Stephanie A. Sussman

Ms. Sussman was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. She received undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Georgia in 2002 and a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Florida in 2004.

Ms. Sussman then received her Juris Doctorate with honors in 2007 from Florida Coastal School of Law. She graduated with a Family Law Certificate. While at Florida Coastal she was an active member of the Mock Trial team, competing in multiple national competitions. She was also a staff editor for the Florida Coastal Law Review and served as a teaching and research assistant for multiple professors. She also worked as a law clerk for a family law firm in Jacksonville.

Ms. Sussman has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2007. She began her career with a family law firm in Naples, Florida and returned to Jacksonville to work with the firm in 2010. She became a shareholder in 2014. She is a member of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Jacksonville Bar Association, and the Young Lawyers Sections of both the Florida Bar and the Jacksonville Bar Association. She currently serves on the executive committee of the Florida Family Law Inn of Court.

Ms. Sussman authored two articles for the Florida Bar Journal, “Appellate Court Trends in Permanent Alimony for “Gray Area” Divorces: 1997 – 2007” in April 2008 and “Appellate Court Trends in Rehabilitative Alimony: 10 Years Later” in October 2008. She has also prepared presentations on various family law matters for the Collier County Bar Association and the Florida Family Law Inn of Court. She was named a rising star by Florida Super Lawyers in 2010 and was named as the exclusive featured attorney for North American Family Law for Jacksonville for 2018-2019.

Ms. Sussman handles all levels of family cases involving everything from child custody and timesharing to complex financial matters. When necessary, she works closely with other professionals, such as accountants, financial advisors, appraisers, business valuators, psychologists and other medical professionals, to ensure that all issues are comprehensively addressed. While she seeks to resolve all of her cases through mediation, she is also experienced in bringing cases to trial. Ms. Sussman also prepares prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, and handles appeals of family law matters.

Bledsoe, Jacobson, Schmidt, Wright & Sussman

Bledsoe, Jacobson, Schmidt, Wright & Sussman offers their clients over 150 years of combined legal experience. The Firm practices civil and criminal litigation and provides mediation and alternate dispute resolution services in Northeast and Central Florida. The Firm’s practice is built on more than thirty years of representing the evolving needs of clients. The Firm has developed capabilities in core practice areas that rival those offered by much larger firms. The Firm has been recognized with the highest AV rating by Martindale Hubbell. Its attorneys have also earned the highest ratings of their peers.

The Firm offers significant capabilities in general trial and appellate practice in all state and federal courts. The firm’s full-service litigation practice represents business clients in corporate, commercial, banking, fraud, environmental, employment discrimination, and insurance coverage disputes, as well as family law matters. The Firm also has a sophisticated and active creditors’ rights practice, with experience in bankruptcy litigation and resolution of complex creditor-debtor disputes. The Firm has a strong marital and family law section. Additional practice areas include civil rights, insurance, personal injury, wrongful death, construction and construction lien litigation, and condominium disputes. One of the Firm’s members specializes exclusively in mediation, arbitration and ADR services.