Your Trusted Divorce Lawyer in Cape Coral
Attorney Skelly is a Midwestern transplant from Iowa who has called Florida home for the past 11 years. As a trusted divorce lawyer in Cape Coral, she provides compassionate and strategic legal support to individuals navigating difficult family transitions. She also serves as a dedicated family law attorney, bringing both empathy and practical experience to every case she handles.
While attending school full-time for her Master’s degree, Attorney Skelly worked full-time in social services, helping children and families involved in the dependency system. With 18 years of experience in child welfare and social services, she has developed a deep understanding of the emotional and legal challenges families face during complex situations.
This background strengthens her role as a skilled child custody attorney, where she focuses on protecting the best interests of children while guiding parents through sensitive matters such as parenting plans and custody arrangements. Her client-focused approach ensures that each case is handled with care, attention, and a strategy tailored to individual goals.
Attorney Skelly earned her law degree from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School at the Riverview campus. She completed the accelerated program in just over two years and graduated magna cum laude with honors.
In her free time, Attorney Skelly enjoys spending time with friends and family, going to the beach, and exploring the beautiful state she proudly calls home.
Legal Credentials
In her legal career, Attorney Skelly started out at the State Attorney’s Office in Fort Myers, FL. She helped prosecute several cases and has done several jury and bench trials. Attorney Skelly has also worked for a family law firm under a board certified marital and family law practitioner where she gained tremendous knowledge in the area of family law which includes divorce, paternity, child custody/parenting plans, alimony and child support as well as domestic relations issues such as domestic violence injunctions. Attorney Skelly is also certified as a Guardian ad Litem and can serve as a Guardian ad Litem in family court cases.
Attorney Skelly is a proud member of the Florida Bar, the Lee County Bar Association, the Stann Givens Family Law Inn, the Calusa Chapter of the American Inns of Court, and the American Bar Association.