Jorge M. Cestero

	Curriculum Vitae Date and Place of Birth: April 17, 1965 New York, New York
Education:	Juris Doctor, The Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida 1990 - Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity, 1987-1990 - Spanish-American Law Student Association, 1987-1990 - Entertainment and Sports Law Society, 1989-1990 Law Course Work, Oxford University Oxford, England, 1988 FSU Summer Law Program Bachelor of Arts, The University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, 1987 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Criminology major Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, 1983 to 1987
Admitted:	Supreme Court of the United States, 2007 United States District Court, SouthernDistrict of Florida, 1994 United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1992 State of Florida (all courts) 1991
Affiliation:	-Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2003 Chair, Racial & Ethnic Diversity Committee, 2005 - 2011 Board of Managers, Florida Chapter, 2006 – 2010 Secretary, Florida Chapter, 2010-2011 Treasurer, Florida Chapter, 2011-2012 Chair, 2011 Florida Chapter Institute -Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2006 Parliamentarian, U.S. Chapter, 2009 – 2011 Board of Directors, U.S. Chapter, 2011-current - Member of The Florida Bar, 1991 - Board Certified Marital and Family Law Specialist, 1997 - Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, 1992 Trustee, 2007 - current Immediate Past Chair, 2006-2007 Chair, 2005-2006 Treasurer, 2004-2005 Secretary, 2003-2004 - Family Law Section Executive Council, 1997-2003 - Family Law Section Legislation Committee, 2001 Chair, 2002-2003 Vice Chair, 2001-2002 - Family Law Section CLE Committee, 1994 Chair, 1999-2001 Vice Chair, 1997-1998 Secretary, 1996-1997 Chair and speaker at various programs for Family Law Section American Bar Association, 1991-current Family Law Section, 1994 Graduate - Family Law Advocacy Institute, 1994 Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1993 Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1993-current Lecturer, “Children and Divorce”, CLE Program, March, 1999 Lecturer, “Basic Family Law”, CLE Program, April, 1997 Lecturer, “Accounting for the Family Lawyer”, CLE Program, December, 2003 South Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1993-current Hispanic Bar Association of Palm Beach County, 1995 Board of Directors, 1996-2003 Secretary, 1997 President, 1999 Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida, 2007 - current Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, State of Florida, 1991 Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Martindale-Hubble AV Rated Lawyer, 2002 - current Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, 2006, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Florida Super Lawyers by Law & Politics, 2007 - 2012 South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyers, 2007 – 2012
Publications:	Happiness is Being a Grandparent? The Evolution of Grandparent Visitation in Florida– The Florida Bar Journal, Volume LXXI, No. 10, November, 1997. Stock Options in Divorce: Assets or Income? – The Florida Bar Journal, Volume LXXIV, No. 5, May, 2000 (with Michael Mard, ASA).

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