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Ian Kravitz
Broward County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(954) 514-0984
1300 Sawgrass Corporate Pkwy
Suite 100
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33323
Appeals and Business
Nova Southeastern University
Mr. Kravitz is Board Certified in Construction Law by the Florida Bar. He has received an "AV Preeminent" rating by Martindale-Hubbell by achieving the highest level of professional excellence rating available. He has also received a "Superb" rating by Avvo.com, the highest rating Avvo awards.
Mr. Kravitz received his Juris Doctorate Summa Cum Laude from Nova Southeastern University, where he was a member of the Law Review and Moot Court Honor Society. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Florida State University in 1992, as well as his Master of Science Degree in Psychology from Nova Southeastern University...
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Anthony Michael Candela
Hillsborough County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Duquesne University School of Law
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Peter J. Brewer
Highlands County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Tulane University School of Law
Pete was raised in Hardee County and graduated from Hardee Senior High School in 2003. He then went on to get his bachelor's degree in International Affairs from Florida State University with a focus on Middle Eastern Studies. He received his law degree with honors from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans in 2010 and was a Notes and Comments Editor for the Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law. After law school, Pete worked as a prosecutor mostly in Hardee and Highlands Counties, and briefly in Polk County in the Economic Crimes Division.
Pete then worked for William Fletcher...
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Lee Adam Cohen
Polk County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Appeals
Stetson University College of Law
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Michael Gulisano
Broward County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney
(954) 947-3972
5645 Coral Ridge Drive, Suite 207
Coral Springs, FL 33076
Appeals and Consumer
St. Thomas University School of Law
Michael Gulisano received a Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2010. Mr. Gulisano graduated magna cum laude and finished in the top 7% of his class (13 out of a class of 183).
While in law school, Mr. Gulisano was an editor for the St. Thomas Law Review. Before attending law school, Mr. Gulisano received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Central Florida where he majored in Art and Communications and minored in English Writing.
After passing the Florida bar, Mr. Gulisano worked as an associate for several large, medium, and small-sized firms for several years....
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Nicole M. Ziegler
Pinellas County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 14 years of experience
Appeals and Business
Florida Coastal School of Law
Nicole joined Keane, Reese, Vesely & Gerdes in 2010. Nicole focuses her practice on civil appeals, commercial and business litigation, and personal injury law. Nicole has practiced throughout the state of Florida, including appellate matters before the First, Second, and Fifth District Courts of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court. Prior to joining Keane, Reese, Vesely & Gerdes, Nicole was an associate at the Law Office of Rod McIntyre in Jacksonville, Florida handling real estate litigation, contract disputes, family matters, and foreclosure defense. Nicole was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2009. ...
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Frederick Peter Mercurio
Sarasota County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business and Insurance Claims
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Stephen Thomas Allen
Broward County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Administrative and Immigration
University of Miami School of Law
I graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in December 2013. I then took the Florida Bar Exam in February 2014, and I have been practicing law ever since my April 2014 admission to the Florida Bar.
I have learned how to use my legal knowledge in order to generate a fair result in my cases. Immigration law is one of the most pressing civil rights concerns of our time period. Frequently, fair results do require fights.
I am not afraid of fighting hard for my clients before Government...
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Matthew Fornaro
Broward County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 20 years of experience
(954) 324-3651
11555 Heron Bay Blvd Ste 200
Coral Springs, FL 33076-3362
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
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Scott Alexander Martin
Manatee County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 26 years of experience
Appeals and Administrative
University of Memphis
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Stephen D. Gregg
Pinellas County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 11 years of experience
I practice exclusively in the area of Marital and Family Law in the State of Florida, including original dissolution of marriage actions, modification actions, enforcement actions, and appeals concerning Marital and Family Law.
