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tation for meticulous research and persua- sive writing. “We have a lot of energy,” she says. “We are always very busy. We put our heads together and consult on things and we are able to bounce things o each other when we have academic issues to discuss. It really is a team e ort to serve our clients.”
In addition to the rm’s attorneys, the team includes senior paralegal Pam Bar- nette and paralegal Ashleigh Stone, along with a legal assistant and o ce manager. Everyone does their part to ensure stellar service to clients and smooth o ce opera- tions, Bresky notes.
“Any operation requires cooperation. I am proud of the way we work together in this rm to produce a quality product for our clients,” she says. “We have excellent attorneys and a sta that gets along beauti- fully. We are really pleased to help our cli- ents win, which we do o en.”
e rm’s style in working with clients is to keep them involved to the extent that they want to be involved, Bresky says. “ e fact is that appellate practice is based on the record. We review the record and we write the briefs based on what is in the lower court record. Basically we advise clients to let us do the worrying for them,” she explains. “We say, you have been really involved in the process in the trial court all
this time. Now you can sort of sit back and let us do our job. We walk them through the process, keep them informed of every- thing and answer their questions, but we let them know they are hiring us to do the worrying and the work for them.”
A recent success that was especially satis- fying to Bresky was a hotly contested fam- ily law case making its second appearance in the Fi h District Court of Appeal. e second appeal, which Bresky worked on with Feinzig and on which they prevailed, involved depleted marital assets that were improperly included in the equitable dis- tribution. In this second appeal, the Fi h District agreed with the client that the trial court erred because it did not reconsider the entire distribution scheme on remand from the rst appeal, and had failed to fol- low the instructions of the earlier appellate court mandate. With the new mandate in the second appeal, the rm’s client, the for- mer wife, will receive a proper equitable distribution.
“ ere was a lot at stake for the client,” Bresky says. “She has multiple sclerosis and was about to run out of money because of everything going on. She spent many years in the trial court dealing with an unfair sit- uation. We were thrilled because she really is so deserving of this win. Now that the
appellate court has made clear what needs to be done, we feel that justice has nally been served.”
Giving Back
Just as e Law O ces of Robin Bresky makes a di erence in the lives of its clients, it also believes in making a di erence in the community. All of the rm’s attorneys give back in some way, whether to the le- gal community or the larger community in which they live.
Community organizations that the attor- neys support in various capacities include Jewish Adoption & Foster Care Options, the Boys and Girls Clubs, Broward Coun- ty Public Schools, the Anti-Defamation League and others.
Bresky admits that the work she does with legal organizations takes up a lot of her time. In addition to her work on the board of the Legal Aid Society, she served as the president of the approximately 3,000 member Florida Association for Women Lawyers in 2015. Her one-year term end- ed in June. “It has been an interesting and challenging experience, and a rewarding one,” she says. “I have been able to travel all over the state to meet women in vari- ous chapters and have been fortunate to have an ex-o cio seat on e Florida Bar’s board of governors.” She also served state FAWL for many years in various positions including journal editor, treasurer and leg- islative director.
Bresky le the board of the South Palm Beach County Bar Association following 13 years of service but notes that Jonathan Mann has joined the board of directors for the young lawyers’ division of the associa- tion, so the rm will still hold a leadership role with that organization.
“It is ful lling to work with like-minded attorneys who want to make the legal pro- fession the best it can be and are in this profession for the right reasons,” she says. “ ey are hardworking, ethical attorneys who want to make a good name for our profession.
“I think we are pretty well known and we have a good reputation,” Bresky continues. “I would like to keep increasing our reputa- tion around the state and beyond. I want us to continue to grow and serve our clients. We all enjoy practicing appellate law and delving into novel issues. We love making a di erence for our clients.”
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