• Divinne Joseph Smith | Central Florida Estate Planning Attorney

It Matters Not How Much I Have; It Is More Important To Give.

Divinne Joseph Smith, Esq. is a veteran attorney practicing primarily in Orlando, Florida. Her professional background consist of helping families in all matters of probate, wills, trust, real estate and business. Divinne’s focus is in ensuring that your testamentary affairs are in order prior to an estate requiring probate. Divinne’s practice is well versed in compliance of city, state and federal laws and regulations in order to ensure and/or enforce your individual need.

Primarily, Divinne works with individuals and small business owners with their succession planning. What’s next? How do accomplish the ‘next’? And what are the risk factors and benefits associated thereof? Divinne provides personal and particular attention to each individual client to ensure that their desire and actions manifest their specific outcome.

Divinne Joseph-Smith | Central Florida Estate Planning AttorneyPrior to Smith & Williams, Divinne worked for a national labor and employment defense driven law firm which specialized in legal representation and counsel to corporations for all aspects of their labor force, including, but not limited to, employee relations issues, compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws, and union negotiation and prevention.

Divinne prides herself most in her philanthropy work. She is very involved in the Central Florida Community by serving boards such as the Florida Bar, George C. Young Inn of Court, the United Negro College Fund, Harbor House (Orange County’s center against domestic violence), Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the Pink Pearl Foundation and serving the less fortunate in various pro bono legal matters. Divinne’s passion is helping and serving. She truly enjoys serving those who are in need — whether it be displaced, in foster care, or transition. Divinne’s profession may be the law; but her passion is giving.

Divinne Joseph Smith is a class 5 Florida Bar Leadership fellow alumni and current scholar of the Goldman Sachs 10K program. She is an active member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Divinne is the daughter of the late Edouard Joseph and Bernadette Joseph, both immigrants who migrated to the United States for better opportunities. Both, who committed to giving selflessly with whatever means they had, rather it be providing shelter to an individual who had none or sending resources back home. Divinne is the wife of Devinn Smith and mother of five beautiful children.

EDUCATION

  • Florida A&M University College of Law
    J.D., 2008
  • Florida State University
    B.A./B.S., Women’s Studies / Biochemistry
    Spring 2005

ADMISSIONS

  • Florida State Bar
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

ORGANIZATIONS

  • Goldman Sachs Cohort
  • George C. Young Inn of Court
  • National Bar Association
  • OCBA Young Lawyer’s Division
  • Federal Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • American Association of Corporate Counsel
  • Paul C. Perkins Bar Association
  • Board Member, Central Florida Boys and Girls Club
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Community Volunteer, Central Florida YMCA
  • Psi Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
  • Volunteer, Callahan Community Center
  • IRS Certified Volunteer, Volunteer Income Tax Association
  • Florida Bar Leadership Academy Class V 2017 – 2018
  • Florida Bar Foundation
  • The Pink Pearl Foundation
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