The Law Offices of Yeazell and Sweet - Family and Divorce Attorneys - Law Offices in Clearwater and Tampa Florida

Litigation of Family Law matters can frequently be a very difficult, painful, and even scary time. The uncertainty of unanswered questions, such as; What will happen with my children? How will I afford to live? Will I lose my assets? My retirement?, can create tremendous stress and anxiety. These emotions are common and valid because the decisions that are made during the course of family law litigation can impact your life in a very real and permanent manner.

The knowledge, skill and experience of your Family Law Attorney can, and does, make the difference in the courtrooms and mediation offices throughout the Tampa Bay area every day. The Family Law Lawyers with The Law Offices of Yeazell and Sweet have the kind of in depth knowledge and experience that it takes to get the best possible result in your case. Their reputations within the legal community as outstanding litigators is preceded only by their reputations with their clients as strong and aggressive advocators that truly care about their clients and will work to achieve the best possible results.

Our Divorce and Family Law Attorneys have represented hundreds of individuals in Family Law matters all over the State of Florida, including business leaders, lawyers, and members of the National Football League (NFL). Although it is our preference to be retained on a case from its inception in order to negotiate the best possible settlement, our Firm is frequently asked to take over cases from other Family Law Attorneys when they have reached the trial stage and involve complex child custody, alimony, and multi-million dollar equitable distribution issues.

The Family Law Attorneys with The Law Offices of Yeazell and Sweet have tried to verdict, well over 200 trials and have litigated before the Florida Supreme Court and the Second District Court of Appeals. Chris Yeazell has shared his knowledge with aspiring attorneys and established professionals, lecturing at Stetson University College of Law and at various legal clinics. His lectures covered the full spectrum of courtroom litigation work, including opening arguments, evidence, cross examination, direct examination, and closing argument. Laurie Sweet has also addressed issues of all aspects of litigation from evidentiary rules and procedures to pre-trial motions, admissibility of evidence, objections, cross and direct examination of witnesses, and opening and closing argument, as a guest speaker at St. Petersburg Community College.

The Family Law Lawyers of The Law Offices of Yeazell and Sweet are sensitive to your need for regular communication and assurances as to the status and progress of your case. To show our commitment, each of our clients is provided with a cell phone number to access their respective attorney in the event of an emergency 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our unique philosophy of aggressively fighting for your rights, while understanding and being sensitive to the difficult time you are experiencing, sets us apart from your typical law firm. We are proud that the vast majority of our family and divorce cases are referred to us by our existing and prior family and divorce law clients.

The following are just a few of our client’s testimonials:

“It is my hope that this review will reach those of you who are desperately in need of aggressive, reliable, trustworthy, and knowledgeable legal representation. I know how unusual it is to use all 4 of those characteristics in one sentence when referring to a Lawyer due to my divorce experience in 2004, which is what necessitated my having to seek modification of that final Judgment.

          When I began my search for a Law Firm to represent me in my Modification of Final Judgment Child Support enforcement and Contempt case, I spent countless hours on-line searching through the yellow pages, calling Law Firms scheduling consultations (which not all were free of charge) I sent a description of my case via the website to the Law Firm and received a return phone call immediately from Laurie Sweet Esquire. We briefly went over the case, and how the Firm could assist me in meeting my Legal objectives.

          Ms. Sweet was extremely professional, caring, and showed the utmost concern for my situation and what my Family and I had been going through. Laurie did not rush me off the phone. She answered all of my questions, unlike other Law Firms who I had previously reached out to, which did not seem to have the time to assist me, but instead, acted as though they did not need my business.

          Laurie showed a ‘genuine’ and ‘aggressive’ desire to meet with me and hear more about my case. She was very down to earth, and not anything like what you would expect such an experienced Divorce Lawyer to be like. In fact, Ms. Sweet even to agreed make arrangements to accommodate me for a consult according to my work schedule at the time. The day before the consultation was to take place, Ms. Sweet was called on an emergency basis to attend a hearing. Laurie called me on my cell phone, and explained the situation, and assured me I would be in just as good hands with Mr. Christopher Yeazell, Esquire, and Ms. Sweet arranged for Mr. Christopher Yeazell to meet with me for my initial consultation instead. At first I did not know how to feel, since I already felt very comfortable with Ms. Sweet.”

          “When my husband and I met with Mr. Chris Yeazell, we were immediately very impressed. At first, I felt a bit intimidated to be quite honest, but then I realized, this is exactly the Lawyer that I want fighting for me! Mr. Chris Yeazell is very thorough, confident, assertive, and will not steer you wrong! At our consult, it seemed that Mr. Chris Yeazell is the most Fair Lawyer that I have ever met. He thinks like the opposing party would – he puts himself in your shoes and in the other parent’s shoes. This amongst so many other reasons is what makes him so successful.

          Countless times throughout the past 13 months, Mr. Christopher Yeazell has been there for my Family and I, taking our calls whenever necessary, for as long as I have needed him- even on his cell phone after hours to ease my apprehensions.”

Sincerely MT

          “Back at work in Phoenix today and totally relieved. It could not have gone any better Monday. [Attorney] Chris Yeazell was worth every penny. He is awesome. His research uncovering the appeal decision regarding the marital property from the Second Court of Appeals put the nail in the coffin. There was no doubt then about including the 200,000 in equity and ‘her’ investment property in the distribution. My thanks to you all for your efforts in saving my life.”

Sincerely SS

Areas of Practice
Flat Fee Divorce	Child Support Modifications	Modification of Final Judgments
Divorce	Relocation	Mediation
Paternity	Contempt	Attorney Fees Recovery
Child Custody	Dependency	Time Sharing
Alimony	Termination of Parental Rights	Enforcement of Court Orders
Property Division	Domestic Violence Injunctions	Second Opinions