Practice Areas

Guardianship litigation can be difficult and complex. Often all of a person’s personal civil rights are at stake. Sometimes family members cannot agree on a course of action for a relative with advanced age, dementia, or some other deficit. Sometimes family members are concerned about the conduct of a loved one or they worry about the physical or financial safety of a relative. We represent Alleged Incapacitated Persons, Family Members, and Guardians in all types of guardianship litigation in Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough counties.

Sometimes a business or a business-person finds themselves embroiled in litigation or the lead-up to litigation. Sometimes a commercial entity or business is sued unexpectedly, or finds that it needs to file a lawsuit. Sometimes a key member of a business is subpoenaed to testify in commercial litigation dispute. These kinds of events can be time-consuming, money-consuming, stressful, and critical to the financial and market health of a business. We have many decades of experience throughout Florida, including in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, and Sarasota counties – guiding our clients through the commercial litigation jungle – always with a focus on finding business savvy resolutions or leading the way to successful outcomes.

Lawyers and other professionals sometimes need some help or guidance starting, building, or even dismantling a law firm or other business. With a combined experience of over 50 years helping professionals start, build, and strengthen professional practices like law firms, insurance agencies, collection entities, and other professional businesses we offer clients creative, time-tested business development advice.

Ethics questions arise nearly every day in the practice of law in Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Pasco County, Manatee County, Sarasota County, and throughout Florida. If you are a lawyer or a law firm we can help you on a “one-off” basis with individual questions or problems. Or, we can serve as your outside ethics counsel on a regular basis. Ask us about our monthly retainer plan for easy access to experienced legal ethics counsel.

With decades of experience we offer expert witness services on legal matters involving ethics obligations and the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, standard of care in insurance defense and commercial litigation efforts, legal fee disputes, standard of care in subrogation recovery matters, and many other areas of the law. Our lawyers have been qualified to give expert witness testimony in Federal and state courts throughout Florida, including Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Manatee County, the Middle District of Florida, and other jurisdictions.

Together, over a combined near 100 years of law practice, our principals have tried or litigated to conclusion hundreds of cases in jurisdictions throughout state and Federal courts Florida in commercial matters, felony and misdemeanor criminal matters, contract matters, professional liability, insurance coverage, personal injury, property damage, subrogation claims, consumer law, collection law under state and Federal law, employment law disputes under state and Federal law, and many others. We can offer a lawyer or a law firm a unique perspective on case and trial preparation, legal strategy, case evaluation, mediation and arbitration preparation, and more.

Claims brought by consumers against business entities alleging violations of statutes and regulations in regard to the collection of a valid debt is an exploding area of the law. Lawsuits brought by debtors against business entities seeking to collect money owed are typically governed by state and federal laws designed to protect the debtor. These cases can be very complex. Our law firm defends banks, credit card issuers, collection companies and other financial institutions and professionals in consumer based claims.