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Valerie G. Kanouse, P.A. Law Office

Amicable and Adversarial Models
Cooperative Divorces
Contested Divorces
Mediation
Family Law Advisor
Family Conflict Resolutions
Adoptions

Protecting Family Assets and Relationships

Keeping Control of Your Divorce

Valerie G. Kanouse, born Washington, D.C., January 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, New York, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1978, Florida

Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., summa cum laude, 1971); University of Notre Dame (J.D; cum laude, 1974). Beta Gamma Sigma; Alpha Gamma Delta

Awards/Credentials:

Recipient; Notre Dame Women’s Achievement in Law Award, 1996
Hon. Roger Kiley Scholar
Member, Notre Dame Law Review, 1972-1973
Award for Dedication to the Preservation of Families through Amicable Resolution of Disputes, Family Law Section, The Florida Bar
Assistant Professor of Law, Nova University School of Law, 1978-1990
Certified Family Mediator, Florida Supreme Court Board Certified Marital and Family Lawyer, 1993-1999
Assistant Leader, Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills (PAIRS)
Assistant District Attorney, Erie County, New York, 1975-1977
Member: Florida Bar Parent Education Task Force
Special Task Force for Families Committees
Founder and President Emeritus of Council for Preservation and Divorce Resolution - a non-profit Interdisciplinary Think Tank

Professional Affiliations:

South Palm Beach County Bar Association (Member, Past President)
Collaborative Divorce Lawyers Association of Palm Beach, Inc. Co-Founder
The Florida Bar (Member, Family Law Section)
Guild of Catholic Lawyers of Palm Beach (Member, Board of Directors)
Women For Excellence, Boca Raton, FL

Areas of Practice: Marital and Family Law, Amicable Divorces, Cooperative Divorces, Collaborative Divorces, Mediations; Family Law Adviser.

Steven M. Pesso, born Hartford, CT, July 27, 1959; admitted to Florida Bar 1991, admitted to U.S. Supreme Court, 1994.

Education: J.D. Western New England College School of Law 1988, University of Connecticut B.A., 1983

Awards/Credentials: Recipient of Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach Family Law Award 1996.

Areas of Practice: Contested or Adversarial Dissolutions, Custody Litigation, Criminal Litigation.

Cheryl R. Eisen, born Miami, FL, February 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.

Education: University of Florida (B.A.E., 1970; J.D., 1974).

Awards/Credentials:

Member of the Board, University of Florida Law Review, 1973-74.
Recipient of JAFCO, it takes a Village award for pro bono legal services to abused and neglected childre, 1998.
Author: Using a Brief Case Plan Method to Reconcile Kinship Rights and the Best Interest of the Child When an Unwed Father Contests a Mother's Decision to Place an infant for Adoption, 22 Nova Law Review, 1999.
Assistant Professor of Law, 1975-1977.
Associate Professor of Law, 1977-1982 and Adjunct Professor of Law, 1982-1986, Nova University Law Center.
Visiting Associate Professor of Law, 1989-1991, St. Thomas University Law School.
Member and Chairman, City of Boca Raton, Florida, Civil Service Board, 1982-1990.
Founding Director and Treasurer, Council for Marriage Preservation and Divorce Resolution, non-profit, 1992-1997.
Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Family Law Section, Adoption Committee, 1993-present)
Task Force on Adoption, 1996-1998.

Professional Affiliations:
Member of American Academy of Adoption Attorneys.

Areas of Practice: Adoption, Juvenile, Dependency, Family Law.

Louis J. Alfonso, born Highland Park, NJ; admitted New Jersey Bar, 1968; admitted to Florida Bar, 1978; admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court.

Education: B.S. from Rutgers University; J.D. from Seton Hall University; post graduate philosophy courses at North Carolina State and post graduate legal courses at New York University Law School.

Awards/Credentials:

Vice President and Member, Board of Directors of Boca Raton Charter School
Former Township Attorney; Assistant County Counsel.
Board of Health Attorney.
Planning Board Attorney.
Prosecutor and elected member Board of Education, state of New Jersey.
Former Officer, United States Army.

Professional Affiliations: Member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity; member of Palm Beach County Bar Association.

Areas of Practice: Marital and Family Law, Contested or Adversarial Dissolution; Wills, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate and Business Matters.