax: 954.522.9123
BOCA RATON
2255 Glades Road
Suite 414E
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Phone: 561.241.3113
Fax: 561.241.3226
Practice areas
Family Law, Business LitigationFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Marital Property, Non-Compete Agreements, Trade Secret
- 80% Family Law
- 20% Business Litigation
First Admitted: 2012, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.brinkleymorgan.com/attorney/brent-v-trapana/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Federal Bar Association, Broward County Chapter
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Broward County Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Section
- The Florida Bar
- Broward Inns of Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Educational Background
- Furman University, Bachelor of Arts, 2009
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- With travelers likely choosing vacation rental platforms as their primary choice for lodging during the pandemic, it is important for vacation rental hosts to understand the legal ramifications operating a vacation rental business., Co-Author, Optimism but Vigilance Required in Vacation Rental Hosting During a Pandemic, Brinkley Morgan Legal Talk Blog, 2020
- Author, An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: How to Minimize Your Litigation Costs, Brinkley Morgan Legal Talk Blog, 2016
- Author, Suing a Non-Florida Resident in Florida, Brinkley Morgan Legal Talk Blog, 2015
- Author, Probate Litigation in Florida, Brinkley Morgan Legal Talk Blog, 2015
- Author, Florida’s Stance on Same-Sex Marriage, Brinkley Morgan Legal Talk Blog, 2014
- Author, Airport X-Ray Body Scanners: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? Part 2, Travel Law Quarterly, Volume 4, 2012
- Author, Airport X-Ray Body Scanners: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? Part 1, Travel Law Quarterly, Volume 3, 2011
Honors
- Moot Court Honor Society Member and Competitor
- Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”, 2021, U.S. News & World Report
- ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award, 2012
- SBA Award for Academic Excellence, 2012
- Merit Scholarship Recipient
- Named "Nation's Top One Percent" 2015 by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Stephanie Aleong Impact Award, 2012
Office location for Brent Trapana
100 SE Third Avenue
23rd Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
Phone: 954-522-2200
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2026
- Rising Stars: 2017 - 2022
