Island Grove Family Lawyers

I am a native Floridian raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. Since I first learned about the U.S. Constitution and the civil rights cases of the 1950s and '60s when I was a young boy, I knew I wanted to be a lawyer: to help and serve people when liberty, freedom, or property are on the line; to ensure justice is served. I am a fervent defender of the Constitution and its guarantees enumerated in the Bill of Rights and subsequent amendments. Nothing is more integral to my practice of law than helping others, serving my community, and ensuring the protection...

I have been licensed to practice law since 1987. I have tried over 400 jury trials from DUI's to First Degree Murder. I am licensed throughout the State of Florida and the Middle District of Florida for federal cases.

Clay Smith has a very diverse background, having grown up in Florida, California, and Iran. Clay attended high school in Stockton, California (Benjamin Franklin) and in Jacksonville, Florida (Ed White and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts). After high school he joined the United States Marine Corps, where he served honorably for 5+ years until his humanitarian discharge to provide living assistance for his younger brother, also a Marine, who broke his neck and was rendered quadriplegic. During the period shortly after his discharge, Clay performed a variety of jobs, including ditch digging. Along the way, he...

Heather is the newest Attorney to join The Marks Law Firm, P.A. – Family Law & Divorce Attorneys. She has a passion for people and families and wants to serve them right where they are with the experience and knowledge she has. Originally from rural central NY, Heather moved to Florida with her family as a child and grew up in Lake County. Over the years, she has moved to Orange, Seminole, and Volusia but now resides in Brevard County with her husband Chris of 17 years and her youngest two children, Bethany and Manny. Heather was a Divorced mother of...