Ophelia Genarina Bernal-Mora

Ophelia Bernal-Mora is a founding partner at Bernal-Mora & Nickolaou, P.A. She practices exclusively in family law, including divorce and separation, child support, and child custody.

Ophelia earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida and Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Nova Southeastern University. Throughout and after law school, Ophelia’s experience has been in all aspects of family law. After finishing law school in 2004, she joined the 5th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office.

During her time at the State Attorney’s Office, Ophelia handled numerous misdemeanor and felony cases, and conducted numerous bench and jury trials. This was greatly beneficial in learning her trial litigation craft and gaining the experience to advocate zealously for her family law clients through all aspects of litigation.

In 2006, Ophelia went into private practice with a law firm, where she focused on family law and criminal defense. As a private practice family law attorney, she has handled divorces, both contested and uncontested, paternity cases, child support, modifications, domestic violence injunctions, custody cases, alimony, and high-net worth/complex asset distribution cases.

In March 2011, she opened the Law Office of Ophelia Bernal-Mora, P.A. where she focused her practice exclusively on Divorce/Family/Marital Law. Ophelia has substantial evidentiary trial experience in both Criminal and Family Law cases and has effectively represented well over a thousand clients in her career.

In March 2016, the Law Office of Ophelia Bernal-Mora became Bernal-Mora & Nickolaou, P.A. after partnering with Attorney Andrew Nickolaou. Mr. Nickolaou is an attorney with extensive experience in all areas of family law, and is also her husband. Together, they have formed a unique and boutique husband and wife family law team to cater to clients throughout Central Florida.

Ophelia lives in the Orlando area with her husband and children. She is active in the local legal community and is a Guardian Ad Litem with the Orange County Bar Association Legal Aid Society.