ABOUT US

A Supreme Birthday

Nancy Harris and Catherine Rinaldo met over 30 years ago while studying for the Florida Bar Exam. They became close friends as they went about the business of growing their respective law firms. Today, Nancy’s firm is recognized as a leading provider of family law and collaborative divorce legal services. Simultaneously, Catherine has created a nationally recognized personal injury firm. Together, they created Sisters in Law Forum to bring together a group of leading women lawyers. Through Sisters in Law, Catherine and Nancy hope to grow, engage, and support fellow women leaders in the field of law being forever mindful of how far we have come and how much further we need to go.

Founded in 2019, Sisters in Law is an annual event that brings together leading women from around the Tampa Bay area that impact the field of law on a day-to-day basis. Sisters in Law is an invitiation-only event that allows women leaders and their mentees to grow and engage in a supportive environment. These women leaders experience an inspiring panel discussion that celebrates the advancement of women in the field of law. Iconic women leaders such as former Florida Bar President, Gwynne Young; Hillsborough County Bar President, Grace Yang; The Honorable Federal Judge Mary Scriven and State-Wide Adoption Attorney Jeanne Tate, have enlightened us on the realities of being a woman in the competitive male-dominated field of law.

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Catherine M. Rinaldo has been a licensed attorney and member of the Florida Bar since 1985. She and her partner founded Rinaldo Law Group nearly 20 years ago. The vision then, as now, is “to do everything in our power legally and ethically to right the wrongs, harms and losses visited upon our clients.” Her law firm is based on superior quality, unsurpassed personal service and referral-based growth. Ms. Rinaldo and her firm work tirelessly to secure justice and monetary compensation for their clients.

Today, Ms. Rinaldo has reached the highest level of recognition of an attorney’s competence and experience with a “Preeminent AV” rating from Martindale Hubbell and an “Excellent” AVVO rating. She is a member of the Multi-million Dollar Forum and the Million Dollar Forum. Her law firm has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau. Ms. Rinaldo is also a graduate of the Keenan Ball Trial College and serves as a faculty member.

For more than 30 years, Nancy Hutcheson Harris has practiced exclusively in the area of marital and family law. She has received the Hillsborough County Family Law Professionalism Award, was chosen by her peers as Tampa’s #1 divorce lawyer in Tampa Magazine in 2017, 2018, and in 2019 the #1 Collaborative Divorce lawyer, and was named Family Law 2017 Lawyer of the Year in U.S. News – Best Lawyers®. For more than 15 years, she has been listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, awarded by Martindale-Hubbell®. She is recognized as one of Florida's outstanding lawyers in Florida Super Lawyers®, National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers, and The Best Lawyers in America. Harris, Hunt, & Derr, P.A., made the list of U.S. News- Best Law Firms® since 2016.

For recreation, Ms. Harris enjoys challenging treks. She has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro; completed the Tour of Mont Blanc, France; reached Everest’s Base Camp; traversed Coast to Coast England; trekked the GR20 in Corsica; and hiked the mountains of Bhutan.