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Jorge M. Cestero named 2025 Melinda P. Gamot Award winner

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Laura Davis Smith, Jorge Cestero, and Christopher W. Rumbold, Family Law Section Chair 2025

Laura Davis Smith, AAML-Florida Chapter president, Jorge Cestero, Melinda Gamot Award winner, and Christopher W. Rumbold, Family Law Section chair.

Jorge M. Cestero, senior partner at Sasser, Cestero & Roy in West Palm Beach, is this year’s Melinda P. Gamot Award recipient in recognition of his “inspiration and tireless support…to the lawyers and leaders of the next generation, and for the recipient’s kindness and selfless dedication to all who surround them.”

The annual award is made jointly by The Family Law Section and American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Florida Chapter. The presentation was made by Christopher W. Rumbold, Family Law Section chair, and Laura Davis Smith, AAML-Florida Chapter president, at the Marital and Family Law Review Course in Orlando.

“On behalf of the Family Law Section, we are honored to present this special and meaningful award to such a pillar in the family law community,” said Rumbold.

Davis Smith added, “Jorge has embodied the virtues this award recognizes his entire career. We can’t think of anyone more deserving.”

Cestero’s volunteer service includes terms as vice president of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL); past president of USA Chapter of IAFL; fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML); past president of AAML Florida Chapter; and current counsel and past treasurer of AAML Foundation.

Cestero is board certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar and is a past chair and current trustee of the Bar’s Family Law Section. He is also a diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers.

 The Melinda P. Gamot Award was created by Elisha Roy, 2021-22 AAML Florida Chapter president and Heather Apicella, 2021-22 Family Law Section chair, and is jointly awarded by both organizations during the annual Marital and Family Law Review Course.

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