Amanda Colon

Amanda Colón

Managing Attorney

Practicing in Pasco, Pinellas, and Hillsborough Counties.

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Attorney Amanda Colón is a Board Certified Specialist in Marital and Family Law; Florida Supreme Court Certified Marital and Family Law Mediator; and Parenting Coordinator. She has an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rating. Board Certified Marital and Family lawyers are specialists who handle legal problems and civil suits arising from the family relationships of husbands, wives, parents and children. Only 7% of attorneys in Florida are Board Certified in any area of law. Attorney Colón has been included on both of the Florida Super Lawyers and Florida Rising Stars lists. Less than 5% of Florida attorneys are selected as a Super Lawyer, and less than 2.5% are selected as a Rising Star. She focuses her practice primarily on Marital and Family Law and Personal Injury.

Background

Born in Florida, Amanda Colón has lived in the Tampa Bay area for over 40 years. She is a graduate of River Ridge High School, and obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors from the University of Florida in Gainesville, majoring in Criminology. She continued on to the University of Florida College of Law where she obtained her Juris Doctorate, graduating with Honors.

As a former Prosecutor and Assistant Attorney General, Attorney Colón has substantial experience in a broad range of criminal matters. She handled thousands of cases including misdemeanors, felonies, violations of probation, and cases involving domestic violence issues and injunctions. Ms. Colón also instructed for the Florida Prosecuting Attorney’s Association.

As a Senior Assistant Attorney General, Amanda Colón represented the State of Florida in Criminal Appeals, Jimmy Ryce Appeals (involuntary civil commitment of sexually violent predators), and argued before the Second District Court of Appeal.

Ms. Colón is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator, offering parties the opportunity to settle their divorce, paternity, or post-judgment disputes. Amanda is trained in Collaborative Law and is a member of the Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

Attorney Colón is also a Parenting Coordinator for Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Hernando Counties. She assists couples in creating or implementing Parenting Plans for their children. The Parenting Coordination process can be used by couples contemplating separation/divorce, litigating a pending timesharing matter, or by couples having difficulty implementing a Parenting Plan after a Final Judgment is entered.

Leadership and Involvement

Attorney Colón is a past Chair of Grievance Committee 6-B for the Sixth Circuit, assisting in the investigation of ethical complaints against local attorneys. Amanda is also the current Chair of the Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee for the Pasco area.

Ms. Colón serves the courts as a Guardian Ad Litem for Pasco and Pinellas County Family Law cases, on both a pro bono and private basis.

Ms. Colón is a past President of the West Pasco Bar Association, and formerly served as President Elect, Vice President, Treasurer, and Director.

Attorney Colón is currently President of Women Lawyers of Pasco, and is Chair of the Pasco County Taskforce Commission on the Status of Women.

Attorney Colón was appointed to the Sixth Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee, and serves as a Contact Attorney for the Committee, helping resolve disputes between members of the Florida Bar.

Ms. Colón is also a proud member and Former Chair of the Board of Directors for Pace Center for Girls, Inc. in Pasco County; and is a member of Trinity Rotary.

Amanda is a member of the Clearwater Bar Association, Canakaris Inn of Court, Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and West Pasco Bar Association. Attorney Colón served as a member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee for the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, and is a past Secretary for the Committee. As part of her various committee projects, Amanda has Chaired Continuing Legal Education Seminars, the Law Week 5k for three years, Law Week 2013, and Installation Banquet for the West Pasco Bar Association for 2012. She has participated in committees to create Evidence and Ethics CLE’s for three years, was involved in Adoption Day, and is a member of the local Family Law Committee for the West Pasco Bar Association. As a former Adjunct Professor for Pasco Hernando Community College, Amanda taught Legal Issues in Information Technology, and Family Law. She volunteered her time to Pasco County’s Drug Court program and served as a Hearing Master for Juvenile Arbitration cases.

Lawyers who are Board Certified in Marital and Family Law have:

  • Been involved in contested marital and family law cases in circuit courts
  • Demonstrated substantial involvement in interviewing clients, counseling, preparing pleadings, discovery, taking testimony, presenting evidence, negotiating settlements, drafting and preparing settlement agreements and handling the trial of marital and family law cases, including appeals
  • Received favorable confidential peer review
  • Completed additional hours of advanced continuing legal education
  • Passed a rigorous written examination