Royal Palm Beach Lawyers

Casey D. Shomo is the managing partner at The Law Offices of Casey D. Shomo, serving West Palm Beach, Florida, in matters of personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice litigation. He has been recognized by Martindale Hubble and others for excellence in the legal profession. He has also twice been recognized as a Top Lawyer in the state of Florida, in 2013 and 2014. A native of Palm Beach County, Shomo earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and finance from the University of Florida. Later, he would head further south to study law in St. Petersburg,...

Justin J. Shepard graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2018 where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Political Science with a minor in Journalism Studies. He received his Juris Doctor from the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law in 2021, and has been admitted to practice law in the State of Florida since 2021. Mr. Shepard practices in the areas of real property and transactional law and estate planning. He is a member of the Florida Bar Association as well as the Palm Beach County Bar Association. Additionally, he is an active member of the Attorneys...

Civil Trial Lawyer

Mr. Peter Blatt is the president at Blatt Financial Group. He has more than 17 years’ experience in the financial industry. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Boston University, a law degree and a post doctorate degree in tax from the University of Miami School of Law. Peter formerly ran the financial planning department of a Trust Company in Palm Beach. He is an active member of the Florida Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Bar Association and the former secretary of the Tax Section of the Florida Bar. He is the founder of the North County...

Melanie Rose Kalmin is an associate attorney with Vette Law. She focuses her practice exclusively on divorce and family law related matters including time-sharing, alimony, paternity, custody, domestic violence, child support and enforcement matters. As a Florida native, Melanie attended the University of Central Florida. Melanie then attended law school at Florida International University, College of Law. After law school, Melanie went on to practice in the health care realm of law for several years until she realized her passion was in family law.

I have spent most of my life in Florida, having moved here when I was just eight years old from New Jersey. After high school, I attended the University of Florida (UF), where I earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and developed a love for sports. Prior to joining The Law Offices of Craig Goldenfarb, I first began my career practicing personal injury on the defense side. Defending insurance companies, however, was not something I enjoyed doing for long. I much prefer being on the Plaintiff's side, representing clients who have been injured in a motor...

Member of the Florida and Maryland Bars; BBA in Finance from F.A.U.; J.D. from Indiana University at Bloomington; conducted over 125 jury trials and thousands of non jury trials.

South Florida has been my home for nearly all my life. I grew up in North Broward / South Palm Beach County, with two single parents who divorced when I was four. People often asked me whether having divorced parents was difficult, and my answer was always “no” because they made the transition relatively seamless. As a child, I got to go on two vacations, have two bedrooms, and spend lots of quality time with both of my parents, albeit separately. It was the best decision my parents made for themselves, and for me.

I got my...

Robert N. Hogan, II is a partner with the Law Firm of Hogan & Chapman, P.L.

Ms. Melissa Clark handles litigation and bankruptcy for distressed consumers and small businesses. She also handles criminal defense cases in Florida and Arizona. She graduated from the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law in the top ten percent of her class (Order of the Coif). She was also a member of the Utah Law Review and served on the Student Bar Association. Clark was a member of the Moot Court Team that represented her school at the national competition in New York. After law school, Clark clerked for the Honorable Daniel A. Barker of the Arizona Court...

As a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, I have been practicing law for over three decades, with licenses in both State and Federal Courts. Born in Lakeland, Florida, I was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1980 after earning my Juris Doctor from Mercer University. Before that, I completed my Bachelor of Arts in U.S. History at Vanderbilt University in 1977. My legal career expanded when I was admitted to the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida in 1981 and the Trial Bar in 1984. I've also been admitted to the Middle District of Florida, further broadening my...

If you are dealing with charges of criminal conduct, it is imperative that you know who you can trust to provide you with the representation your case requires. Criminal charges are always serious and should be addressed by a competent West Palm Beach criminal attorney who has your best interests in minds. Attorney Ridolfo fits that description! He has a thorough understanding of the criminal process, having had experience both as a prosecutor and a defender. He knows how to come to your assistance and fight for the resolution that is in your best interests. Are you facing accusations of...

