Tallahassee Lawyers

Jason E. Havens is a Partner at Holland & Knight LLP, practicing in its Jacksonville (also serving Ponte Vedra Beach) and Tallahassee (also serving Destin, Santa Rosa Beach, and Rosemary Beach) locations. He specializes in complex estate and charitable gift planning (domestic and international), probate/trust administration, and probate/trust litigation for affluent individuals and families and on behalf of charitable organizations. He is admitted to practice law in Florida and Tennessee. Mr. Havens received his LL.M. in International Taxation from Regent University, his LL.M. in Estate Planning from the University of Miami, his J.D. from the University of...

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...

Serving Tallahassee and North Florida in criminal and personal injury cases. I am a Florida Bar Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, also Board Certified in Criminal Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, AV* rated by Martindale-Hubbell lawyer rating service (the highest), and a very experienced criminal trial, civil trial, and appellate attorney. I have handled thousands of cases, been to jury trial on hundreds, and have written dozens of appellate briefs. I have won reversals in several Florida District Courts of Appeal, and even the Florida Supreme Court. I also teach Trial Advocacy, Florida...

I am very fortunate to have a wide variety of life experiences which collectively allow me to understand and fully appreciate each client's particular needs--and their desires. Over 43 years of progressive legal experience preceded by Florida legislative staff director experience, Florida commercial bank operations officer experience, and Vietnam era wartime military command and staff experience have combined to help me get to the heart of very complex difficult situations quickly and to fashion appropriate legal relief--and in some cases offer practical advice--for all my individual and corporate clients. I also practice contemplative prayer, meditation and...

James Gustafson, Jr. is a Tallahassee injury attorney at Searcy Denney and managing partner of the firm's Tallahassee office. He focuses on cases involving product liability, tobacco litigation, trucking negligence, and catastrophic injury and death.

Diana Cohn, a partner at Cohn Slater, is a civil litigator and child advocate with extensive experience in family law and divorce cases. In honor of her service to Florida’s families, Cohn has received several of the state’s top family law accolades, including the Children’s Home Society of Florida Family Champion Award and the Excellence in Child Welfare Award. She was also named a Women of Distinction Award finalist by the Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle.

While serving as Managing Attorney at Children’s Legal Services, Attorney Cohn led the active litigation and prosecution of several hundred legal cases each year....

A lawyer for over 30 years, Mark's extensive legal background representing large corporate entities and artists both established and emerging, as well as his work as a gigging musician, make him equally comfortable navigating the halls of Corporate America and the mustiest of music halls. Licensed to practice law in all the federal and state courts of Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Alabama, as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mark is an alumnus of the University of Alabama (B.A.) and Cumberland School of Law (J.D.), and served two years as judicial law clerk to a federal judge....

Collin earned his degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Finance and minors in Economics from Florida State University. He served as a State Prosecutor in Felony, Misdemeanor, Traffic, and Juvenile divisions where he handled over 6,000 criminal cases. He also served as the lead prosecutor as State Attorney Liaison for the Weed and Seed drug program. As a criminal defense attorney Collin defended one of the largest marijuana cases in North Florida in excess of 9,000 lbs. Collin worked as Senior Counsel for the Florida Department...

Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer Partner/Shareholder in a regional personal injury and wrongful death law firm with a national client base. Experience includes aviation, automobile and trucking injury and wrongful death litigation. Mass torts include pharmaceuticals, medical devices and construction materials.

Specialties: Personal Injury Law . . . It's All We Do!

Michael Gold is a graduate of the University of Florida Schools of Accounting (1980) and Law (1985). Over the last 40 years has held professional licenses as a CPA (Florida 1983-2006) and Attorney (Florida 1986- Present). Services provided mostly directly to individual clients as a solo practitioner (1986-1992 1999-Present) including Family, Consumer Bankruptcy, tax preparation, traffic, criminal, landlord tenant, real estate, corporate, probate, administrative, civil litigation, guardianship and Immigration. Mr. Gold has Government service with FEMA US SB, Florida DCA, Comptroller and DOR. Mr. Gold is from Miami and fluent in Spanish. With...

