Carmen M. Morales

South Florida Lawyer

Florida Board Certified Specialist in Marital & Family Law

Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator

Carmen M. Morales, P.A.

Courthouse Tower - Suite 1500
44 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130-6805
(Miami-Dade Co.)
Phone: 305-379-4221
Fax: 305-373-8396

Carmen M. Morales is a Board Certified Specialist in Marital and Family Law and a Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator. She is a principal with the Miami law firm of Carmen M. Morales, P.A., where her main area of practice is Marital and Family Law and Family Mediation. Ms. Morales is the Founder/Director of The Family Mediation Institute™ (FMI™) and DIVORCE TALK™.

Ms. Morales received her A.A. degree from Miami-Dade College, her B.A. degree from Florida International University (summa cum laude) and her J.D. degree from the University of Miami. Ms. Morales is a former member of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, a former member of the Child Custody Domestic Violence Task Force and past Co-Chair of the Domestic Violence/Family Abuse Committee. She is also a member of the Dade County Bar Association (Family Law Committee, Mediation Committee, and Arbitration Committee, and the First Family Law American Inn of Court.

Ms. Morales is a speaker, delivering lectures and seminars on marital and family law, family law litigation, custody, and domestic violence and is a guest on television and radio talk shows discussing family law and domestic issues.

Ms. Morales was selected as a Florida Super Lawyer in 2006, 2007 and 2009 by Law & Politics (Superlawyers.com). She was also named by peers in “The State's Legal Leaders,” published in Florida Trend's 2006 and 2007 Florida Legal Elite Edition.

Practice Areas

• Divorce
• Paternity
• Child custody
• Domestic violence
• Family mediation
• Collaborative family law
• Pre-nuptials
• Post nuptials
• International family law

Active Speaker/Presenter/Co-Author, 1992 - Present

Speaking Engagements/Seminars

• Radio Sky Network on America's Most Influential Women Show; topic: Family Law
• National Business Institute; topics: Complex Divorce Issues for the Florida Practitioner; Child Custody and Visitation; Family Law Litigation in Florida; Acknowledging Same Sex Domestic Violence; Violence Against Women Act; Florida Family Law; Child Custody and Visitation in Florida; Domestic Law in Florida
• American Bar Association; topics: Protecting Children When There Are Allegations of Domestic Violence; Handling Domestic Violence in the Divorce Court Setting; Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program on Domestic Violence
• Miami Beach Senior High School; topic: The Rights and Responsibilities of Pregnant Teenagers
• Women of Miami Beach; topic: Domestic Violence/Empowerment
• Mediation Institute of America; topic: Recognizing Domestic Violence in a Mediation Setting

Television and Radio Appearances

• The Marta Susana Show (2002); Panelist; topics: When Cousins Marry; Victim's Rights; (2003) Divorce and Domestic Violence
• Channel 2 Issues program (2002) panelist; topic: New Paternity Legislation and Fraud
• This Week with Michael Putney, (2000) panelist; topic: The Elian Gonzalez Case
• The Christina Show, panelist; topics: Divorce (1995); Fathers Who Don't Pay Child Support (1994); Fathers Who Abandon Their Children (1993)
• Channel 51 News program, guest speaker (1993); topic: News Series on the Impact of Domestic Violence
• Radio Mambi, Miami, Florida; (1992, 1993) Guest Speaker; topic: Domestic Violence/Family Abuse

Charitable Activities

• Put Something Back (Pro Bono Project, 1992 - present) Guardian Ad Litem representing the best interest of children