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Overview
Kayla Richmond is a Florida Bar Board Certified expert in Marital and Family Law representing clients in family law matters throughout Southwest Florida. Her practice specializes in dissolution of marriage cases, equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities, alimony, child custody and parenting plans, paternity, child support, relocation, post-judgment modifications, adoptions and domestic violence injunctions. She is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts.
Before joining Henderson Franklin as an attorney, Kayla began her career with the firm as a summer associate and later served as a law clerk for the Honorable David A. Demers in Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit Court. Her connection to the firm’s Summer Associate Program came full circle in 2026, when she began serving as chair of the program for Henderson Franklin.
Kayla has earned recognition throughout her career for her work in family law. She was named a “Rising Star” from 2016-2023 and a “Florida Super Lawyer” in 2025 and 2026 by Florida Super Lawyers®. Naples Illustrated magazine recognized her as a “Top Lawyer” in 2019 and 2021-2024, while Best Lawyers included her among its “Ones to Watch in America” from 2021-2026. In addition, Florida Trend magazine named her an “Up & Comer” in 2017, an honor awarded to only 138 Florida attorneys that year, and more recently, Gulfshore Business magazine honored Kayla as one of its 40 Under 40 recipients in 2024.
Kayla earned both her law degree and Master of Business Administration from Stetson University, where she served as chief of the Ambassador Program, secretary of the Business Law Society and president of the Running Club. At graduation, she received the Dean’s Award and the William F. Blews Pro Bono Award.
As an undergraduate at the University of South Florida, Kayla served on the Honors College Student Council, and competed as a 400-meter hurdler on the Women’s Track and Field Team.
Kayla graduated from Fort Myers High School and has deep roots in the Southwest Florida community. Outside the office, she enjoys spending time with her husband, four children and their dog, Adelaide, as well as traveling and running.
Professional and Civic Affiliations
Kayla is active in the Southwest Florida community and serves on the Board of Directors of the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. In the legal community, she serves as a Member-at-Large on the Lee County Bar Association (LCBA) Board of Directors and is a member of its Family Law Section. She is also a member of the Association of Family Law Professionals.
Kayla serves her alma mater on the Stetson Law Alumni Association Board. She is a past president of both the Lee County Association for Women Lawyers and the Lee County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division.
Published Opinions
- Leach v. Kersey, 162 So.3d 1104 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015)
Representative Matters
- Represented hundreds of spouses in Florida divorce proceedings involving equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities and claims for alimony and other forms of spousal support.
- Represented parents in high-conflict child custody and timesharing disputes, developing parenting plans designed to address the needs of the children and the family’s changing circumstances.
- Represented clients in post-judgment family law matters involving modifications of alimony, child support and parenting plans following significant changes in circumstances.
- Represented parents in contested relocation matters, including clients seeking to relocate with minor children and clients opposing a proposed relocation.