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David Linesch
Palm Harbor, FL Attorney with 43 years of experience
Civil Rights and Employment
David J. Linesch was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1956 and received his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor Degrees from The Ohio State University. While at Ohio State, David was President of Phi Alpha Theta (History Honorary), President of the Ohio State History Forum and Vice President of the Student Council for the College of Humanities. Mr. Linesch has practiced Labor and Employment Law since 1982 and has the distinction of being one of only a few practitioners with experience representing both employers and employees in labor and employment matters. Mr. Linesch has extensive trial experience before various...
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Amy Ruiz
Tampa, FL Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
Florida State University College of Law
Amy Ruiz received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Marketing and International Economics from the University of Florida in 2000. She received her Juris Doctorate from the Florida State College of Law in 2004. While at Florida State, Ms. Ruiz was a member of the Journal of Transnational Law & Policy. She also participated in the Institute on World Legal Problems where she studied Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Innsbruck, in Austria, with Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Antonin Scalia.
Upon graduating law school, Ms. Ruiz, a Tampa native, returned to Tampa and commenced...
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Samantha L. Dammer
Tampa, FL Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
Valparaiso University School of Law
Samantha Dammer is an attorney licensed in Florida and Illinois, concentrating her practice in general business law, bankruptcy law, real estate litigation, foreclosure solutions, family law, as well as comprehensive asset protection and debt restructuring. A tenacious, compassionate and experienced attorney in Tampa Bay, Ms. Dammer provides a holistic approach to clients who are seeking relief from real estate related financial distress, foreclosure or pre-foreclosure issues.
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Sarah E Peart
Tampa, FL Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
Florida State University College of Law
Sarah hails from Upstate New York and is a Yankee at heart, though she relocated to Florida over a decade ago. After high school, she moved to New York City to attend Fordham University. While living in the Big Apple, she gained experience through several jobs, including interning for The Fresh Air Fund, tutoring disadvantaged children in the Bronx through the America Reads Challenge program, and working on a congressional campaign, to name a few. During her junior year, she traveled to Ireland for a six month study abroad program and studied Celtic History and International Economics at University...
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Maggie Jo Hilliard
Trinity, FL Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Business, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
Florida Coastal School of Law
Dual-licensed attorney in Kentucky and Florida representing individuals and organizations in state and federal civil and criminal matters.
Former prosecutor and former public defender.
Business developer and creative consultant for entrepreneurs, candidates, companies and nonprofits.
Legal research and writing professional open to contract with other legal practitioners as co-counsel.
Appellate successes and trial experience, as well as business development samples, can be viewed at www. MaggieJo.com/portfolio
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Lauren Nichole Weber
New Port Richey, FL Attorney with 3 years of experience
Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Before becoming an attorney, Lauren N. Weber worked as a paralegal for several years. She worked for various local law firms, working in a variety of legal fields. Being exposed to different areas of law made Attorney Lauren N. Weber's decision on what she wanted to do after law school easy. Helping and guiding people after an accident has been her passion. Attorney Lauren N. Weber knew when she graduated from law school she wanted to open her very own personal injury law firm.
After graduating, Attorney Lauren N. Weber passed The Florida Bar Exam on her first attempt. She then...
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Tiffani K. Thornton
Tampa, FL Attorney with 5 years of experience
Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant, Probate and Real Estate
Stetson University College of Law
Tiffani K. Thornton is a solo practitioner in Tampa, Florida. Her primary areas of practice and expertise are estate planning, business transactions, real estate and real property.
Ms. Thornton is a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Florida, where she managed cases from intake through trial preparation, including making regular court appearances and arguments on behalf of a state agency. While a student at USF St. Petersburg she launched her mother’s senior care business, worked as a Legal Assistant for an attorney representing Homeowners and Condominium Associations, and interned for local and state-level political campaigns. During law school,...
