Expert Law Attorneys has named Jennifer Kane Waterway the Best Family Law Firm of 2026 in this year’s ELA Awards. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida firm earned the honor for guiding families through divorce, custody, and other family law matters.
About the 2026 ELA Awards
The ELA Awards recognize law firms across the United States for the quality of their work and the way they serve clients. Honorees stand out for focused experience in their practice areas, responsive client service, professional conduct, and commitment to the communities they serve.
Why Jennifer Kane Waterway Earned the Recognition
Jennifer Kane Waterway is a Fort Lauderdale marital and family law firm serving clients throughout Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade Counties. Attorney Jennifer Kane Waterway earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center and was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2000. She served as a judicial law clerk at the Fourth District Court of Appeal and as a litigator at Akerman Senterfitt before focusing on family law. She handles divorce, alimony and division of assets, child support, child custody and timesharing, relocation, paternity, domestic violence injunctions, dependency matters, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and post-judgment modification, contempt and enforcement.
Ms. Waterway also serves as a guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem for children in need and provides pro bono services through Legal Aid. She holds an AV Preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by Super Lawyers and Avvo. The firm works with psychologists and accountants when needed, brings trial experience to litigated cases, and works to resolve matters amicably with the least amount of conflict.
What the Award Means for Clients
People dealing with a family law matter often have little to go on beyond a website and a few reviews. Recognition in the 2026 ELA Awards gives them one more reason for confidence that Jennifer Kane Waterway takes its work and its clients seriously.