Myakka City Lawyers

I am Vanessa L. King, a trial lawyer with extensive experience in the courtroom. I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Central Florida in 2005 and earned my law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2011. My career began with over three years of service as an Assistant State Attorney, where I focused on prosecuting career criminals. Throughout my career as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense lawyer, I have handled a wide range of charges, including vehicular homicide, attempted murder, armed robbery, and carjacking. After leaving the State Attorney's Office in 2014, I have been...

Elaine Thompson has been practicing law since 1989. She began her legal career working as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Appeals Division of the Florida Attorney General's Office in Tampa. Ms. Thompson work in private practice includes work on workers compensation matters, criminal appeals, civil appeals, civil litigation, family appeals, medical malpractice, and personal injury cases. As an Assistant Public Defender, she served as a supervisor of the Appellate Division, represented clients in Baker Act proceedings, and handled post-conviction matters.

Ms. Thompson decided to focus her practice on the most rewarding work she performs...

Property insurance attorney Amy Boggs, is CEO and founder of Boggs Law Group, P. A. and has been running the firm since 2010. She believes that every client matters and saw that large insurance law firms were losing sight of this important value. This inspired her to establish a boutique insurance claim law practice where cases are not handled in a production line manner, but instead with personal care and attention. Amy is proud to proclaim that Boggs Law Group is not a cookie cutter firm. Instead, the firm focuses on excellence of representation and client service. Amy is a...

While attending law school at the University of Florida, Ghada served as a research assistant for a professor of law, a Law Clerk at the Clerk of Circuit Court in Hillsborough County and as a Summer Associate at Gray Robinson. After graduating, cum laude, she returned to her native Tampa to serve as the general counsel of a family-owned manufacturing and export corporation. Since co-founding Lieser Skaff Alexander, Ghada has concentrated her practice in the area of business law. Ghada assists Tampa businesses on a wide range of complex transactions, such as: purchase and sale agreements, franchise agreements,...

Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney serving Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk County, Florida for over 25 years! Michael Barnett is a bankruptcy lawyer representing consumers and small businesses in Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases in west central Florida. Mr. Barnett is board certified by the American Board of Certification in consumer bankruptcy law, and has been board certified since January 1993. While the main office is in Tampa, appointments are also available in Dade City. Mr. Barnett has achieved the AV Preeminent rating by the premier lawyer rating organization, Martindale-Hubbell. Only about 10% of attorneys achieve this rating. AV®...

GREGORY R. HANEY is a partner in the real estate practice group in the Tampa, Florida office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. Mr. Haney is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and was recognized by Super Lawyers as a 2009 Florida Rising Star. Mr. Haney has substantial experience in handling negotiation, financing, title, and all other aspects of commercial real estate transactions involving shopping centers, office buildings, retail centers, multi-family housing projects, and hotels, as well as related land use issues. Mr. Haney also has substantial experience in representing both landlords and tenants in commercial leasing transactions involving office, retail,...

Scott Davis is a respected and committed family law attorney practicing in Tampa, FL. No case is too big or too small for him to take on. Whether you are going through a divorce or a child custody dispute, give Scott Davis a call and see how he can help you.

Marshall C. Deason, Jr., has more than 25 years of experience in handling real estate, development, and construction transactions and in organizing and representing Tampa businesses as corporations, LLCs, and LLPs. He is board certified in real estate law by The Florida Bar and has earned an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Prior to joining the Gibbons Neuman in 2007, Mr. Deason has been a member of both Florida and multi-state law firms, has served as vice president and general counsel of a publicly held real estate development company, and worked as an attorney/advisor to the U.S. Department of...

Weller Legal Group PA has been on of the premier Bankruptcy Law Firms, in the greater Tampa Bay region, since 1993. Weller Legal Group PA has offices in Tampa, Lakeland, Clearwater, and Port Richey, Florida.

We primarily represent debtors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. We also provide aid and representation in matters of Foreclosure and Lawsuit Defense, Settlements, Mortgage Modification, Credit Counseling and Credit Repair. Since 1993, Weller Legal Group PA and Jay Weller have represented many thousands of clients in such matters, relating to debt.

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, moved to Tampa in 1956. Attended Plant High School. Graduated from the University of Florida in 1963 with a degree in Pharmacy. Practiced pharmacy for 2 years then went to Stetson University, College of Law. Graduated in 1969 from Stetson with a Juris Doctor degree. 1970 went to work with the State Attorney's Office as an assistant State Attorney in Hillsborough County. In 1973 was made Chief Assistant State Attorney pursuing drug importation into the State of Florida and presented same to the First State wide Grand Jury for prosecution. In 1975 entered the...

Civil trial attorney and Florida Bar complaint defense attorney. Originally from Ohio. Bachelor of science degree from Bowling Green State University, law degree from Stetson University College of Law (1995). In law school, interned with United States District Court Judge, Hon. Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, served as executive editor of Stetson Law Journal, worked as Teaching Fellow in legal research and writing. Served as ethics attorney for the Florida Bar and then entered private practice in 2002 with The Geer Law Firm, L.C.

