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Brenda Nelms

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Licensed for 21 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Child custody

Language

English

About

Ms. Brenda Nelms obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Georgia State University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, which is the highest honors achievable.  While earning her undergraduate degree, Ms. Nelms was also awarded the Wall Street Journal Student of the Year for her outstanding achievement in economics.Ms. Nelms went on to Law School attending George Mason University School of Law located in Arlington, Virginia, where she earned her Doctor of Law degree in 2000.Ms. Nelms has concentrated her entire legal career exclusively in the areas of family, divorce and custody law, which means that she has represented thousands of clients with their family law issues over the last 17 years.Ms. Nelms believes that divorce should be resolved through mediation and collaboration, when possible, and she was one of the first family law attorneys in Sarasota County to be certified in collaborative law. She has been representing families both in and out of the courtroom for over 16 years and she is known to be fiercely committed to her clients. Bar Admissions   

Practices Areas

Child custody

Divorce and separation

Family

Language

English

Contact

Families First Law Firm, P.L.4801 Swift RoadSuite ESarasota, FL, 34231

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Sam Jones
March 25, 2020

I was a client of Brenda Nelms in a long standing custody case for the past year and a half. The moment I met her I knew my case and I were in good hands. Her professionalism, knowledge, and personal care exceeded my expectations. She fought hard for me until the end, and I will definitely be returning to her if the need arise. I’d recommend Brenda to anyone who needs representation or advice regarding Family Law. I’ll remember my time as her client fondly.

Rob
March 25, 2020

Brenda Nelms handled my dissolution two years ago. While she worked hard for settlement, when that failed she took the case through final hearing winning on all counts. She was empathetic, professional and hard working. I can't say enough to reflect my respect for Brenda and her work at an attorney.

Trinity
August 27, 2016

Brenda Nelms and the Families First Law Firm cannot receive enough high praise from me! During my out of state custody case she was very understanding and communicated with me every step of the way. She was very informative and set the appropriate expectations and delivered every time. In the end I was able to secure my child and bring her home with me due to Brenda's efforts in court. I highly recommend Brenda Nelms and her practice to anyone needing Family Law legal services!

Gary
August 13, 2016

Brenda was an exceptional attorney. She helped us with a very difficult and complex case under an extremely limited and compressed time schedule. She gives honest and candid advice based on the law not just what you want to hear. I highly recommend her.

Laura
August 10, 2016

MS Nelms was an excellent choice of a divorce attorney who represented me during 2013. She is knowledgeable, supportive and confident in providing her clients with professional service.

Keren
April 15, 2021

Brenda Nelms is the most unprofessional, unethical attorney .she is not reliable. She is not responding to emails, phone calls. most of the time she is traveling and neglect to file a motion. She is negligent. She represented me in high conflict divorce, pretended to understand what is abusive husband, told me she is my friend, came to my country (Israel) to celebrate my son bar mitzvah. promised me I will win. I lost big time. I have 3 kids. I lost my properties. Didn’t even get child support. till this day. ended up with 100k debt that I'm still paying. She got paid for her services, she settled an amount but then decided to go to court,so she can get her interest rates paid. Greedy!! still looking for more money. She Put a lien on my homestead where I and my kids live. I can’t fix my house and do refinance. She still has a lien on my property. she refuses to remove it, although she got paid. She took advantage of my situation. It took me 5 years to stand on my feet. She has no empathy, she is looking for people's weaknesses to satisfy her greed. If you don’t want your life to get ruined by her evilness I don't recommend hiring her.

Sam Jones
March 25, 2020

I was a client of Brenda Nelms in a long standing custody case for the past year and a half. The moment I met her I knew my case and I were in good hands. Her professionalism, knowledge, and personal care exceeded my expectations. She fought hard for me until the end, and I will definitely be returning to her if the need arise. I’d recommend Brenda to anyone who needs representation or advice regarding Family Law. I’ll remember my time as her client fondly.

Rob
March 25, 2020

Brenda Nelms handled my dissolution two years ago. While she worked hard for settlement, when that failed she took the case through final hearing winning on all counts. She was empathetic, professional and hard working. I can't say enough to reflect my respect for Brenda and her work at an attorney.

Trinity
August 27, 2016

Brenda Nelms and the Families First Law Firm cannot receive enough high praise from me! During my out of state custody case she was very understanding and communicated with me every step of the way. She was very informative and set the appropriate expectations and delivered every time. In the end I was able to secure my child and bring her home with me due to Brenda's efforts in court. I highly recommend Brenda Nelms and her practice to anyone needing Family Law legal services!

Gary
August 13, 2016

Brenda was an exceptional attorney. She helped us with a very difficult and complex case under an extremely limited and compressed time schedule. She gives honest and candid advice based on the law not just what you want to hear. I highly recommend her.

Laura
August 10, 2016

MS Nelms was an excellent choice of a divorce attorney who represented me during 2013. She is knowledgeable, supportive and confident in providing her clients with professional service.

