TOVA N. VERCHOW, Associate, earned her J.D. (summa cum laude) from Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center, where she ranked No. 5 of 244 in her graduating class. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Ramapo College of New Jersey, as well as a New Jersey Elementary School Teaching Certificate. In addition, Verchow holds an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and Science from SUNY Rockland, and spent a semester abroad at Neve Yerushalayim College in Jerusalem, pursuing International Studies.
Verchow joined the firm after working as a law clerk at Gladstone & Weissman, P.A., in the summer of 2015. She also clerked at Rumbold & Seidelman, LLP adoption and reproductive law firm in Bronxville, New York. Verchow was also a judicial intern for The Honorable Renee Goldenberg of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, and a research assistant/teaching assistant for several professors while in law school.
Verchow is a compassionate and knowledgeable associate who is ideally suited to counsel and guide clients through family law matters.Best Lawyers for 2021 to 2022. Super Lawyers for 2021. Moreover, Gladstone & Weissman has been named to the 2022 list of 'Best Law Firms' by U.S. News - Best Lawyers® as a ‘Tier-1' Marital and Family Law firm in the United States.
Areas Of Practice
- Family Law
- Matrimonial Law
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2015
Education
- Nova Southeastern Law University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- J.D. – 2015
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors:
Ranked No. 5/244 - Honors:
Teaching Assistant & Research Assistant
- Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey
- B.A.
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Major:
Psychology & New Jersey Elementary School Teaching Certificate
- Neve Yerushalayim College, Jerusalem
- Major:
International Studies
- Major:
- State University of New York Rockland, Suffern, New York
- A.A – 2009
- Major:
Liberal Arts and Science
Honors and Awards
- Nova Southeastern University – Shepard Broad Law Center Book Awards (highest grade awards): Property Law; Evidence, Professional Responsibility; Jewish Law Seminar
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Published Works
- Application of the Witt-Bahls Factors in Florida’s Equitable Distribution Scheme – The Florida Bar Family Law Commentator (Winter 2017)
- Prenuptial Agreements Really Do Stick Nowadays, Daily Business Review, November 25, 2015
- Identity: Societal and Legal Ramifications – Nova Law Review Journal (Winter 2015)
- My Summer to the Right of the Judge: Insights and Observations of a Judicial Intern – The Florida Bar Family Law Commentator (Winter 2014)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Florida Bar Association
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Broward County Bar Association
- South County Bar Association
- Susan B. Greenberg Family Law American Inn of Court
- Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Family Law Section, Member of Executive Council – 2019 to Present
- Family Law Section, Member of Legislation Committee – 2018 to Present
- Family Law Section, Secretary of the CLE Committee – 2021 to Present
- Family Law Section, Vice-Chair of the Support Issues Committee, 2021 to Present
- Family Law Section, Co-Secretary of the Legislation Committee – 2018 to 2019
- Family Law Section, Co-Chair of the Equitable Distribution Committee – 2020 to 2021
- Family Law Section, Vice-Chair of Equitable Distribution Committee – 2018 to 2019
- Family Law Section, Member of Equitable Distribution Committee – 2017 to Present
- Family Law Section, Secretary of the Children’s Issues Committee2018 to 2019
- Family Law Section, Member of Children’s Issues Committee, 2016 to Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Nova Southeastern University – Shepard Broad Law Center: Senior Associate Editor, Nova Law Review; Jewish Law Students Association, Family Law Society, Inter-American Center for Human Rights
- Ramapo College of New Jersey: Golden Key International Honor Society, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
- SUNY Rockland: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society