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Sara A. Bazzigaluppi
Sarasota, FL Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Health Care and Medical Malpractice
University of Florida
Sara is a health care attorney for Chapman Law Group’s Sarasota Of?ce. She is dedicated to the defense of individual health care practitioners as well as health care entities.
Prior to joining the Firm, Sara worked for the Board of Governors of the State of Florida University System under the University of Florida J. Hillis Miller Health Center Self-Insurance Program defending participating health care providers. She worked on an array of topics related to trial preparation and alternative dispute resolution for malpractice defense cases.
Her passion for health care law brought her to work for the University of Florida Health System and...
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Mindi Beth Lasley
Tampa, FL Attorney with 22 years of experience
Animal, Divorce, Family and Military
Florida State University College of Law and Florida State University College of Law
Mindi Lasley is a Tampa divorce attorney and focuses her practice in the areas of paternity, modification, child custody, child support and all aspects of family law. Ms. Lasley also handles estate planning and elder law cases and volunteers to assists non-profits assisting animals. Please contact family attorney Mindi Lasley for an experienced attorney to handle your case. Ms. Lasley has an office in both Tampa and St. Petersburg for your convenience.
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Jason Daniel Quick
Venice, FL Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Wake Forest University School of Law
I have had strong focus on helping people plan for life's events since law school, where I volunteered in our elder law clinic drafting wills, trusts, and powers of attorney for low-income seniors. I also have over seven years of experience as an attorney for the United States Government working for the Social Security Administration and administrative law judges. I have extensive experience in working with administrative judges and appellate judges.
As an attorney, my role in estate planning is to help you achieve your goals for your property. Your goals may include things like ensuring...
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Brian David Arrighi
Wesley Chapel, FL Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Stetson University College of Law
Brian Arrighi is a attorney in Tampa and founding partner of the North Tampa Law Group. His firm is dedicated to guiding Floridians through family law, real estate, estate planning and other civil law concerns. He holds memberships with the Florida Bar and Hillsborough County Bar Association. To receive more information, contact his team today and get a free consultation.
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Patrick A. Barnes
Wesley Chapel,, FL Attorney with 13 years of experience
(813) 991-5099
2418 Cypress Glen Dr., Ground Floor
Wesley Chapel,, FL 33544
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Personal Injury
Florida Coastal School of Law
Patrick Barnes obtained his bachelor in science from Florida State University in 2009. Shortly after graduation, Patrick moved to Jacksonville and obtained his juris doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2012.
Patrick moved to Denver where he sat for the Colorado Bar and was admitted in 2012. During his time in Colorado, Patrick worked exclusively in personal injury, automobile collisions, and workers' compensation for plaintiffs.
In 2018, Patrick and his family returned to Florida, settling in the Land O Lakes area. Patrick now practices with Spinner Law in Wesley Chapel, FL.
Patrick has always been passionate about helping individuals...
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Drake Buckman
Sarasota, FL Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Stetson University College of Law and Stetson University College of Law
My wife and law partner, Amiee Buckman, and I founded our law firm, Buckman and Buckman, in Sarasota Florida in 1998. We established a law firm different from other firms, in that we committed ourselves to helping each client with their individual needs, whether it was fighting for our clients with personal injuries in car or truck accidents, representing those families who experienced the wrongful death of a family member, or helping people draft and plan their will and trust.
Buckman and Buckman has now grown to five lawyers, and has represented thousands of clients throughout Florida. ...
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Michael A Serrano
Lutz, FL Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment and Personal Injury
Florida State University College of Law
For more than 12 years, civil trial attorney Michael A. Serrano, Esquire has handled personal injury, employment law, insurance claim disputes and wrongful death cases in Wesley Chapel, Tampa, and throughout Florida. He brings big firm experience right to your neighborhood.
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Randall Jay Love
New Port Richey, FL Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(727) 857-6030
8520 Government Drive
Suite 1
New Port Richey, FL 34654
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction and Employment
Stetson University College of Law
Randall J. Love represents hard working business owners facing challenges brought by employees under federal and Florida labor and employment laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Mr. Love represents construction contractors in construction disputes and lien law foreclosures. Mr. Love also represents business owners in contract disputes.