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Robert Hambrick is an excellent Criminal Law Attorney who has one field of practice - Criminal Law - with one goal, to protect the best interests of his client. Robert Hambrick is a recognized criminal law leader, an expert Strategist, Tactician & Trial Lawyer with a well deserved reputation as an aggressive attorney. With the insight gained from having tried hundreds of Federal & State Casees and from having been a Lead Trial Attorney while a prosecutor with the State Attorney's Office in Pinellas County, Florida, Robert Hambrick possesses a negotiating advantage to obtain favorable plea arrangements and will do...

Christopher M. Sierra, Esq. is a trusted attorney in St. Petersburg, Florida, who has been helping clients with both criminal and civil cases since 1990. Mr. Sierra has represented a range clients dealing with a variety of legal disputes and accusations. From landlord and tenant issues to DUI and theft charges, our St. Petersburg legal professional is proud to put his eclectic legal experience to use assisting his clients with their most pressing issues.

Trust Christopher M. Sierra to work closely alongside you for the duration of the case and its associated courtroom proceedings. You can schedule a time for your...

Brian joined Forizs & Dogali in 2009. He has focused his litigation practice on commercial, construction , personal injury, ADA discrimination, civil rights, insurance coverage and criminal law. Prior to joining Forizs & Dogali, Brian worked as an associate attorney at a local law firm, concentrating on insurance defense. Brian has handled various facets of litigation including depositions, motion practice, mediations, trials and appeals. Brian has also previously been a prosecutor, handling over 300 cases at any given time for the State Attorneyâs Office, and sitting first chair in over 30 jury trials, as well as...

Kielan Saborit is a Cuban born and raised attorney. Ms. Saborit attended Law School in Cuba before she moved to the United States in the pursuit of a better future. Ms. Saborit graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law. After spending almost a decade representing insurance companies and business as counsel to a large personal injury firm, Ms. Saborit decided to use her expertise to represent people injured due to the negligence or unsafe practices of others. Ms. Saborit’s areas of practice include car accidents, slip/trip and falls, premises liability injuries, wrongful death, construction and workplace accidents. As well,...

Amir Ghaeenzadeh graduated from the University of South Florida, with honors, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Sciences and a minor in Public Health in 2009. He then attended Florida Coastal School of Law, where he graduated Cum Laude, and is admitted to practice law in Florida and the District of Columbia. Mr. Ghaeenzadeh passionately represents injured clients, and has the knowledge as he formally worked as an insurance defense attorney. He also represents corporations. Mr. Amir Ghaeenzadeh has considerable experience dealing with automobile and trucking negligence, and premise liability (malls, hotels, restaurants, venues, etc.) resulting in catastrophic injuries...

Kent Whittemore graduated from Stetson University College of Law in 1973. Kent was first introduced to mass tort litigation against drug and pharmaceutical manufacturers when he represented multiple clients for injuries suffered as a result of taking the diet pill combination fen-phen. He has continued to represent clients in class actions and mass tort cases, including groundwater contamination cases, transvaginal mesh cases, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, data breach cases, and most notably, the Engle-progeny tobacco cases. Kent is available to serve as counsel or co-counsel in any civil litigation matter in personal injury cases as well as complex commercial real...

Mr. Clayton has been practicing law since 1987 and is admitted to practice in Florida, New Jersey and New York. He attended Washington & Lee University and received his undergraduate and law degrees from Seton Hall University. He founded The Clayton Law Firm, P.A. in 1996 after practicing with highly regarded law firms prior to that time. After 20 years of having his own law firm, Mr. Clayton became a shareholder in Icard Merrill in 2016.

Mr. Clayton has been “AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell since 1998 and has been designated as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2012 to...

We are a workers compensation specialist law firm. I have been practicing workers compensation for 27 years and managed the legal department for a major workers compensation insurance Carrier for 17 years. As such, I have extensive experience representing both injured workers and employers. Let me put that unique experience to help you with your claim,

Melissa Karp Elsbree has lived in Sarasota since 1972. After graduating high school, she attended The American University in Washington, D.C., obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice in 1983. Melissa subsequently earned her J.D. degree from Florida State University College of Law in December of 1990, immediately began her law practice in her hometown of Sarasota, and has practiced exclusively in Sarasota since that time. Formerly a partner of Karp & Karp, P.A., Melissa has longstanding experience in handling complex civil litigation matters, concentrated primarily in the areas of family law and divorce, foreclosure defense...

I practice law from my office in Venice, Florida. My practice areas include Divorce and Family Law, Business and Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, and Probate and Trust Litigation.

I am a registered patent attorney and member of the Florida Bar. I am licensed to practice law in the State of Florida.

I graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 2012 with my J.D., and I graduated from Tulane University with a B.S. in both Finance and Cellular Biology (2009).

I take a solution oriented approach to solving the legal problems of my clients. Whether that is a...