East Palatka Lawyers

Marianne Howanitz, Esq. is the founder of MARIANNE HOWANITZ, PA, an Ocala, Florida law firm that limits its practice to the representation of accident victims and their families who have been injured or killed as a result of the negligence of others. Ms. Howanitz started her legal career in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where she first worked as an Assistant State Attorney and then as an Assistant Public Defender. While working in the criminal justice system, Ms. Howanitz discovered her desire to help accident victims and made it her ultimate goal to concentrate her practice in the field of...

Kimberly Kelly is a personal injury lawyer in Jacksonville, FL. Kimberly graduated from Savannah State in 2011. Kimberly practices in the areas of premises and auto negligence litigation and is a proud member of the Jacksonville Bar Association and the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida.

I am a lifelong resident of Florida licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Florida.

Craig J. Cannon grew up in Ocala and graduated from Forest High School in 1980. He attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia where he graduated cum laude in 1984 with a B.S. degree in Geology. After working as a tennis professional for several years, Craig attended law school at the University of Florida College of Law where he graduated in 1991. Since graduating from law school, Mr. Cannon has been working as a trial attorney in Ocala. Mr. Cannon began his practice as an insurance company lawyer. In February 2000 he shifted his focus to personal injury law and...

Dillion Jess is an attorney at Farah & Farah in downtown Jacksonville. Jess is a proud member of the Florida Bar a graduate from Florida State University College of Law. He handled nearly a thousand licensure cases while working with six different professional boards and Floridians all over the state. Dillion has been with Farah & Farah since 2017.

Tiffany Newcomb joined Farah & Farah in 2013 as a personal injury attorney with a strong focus on premises liability, auto accidents, slip and falls, and dog bite suits.

Youssef Khanachet has been an attorney at Farah & Farah since 2013 as an attorney based in Jacksonville. Mr. Khanachet specializes in social security and workers comp cases. He is also a proud member of The Florida Bar and Jacksonville Bar Association.

Leonard Magid is a Florida Board Certified Employment Law Attorney. He specializes in employment law. Mr. Magid is one of only a several lawyers in Jacksonville, Fl to have argued a case before the U. S. Supreme Court. He authored the Florida Civil Restitution Lien Act passed by the Florida Legislature in 1994. His practice focuses on representing employees in state and federal court and before the EEOC.

Stephanie Lisiecki joined Farah & Farah as an attorney in 2018 and focuses on personal injury cases. Stephanie is a graduate from Valdosta State and received a Bachelors in Political Science in 2013.

Stephanie has been a personal injury lawyer at Farah & Farah since 2013 and is a proud member of The Florida Bar, Jacksonville Bar and Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association.

Attorney Dylan Tessier practices U.S. immigration law exclusively, focusing her practice on family petitions, employment-based visas, adjustment of status, waivers of inadmissibility, consular processing, naturalization, VAWA petitions for survivors of battery and/or extreme cruelty, and U Visas for victims of crime. Dylan brings diverse experiences that give her a unique perspective when representing her clients. Prior to practicing law, Dylan worked in the U.S. refugee resettlement program, welcoming and resettling refugees from Somalia, Liberia, Afghanistan, and many other countries throughout the world. She then moved to Ghana, West Africa, where she worked for the U.S. Refugee Admissions...

Hiten went to the University of Central Florida for his Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies, with two minors focusing in the areas of business law and economics. He then went on to pursue his Juris Doctorate at Mercer University School of Law, graduating in 2018. He started his career as an associate working on liability insurance defense cases, moving on to first party homeowner’s insurance defense work. After gaining experience in various aspects of civil litigation, he went on to find a market segment that would be more geared to help people instead of corporations. The tax resolution and...

My Story I came to Jacksonville in October, 1978, after graduation from Duke University School of Law. My third-year roommate, Bob Parrish, prevailed upon legendary criminal defense and civil rights lawyer Bill Sheppard to grant me an interview and soon I began a clerkship with the firm of Sheppard, Carithers, and Weinbaum. All three partners became lifetime friends and mentors. Hugh Carithers went on to serve with distinction as a Circuit Judge for many years, retiring in December, 2019. Steve Weinbaum became recognized as one of the outstanding trial lawyers in Florida, winning several high profile cases while working with Bob...