Jodi Furr Colton

Partner

Marital and Family Law

About Jodi Furr Colton

Jodi Colton is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a Partner at Brinkley Morgan. Her practice is exclusively focused on complex family law matters, including divorce, parental responsibility/ timesharing and paternity matters for high net worth individuals. In addition, Ms. Colton regularly drafts and negotiates prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.

Ms. Colton’s legal career began in the New York City office of Latham & Watkins as a corporate litigator. Ms. Colton also practiced at large firms in Philadelphia and Minneapolis where she worked on a broad range of business and other litigation matters in federal and state courts. Ms. Colton draws upon her background in corporate and commercial litigation to assist her clients in sophisticated family law matters. She routinely represents high-net-worth and high-profile individuals in cases involving the valuation and equitable distribution of financial and business assets, including closely held corporations, professional practices, real estate, deferred compensation plans, stock plans, and other financial assets, as well as timesharing and parental responsibility/custody issues.

Ms. Colton is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator and a trained Collaborative Lawyer. She believes that most family law cases can, and should, be resolved without protracted litigation. Ms. Colton has found that a well-negotiated settlement is often the most effective way to achieve the best possible resolution for her clients facing complex and multifaceted divorces and other family law matters. However, when a negotiated settlement is not possible, Ms. Colton zealously advocates on behalf of her clients to help them achieve their desired outcome through litigation.

Ms. Colton is AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is recognized in The National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers. An active member of the community, she currently serves on the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Unified Family Practice Committee, the South Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee, and the Equitable Distribution Committee of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar. Ms. Colton is a Founding Member of the Palm Beach Chapter of the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators and a member of the Susan Greenberg Family Law American Inn of Court of the Palm Beaches.

Ms. Colton served as President of the Harvard Mediation Program and as a mediation trainer and a mediator in Boston area courts. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Colton worked in the Office of the General Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives. Ms. Colton lives in Delray Beach with her husband and their two children.

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Publications and Presented Materials

 

Professional Associations and Community Engagement

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)

Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals (FACP)

South Palm Beach County Collaborative Law Group

South Palm Beach County FAWL

South Palm Beach County Bar Association Professionalism Committee, Co-Chair 2020—Present

South Palm Beach County Bar Association Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Co-Chair, 2019—2020

Palm Beach County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Palm Beach County Bar Association, Unified Family Practice Committee, 2019—2022

Palm Beach County Bar Association, Family Law CLE Committee

The Florida Bar, Family Law Section

The Florida Bar, Equitable Distribution Committee, Member 2020-2022

Broward County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Susan Greenberg Family Law American Inn of Court of the Palm Beaches, Master Member, 2019—2022

American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators (AACFL) Palm Beach Chapter, Founding Member

National Jewish Health, New Directions for Women Luncheon Committee, 2019—Present

Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, Go Pink Luncheon Committee, 2014—2017

Accomplishments

Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News & World Report, 2024-2025

Top Lawyers, The Boca Raton Observer, 2023-2024

Top Lawyers, Palm Beach Illustrated, 2023-2024

AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Florida Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2021-2024

The National Advocates “Top 100 Lawyers,” 2017—Present

The National Advocates “Top 40 Under 40,” 2015—2016

“40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida,” Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2015

Jodi Furr Colton

Certifications

Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator

Admissions

Admitted to practice in Florida (2003), New York (2003), Minnesota (2006) and Pennsylvania (2008)

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Education

Swarthmore College, Bachelor of Arts, 1997, Phi Beta Kappa

Harvard Law School, Juris Doctor, 2002