OUR PARALEGALS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Paula Hathaway, FRP
Criminal/Family FL Reg. Paralegal
Paula has been Philip B. Peterson’s Paralegal since 1993. She earned her AA degree in Paralegal Studies and officially became a Florida Registered Paralegal with the Florida Bar in November of 2008. She enjoys working with Phil’s clients in their family and criminal law cases, but is especially proud of the thousands of adoptions they have had the privilege of assisting with over the years, helping to be a part of making forever homes for all those families.
Carrie Taylor
Real Estate Paralegal/Office Manager
Delaney Anderson, FRP
FL. Reg. Paralegal/Accounting Specialist/ Assistant Office Manager
Delaney graduated from New Smyrna Beach High School in 2015 while also obtaining her Associate’s Degree with Dual-Enrollment at Daytona State College. She enjoys spending time with her family and taking weekend vacations with her kids. Delaney is a great asset to our firm. She officially became a Florida Registered Paralegal with the Florida Bar in November of 2022, focusing primarily in civil litigation. She also is our Assistant Office Manager and Accounting Specialist, handling our accounts payable, accounts receivable, and other accounting and administrative projects.
Reanna Hardock
Law Clerk
Reanna Hardock was born and raised in New Smyrna Beach, Fl. After graduating NSBHS in 2009, she pursued a fashion career until returning back to New Smyrna Beach to work in education as an arts and curriculum coordinator and a teacher. She now works as our Law Clerk while finishing her J.D. at Barry University School of Law. Once she is admitted to the Bar, she plans on practicing with our law group in Family and Civil Litigation. “What, like it’s hard?”
Noelle Policastro
Estate Planning Paralegal
Noelle Policastro was born in Ohio and relocated to Florida in 2007, where she graduated from Matanzas High School in Palm Coast in 2016. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Stetson University in 2020 and previously worked at Community Partnership for Children, assisting in securing permanency through adoption for children in foster care. Currently, Noelle is pursuing a master’s in accountancy and enjoys spending her free time contributing to her father’s 3D printing business.
Trenton Day
Civil Paralegal
Lyndsey Hughes
Receptionist
Alayna Spears
Estate Planning Paralegal
Alayna was born and raised in Florida. Growing up in New Smyrna Beach, she graduated in 2020 from New Smyrna Beach High School, where she studied in the Criminal Justice Academy for 4 years. She has a passion for helping clients in our Estate Planning Department and providing superb customer service for every individual. To keep things interesting in her free time, she owns multiple animals including a snake named Castiel, and she likes to ride motorcycles.
