When you are getting a divorce, negotiating child custody or trying to resolve child support or alimony issues, you are in a situation ruled by emotion. You may be vulnerable, sad, depressed, hurt or angry. You may be in a hurry to get this over with. Or you may not want it at all.
But there’s one thing you do want. A West Palm Beach divorce lawyer with extensive experience and an impressive track record; a straight shooter with an excellent reputation among clients and the Palm Beach County legal community. An attorney that litigates based on what’s right for you and your family; not what’s profitable for our firm.
Maynor & Associates is a West Palm Beach law firm that specializes in marital and family law exclusively. That’s all we do. We offer an impressive legal team, experienced in the full spectrum of Florida family law issues. Intelligent and strategic; responsive and timely. Maynor & Associates is here to protect you and your family in an assertive yet compassionate way.
MARK MAYNOR, BOARD CERTIFIED MARITAL & FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY
Mark Maynor
Practicing as a divorce attorney in West Palm Beach for over 30 years, Mark Maynor is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law, making him an expert or specialist in this area of the law. Board Certification is the highest level of recognition given by the Florida Bar of the competency and experience of an attorney. Of the 93,000 eligible Florida Bar members, only 6 percent are board certified, recognizing an attorneys’ special knowledge, skill, professionalism and ethics in their area of law.
Mr. Maynor’s expertise in Marital & Family Law, is further underscored by his AV® Preeminent Rating given by Martindale-Hubbell®, which is the highest rating an attorney can receive and indicates the highest level of professional and ethical excellence.
Mr. Maynor has also been named a “Florida Super Lawyer” in the area of Divorce and Family Law, a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
A lifelong resident of Florida, Maynor grew up in Palm Beach County and received his B.A. from the University of Florida in 1977. In addition to a rigorous honors program, he was also a linebacker on the University of Florida Gators football team from 1973-1976. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Florida in 1979 and was admitted to practice in 1980.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 1977
Honors Program; B.A. in English
Letterman, University of Florida football team, linebacker 1973-1976
University of Florida Law School, Gainesville, FL 1979
J.D. Degree, The Florida Bar 1980
Board-Certified Marital and Family Lawyer, The Florida Bar 1990
AV® Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Supreme Court of Florida and all Florida State Courts
U.S. District Court – Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court – Southern District of Florida
ARTICLES & PRESENTATIONS
Authored Chapter 3, Marital Settlement Agreements, Drafting Marriage Contracts in Florida (9th Edition, 2009)
Moderator: “What Family Court Judges Want you to Know,” West Palm Beach, May 2009
Article: “Failing Economy Gives Rise to Modification Actions,” December 2008
Article: “Save Time. Save Money. Save Hurt Feelings. Collaborative Divorce Brings Civility to the Legal Process,” June 2008
Article: “Florida’s New Statute on Relocation after Divorce,” February 2008
Article: “How to Divide or Distribute Settlement Proceeds,” October 2007
Authored Chapter 9, Trial, Florida Dissolution of Marriage (3rd edition. 1990, 1991)
“Florida’s New Relocation Statute,” Palm Beach County Bar Bulletin (December 2006 ed.)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Board of Directors, Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association (2000 to 2004)
Inns of Court
The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee
The Florida Bar, Family Law Section
Former Chairperson, Family Law Continuing Legal Education Committee for the Palm Beach County Bar Association
Family Law Practice Committee, Palm Beach County Bar Association
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Board-Certified Marital and Family Lawyer, The Florida Bar 1990
AV® Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
Florida SuperLawyer