Prior to establishing her own firm in 2001, Joan Berry Nassar practiced in several private law firms in S.C. and FL. She has practiced exclusively in the area of family law since 1994.
INSTRUCTOR:
Brevard Community College, Melbourne / Cocoa, Florida
Legal Writing (Fall 1994), Legal Research (Fall 1994), Family Law (Fall 1996)
Limestone College, St. George, South Carolina
Business Law (1992)
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Bar Association Member
Florida Bar Association Member, 1993 – present
Family Law Section Member, 2000 – present
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Member, 2002 – 2003
Brevard County Bar Association Member, 1993 – present
Co-Chair Mentor Program, 1998 – 2000
Young Lawyers Division of Brevard County Bar Association
Executive Board Member, 1994 -1997,
President, 1996 – 1997
Family Law Advisory Group, 2005 – 2007
Chair – Divorce Symposium 2006 and 2007
Brevard Bar Foundation – Lifetime Charter Member
Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court
Pupil, 1995 – 1997
Barrister, 1999 – 2002 (Secretary/Treasurer)
Master, 2008 – present
Secretary/Treasurer, 2008 – 2011
President, 2011 – 2012
Emeritus Member, 2012 – present
Mentor of the Year, 2015
South Carolina Bar Association, 1990 – present (Currently inactive)
BOARDS:
New Life Mission (formerly known as Brevard Rescue Mission) 2018 to present
Secretary, 2019
Vice Chair, 2020
MEDIATION:
Brevard County Contract Mediator, 1996 – 2000
Supreme Court of Florida Certified Family Mediator, 1996 to present
Supreme Court of Florida Certified Appellate Mediator, 2008 to present
Elder Law Mediation and Shared Family Decision Making Training, 2020
COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE:
Trained in the collaborative practice in 2007 and 2018
AWARDS:
Recipient of First Annual Young Lawyers Professionalism Award from Brevard County Bar Association. (1999)
Third Annual J. Preston Silvernail Civility Award – Presented by Chief Judge John M. Harris, 18th Judicial Circuit, “For Commitment to Excellence in the Practice of Law and the Respectful and Courteous Treatment of All People and for Conducting Oneself in a Way That Brings Honor to the Legal Profession”. (July 12, 2017)
PRIOR PRESENTATIONS:
Speaker at the Women’s Center on legal separation and divorce.
Speaker at “What to Expect When Filing for a Divorce” sponsored by Brevard Community College and the 18th Judicial Circuit Judges.