Divorce & Family Law Attorney
in Gainesville
Welcome to Self Help Legal Services, P.A.!
HOW SELF HELP LEGAL SERVICES, P.A.
CAN HELP YOU
LEGAL ADVISE
You will be advised of your rights and obligations when you are going through any family law case.
COUNSELING
You will receive counseling regarding actions you should and should not take both in and out of court. You will receive counseling on what actions to take and what actions to avoid when children are involved.
PREPARING PAPER WORK
Your legal paperwork will be prepared by an attorney during your Self Help Services session (as time permits) and you will receive an instruction letter explaining what steps to take next.
RESOURCES
You will be given contact information as needed for resources such as court reporters, private process servers, counselors, expert witnesses, parenting classes, courthouses, and judges.
FEES AND COSTS
Fees start as low as $45 for an initial 30 minute consultation. The first 2 hour Self Help session is a $400 minimum and $200 per hour thereafter if more time is needed. There may be other costs associated with your case payable to third parties which are out of the control of the attorney.
YOU SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT
Self Help Legal Services, P.A. is proud to announce a new service that automates the appointments and allows you to schedule your own appointment(s) as needed.
Hi, I’m Lorraine Sherman, but please call me Lorrie
I have been a practicing attorney since March 1999, after graduating from UF College of Law with honors in Gainesville, FL. I have litigated in 37 counties throughout the State of Florida, about 80% of my practice has been in the area of family law, about 15% of my practice has been in the area of criminal defense, and about 5% of my practice has been in areas outside of my primary practice, such as a probate trial, an easement trial, and an EEOC retaliatory non-hire administrative case with the Federal Government.
Most of my time has been spent in the Eighth Circuit including Alachua, Union, Gilchrist, Levy and Bradford counties, but I spent a good part of time in the Third Circuit counties like Columbia, Suwannee, and Lafayette. In more than two decades of practicing law, I have litigated just about every issue under the sun from pet visits to marital waste to parental kidnaping. Of course most of the litigation involved children, time sharing/custody/visitation, child support and a lot of litigation involved alimony, modifications and domestic violence. In fact, that’s why I founded Self Help Legal Services, P.A. because I’ve litigated to my heart’s content and now I’m helping people represent themselves in Court. People who know me, describe me as honest and straightforward. I’ve heard judges describe me as being prepared.
I’m a bit of a late bloomer. I started college in 1978 and finally graduated law school in 1998, after I had become a grandmother! I raised four children, now ages 34, 39, 41, and 43. I have 13 grandchildren from blended families.I spend most of my free time in the Garden when I’m not researching current events, and yes the photos you see here are from the garden.
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