Brooksville Family Law Attorneys Mulligan & Associates .
Mulligan & Associates is a family law firm in Brooksville, Florida, built on direct access to attorneys and 17 years of practice in the Fifth Judicial Circuit.Â
Christopher S. Mulligan, Esq., founded the firm in historic downtown Brooksville — two blocks from the Hernando County Courthouse — and has represented families in the Fifth Judicial Circuit continuously since November 2007.Â
He handles divorce, child custody, child support, adoption, dependency proceedings, and restraining orders for clients across Hernando, Citrus, Pasco, and Sumter counties.
When you hire Mulligan & Associates, you work with Christopher Mulligan directly — from the first call through every hearing.
The Story Behind the Firm
Christopher S. Mulligan grew up in Inverness, Florida. He is a third-generation Florida attorney, which means he understood what it meant to practice law in a small Florida community long before he passed the bar.
He left Florida to study law at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., earning his Juris Doctor in 2006. At GWU Law, he trained in the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Clinic — experiences that gave him an early, ground-level understanding of what happens to families when the legal system fails them.
After graduation, Mr. Mulligan stayed in Washington. He served as Special Counsel at Public Citizen and as a Policy Analyst at the Campaign Legal Center, working directly with members of Congress on campaign finance reform and domestic violence prevention.Â
His most significant contribution during that period was drafting provisions of the 2005 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act — language that authorized demonstration grants to colleges and universities supporting abuse victims.
Why Brooksville
Mr. Mulligan was admitted to the Florida Bar on November 9, 2007, and chose to build his practice in Brooksville. Not Miami. Not Tampa. Brooksville — where the Fifth Judicial Circuit handles real family disputes for real working families in Hernando County.
He started at the Office of Criminal and Civil Conflict Counsel, handling a sustained caseload of criminal and civil conflict matters and building the kind of courtroom presence that only comes from spending serious time in front of judges.Â
He has practiced family law in Hernando County from that office building near the courthouse ever since, for more than 17 years without a gap.
His family is here. His kids play Little League here. He cleans up local waterways here. That is not a marketing line. It is the reason the firm exists where it does and serves the clients it serves.
How Christopher Mulligan Practices
Clients describe Mr. Mulligan as direct and prepared. He does not tell people what they want to hear. He tells them what the law allows, what the judge is likely to do, and what a realistic outcome looks like — even when that answer is hard.
He keeps his caseload intentionally focused so clients get his attention, not a paralegal’s. If you leave a message at Mulligan & Associates, Christopher Mulligan calls you back.
The firm handles emergency motions when a child’s safety or immediate well-being requires the court to act without delay. Clients facing unexpected filings, active DCF investigations, or situations requiring a restraining order in Brooksville should call 352-593-5990 directly.
Credentials
Detail | Information |
Florida Bar Number | 47524 |
Admitted to the Florida Bar | November 9, 2007 |
Disciplinary History | None |
Circuit | Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida |
Bar Section | Florida Bar Family Law Section |
Undergraduate | Florida State University — B.S. Political Science & Criminology, Honors |
Law School | The George Washington University Law School — J.D. 2006 |
Clinical Training | Vaccine Injury Compensation Clinic; Domestic Violence Legal Clinic |
Early Florida Role | Office of Criminal and Civil Conflict Counsel |
D.C. Roles | Special Counsel, Public Citizen; Policy Analyst, Campaign Legal Center |
Community Roles | Guardian ad Litem; Attorney ad Litem; Little League Coach, Hernando County |
Counties Served | Hernando, Citrus, Pasco, Sumter |
Florida Bar Profile |
Community
Mr. Mulligan has coached Little League baseball in Hernando County for more than ten seasons. He volunteers as a Guardian ad Litem and Attorney ad Litem, providing court-appointed advocacy for children in dependency proceedings before the Fifth Judicial Circuit. The firm donates backpacks and school supplies to Hernando County students each year, participates in local Nature Coast waterway cleanups, and focuses its pro bono work on legal matters affecting children with special needs.
He is not a visitor to this community. He is a member of it.
Areas of Practice
Mulligan & Associates focuses on family law in the Fifth Judicial Circuit. The firm handles contested and uncontested divorce, child custody and parenting plan modifications, child support, adoption, dependency and DCF matters, and injunctions for protection.Â
The firm also handles personal injury, business disputes, and civil litigation matters.
Clients come from Spring Hill, Homosassa Springs, Citrus Springs, and throughout Hernando, Citrus, Pasco, and Sumter counties. The firm is licensed to practice anywhere in Florida and in federal court.
Talk to Christopher Mulligan
Consultations are available by phone or in person at 140 S Main St, Brooksville, FL 34601. A consultation typically starts with an issue list, key dates, and an initial plan for the next procedural step.
Seventeen years of family law practice in Hernando County. No disciplinary history. Direct access to the attorney handling your case.
Schedule a consultation by calling 352-593-5990 or emailing receptionist@mulliganandassociates.com.