Jennifer A. Ficarrotta is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar. She named to the list of 2024 Florida Super Lawyers, Top 50 Tampa Bay Super Lawyers, and Top 50 Women Florida Super Lawyers, and is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale Hubbell.

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Jennifer devotes 100% of her practice to marital and family law.

Since earning her Juris Doctor degree in 2002 from Stetson University College of Law summa cum laude (class rank #1) with a Certificate of Concentration in Advocacy, Jennifer has held numerous positions, including leadership positions, in various local legal organizations.

In her pursuit of legal excellence, Jennifer has served on, and chaired, a Florida Bar Grievance Committee in the Sixth and Thirteenth Judicial Circuits and has taught numerous legal skills and family law-related courses at Stetson University College of Law as an adjunct professor.  In 2013, Jennifer was selected by the then-Florida Bar President to participate as a Fellow in the inaugural William Reese Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy.

In Pinellas County, Jennifer is a dedicated member of the Clearwater Bar Association (CBA). She served a three-year term as secretary of the CBA Board of Directors. In addition to serving as chair of the Professionalism Symposium on behalf of the CBA for two years, Jennifer has chaired the CBA Oyster Roast Committee and the Continuing Legal Education Committee. In 2011, Chief Judge J. Thomas McGrady appointed Jennifer to the Pinellas County Law Library Board of Directors on which she continues to serve.

In Hillsborough County, Jennifer is a committed member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) and the Family Law Section of the HCBA where she has presented a program to the Section on ethics and professionalism.

While an accomplished litigator, Jennifer is also trained in Interdisciplinary Collaborative Law and is now an active member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Tampa Bay Collaborative Divorce Group.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Hillsborough County Bar Association, Member 2002 to present

• Family Law Section, Member

Florida Bar, Member 2002 to present

• Florida Bar Leadership Academy, Fellow, 2012-present
• Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization, Member, 2022–2025
• Florida Bar Marital & Family Law Certification Committee, Chair, 2020; Member, 2019-2021
• Special Committee for the Review of Professionalism in Florida, Member
• Family Law Section, Member

Sixth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, Member 2009 to 2011

• Chair, 2009-2011

Canakaris Inn of Court, Member 2010-present

• Treasurer, 2011-2012
• Barrister, 2010-present

Association of Interdisciplinary Family Law Professionals of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Member 2012 to present

Pinellas County Law Library, Member 2011 to present

• Board of Directors, Member, 2011-present

Tampa Bay Collaborative Divorce Group, Member 2012 to present

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Member 2012 to present

National Association of Professional Women, Member 2012 to present

Published Works:

Effective Preparation of Financial Affidavits in Florida Family Law Cases, Strategies for Family Law in Florida 137 (Aspatore 2015)