Meet the Team
Rooted in Tradition. Committed to Every Family.
Honoring Our Community’s Past While Protecting Your Future
At Brandon Family Law Center, LLC, the first thing you’ll notice is our welcoming office — a midcentury modern home built by a prominent Brandon family in 1953. Our space reflects our deep roots in the community and our commitment to helping families find peace, stability, and new beginnings.
The second thing you’ll notice is our skill. As Brandon and the surrounding areas grow and diversify, we proudly embrace the changing faces and stories of our community. We serve all families — traditional, alternative, military, civilian, lifelong Floridians, and newcomers alike — with the same dedication, respect, and excellence.
At Brandon Family Law Center, you’ll find a team that’s not only highly experienced but genuinely passionate about helping every family build a better future.
Experienced, Compassionate, and Ready to Serve You
Meet the Team Behind Your Legal Success
Mary Greenwood McDermott Esq.
Mary Greenwood McDermott Esq. is a Michigan native who earned her undergraduate degrees in History and English from Hillsdale College in 1983, and is a 1986 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.
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Since 1989, she has been providing legal advice and counsel to individuals and families throughout the Tampa Bay area and the State of Florida, as a sole practitioner. Her practice includes personal client services in the areas of adoption and surrogacy, elder law, estate planning, probate and guardianship. Mary also has extensive experience advising clients in family law matters, including pre-marital and post-marital planning.
Mary is a member of the American Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Brandon Bar Association, the Florida Adoption Council, and the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys. She is also proud to offer service to the Brandon, Florida community through the Brandon Foundation, and as President of the Board of Directors for Apostles Village, an affordable housing community for seniors.
Karen Allison Howe Esq.
Karen A. Howe is a 2001 graduate of the Florida State University, and a 2004 graduate of the Stetson University College of Law. Since her admission to the Florida Bar Association in 2005, Karen’s practice has focused on family law litigation.
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She previously worked for the Office of the Attorney General of Florida, Child Support Enforcement, practicing child support establishment, enforcement and modification, as well as establishment and dis-establishment of paternity.
Karen’s current practice includes advising clients and litigating divorce and related issues, including paternity, parenting plans, time-sharing disputes, child support, alimony, and the equitable division of marital assets and liabilities. She is a member of the Florida Bar Association Family Law Section and the Brandon Bar Association.
Kimberly A. Cutler
Kimberly A. Cutler, F.R.P., is a Florida Registered Paralegal who obtained her Associates in Sciences degree in paralegal studies at Hillsborough Community College in 1994.
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She started her career in PIP and Insurance Defense and moved to Land Use Variance, Criminal Defense and Corporate Law in New Jersey before returning to Tampa Bay and finding her home in Family Law 15 years. Ms. Cutler has volunteered at various women’s shelters and has assisted women in escaping harmful home situations, given speeches at sororities and shelters on boundary establishment and growing from survival. Outside the law office, she is licensed as a volunteer wildlife rehabilitator with a specialty in rabies vector species in four States. She enjoys spending time with her many pets, paddle boarding, painting, and creating artisan walking sticks among other crafts.
Lori Bukaweski
Lori L. Bukaweski is a Florida Registered Paralegal whose primary practice areas at BFLC are adoption, estate planning and probate.
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She holds a master’s degree in business administration with a focus in management and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Saginaw Valley State University. Originally from Michigan, Lori has been a Florida resident for over 20 years.