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Robert J. Merlin, Esq.

ROBERT J. MERLIN, ESQ.   has been practicing law for more than 42 years, and he exclusively practices family law. His office is in Coral Gables, Florida. Bob specializes in using the Collaborative Process in family matters. He also uses other non-adversarial processes to help clients resolve their family matters without litigating. Bob is Florida Bar Board Certified in Marital and Family Law, he is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and an FACP Accredited Collaborative Professional. He is on the Boards of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (Treasurer), Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals (President) and the Collaborative Family Law Institute, and he is a member of the Collaborative Family Law Professionals of South Florida, the South Palm Beach Collaborative Law Group and he is an honorary member of Next Generation Divorce. Bob is a Past Chair of The Florida Bar Family Law Rules Committee, and he is a past President of the Florida Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Bob lectures regularly on the Collaborative Process. Bob is an Adjunct Professor of Collaborative Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Bob has written many articles about the Collaborative Process, and he meets IACP standards as a qualified trainer of professionals in the Collaborative Process. Bob was the point person in Florida for the passage of the Florida Collaborative Law Process Act and the adoption of the Collaborative rule of procedure and The Florida Bar Collaborative Rule of Professional Conduct, and the Collaborative forms that were adopted by the Florida Supreme Court. Bob has law and business degrees from the University of Florida. www.merlinlaw.com rmerlin@merlinlaw.com