Dori Foster-Morales

Bar / Professional Activity

• Florida Bar Family Law Section (2000-present), Member of Executive Committee (2002-2007), 2000
• Member of Board of Governors of the Florida Bar (2007 to 2021), 2007
• President-Elect of the Florida Bar (2019-2020), 2019
• American Bar Association Working Group to Advance Lawyer Well-Being (2017-2018), 2017
• Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyers (2008-present), 2008
• Chair, Florida Bar's Annual Convention Committee, 2008
• Co-Chair of Florida Bar's Special Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, 2010
• Chair, Florida Bar Board of Governor's Budget Committee, 2014
• Chair, the Florida Bar's Standing Committee on Mental Health and Wellness, 2018
• Chair of the Florida Bar's Special Committee on Mental Health and Wellness, 2017
• President of the Florida Bar, 2021
• Fellow of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2008 to present), 2008

Special Licenses / Certifications

• United States Supreme Court (Admitted), 2019
• US District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Admitted), 2006
• Board Certified Marital and Family Law (2007 through present), 2007
• Certified Family Law Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (2017-present), 2017

Pro bono / Community Service

• Florida Bar Foundation Board Member (2017 & 2021), 2017
• Fellow American Bar Association Foundation (2010-2020), 2010

Honors

• Dade County Bar Top Matrimonial Lawyer - Legal Luminary, Dade County Bar Association, 2017
• South Florida Legal Guide, Top Up & Comer (2001, 2005), South Florida Legal Guide, 2001
• South Florida Legal Guide, Top Family Lawyer (2008-2021), South Florida Legal Guide, 2008
• Florida Super Lawyers Top 100: Florida Super Lawyers (2021), Florida Super Lawyers, 2021
• Florida Super Lawyers Top 50: Women Florida Super Lawyers (2020-2021), Florida Super Lawyers, 2020
• Florida Super Lawyers Top 100: Miami Super Lawyers (2020-2021), Florida Super Lawyers, 2020
• Florida Super Lawyers (2007-2020), Florida Super Lawyers, 2007
• Florida Trend “Legal Elite” (2010-2021), Florida Trend, 2010
• The Best Lawyers in America, Best Family Law Firm (2011-2019), The Best Lawyers in America, 2011
• AV Preeminent rating as independently determined by Martindale-Hubbell (2010-present), Martindale-Hubbell, 2010
• Florida Bar Family Law Section Chair’s Award of Outstanding Merit, The Florida Bar, 2010
• South Florida Business Leader - Top Impact Legal Honoree, South Florida Business Journal
• Judge Ron Alvarez Resiliency Award, The Center for Child Counseling, 2020
• Florida Trend 500, Florida’s Most Influential Business Leaders, Florida Trend, 2020
• For work done on behalf of mental health and wellness of Florida lawyers, Florida Bar President’s Award of Merit, The Florida Bar, 2018

Educational Background

• University of Florida, BA with Honors in Economics , 1986
• University of Florida Levin College of Law  - JD, 1989

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Addressing the various misdeeds that people commit in family law matters and how to deal with them legally and factually. , Speaker, Dealing with the Financial Misdeeds of your Client and the Opposing Party, AAML 32nd Institute, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Family Lawyers, 2010
• Best practices for seeking and defending modification actions in family law matters, Speaker, Modifications in Family Law Cases, Florida Bar Family Certification Seminar, The Florida Bar, Family Lawyers, 2008
• Guidance on when life insurance may be required in family law cases., Speaker, Life Insurance to Secure Alimony & Child Support – Need, Scope and Ability to Pay Webinar, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Family Lawyers, 2008
• Providing guidance on how to properly have a court find a party in contempt (or to defend such actions), Speaker, Contempt in Family Law, Dade County Bar Put Something Back, Dade County Bar Association, Family Lawyers, 2009
• Presentation on new Summary Judgment rule for use in Family law cases, Speaker, Summary Judgment in Family Law Cases, American Academy of Family Lawyers 43rd Annual Institute, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Family Law, 2021
• Providing guidance and best practices for drafting of marital settlement agreements., Speaker, Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements and Avoiding Post-Judgment Pitfalls, AAML Webinar, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Family Lawyers, 2012
• Providing guidance and best practices to attacking the opposing party's expert witness, Speaker, Attacking an Expert Witness, AAML 35th Institute, Family Lawyers, 2013
• Providing guidance on collection and introduction of evidence to DCF lawyers , Speaker, Evidence in Dependency Hearings, Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida's Department of Children and Families (DCF), Dependency Lawyers, 2014
• Addressing the issues of locating off-shore/hidden assets in family law cases, Speaker, Navigating the Muddy Waters of Off-Shore Assets, AAML 37th Institute (2015), American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Florida lawyers, 2015
• Same sex marriage issues in family law, Speaker, Exploring the Ramifications of Same-Sex Divorce, AAML Webinar, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Florida lawyers, 2015
• Use of experts in family law cases, Speaker, Consultants in Family Law Cases, Family Law Section Webinar, The Florida Bar, Florida lawyers, 2015
• Enforcement and Contempt in family law matters, Speaker, Enforcement and Contempt in Family Law, Florida Bar Family Law Certification Seminar, The Florida Bar, Florida lawyers, 2017
• Evidence in family law cases, Speaker, Evidence in Family Law Cases, Florida Bar Family Law Certification Seminar, The Florida Bar, Florida lawyers, 2018
• Guest Editor for the January 2018 Florida Bar Journal and wrote article about destigmitizing mental health issues and promoting solutions, Guest Editor & Writer, Florida Bar Journal, Mental Health and Wellness: Destigmatizing the Discussion and Promoting Solutions, The Florida Bar, Florida lawyers, 2018
• Parenting Plans for family lawyers, Speaker, Parenting Plans, Florida Bar Family Law Certification Seminar, The Florida Bar, Family Law, 2019
• Ethics for family lawyers, Speaker, Ethics and Bounds of Advocacy in Family Law, Florida Bar Family Law Certification Seminar, The Florida Bar, Family Law, 2021
• Ethics seminar for family lawyers, Speaker, Ethics and Bounds of Advocacy in Family Law, Florida Bar Family Law Certification Seminar (2020 and 2021), The Florida Bar, Family Law, 2020

• American Academy Of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Board Certified Marital And Family Law
• Board Certified National Board Of Trial Advocacy
• International Academy Of Matrimonial Lawyers