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Background: Born April 17, 1954, and
raised in New York City, James S. Werter, Esquire, graduated
from John Jay
College of Criminal Justice, New York, after finishing
an enlistment with the U.S. Air Force as a Security Policeman.
He continued his law enforcement career as a Detective
Investigator with the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office
and as a Senior Investigator with the N.Y.C. Mayor's Office
before re-entering the military as an officer in 1981.
James S. Werter, Esquire entered the U.S. Navy as an Officer/Pilot
with collateral duties in security, eventually cross-training
in Naval Intelligence, assigned to Naval Investigative
Service as a Reserve Officer/Agent while attending law
school.
Upon his separation from active duty,
James S. Werter, Esquire, attended University of Bridgeport
School of Law,
Connecticut, graduating in 1990, winning awards for Outstanding
Legal Scholarship and Excellence in Legal Writing. Immediately
after graduating, he returned to Florida where he spent
his Navy career, beginning his law career as a prosecutor
for the State Attorney's Office, Seventh Judicial Circuit,
Daytona Beach, Florida. After three years, he opened his
private practice and stayed in the northeast Florida area.
Additionally, he taught law classes at Daytona Beach Community
College.
Over the years, James S. Werter, Esquire,
has handled a great number of family law cases, such
as divorce/dissolution,
paternity, child support, domestic violence. He has prosecuted
and defended a wide range of criminal offenses, from
DUI to manslaughter, practicing in both misdemeanor and
felony courts throughout the Seventh Judicial Circuit
of Florida. He has litigated real estate and various
contract disputes. He counsels in the areas of bankruptcy
and debt relief in the U. S. District Court, Middle District-Jacksonville.
However, he will never perform a disservice by taking
a case outside his ability. He will find the right lawyer
for the situation.
James S. Werter, Esquire has a reputation
of competency, aggressiveness and integrity and has always
related well
to his clients and their needs based on his own values
and roots. Contact him by telephone or e-mail for an appointment.
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