Ryan Yeary joined the firm of Caminez & Yeary, P.A. in 2016. Mr. Yeary began his legal career working as a trial court staff attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit. In this position he worked closely with members of the judiciary gaining invaluable insight into the judicial process.

In 2011, Mr. Yeary joined a Tallahassee law firm where he represented insurance companies in defense of lawsuits brought by those injured in automobile accidents. As a defense lawyer, he gained invaluable insight into the defense of a personal injury claim while gaining experience as a trial attorney.

After nearly five years...

Born and raised in the small town of Altha, located in the Florida Panhandle west of Tallahassee and east of Panama City. I studied English Literature at Florida State University for my undergraduate degree, and minored in speech therapy, graduating with full honors. After graduation, I worked for Allstate Insurance Company as a bodily injury insurance claims adjuster. I made the decision to return to school to study law after having worked professionally for nearly 10 years. I received my Doctor of Jurisprudence, with honors, from Florida State University, having studied law at Oxford University in Oxford, England during that...

The Michael Ufferman Law Firm is committed to assisting clients in need of representation in the legal system. The firm’s number one goal is protecting the client’s rights in a time of need. The firm offers experience and dedication, with particular attention paid to the personal interests of the client.

The firm concentrates on state and federal criminal appeals and state and federal postconviction motions. Mr. Ufferman is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit, the United States District Court for the Northern, Middle,...

M.B. Adelson, LL.M. - Practices throughout Florida and consults nationwide, on property and property rights law, natural resources (especially water) and environmental law; title and boundary issues, easements, shoreline property rights and submerged lands; public lands, resource conservation, fisheries resources; boat ramps, docks, marinas and waterway access; local, state and federal regulatory agency licensing, permitting, compliance and remediation; firearms personal ownership and firearms business laws; professional ethics; provides representation in administrative and judicial trials and appellate litigation. Mr. Adelson is a certified mediator, a member of The Florida Bar, and is admitted in the...

I am an AV-rated former assistant state attorney, former bar counsel and former assistant attorney general with over 24 years experience. I represent people who are being prosecuted by the government. If you are in Florida and have been accused of a crime or your licensing board is trying to discipline you, call me. I can help.

Daniel Woodring was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but has lived in Florida for the past twenty years. In Florida, he has lived and worked in Pensacola, Clearwater, Jacksonville, Gainesville and Tallahassee. His wife Jean, who is also an attorney, was born in Miami, and grew up in Ft. Myers. Daniel Woodring is a member of the Florida and Georgia Bars, and is admitted to practice before the Florida Federal Southern, Middle and Northern District Courts, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has worked at the trial level on cases in...

Cameron M. Kennedy is a Tallahassee injury attorney at Searcy Denney, dedicated to representing clients across South Florida and the Southeastern United States. Cameron has recovered over $100 million for his clients in a variety of different cases.

Ellie Neiberger practices appellate advocacy and litigation, with an emphasis on representing Florida governments in high-profile and complex cases and cases of first impression. She represents clients in appeals, original proceedings for extraordinary writs, and trial and administrative-level litigation. Her practice involves a variety of business and government-related disputes, including challenges to state statutes, finance issues, public records and Sunshine Law claims, and bid protests. Ellie is a member of the Publications Committee of the Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, the ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers, and the Florida State Chapter of the Order of the...

I have been a licensed attorney in Florida since April 2007 and have represented hundreds if not thousands of people. As a former Assistant Public Defender, I represented hundreds of people in criminal cases ranging from misdemeanor traffic cases to serious felonies. I created the Law Office of Mario R. Theodore in 2008 and strengthened my criminal defense experience while broadening my legal knowledge and representing people in administrative cases before agencies such as the Social Security Administration and Agency for Persons with Disabilities. In that same year I began expanding my knowledge and committing firm resources to Family Law. I...

Dwight Slater is a Board-Certified Specialist in Appellate Practice. He was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 2002, and his law degree from Emory University in 2006.