I am admitted to practice before all courts in Florida and Ohio, and the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio. I am a member of The Florida Bar, and the Canakaris American Inn of Court
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John Paul Fleck
Manatee County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 42 years of experience
Appeals, Business and Real Estate
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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Charles Gerdes
Pinellas County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 23 years of experience
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Jeffrey Lieser
Hillsborough County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Jeff is the Managing Partner of Lieser Skaff Alexander (LSA), a 9-attorney firm with 3 Florida offices. Jeff has concentrated his practice on business law and business litigation.
In 2017 and 2018, Jeff was named to the Florida Legal Elite roster. The select lawyers on this prestigious list represent fewer than 1.5% of active Florida Bar members. Jeff has also been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers® magazine each year from 2013-2017, an honor based upon peer review reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys under age 40.
Jeff represents clients in complex business and civil litigation cases...
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Jason Robert Margulies
Miami-Dade County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 29 years of experience
9560 SW 107th Ave
Suite207
Miami, FL 33176
Appeals and Products Liability
University of Miami School of Law and Cornell University
Mr. Margulies is board certified by the Florida Bar as an expert in Admiralty and Maritime Law. To achieve this status, Mr. Margulies had to demonstrate a substantial background in handling maritime cases and maritime law continuing legal education. In addition, Mr. Margulies was rigorously evaluated by the board as to character, ethics, and reputation for professionalism and was required to pass a written examination on all areas of admiralty and maritime law.
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Nicole Deese Newlon
Hillsborough County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 19 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Stetson University College of Law
Nicole Newlon is a partner with the firm, concentrating on litigation and is experienced in all phases of civil and commercial litigation, including trial and appellate practice, in federal and state courts, appellate, and alternative dispute resolution tribunals. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants in the areas of real estate and title disputes, contract disputes, professional malpractice, fraud and other tort claims, complex business litigation, corporate and business control litigation, including shareholder and partnership disputes and dissolutions, and other civil trial and appellate matters.
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David Hardy
Hillsborough County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 21 years of experience
Appeals and White Collar Crime
Suffolk University Law School
Attorney Hardy attended Suffolk University Law School's Evening Division. He graduated Magna Cum Laude (with high honors) in the top four percent of his class. From 2005 until 2010, Attorney Hardy served as a State Prosecutor in Tampa Florida. Since 2010 he has been in private practice. In Florida State Courts, he has handled thousands of cases ranging from DUI to first degree felonies. In Federal Court, he has handled international extradition cases, bank fraud, drug trafficking, firearms cases, and immigration offenses. Attorney Hardy is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as an...
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RoseMarie Feller
Seminole County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
St. Thomas University School of Law
People facing criminal charges need more than just a person to appear for them in court and take whatever the prosecutor gives them as a plea deal. They need an attorney not only with skill and experience, but the tenacity to fight for justice and their rights. The life altering consequences of a conviction demand it.
My name is Rose Feller and Feller Law, P.A. is a practice based upon those ideals. My mission is to work under the presumption of innocence, to aggressively protect your rights, and to facilitate a just resolution to your legal situation.
A native Floridian, I have...
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Ronald Lawrence Frey II
Hillsborough County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
Cleveland State University
If you are charged with a criminal offense and require aggressive representation, please contact Charlotte, North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney Ron Frey of The Frey Law Firm, PLLC at (844) 766-3739 for a free consultation. Please visit us on the web at http://www.FreyLegal.com
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Grey Tesh
Palm Beach County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(561) 686-6886
515 N. Flagler Dr.
Ste. P-300
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Appeals and Consumer
Nova Southeastern University
It's about you. You want your problem solved? Want to be a name and not a number? Need a lawyer that is passionate, caring, truthful and prepared? I help people solve their problems. I keep my caseload small so I can take better care of my clients. I only practice criminal defense and personal injury. I have a passion for sticking up for the little guy - the accused and the injured victim. You won't see me on billboards or the backs of buses. You will see me trying cases at...