Keren
April 15, 2021

Brenda Nelms is the most unprofessional, unethical attorney .she is not reliable. She is not responding to emails, phone calls. most of the time she is traveling and neglect to file a motion. She is negligent. She represented me in high conflict divorce, pretended to understand what is abusive husband, told me she is my friend, came to my country (Israel) to celebrate my son bar mitzvah. promised me I will win. I lost big time. I have 3 kids. I lost my properties. Didn’t even get child support. till this day. ended up with 100k debt that I'm still paying. She got paid for her services, she settled an amount but then decided to go to court,so she can get her interest rates paid. Greedy!! still looking for more money. She Put a lien on my homestead where I and my kids live. I can’t fix my house and do refinance. She still has a lien on my property. she refuses to remove it, although she got paid. She took advantage of my situation. It took me 5 years to stand on my feet. She has no empathy, she is looking for people's weaknesses to satisfy her greed. If you don’t want your life to get ruined by her evilness I don't recommend hiring her.

Sam Jones
March 25, 2020

I was a client of Brenda Nelms in a long standing custody case for the past year and a half. The moment I met her I knew my case and I were in good hands. Her professionalism, knowledge, and personal care exceeded my expectations. She fought hard for me until the end, and I will definitely be returning to her if the need arise. I’d recommend Brenda to anyone who needs representation or advice regarding Family Law. I’ll remember my time as her client fondly.

Rob
March 25, 2020

Brenda Nelms handled my dissolution two years ago. While she worked hard for settlement, when that failed she took the case through final hearing winning on all counts. She was empathetic, professional and hard working. I can't say enough to reflect my respect for Brenda and her work at an attorney.

Trinity
August 27, 2016

Brenda Nelms and the Families First Law Firm cannot receive enough high praise from me! During my out of state custody case she was very understanding and communicated with me every step of the way. She was very informative and set the appropriate expectations and delivered every time. In the end I was able to secure my child and bring her home with me due to Brenda's efforts in court. I highly recommend Brenda Nelms and her practice to anyone needing Family Law legal services!

Gary
August 13, 2016

Brenda was an exceptional attorney. She helped us with a very difficult and complex case under an extremely limited and compressed time schedule. She gives honest and candid advice based on the law not just what you want to hear. I highly recommend her.

Laura
August 10, 2016

MS Nelms was an excellent choice of a divorce attorney who represented me during 2013. She is knowledgeable, supportive and confident in providing her clients with professional service.

Keren
April 15, 2021

Brenda Nelms is the most unprofessional, unethical attorney .she is not reliable. She is not responding to emails, phone calls. most of the time she is traveling and neglect to file a motion. She is negligent. She represented me in high conflict divorce, pretended to understand what is abusive husband, told me she is my friend, came to my country (Israel) to celebrate my son bar mitzvah. promised me I will win. I lost big time. I have 3 kids. I lost my properties. Didn’t even get child support. till this day. ended up with 100k debt that I'm still paying. She got paid for her services, she settled an amount but then decided to go to court,so she can get her interest rates paid. Greedy!! still looking for more money. She Put a lien on my homestead where I and my kids live. I can’t fix my house and do refinance. She still has a lien on my property. she refuses to remove it, although she got paid. She took advantage of my situation. It took me 5 years to stand on my feet. She has no empathy, she is looking for people's weaknesses to satisfy her greed. If you don’t want your life to get ruined by her evilness I don't recommend hiring her.

Sam Jones
March 25, 2020

I was a client of Brenda Nelms in a long standing custody case for the past year and a half. The moment I met her I knew my case and I were in good hands. Her professionalism, knowledge, and personal care exceeded my expectations. She fought hard for me until the end, and I will definitely be returning to her if the need arise. I’d recommend Brenda to anyone who needs representation or advice regarding Family Law. I’ll remember my time as her client fondly.

Rob
March 25, 2020

Brenda Nelms handled my dissolution two years ago. While she worked hard for settlement, when that failed she took the case through final hearing winning on all counts. She was empathetic, professional and hard working. I can't say enough to reflect my respect for Brenda and her work at an attorney.

Trinity
August 27, 2016

Brenda Nelms and the Families First Law Firm cannot receive enough high praise from me! During my out of state custody case she was very understanding and communicated with me every step of the way. She was very informative and set the appropriate expectations and delivered every time. In the end I was able to secure my child and bring her home with me due to Brenda's efforts in court. I highly recommend Brenda Nelms and her practice to anyone needing Family Law legal services!

Gary
August 13, 2016

Brenda was an exceptional attorney. She helped us with a very difficult and complex case under an extremely limited and compressed time schedule. She gives honest and candid advice based on the law not just what you want to hear. I highly recommend her.

Laura
August 10, 2016

MS Nelms was an excellent choice of a divorce attorney who represented me during 2013. She is knowledgeable, supportive and confident in providing her clients with professional service.

Keren
April 15, 2021

Brenda Nelms is the most unprofessional, unethical attorney .she is not reliable. She is not responding to emails, phone calls. most of the time she is traveling and neglect to file a motion. She is negligent. She represented me in high conflict divorce, pretended to understand what is abusive husband, told me she is my friend, came to my country (Israel) to celebrate my son bar mitzvah. promised me I will win. I lost big time. I have 3 kids. I lost my properties. Didn’t even get child support. till this day. ended up with 100k debt that I'm still paying. She got paid for her services, she settled an amount but then decided to go to court,so she can get her interest rates paid. Greedy!! still looking for more money. She Put a lien on my homestead where I and my kids live. I can’t fix my house and do refinance. She still has a lien on my property. she refuses to remove it, although she got paid. She took advantage of my situation. It took me 5 years to stand on my feet. She has no empathy, she is looking for people's weaknesses to satisfy her greed. If you don’t want your life to get ruined by her evilness I don't recommend hiring her.