Law Office of Rene' G. VanDeVoorde
1327 North Central Avenue
Sebastian, Florida 32958
(772) 589-4353
FAX (772) 388-5514
info@vandevoordelaw.com

Rene' G. VanDeVoorde
Rene' G. VanDeVoorde has been practicing law in Sebastian, Florida since 1974.  He received both his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Florida.  Though he has handled a wide variety of cases in his 35 years of practice, his current practice focuses on wills, trusts, and estate planning and administration (probate); elder law planning and guardianship; and real estate transactions.

Mr. VanDeVoorde is active in a number of professional and community organizations including the Exchange Club of Sebastian, the Sebastian River Historical Society, and the Sebastian River Chamber of Commerce. He is also on the Board of Trustees of Sebastian River Medical Center and a member of the Finance Council of St. Sebastian Catholic Church.

Cynthia VanDeVoorde Hall
Cynthia VanDeVoorde Hall joined the Law Office of Rene' G. VanDeVoorde in 2009.  A native of Sebastian and a graduate of Vero Beach High School, Ms. Hall practices in the areas of patent preparation and prosecution, trademark preparation and prosecution, copyright,  trade secret counseling, small business matters, estate planning, contracts, and trust and estate administration (probate). Ms. Hall earned her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC, where she was executive editor of the Georgetown International Law Journal.  Ms. Hall previously worked as an associate attorney at Alston & Bird in Atlanta, as an assistant legal advisor at Georgia State University, and as a law clerk at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Administrative Law Judges.  Prior to her legal career, Ms. Hall was a chemical engineer and is a licensed professional engineer (P.E.) in Virginia.

Ms. Hall is admitted to practice before the Florida Bar, the State Bar of Georgia, and before the United States Patent & Trademark Office.  She is an active member and President of the GFWC Sebastian River Junior Woman's Club and an active member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church and the Indian River County Bar Association.  Ms. Hall was the chairperson of the 2011 American Cancer Society North Indian River County Relay for Life planning committee, currently serves on the Indian River County Environmental Control Hearing Board, and recently completed 2011 Leadership Indian River County, an 8-month program sponsored by the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce.  She is available to advise clients throughout the United States on patent, trademark, and other federal law matters, and is available to speak to groups of all sizes on intellectual property, succession planning for small businesses, Florida homestead law, and other legal topics.

Mari Parsons, Of Counsel
Mari Parsons has practiced law in Indian River and Brevard Counties for more than 25 years.  Her primary areas of practice are family, divorce, and child custody law, civil litigation and lawsuits, as well as other areas of general civil practice.  Ms. Parsons is a certified Florida Supreme Court mediator, and has had an active mediation practice as such for more than 20 years.  Ms. Parsons received her J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law.  Prior to practicing law in Florida, Ms. Parsons was an Assistant J.A.G. officer in the U.S. Air Force.  Ms. Parsons is an active member of the Florida Bar and Michigan Bar and holds a Florida real estate license.