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John L. Calcagni III
Brevard County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 20 years of experience
297 Florida A1A
Satellite Beach, FL 32937
Free ConsultationAppeals
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, Roger Williams University School of Law and Bryant College
Attorney John L. Calcagni, III from the Law Office of John L. Calcagni, III is a highly skilled, aggressive, and experienced criminal defense trial attorney. He is a former military prosecutor in the U.S. Army JAG Corps where he prosecuted hundreds of complex felony cases in the United States and abroad. Attorney John L. Calcagni, III also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with U.S. Attorney's Office in New York.
As a prosecutor, attorney John L. Calcagni, III never lost a single case. He is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York,...
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Adam Harold Sudbury
Orange County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Consumer and Real Estate
The George Washington University Law School
For the past twelve years Adam has represented hundreds of clients in court proceedings across the State of Florida. These include cases such as civil disputes, divorce, Fair Labor Standards Act, foreclosure defense, real estate litigation, warranty and lemon law claims, paternity, child support, child custody, enforcement proceedings, dependency matters, termination of parental rights, and appeals of final and interlocutory orders. Adam also has experience in transactional representation including nuptial agreement formation (pre-nuptial, post-nuptial, and written separation agreements), corporations, limited liability company, and partnership formations, as well as contract review and negotiation. Finally, Adam has extensive experience...
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Robert David Malove
Broward County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Appeals and White Collar Crime
George Washington University - Virginia Campus, Pepperdine University School of Law and The George Washington University
ROBERT DAVID MALOVE is Board Certified as a specialist in criminal trial law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Education and Specialization. Mr. Malove is distinguished trial lawyer with more than three decades of experience in federal and state courts. He concentrates on legal issues relating to DUI, white-collar crime defense and healthcare fraud defense for which his Health Care Fraud Blog has received widespread recognition. Mr. Malove is a co-author of the noted treatise, WHITE COLLAR CRIME: HEALTH CARE FRAUD (West) (2014-2015 ed.) In 2007, Mr. Malove completed post-graduate studies in Healthcare Corporate Compliance at George...
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Stephen G. Cobb
Okaloosa County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
Florida State University College of Law and Victoria University of Manchester
Stephen G. Cobb, author of Florida Criminal Law and a board certified expert in criminal trial law since 2002, is proud to announce our merger of Cobb Law Firm with the Law Firm of Sherry Ivey Jones. We are now known as Florida Criminal Defense Legal Group, PLLC.
Whether you or someone you love is charged with a misdemeanor, criminal traffic, felony or juvenile crime, Florida Criminal Defense Legal Group, PLLC, is ready, willing and able to help you and your loved ones in your time of need.
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Gary E Williams
Pinellas County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 18 years of experience
Appeals
Stetson University College of Law
Since establishing The Law Firm for Family Law in 2005, Attorney Gary E. Williams has handled over 1,800 family law cases. He is a board certified specialist in marital and family law, and has earned an AV Preeminent® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®. Whether you are filing for divorce or need assistance with a matter involving child custody or alimony, you can count on the professional service Attorney Williams will provide you with. To learn more about the representation offered by a Clearwater family lawyer, be sure to contact The Law Firm for Family Law.
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Kathryn N. Lewis
Palm Beach County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Stetson University College of Law
“As an Assistant State Attorney, I spent years in the courtroom prosecuting those who took financial advantage of senior citizens. While it was incredibly rewarding to see justice served, I always wished I could have done something to help prevent the exploitation in the first place. Now, as an elder law attorney, I help my clients strategize and plan the best way to protect their assets from theft and fraud."
Kathryn N. Lewis earned her bachelor’s degree in 2004 from the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University and her juris doctorate, cum laude, from Stetson University...
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David H. Pollack
Miami-Dade County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Appeals and Business
University of Miami School of Law
David Pollack is an AV rated attorney who specializes in complex business litigation and appeals. His practice focuses on maritime, labor and employment, defamation, and construction litigation. In 2006, Mr. Pollack obtained the largest verdict in an internet defamation case in the United States, which was later affirmed on appeal. Mr. Pollack regularly represents businesses in cases involving defamation, employment discrimination, wage and overtime claims, and other commercial matters. He also represents passengers and crew members in cases involving maritime personal injuries. Mr. Pollack has written and argued more than 50 appeals before the Third District Court of Appeal, the...