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Ashley Ivanov
Lithia, FL Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
Vermont Law School
Ashley Ivanov's professional history includes working for a large international law firm and small to mid-size law firms, as well as clerking within a division of the Executive Office of the United States President. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of causes of action, including but not limited to matters related to breach of contract, deceptive and unfair trade practices, construction defect, foreclosure, guardianship, breach of fiduciary responsibilities, and real estate. She currently focuses her practice primarily on probate and estate planning. Ashley uses her acute negotiating skills and meticulous attention to detail to zealously advocate for...
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Christopher Douglas Smith
Sarasota, FL Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Georgetown University Law Center
Christopher D. Smith received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) and his Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.). A long-time resident of Florida, Mr. Smith also graduated from Pine View School in Sarasota. He is a member of the bars of Florida, Virginia and Washington, D.C., and is admitted to practice in the Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Christopher is also certified in consumer bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification.
Christopher started his career with the international law firm of Dechert LLP in 2001, working as an associate in the securities law...
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Richard Cipriano
Brandon, FL Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Richard F. Cipriano, III, Esquire was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. He graduated from Jesuit High School in nded the University of South Florida where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Richard attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan and has been practicing law since 2004.
He gained a tremendous amount of trial experience as a prosecutor with the Twelfth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office as an Assistant State Attorney in both Sarasota County and Manatee County. While there, he successfully prosecuted cases, ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies such as Driving Under the Influence, Burglary,...
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Michael L. Morgan
Sarasota, FL Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Southwestern University School of Law
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Marc A. Falco
Sarasota, FL Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationAnimal, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Stetson University College of Law
Marc Falco has 27 years of experience practicing personal injury trial law on the west coast of Florida. He practices in all State Courts, Middle District of Florida Federal Court and the State Supreme Court. He has collected multiple million dollar awards for his clients. He is also a motorcycle enthusiast who is regarded as one of the premier motorcycle accident lawyers on the west coast of Florida.
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Jonathan Corchnoy
Sarasota, FL Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationEducation, Elder and Personal Injury
American University Washington College of Law
Jonathan S. Corchnoy
has been practicing law for over 40 years in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and now has opened an office in Sarasota, Florida. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, is a member of The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA). Prior to coming to the Philadelphia area after graduating from law school, he clerked with the United States Department of Justice, Tax division. He is a 1981 graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., and Allegheny College, in Meadville, PA. He spent his youth growing up...
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Adam B. Portnow
Sarasota, FL Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder
St. Thomas University School of Law
The Law Office of Adam B. Portnow, P.L. is an Intellectual Property & General Law practice providing competent, cost-effective representation for clients throughout the State of Florida.
Adam Portnow is a graduate of St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida. Prior to completing law school, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Arts and Sciences from the University of Florida College of Computer Information Sciences and Engineering.
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William Matthew Kowtko
Sarasota, FL Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBarry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
I am a native of central Georgia until I moved to Florida in 2011. While in Georgia, I attended Georgia Institute of Technology for Aerospace Engineering and obtained my degree in Business Administration and Business Economics from Georgia State University. After graduating from Georgia State in 2010, I moved to central Florida to attend Barry University School of Law, starting August 2011. In summer of 2012, I began an internship for a criminal defense attorney in Orlando, focusing on white collar defense. By late 2012, I was gaining experience family law matters and made the decision to shift...
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Whitney Clay Coyne
Sarasota, FL Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce
Florida State University College of Law
Whitney C. Coyne received his Juris Doctorate from The Florida State University College of Law in 2001. He has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2002 and during that time has had the opportunity to litigate thousands of cases.Coyne Law, P.A. is dedicated to zealously advocating on behalf of our clients. Attorney Whitney Coyne has been practicing in the Sarasota/Bradenton area for over 15 years. During that time, he has accumulated a wealth of knowledge to assist his clients with any situation or need that has arisen due to their legal issues. Mr. Coyne began his career as...