William "Bill" Abel received his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law, with honors, and served as Executive Editor of the Inter-American Law Review. Bill is board certified as a specialist in civil trial law by The Florida Bar and is also rated "AV" by Martindale Hubbell. An "AV" rating distinguishes Bill as having very high general ethical standards and legal ability as evaluated by his peers. Bill limits his practice to representing individuals and families who have suffered serious personal injury or wrongful death. For fifteen years, Bill represented the interests of insurance companies and big...

Stuart M. Gottlieb graduated from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York with a Bachelor of Arts in 1970 and a Master of Science in 1975. He attended Brooklyn law School and graduated with a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1980. He later obtained a Master of laws in Estate Planning from the University of Miami in 2000. In 1981, he was admitted to the bars in Florida and New York, and was admitted as an attorney of and qualified to practice in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.

Ted Babbitt has won more than lawsuits over the past four decades. He’s won accolades and esteem. Since 1973, Mr. Babbitt has been a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group limited to just 100 of the top plaintiffs’ lawyers in the country. He’s written more than 100 articles that have appeared in national and local publications, given lectures for other attorneys, chaired nearly a dozen professional committees, and been listed – for more than 20 years — in The Best Lawyers in America. All the while, he has successfully tackled some of the toughest personal injury...

Mr. Mehan is a graduate of The John Marshall School of Law that practices in the homeowner's property insurance and personal injury divisions of our firm. With a background in property insurance defense, Martin brings a unique perspective and skill set to the law offices of Gordon & Doner and is a highly valued member of our legal team.

Mr. Hanrahan has been practicing law in West Palm Beach for more than 20 years. If you have a criminal or family issue, please email or call immediately. Most emails will be answered upon receipt during normal business hours, however a slight delay will be experienced during evening, weekend, and holiday hours. Do not hesitate to contact me regarding ANY legal issue. If I am unable or unwilling to assist you, I should at the very least be able to help send you in the right direction. Remember, legal issues should not be ignored. Email me at michaelhanrahan@mac.com Call...

For nearly 2 decades, Patrick J. Tighe has been going up against and standing up to big insurance companies that don’t honor their promise to do the right thing. In the process, he’s developed a record for getting clients the recoveries insurers didn’t want to give. It’s a task for which few lawyers are as uniquely qualified.

The son of an insurance agent, and a former senior claims adjuster himself, Patrick saw firsthand how the big insurers worked: good claims delayed and even denied; serious injuries not adequately compensated. Too many cases undervalued, and too many people failed....

Mr. Rhoads has practiced law in Palm Beach County since 2003. He began his professional career with Kingcade & Rhoads, in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he handled cases including personal injury, family law, contract litigation, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, wage violations and employment discrimination. He then was associated with the law office of Brian D. Guralnick, P.A., in West Palm Beach where he focused his practice on handling cases involving automobile negligence, products liability and construction negligence. Currently, he has been actively involved in Civil Trial Litigation handling all phases of civil cases including automobile...

John M. Jorgensen is a shareholder in the law firm of Scott, Harris, Bryan, Barra & Jorgensen, PA. He has been a trial lawyer for 40 years, litigating cases in the areas of real estate, business disputes, mortgage foreclosures, banking, landlord tenant, land use, and other related practice areas. He is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Law, and has the highest AV rating with Martindale Hubble. He has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1982, and litigates in all state courts in south Florida. He is also admitted to practice in...

Lise Hudson is a native of Palm Beach county, Florida. After graduating law school, she returned to South Florida to begin practicing law in 1988 with one of the State’s most iconic firms: Montgomery, Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley. Having successfully litigated a number of complex commercial and personal injury cases, Ms. Hudson decided to launch her own firm in 1994, The Law Firm of Lise Hudson, PLLC, and incorporate marital and family law into her existing civil litigation practice. Today, Ms. Hudson assists clients with cases of all degrees of complexity including cases focused on children, forensic valuation...

Ms. Hayes is board certified in business bankruptcy, with a practice focused on guiding individual and business debtors through the bankruptcy process, assisting creditors with the recovery of debts, and facilitating corporations with business transactions such as asset sales, business formation and preparation of customized contracts. In 2020, she started her own firm after practicing for several years as a partner in a medium-sized law firm. Ms. Hayes graduated in the top 5% of her class at the Florida State University College of Law where she highly involved in the Law Review....