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A. James Mullaney III
Orange County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Consumer
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
You should consider speaking with a divorce lawyer before becoming involved in any family law case. The common issues that are handled by a divorce lawyer include divorce, child support, relocation, time sharing (visitation) and alimony. You will have a much easier time as these issues are resolved and you will tend to get more positive results by hiring a divorce lawyer. Unlike some other firms, when you hire Mr. Mullaney as your divorce lawyer, you get him as your attorney - not an associate with far less experience. The broader category of Family Law encompasses a wide...
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Kenneth Mitchell Kaplan
Miami-Dade County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Appeals
University of Miami School of Law
I have been practicing law in the state of Florida for 23 years. I attended the University of Miami Law School and received my Juris Doctor in May in 1989. After graduating from law school and passing the Florida Bar the first time I took the exam. I went into private practice as a sole practitioner. During my three years in law school I clerked at the law offices of Terry Rosenblum P.A. as a clerk I worked on cases involving Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Aviation Law, Real Estate Law, and Family Law.
I worked for approximately 9 different attorneys at...
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Frederick A. Neustein
Sarasota County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
Frederick A. Neustein, a Miami native of 56 years, has been a licensed attorney in the State of Florida for 31 years. Mr. Neustein, together with the staff at NLG, have been responsible for defending Thousands of foreclosure cases across the state of Florida and saving 1000's homes.
For twelve years, Mr. Neustein worked “for the Banks” in the Mortgage Banking Industry for various Institutional Investment Banks. Mr. Neustein served as Vice President and counsel for American Residential Equities (ARE) headquartered in Miami-Dade County, which acquired approximately $1 Billion in residential and commercial mortgages.
At ARE, Mr. Neustein was primarily responsible for...
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Michael A. Winkleman
Miami-Dade County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 18 years of experience
9560 SW 107th Ave
Suite 207
Miami, FL 33176
Free ConsultationAppeals
St. Thomas University School of Law
Michael A. Winkleman is one of the nation’s top maritime lawyers. An active trial and appellate attorney, Mr. Winkleman is also a frequent contributing expert on maritime and cruise ship law. He has made more than 100 national television appearances regarding cruise ship law, including The Today Show, Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, 20/20, Inside Edition, OutFront with Erin Burnett, Fox News Channel’s ‘American’s Newsroom,’ ‘Fox & Friends,’ ‘America Live,’ ‘Happening Now,’ ‘Justice with Judge Jeanine’; and ‘Imus in the Morning.’
Mr. Winkleman has received numerous honors and accolades in recognition of his contributions to the field of maritime law
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Charles R. Lipcon
Miami-Dade County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
University of Miami School of Law
Charles R. Lipcon has represented victims of cruise ship personal injury and cruise line sexual assault and claims for more than 50 years. His firm, Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A., has successfully handled more than 3,000 cases and recovered well over $300 million on behalf of their clients.
Mr. Lipcon was named "Lawyer of the Year" in Admiralty & Maritime by US News & World Report (Miami) in 2020 and his firm is named to "Best Law Firms" by US News & World Report.
Mr. Lipcon and his firm can assist with the following types of accidents and injuries:
- Cruise...
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Jason H. Weber
Miami-Dade County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Communications and White Collar Crime
University of Miami School of Law and Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Jason H. Weber is the founder and Business Development partner of Xander Law Group, P.A. He has extensive civil litigation experience representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants in various business litigation, tort matters, and chapter 11 bankruptcy actions having conducted trials in both the federal and state courts. Mr. Weber is generally brought in on mission critical "bet the company" matters where equity owners need to know that their attorney is a business man and lawyer.
Jason Weber currently practices Commercial Litigation, Business Law, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, real estate, personal injury and general civil law throughout the South Florida region incuding Miami...
