Sylvana focuses her practice on probate, estate planning, and guardianship law. Sylvana has experience representing beneficiaries, professional and corporate fiduciaries (administrators, executors, trustees, and guardians) in contested trust, estate, and guardianship litigation. Sylvana has also handled various real estate matters relating to probate.
Sylvana grew up in Miami and has been in the legal field since a very young age. She has vast experience ranging from interning in criminal court to working as a trial paralegal for several years prior to law school. Sylvana graduated with her bachelor's degree from Florida International University. She studied law at St. Thomas University College of Law where she was awarded CALI Book Awards in Legal Research and Writing and in Advanced Legal Research and Writing. Sylvana graduated with an Elder Law Certificate for her guardianship and elder law studies. During law school, Sylvana interned for the Chief Judge of the Probate Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami, where she gained valuable experience in the Probate field.
During her free time, Sylvana likes to spend time with her family and two dogs, and cheer on the Miami Heat!
Bar Admissions
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Member, State Bar of Florida
Education
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St. Thomas University College of Law
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Juris Doctor, cum laude
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Florida International University
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Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice
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Community & Professional Involvement
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Board Member, Miami Dade Chapter of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers Foundation
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Committee Member, State and Federal Courts Liaison Committee, Miami Dade Chapter of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers
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Member, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Society
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Member, Miami- Dade County Bar Association
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Member, Colombian American Bar Association
Languages
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English
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Spanish
