In 2010, Cory graduated from Washington University in St. Louis. As a South Florida native, Cory returned home to attend the University of Miami School of Law, graduating cum laude. Following his first year of law school, he was privileged to serve as a legal intern for the Honorable Stanford Blake in the Family Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami. During his final year of law school, he volunteered for the Children and Youth Law Clinic where he developed and refined skills to help families through life’s most challenging events.
Since his admission to The Florida Bar in 2014, Cory has focused his practice primarily on marital and family law, including dissolution of marriage litigation, collaborative cases, paternity, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, enforcement and modification, and injunctions for protection against domestic violence.
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Miami, Florida
- Honors: Dean’s List; cum laude
- Honors: CALI Excellence for the Future Award; Negotiating and Drafting Sports Venue Agreements
- Honors: Dean’s Certificate of Achievement; Closely Held Business Entities
- Washington University in St. Louis
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2014
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
Professional Associations
- The Florida Bar, Member (2014 – Present)
- The Florida Bar, Family Law Rules Committee, Member (2017 – 2023), Vice Chair (2019 – 2020), Chair (2020 – 2021), Liaison to Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee (2021 – 2022)
- The Florida Bar, COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Task Force, Member (2020 – 2022)
- The Florida Bar, Family Law Section Legislation Committee (2023 – Present)
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Member (2019 – Present)
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Collaborative Section, Co-Chair (2020 – 2021)
- Hillsborough County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Youth Projects Committee, Co-Chair (2019 – 2020)
- The Stann Givens Family Law Inn of Tampa, Barrister
- The Stann Givens Family Law Inn of Tampa, Co-Programming Chair (2023-Present)
Community Associations
- Tampa Connection, Graduate (2020)
Current Employment Position
- Attorney, Harris, Hunt & Derr, P.A.
Past Positions
- Attorney, Law Offices of Alan E. Weinstein, LLC
- Clerk, Weisberg Kainen Mark, P.L.
- Intern, Honorable Stanford Blake in the Family Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami
- Volunteer, University of Miami School of Law Children and Youth Law Clinic
Honors
- The Florida Bar President’s Award (2021 and 2022)
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2020 - 2023)
- Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch (2021 - 2024)
Publications
- Foreign Judgments (co-authored with Mary Lou Cuellar-Stilo), Florida Proceedings After Dissolution of Marriage, The Florida Bar 15th Edition (2022)
- Challenging, Modifying, and Enforcing Agreements (co-authored with Ashley Elizabeth Taylor), Drafting Marriage Contracts in Florida, The Florida Bar 14th Edition (2023)
