General practice law firm with emphasis on CRIMINAL DEFENSE, ADOPTION and FAMILY LAW. Attorney Richard "Jake" Jackson has been in private practice in Volusia County, Florida since 1985. Call (386) 738-1111 for a FREE CONSULTATION at our office in DeLand, Florida. Appointments may also be arranged at a jail, hospital or nursing home facility.CRIMINAL LAW: As a criminal defense lawyer with over 25 years experience in State and Federal Court, Jake Jackson has extensive experience handling drug cases, DUI's, violent crimes, property crimes, and other offenses. Mr. Jackson is a member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
ADOPTIONS: As an adoption attorney and intermediary, Jake Jackson provides professional and compassionate service to birth mothers and adoptive families for both intrastate (Florida) and interstate (ICPC) adoptions. He takes care of adoptions of newborn infants, older children, and adults. Mr. Jackson handles private adoptions, foster care adoptions, relative adoptions, and step-parent adoptions.
JUVENILE & FAMILY LAW: With over 25 years experience as a juvenile and family law attorney, Jake Jackson has handled hundreds of cases in juvenile and family courts throughout Central Florida. In Juvenile Court, Mr. Jackson has represented juveniles and parents in delinquency cases; and he has represented children, parents, grandparents, foster parents and other participants in juvenile dependency (abuse/neglect/abandonment) cases. In Family Court, Mr. Jackson has handled traditional child custody and child support cases, as well as cases involving grandparent's rights, domestic violence injunctions, name changes, and other domestic relations matters.
CIVIL CASES: Jake Jackson handles civil cases in the County and Circuit Courts, including residential and commercial evictions, creditor/debtor cases, post-judgment collections, and mortgage foreclosures.
ESTATE PLANNING AND PROBATE: Jake Jackson offers a full array of services in the areas of Estate Planning and Probate Administration.
DeLand Attorney Richard “Jake” Jackson has been certified by The Florida Bar as a Board Certified Specialist in Adoption Law since 2016. Board Certification is The Florida Bar’s highest level of evaluation of the competency and experience of Florida lawyers. Certification recognizes the attorney’s special knowledge, skills and proficiency in a particular area of the law, as well as the attorney’s professionalism and ethics in practice.