Dwight Slater has extensive trial and appellate litigation experience. He began his career as a criminal defense attorney in Orlando, Florida, where he tried numerous misdemeanor and felony cases. He moved to Tallahassee in 2009 to the join the General Counsel’s Office at the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. There, Slater handled health facility licensure and Medicaid overpayment cases at the trial level and...

I represent clients with personal injury claims, including wrongful deaths, caused by automobile collisions, truck collisions, motorcycle accidents, ATV accidents and dangerous products.

Carter W. Scott is a Tallahassee injury attorney at Searcy Denney. He focuses his practice on wrongful death, catastrophic injury, automobile and truck accidents, medical negligence, products liability and premesis liability.

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Mike Underwood was a key official at the predecessor of the Florida Department of Financial Services and authored many provisions of Florida securities and banking laws. Since leaving government, he has become recognized as a national leader in financial services regulation, especially in Florida. He represents securities broker-dealers, investment advisers, mortgage brokers, financial institutions and affiliated individuals in civil litigation, arbitration, regulatory investigations and enforcement actions. His experience includes defense of class actions, multi-district litigation and regular appearances before self-regulatory organizations as well as state and federal financial regulators.

Tallahassee Estate Planning Attorney

Consulting on telecom issues since 1991 and representing legal interests on internet technologies, telecommunications infrastructure and telecommunications business solutions since 1998. Representing clients from coast to coast on communications and media deployments. Nearly 30 years counseling and representing clients on business matters involving contracts, internet operations, mobility infrastructure, and telecommunications.

Max Factor is a seasoned trial attorney who provides top-notch legal and consulting services to a broad range of clients including large companies, small businesses, governmental entities, not-for-profit entities, and individuals. He provides personal and detailed attention to each client’s case. Mr. Factor is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts within the State of Florida, State of Georgia, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Factor attended LSU and graduated from Louisiana College in 1987. He graduated from Cumberland School of Law, at Samford University in 1991. He devoted the first nine years of...

Bridget Kellogg Smitha focuses her practice on liquor licensure, corporate defense and complex commercial litigation. Additionally, Ms. Smitha frequently assists businesses in obtaining or transferring liquor licenses, as well as placing quota licenses in escrow or subject to lien.

Biographical Summary: Susan C. Smith was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1999, after graduating as Valedictorian from Stetson University, College of Law. She served as a Law Clerk for Justice Peggy A. Quince at the Florida Supreme Court before entering the private practice of law. She has extensive experience in administrative law, health care law, civil litigation and criminal law. Susan is also an “AV” rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell.

Education: B.A., Rollins College, Winter Park, FL.; J.D. Stetson University, College of Law, Valedictorian

Key Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Health Care; Certificate of Need (CON),...

James Slater is a Florida-based copyright, trademark, data privacy, and corporate lawyer. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Colorado, Washington, the District of Columbia, and several federal district and appellate courts. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). James is a dual U.S. and U.K. national with strong Florida roots. He and his wife, children, and dogs split their time between Miami, Tallahassee, and hiking trails across North America. Before law practice, James spent several years working in Russia in the administration of a U.S. State Department program and as a Russian interpreter and translator. He also completed...

Charles Pearson is a partner at Property Claims Attorneys and brings a broad spectrum of legal expertise to the table for clients. Having over a decade of legal experience, he has built a strong network of relationships with the legal community, insurance adjusters, contractors, and property owners across several states. Charles graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida Coastal School of Law after completing his M.A. in Political Science from Portland State University and his B.A. in Political Science from the University of California – Santa Barbara.

Jim began his legal career in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corp, where he represented the US government in federal criminal prosecutions and administrative hearings. He also provided command services and legal counsel to naval commands such as the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan, Jim was the Managing Partner of the Tallahassee office of Banker Lopez Gassler, P.A., a statewide litigation firm. He represented national and regional truckload carriers, trailer manufacturers, airports, national department stores, restaurants and hotels, as well as insurance carriers. Jim specialized in lawsuits involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful...

I have been practicing law for 37 years. I have experience in many areas of law. I strive to help ordinary people through difficult challenges.