Daniel Rivera
Managing Partner
With a track record guiding families through some of life's most difficult transitions, Daniel has built a reputation for steady counsel under pressure. He doesn't just handle cases; he protects what matters most to the people going through them. Daniel leads with a business-first approach, believing every case still deserves a personal one.
Expertise
Family Law · Immigration Law · Divorce & Custody · Visa & Green Card Petitions
Education
University of Miami School of Law · J.D.
Admissions
Florida State Bar · U.S. Immigration Court · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
He joined this firm because he got tired of watching families navigate the system alone.
Twelve years in. Hundreds of matters across divorce, custody, and immigration petitions. Before Cavell, he spent six years at a high-volume practice — fast cases, forgettable faces.
The clients he remembers most aren't the ones with the simplest cases. They're the ones who walked in scared of losing everything and left with a plan they actually understood.
That's still the part he finds most useful.
Practice areas
Expertise across key legal areas.
How we works
What to expect when you work with us.
We read everything.
Before your first call, everything you’ve sent will already be reviewed. You won’t need to repeat yourself.
We show the reality.
Not the optimistic one, not the discouraging one. The accurate one, with the uncertainties clearly labeled.
We stay on your case.
You hired the attorney, not the firm. Your matter stays in experienced hands — without being passed around.
We respond quickly.
Not because we have to — because letting a client sit with uncertainty wastes everyone’s time.
Track record
Results we can talk about.
"The best advice I can give isn't always the answer someone wants. It's the answer that actually holds up once the pressure is on."
Also at Cavell
Other attorneys.
Julian Cavell
CEO
With over 30 years in corporate litigation, Julian founded Cavell to prove strategy doesn't require big-firm overhead. He thinks several moves ahead, catching problems before they get costly. Julian leads the firm with the belief that smaller enterprises deserve the same caliber of counsel as companies twice their size.
Business & corporate law
Estate planning & probate
Sarah Thompson
HR Managing Partner
With over 10 years in high-stakes employment litigation, Sarah has built a reputation for her surgical approach to negotiation. She doesn’t just litigate; she solves problems. Sarah leads our employment practice with the belief that legal counsel should be as human as the people it represents.
Family law
Employment law