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Stephanie Koether
Brandon, FL Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning, Family and Personal Injury
University of Miami School of Law
Stephanie Koether is the founder and principal attorney at Koether Law, P.A., a Brandon family law firm helping families in the Bay Area with divorce, child custody and related matters as well as other important legal needs such as personal injury and estate planning.
Ms. Koether completed her undergraduate studies at Fordham University in the Bronx, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. These studies have helped Ms. Koether understand the emotional and mental health challenges her clients are going through as they deal with a contested divorce or child custody dispute and other difficult matters.
Upon completing her undergraduate degree,...
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Ziona Kopelovich
New Port Richey, FL Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Stetson University College of Law
Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification. Phone consultations available. Free Initial Consultation. I have personal experience with hundreds of bankruptcy cases, ranging from simple chapter 7 cases to complex chapter 13 cases, stop Foreclosures, discharge or repay debt to IRS and Student loans. Put an end to creditor harassment and help with business bankruptcy's. I know the process and the nuances of bankruptcy law. Few attorneys possess my background and extensive experience in this area of the law.
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Elizabeth Cuenca
Tampa, FL Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Estate Planning, Immigration and Probate
University of Denver
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Attorney Elizabeth Cuenca is an experienced Immigration lawyer with proven success. Elizabeth believes in providing exceptional client service with the utmost professionalism. It is with a sense of pride in helping others that she serves immigration clients.
Elizabeth is excited to work as a sole practitioner through Elizabeth Cuenca, P.A. Being solo means she can interact with clients more readily. When you call Elizabeth Cuenca, P.A., Elizabeth will answer the phone. When you email Elizabeth Cuenca, P.A., you will receive a response from Elizabeth. You can expect a client-centered approach from Elizabeth...
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Alejandro Fiol
Tampa, FL Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Bridgeport
With over 20 years of experience, Alex Fiol has represented clients in cases ranging from nursing home litigation to general negligence cases. As the founding attorney of Fiol Law Group, a Tampa personal injury firm, Alex and his business partner Alina Morros have represented hundreds of clients gravely injured due to someone else's actions.
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Mac A. Greco, III
Tampa, FL Attorney with 23 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
South Texas College of Law
Areas of practice
Medical negligence
Products liability
Premises liability
Personal injury
Civil litigation
Nursing home abuse
Education
South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2001
Stetson University College of Law, 2000-2001
Loyola University, B.A. Psychology, 1997
Memberships
Florida Bar Association
Hillsborough County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)
American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)—Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association
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Samuel Harden
Tampa, FL Attorney with 15 years of experience
2124 W. Kennedy Blvd
Suite C
Tampa, FL 33606
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Florida State University College of Law
I am an attorney practicing criminal and civil law in Tampa, Florida. My main focus is helping people overcome difficult situations.
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Robert Pollick
Tampa, FL Lawyer
Personal Injury
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Robert Pollick was raised in Palm Harbor, Florida and graduated from East Lake High School.
Robert continued his education at the University of Florida and graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. While at the University of Florida, Robert was actively involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters where he was president of Students for Big Brothers Big Sisters and served on the Executive Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters Mid-Florida as the Student Liaison. Robert also was an active member of Theta Chi Fraternity.
Upon graduation, Robert attended University of Florida’s Levin College of Law where he graduated with...
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Robert Marc Geller
Tampa, FL Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Since 1991, I have been assisting people get out of debt and helping them rebuild their credit. This is a very enjoyable way of practicing law. I am proud to say we have helped over 8,000 families get out of debt, save their homes and cars and start over. I became Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy about 10 or so years ago to make sure I learned what I needed to properly assist my clients. Our firm has a total of 4 lawyers and 20 assistants who are all great and...
