Florida’s Children First (FCF), a statewide advocacy organization focused on protecting the legal rights of at-risk and foster care children, is proud to announce the addition of Jaye Abbate as Vice President of Communications and Community Relations. “We are delighted to welcome Jaye to the FCF team,” said Howard Talenfeld,... View Article
It’s a tragedy that abused and neglected foster children like Naika Venant who died by suicide have been bounced from inappropriate placement to inappropriate placement. It is our hope that Secretary Chad Poppell will make these critical changes throughout Florida. To read more from the Tampa Bay Times, click here.
“Leaving Neverland” is the heart-wrenching story of two now-adult men who claim they were victims of sexual and psychological abuse as teens by Michael Jackson. Sadly, it’s only one of two such exposés out now. “Surviving R. Kelly” explores similar allegations against former R&B superstar Robert Sylvester Kelly, or R.... View Article
Talenfeld Law is proud to announce that our founder and longtime child advocate, Howard Talenfeld, was featured among the most influential individuals in our state in Florida Trend magazine’s Florida 500 list. This inaugural edition highlights the 500 most influential executives in different economic sectors throughout the state. To view the full... View Article
Child advocates are very worried about the thousands of migrant children who have been taken from their parents. We know that children separated from their parents at young ages are at substantial risk of serious emotional harm. Read more in this ABC Action News story by clicking here.
Stacie J. Schmerling, a children’s rights lawyer and partner with Talenfeld Law, has earned an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating, the highest peer rating standard awarded by Martindale-Hubbell®. Schmerling is a former veteran child welfare investigator and has been involved in many significant, multimillion dollar cases in the area of... View Article
Please help Florida lead the nation by supporting Amendment 40. Our children need our help. Read this commentary piece below from firm Founder Howard Talenfeld for more information on this important issue. Click here to read more in the Daily Business Review.
Firm founder and Managing Partner Howard Talenfeld was recently profiled in the Daily Business Review. You can read more about his journey to becoming one of the nation’s preeminent children’s rights attorneys here. Click here to read Howard’s profile in the Daily Business Review.
How important are foster families to Florida’s kids? Statewide, more than 6,000 children have found homes and adoption through Florida’s foster families. That’s an important figure. But their stories tell a more rich tale. Statewide, foster children, and others face unknown futures and possible harm on the streets or in... View Article
Talenfeld Law, the premier law firm exclusively representing at-risk children and developmentally disabled adults in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach and throughout Florida, will be a major sponsor for the Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) annual fundraising... View Article