About Us

• Attorney Richard "Jake" Jackson practices primarily in the areas of adoption, juvenile law, and criminal defense and his office is located in Deland, Florida.
  
  Attorney Jackson graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1985 and has been in private practice in Volusia County since that time. He is a member of the Florida Adoption Council, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Volusia County Bar Association.
  
  We handle all aspects of the adoption process from start to finish. We provide services for all types of adoptions:
  *Newborn infants or older children
  *Identified (pre-matched) or independent adoption
  *Matching of birth family with compatible adoptive family
  *Open, semi-open, and closed adoptions
  *Intrastate/interstate adoption
  *Relative or step-parent adoption
  *Adult adoption
  *Referral for homestudy/post placement supervision services
  *Referral for counseling
  *Expenses for birth mother (as allowed by law)
  
  We handle all phases of criminal cases and appeals:
  *Felony
  *Misdemeanor
  *DUI & Traffic
  *Violent Crimes
  *Property Crimes
  *Sex Offenses
  *VOP's
  *Bonds Reduced
  *Records Sealed/Expunged
  
  We handle all aspects of Juvenile Law:
  *Juvenile Delinquency
  *Juvenile Dependency (D.C.F. cases)
  *Grandparent's Rights
  *Child Custody & Guardianship
  *School Issues
  
  Richard "Jake" Jackson has been a trial lawyer in Central Florida since 1985.
  
  Florida Bar # 510718.