Profile in Good: Shayna M. Finkelstein, Esq.

Profile in Good: Shayna M. Finkelstein, Esq. 

Shayna M. Finkelstein has been a Staff Attorney for Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) since 2018. Shayna works with the Family Law, Victims of Crime Unit, representing victims of intimate partner violence.

As of October of 2020, Shayna began representing CCLA’s senior population who find themselves in need of assistance because of violence or crime perpetrated against them. Shayna assists her clients with Injunctions for Protection, Divorces, Unlawful Detainer and Eviction actions, assistance with public benefits, housing, or immigration cases, and any other legal issue related to their victimization. 

Before joining Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida in 2018, Shayna worked for two and a half years as Public Defender for the Miami Dade Public Defender’s Office. Over the course of her career as a Public Defender, she had the opportunity to try several cases and to work in Domestic Violence Court and Mental Health Court, which is where she found her passion for holistic representation. Working for the Public Defender’s office provided her with extensive trial experience allowing her to develop her skills in oral argument and motion practice. 

Shayna is a “double-gator” receiving both her undergraduate and her law degree from the University of Florida. Shayna is a member of the Broward Domestic Violence Council, and the Domestic Violence Prevention Subcommittee, as well as the Broward Victim’s Rights Coalition. Shayna has always been passionate about helping individuals who could not afford to retain an attorney to represent their needs, rights, and interests. As a proud member of Coast-to-Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Shayna is committed to its mission of helping those in the community who need our help the most.