About Gautier & Hasty, P.L.

Partner Attorney William (Bill) Gautier Jr.

Education:

  • University of Miami School of Law, 1996
  • Palm Beach Atlantic University, 1993

Professional Associations & Certifications:

  • Current President of The Two Hundred Club of Greater Miami
  • Past President of the First Family Law American Inn of Court
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator
  • Coral Gables Bar Association
  • Dade County Bar Association
  • Florida Bar Family Law Section

Business Associations:

  • Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
  • University Club of South Florida, Inc
  • 200 Club

Bill has practiced exclusively marital and family law since January 1997, 20 years. Bill entered the family law practice in order to help people through one of the most difficult times in their life, a divorce, paternity matter, or parental responsibility over a minor child, which includes the issues of child support, domestic violence, and adoptions. He genuinely cares about each client and advocates aggressively for their position. In January of 1997, Bill was fortunate enough to begin his legal profession by being mentored by his father, a seasoned and highly-regarded family law attorney.

Bill is an AV rated litigation attorney, Past President of the Family Law American Inn of Court, as well as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator. His thorough understanding of the law combined with his litigation and mediation background allows him to serve each client well to resolve their case effectively and efficiently. This straightforward approach allows clients to move forward with their life post-divorce.

Partner Attorney Marian Hasty

Recently appointed on the Miami Dade County Public School Audit Budget and Advisory Committee

Education:

  • University of Miami School of Law, LL.M., 1994
  • University of Miami School of Law, JD, 1993, Cum Laude
  • University of Miami College of Business, MBA, 1979
  • Florida State University College of Business, B.S., 1978, Cum Laude

Professional Associations:

  • Dade County Bar Probate and Guardianship Committee
  • Miami Beach Estate Planning Group
  • Greater Miami Estate Planning Council
  • Florida Association for Women Lawyers
  • Florida Bar Association: Real Property, Probate and Trust Section; Tax Section
  • National Association of Estate Planners & Councils

Advisor:

  • University of Miami School of Law Graduate Program in Estate Planning

Business Associations:

  • Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
  • Pinecrest Business Association

Volunteer Work:

  • Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge Counselor
  • United Way Professional Advisor

Marian entered the family and probate area of the legal profession to help people creatively solve their legal needs. She has the benefit of blending her business background with her law degrees to add value to her clients' needs and circumstances in order to promote conflict avoidance via a cost-effective approach. Prior to entering private practice, Marian worked with a local probate judge and at two major Trust companies which gives her great insight into family issues, estate planning and probate matters. When that insight is blended with her compassion, she provides a caring and unique service offering that is a welcome and refreshing find in the legal profession.

Marian, a mother of two sons and married to Tim Hasty, a long-term realtor with EWM, is also active in her local community. She serves on the Executive Board of the Miami Palmetto Senior High School PTSA, the Village of Pinecrest Community Center Advisory Committee, is a member of the Miami-Dade County Public School Board Audit and Budget Advisory Committee and is a Merit Badge Counselor for the Boy Scouts of America South Florida Council, Troop 336, Tequesta District.