Barry L. Zisser

Jacksonville, Florida
Senior Partner

Barry Zisser is a 1962 Graduate of University of Florida, College of Law. He began practice as an associate with a firm in Jacksonville from January 1963 through 1965. In 1965 he became an Assistant Public Defender. He later became Chief Assistant Public Defender 1968 to 1970, then a part time position, while continuing in the private practice of civil law after establishing his own law firm.

In 1970, he became an Assistant State Attorney, a part time position while he still maintained a civil law practice with the firm of Zisser, Levy & Brown. Barry thereafter, established a law firm which has now become Zisser, Brown, Nowlis, & Cabrey P.A., and has continued in the full time private practice of law since 1963.

Since 1978, Barry has specialized in the field of family law with a major emphasis on domestic relations cases, child custody, equitable distribution and domestic violence. He still assists the other lawyers in the firm in civil cases as well as criminal cases.

Barry was elected by his peers to be a MASTER of the Florida Family Law Inn of Court and was elected as Vice President Emeritus of the Inn. In addition, he was honored by the Inn as the 2005 recipient of the prestigious Rudy Hernandez, Florida Family Law American Inn of Court Advocacy Award for the year 2005, presented to him as the outstanding family law attorney of the year.

Barry is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court

Areas of Practice:

• Divorce
• Family Law

Litigation Percentage:

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 1962
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1963
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1963
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1963
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1963
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1967
  J.D., Replaced LL.B. Conferred, 1962
• Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY
  B.S. 1956

Honors and Awards:

• Florida Super Lawyers - Thompson Reuters, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Legal Elite - Florida Trend Magazine, 2007, 2009
• AV Preeminent 5 out of 5 Review Rated - Martindale-Hubbell 
• AVVO Superb Rating
• Tree of Life Award - Jewish National Fund, 2012
• Jacksonville's Top Lawyers - Jacksonville Magazine's 904, 2012
• Phi Alpha Delta - President
• Florida Family Law American Inns of Court Advocacy Award, 2005
• Recipient of Man of the Year Award - Beth Shalom
• Professional Associations and Memberships:
• Member of Florida Bar, Jacksonville Bar Association
• Jacksonville Bar Association 1963 to 2010
• Member of the City of Jacksonville, Consolidated Civil Service 1970 - 1971
• Formerly Jewish Community Alliance, Member of Board of Directors
• Jacksonville Jewish Federation, Member of Board of Directors
• Beth Shalom Congregation, Past President, Member of Board of Directors, Trustee, Yo Etz

Past Employment Positions:

• Duval County Legislative Delegation to the Florida House of Representatives, Legal Counsel, 1965
• Office of the Public Defender, 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Chief Trial Attorney, 1965 - 1968
• 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, First Assistant State Attorney, 1969 - 1970