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Eduardo J. Mejias
Seminole County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(407) 260-6001
283 Crane Roost Blvd., Suite 111
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Free ConsultationAppeals
University of Florida
Call Eduardo J. Mejias at (407) 260 - 6001 to schedule an initial consultation.
I will: (a) meet with you at the initial consultation to discuss your situation. and (b) personally keep you informed of the progress of your case and respond to all of your phone calls and e-mails within 24 hours.
I have been practicing law since 1999, family law since 2005, and exclusively family law since 2011. I have represented clients in more than sixty trials, dozens of depositions and hundreds of mediations involving family law cases like divorce, alimony, child support, paternity and their appeals....
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Andrew Thomas Windle
Orange County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Appeals
University of Baltimore
Andrew T. Windle has committed his legal career exclusively to the practice of family law and appellate law. Having personally experienced the difficulties of his parents' divorce, Andrew set out to devote his life's work to helping families through this difficult time. Due to his firsthand experience with divorce, modification, remarriage, and relocation issues, he understands the emotional aspects of the process. He draws from his personal and professional experience to cultivate strategies and solutions that are suited to each individual client's needs and situation. Andrew has created Windle Family Law with the goal of ...
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Kenneth David Padowitz
Broward County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(954) 761-3888
888 South Andrews Avenue
Suite 205
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
Kenneth Padowitz is a 36 year Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer and is one of the Top Florida Trial Lawyers. He has a Resume on paper and experience unmatched by any other Criminal Defense Attorney in the Southeastern United States. Ken has been a lawyer for over thirty-five years and has tried over 300 jury trials and 35 first-degree murder trials with a 34/1 win loss record in murder trials. Trial is always the last resort. It is only by doing the in-court and out-of-court work from a real experienced trial lawyer, that the best alternative options to trial materialize. ...
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Justin Parafinczuk
Appeals, Business, Employment and Products Liability
Nova Southeastern University
Mr. Parafinczuk is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney, barely 1% of lawyers in the State of Florida hold that title. He has extensive jury trial experience and several verdicts in excess of $1 million. As a trial lawyer, he has tried almost every type of civil case. Most of his trial practice is currently devoted to Engle Tobacco cases and other serious injury and wrongful death cases.
He spends a significant amount of time litigating mass tort cases throughout the country. As the first lawyer in the country to file an Essure Birth Control case, he has a significant role...
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Christi Gray
Leon County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 30 years of experience
Appeals
Florida State University College of Law
Ms. Gray is a 1993 graduate of Florida State University College of Law. Currently, she is the founding partner of Gray Law which concentrates in Marital and Family Law. She also assists BarBri in preparing law graduates for the Florida Bar exam. Prior to Gray Law, Ms. Gray exclusively practiced marital and family law as a partner with the McCall Moody & Gray Law Firm. She also exclusively practiced marital and family law at Novey Law. Prior to concentrating her practice to marital and family law, she has practiced insurance defense, commercial litigation, collection recovery, and property disputes at...
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Heather Brooke Quick
Duval County, FL Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Appeals
Stetson University College of Law
Heather Quick is the founder and CEO of the Florida Women's Law Group located in Jacksonville, Florida. By offering family and marital law services specifically for women, Florida Women's Law Group works in a consistent and reliable way to advocate for women in the divorce process. The firm educates and empowers women on their rights and the law, so they can find the strength to endure the process and end up better financially and emotionally. The firm has been recognized as the Best Gender-Focused Family Law Boutique - Southern USA by Acquisition International and is ranked number 45...
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Christy L. Hertz
Miami-Dade County, FL Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 30 years of experience
Appeals and Arbitration & Mediation
St. Thomas University School of Law and University of Miami
Christy L. Hertz has been specializing for over 29 years in litigation and mediation of: divorce, family and child-related matters, relocation, domestic violence, modification and enforcement of marital settlement agreements, paternity, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, Probate, Trust and Guardianship litigation, parental alienation; equitable distribution of marital assets and family businesses, and any other issue related to marital and family law.