LAW OFFICES OF MATTHEW Z - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- PARALEGAL, LEGAL ADMINISTRATOR, and OFFICE MANAGER
An indispensable member of our office, Karen Martell keeps operations running smoothly and efficiently. Her superior organizational skills are greatly appreciated by our clients as she manages all facets of the business including client intake, appointment setting; paralegal, secretarial, and clerical work, client communications, document management, filing; scheduling, and billing. She also assists Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice, Florida divorce attorney Matthew Martell in note-taking at initial office visits, pre-trial preparation, and mediation and trial paralegal services. Karen holds an Associates Arts degree (A.A.) in Office Administration from the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz and attended the Atlantic Technical Center (A.T.C.) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for Court Reporting.
Her professional memberships include:
National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
Vice President of Southwest Florida Paralegal Association- 2013
Affiliate Member of the Florida Bar.
Before she entered the world of law, Karen Martell was a professional ballet dancer in New York City.
Mrs. Martell is responsible for overall general management; human resources issues; paralegal, secretarial, and law clerk staffing; employee recruiting; office systems management; office space planning and renovation; and bookkeeping. Read more
Be "friendly, fair, and give good legal advice" describes Matthew Martell's approach to your case. Our hard-working lawyer brings extensive experience in litigation and mediation to help get desirable results for Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice, Florida divorce clients. Matthew is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor with B.A. in Political Science and received his Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Akron School of Law. He is trained and certified to handle Collaborative Law divorces. He is also a Guardian Ad Litem in the 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida.
In 2000, Matthew Z. Martell, Esq. founded the Law Offices of Matthew Z. Martell, P.A. after working in private practice at a large "AV-rated" law firm with offices in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, and at a mid-sized AV-rated firm in Sarasota. Read more