Bette Quiat

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Firm Value Statement:  With more than 35 years of experience in complex family litigation, I have seen the destruction that the court system can do to a family.  It is our firm’s goal to assist families in resolving their differences in a collaborative manner and solving the problems which arise in divorce and other family matters though alternative means other than litigation, whenever possible.  With individual attention and a trained staff our firm seeks to inform and advise our clients as to the options available to them in family matters and then work with them to reach a resolution of their issues.

Languages: English and Spanish

Education and Degrees

  • B.A. Boston University. Spanish and Sociology
  • J.D. University of Miami

Professional Licenses   

  • Licensed to Practice Law, State of Florida
  • Certified Family Mediator , State of Florida

Other Professional Organizations           

  • Co-President  Collaborative Family Law Institute
  • President, Galloway Glen Homes Association
  • Board of Directors, Dave and Mary Alper JCC

Evan Marks

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Evan Marks is an FACP Accredited Collaborative Professional and currently serves as a Board Member of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Mr. Marks is the recipient of the Chair’s Visionary Award.

Firm Value Statement:  “We put the ‘family’ back in family law,” and as attorneys with many years of litigation experience, Marks & West believes that the collaborative process is a significant development toward reducing the high emotional and financial cost of divorce.

Education and Degrees

  • 1978 Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Miami
  • 1981 Law Degree from the University of Miami School of Law

Professional Licenses   

  • Member in good standing of the Florida Bar since 1981
  • Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Marital and Family Law since 1995
  • Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals Accredited Collaborative Family Law Attorney
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator

Other Professional Organizations           

  • AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Past President of the Collaborative Family Law Institute
  • Former President of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar
  • Former Member of the Commission on Responsible Fatherhood
  • Former President of the First Family Law American Inns of Court
  • Former President of the North Dade Bar Association

Susan Keyes

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Firm Value Statement:  My firm is dedicated to helping couples and individual clients resolve family matters in a manner that minimizes acrimony and expense.   I limit my practice to non-adversarial and solution based methods of resolution such as Pro-se, Pre-suit mediation, Mediation and Collaborative Process.

Education and Degrees

  • Tulane University (B.A. 1985);
  • George Washington University School of Law  (J.D. 1988)

Professional Licenses                   

  • The New York Bar-1988
  • The Florida Bar- Member since 1994

Other Professional Organizations           

  • Co- President Collaborative Family Law Institute
  • Certified Family Law Mediator
  • Eleventh Judicial Circuit Parenting Coordinator
  • Florida Bar Family Law Section

Marta Alfonso

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Firm Value Statement:  In a Collaborative Family Case, I facilitate maintain the transparency of financial information  and related alternatives between the spouses and the team so that choices and options can be developed by the spouses in order to facilitate the transition of what the spouses have and own, what they owe, and how the individuals plan to meet their future needs, as relevant to them.  In using respect and empathy in the process, I am able to effectively work through the varying emotions and issues relating to financial matters in a timely fashion between the spouses and the team.

Languages: English and Spanish

Education and Degrees:

  • Juris Doctorate,  University of  Miami.
  • M.B.A., Florida International University.
  • B.B.A., University of Miami

Professional Licenses   

  • Member, Florida Bar
  • Certified Public Accountant,  Florida
  • Certified Public Accountant, New York
  • Certified in Financial Forensics
  • Certified Insolvency and  Restructuring Analyst

Other Professional Organizations           

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
  • Member, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
  • Member, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member,  Collaborative Family Law Institute

Additional Office Locations:

MBAF, LLP,  NEW YORK – 440 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016