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Andrew Kurt Hoek
Tampa, FL Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationFlorida State University College of Law
My practice centers around commercial and residential real estate. I represent property owners in all matters pertaining to real property including transactional representation, landlord/tenant matters, real estate litigation, and condo and HOA representation. Additionally, I also maintain an active lender representation practice representing private and institutional lenders in secured financing transactions.
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Sean P. Flynn
Bradenton, FL Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Personal Injury
Ave Maria School of Law
Experienced Florida trial attorneys fighting for the injured and the accused.
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Barbara C. Leon
Tampa, FL Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Consumer and Foreclosure Defense
Stetson University College of Law and University of South Florida
I have been a Florida licensed attorney for almost 18 years since graduation from Stetson College of Law in 2002 with honors. In addition to being an editor on Stetson’s Law Review, I gained practical experience through an internship with the United States’ Attorney’s office and a clerkship with a Federal Magistrate Judge. Thereafter, I worked in consumer bankruptcy practice for approximately 5 years. I then spent some time in creditor practice before returning to my happy place: bankruptcy. I spent about another 5 years representing both individual and corporate debtors in Ch. 7, 11, and 13 before joining Ms....
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Ben Stechschulte
Tampa, FL Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
Stetson University College of Law
Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney, Ben Stechschulte, is a board-certified expert in criminal trial law. He has been practicing in the Tampa Bay area for nearly 15 years and has tried over 60 cases to verdict. His experience is both varied and comprehensive, which makes him uniquely qualified to aggressively and effectively defend his clients who are facing criminal charges or have been injured in an accident. Ben attended Stetson University College of Law, which is recognized as one of the top law schools in the country for trial advocacy. After graduating in 2005, Ben served as a prosecutor in Hillsborough County. Ben...
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Marian Priest McCulloch
Tampa, FL Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Stetson University College of Law
Specialties: Divorces, Dissolution of Marriages,Collaborative Divorces, Premarital agreements, Marital Litigation; Family Law; Divorce Mediation; Modern Family planning, Family Mediation; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification, expert testimony Board Certified Marital & Family Law; AV preeminent; Featured in the Top 50 Woman Florida Super Lawyers 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2014; Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers 2009; Florida Super Lawyers since 2006; Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Family Law since 2008; Tampa Bay Magazine's Top Lawyers in marital litigation, 2010: Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite in the area of Marital & Family Law, 2004-06; Former...
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Jeff Thomas
Tampa, FL Attorney with 28 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
Stetson University College of Law
Jeff Thomas is a Tampa criminal defense lawyer at Thomas & Paulk, P.A. He is a Florida native and graduate of Stetson College of Law. Throughout his career, he has handled more than 3,500 criminal cases. He is experienced with non-jury cases, jury trials, and traffic cases.
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Michael A. Misa
Tampa, FL Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
St. Thomas University School of Law
I have been practicing law since 1992 when I began as a Assistant State Attorney in the Tampabay area, In 1996 I entered private practice in an effort to share my experience with clients seeking legal help. My background includes 10 years of law enforcement experience as a patrolmen, K-9 officer and organized crime detective. I was trained by the DEA in narcotics investigations and worked on local and Federal task force. My experience includes investigating fatal traffic crashes, K-9 handler, covert investigations, state prosecution and extensive criminal defense including traffic and serious felony trials. I have represented injured families...
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Bradford Michael Gucciardo
Bradenton, FL Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationSecurities and Stockbroker Fraud
St. John's University School of Law
Bradford M. Gucciardo is an experienced attorney whose work is devoted almost exclusively to the representation of stock market investors who have been victims of stockbroker and brokerage firm misconduct. Specifically, Mr. Gucciardo helps brokerage firm customers recover stock market losses, most often of retirement savings, that they sustained as the result of mishandling of their brokerage accounts. After he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in the study of English literature, creative writing and criminology from the University of South Florida, Mr. Gucciardo, a native New Yorker, returned to New York to attend St. John’s University School of...