Columbia County Lawyers

Michael was born in Albany, New York, but grew up in Port Orange, Florida. After graduating from Father Lopez Catholic High School, Michael attended the University of Florida. After two years working as a Real Estate Agent, Michael returned to school to study law at Florida Coastal School of Law. He graduated cum laude and became an Assistant Public Defender. Michael served as an Assistant Public Defender for four years practicing Criminal Law. He has represented thousands of individuals across Florida facing various charges ranging from minor misdemeanor offenses to Attempted Murder. Additionally, Michael has handled hundreds of Florida DUI charges...

Prior to attending law school I ran a successful multi-million dollar a year retail business. That experience has been quite helpful in my representation of business clients and recognizing the difference between major and minor issues. My practice is concentrated in small business, corporate, franchnise, and intellectual property law.

Melanie J. Sacks, Esquire concentrates her area of practice to Bankruptcy Law.

Attended Georgetown University for undergraduate and graduated from Florida State University's College of law with Honors in 1994.

Worked as a prosecutor for approximately 6 years, then in private practice.

Started Karpinski Law Office in 2011.

Christopher V. Carlyle has been Board Certified by The Florida Bar in appellate practice since 2006 and is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Carlyle has consistently been named to Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite in Appellate Practice and as a Florida Super Lawyer in Appellate Law by Thomson Reuters. Mr. Carlyle has an extensive background in appellate as well as commercial litigation. Prior to joining The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm, he practiced a wide range of commercial litigation with Holland & Knight, LLP and McLin & Burnsed, P.A. Mr. Carlyle is admitted to practice in Florida state and federal...

Lorie is an attorney licensed to practice in Florida and Georgia and is also a Certified Public Accountant. Lorie's practice involves advising high net worth indivdiuals and small to mid size companies.

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...

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.

Jason Gonzalez is an attorney in Tallahassee, Florida.