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Michael J. Griffith
Pensacola, FL Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
University of Mississippi School of Law
Michael John Griffith is a criminal defense attorney in Pensacola, Florida. The Law Office of Michael J. Griffith assists people in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties who have been charged with or accused of a crime. Our attorneys have over 30 years of experience handling criminal cases and have practiced throughout the United States in drug and sex crime cases.
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Stephen Thomas Holman
Pensacola, FL Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law
The Holman Law Firm has over three decades of experience providing legal advice to clients in a broad range of family law matters, including fathers’ rights, prenuptial agreements, divorce, child custody, child support, visitation, alimony (spousal support), modification of support and custody, domestic violence, and paternity. We will help guide you through this difficult time.
We understand that each client is unique. Therefore, we tailor our representation to meet your specific needs. We provide straightforward advice and are committed to helping you obtain solutions to your problems and just compensation for your injuries.
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John O. Williams
Tallahassee, FL Attorney with 43 years of experience
Construction, Divorce, Family and Probate
Florida State University College of Law
I have been practicing law for 41 years. I have experience in many areas of law. I strive to help ordinary people through difficult challenges.
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Jay Patel
Fort Walton Beach, FL Attorney with 10 years of experience
(850) 665-3244
909 Mar Walt Drive Ste. 1011B
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
Florida Coastal School of Law
Jay Patel is a Former Prosecutor and a Former Law Enforcement Officer with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. After Jay was admitted to the Florida Bar, he served as a prosecutor in Okaloosa and Walton Counties from 2013 to 2017. As an Assistant State Attorney, he spent years prosecuting thousands of crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felonies, some punishable by life in prison.
Jay achieved success in prosecuting criminal cases that were before a jury, a judge, and the appellate court. Despite his success as a Florida Prosecutor, Jay decided it was time for a change. Thus, in 2017, Jay went...
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Coy H. Browning
Crestview, FL Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Coy H. Browning graduated cum laude from Charleston Southern University in South Carolina, where he majored in criminal justice. A Pre-season All-American linebacker for the CSU Buccaneers, Coy was inducted into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.After college, Coy graduated second in his class from the Florida Highway Patrol Training Academy, where he also earned the school’s prestigious Director’s Award for leadership. During his years serving as a Florida State Trooper, he investigated over 1,000 motor vehicle crashes.
Building on his successful law enforcement career, Coy earned a law degree from Samford University’s Cumberland Law School in 2002. After...
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James William Gustafson
Tallahassee, FL Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
Florida State University College of Law
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.
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Michael Gold
Tallahassee, FL Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Immigration
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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...
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Austin R. Ward
Pensacola, FL Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Washington University School of Law and Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Pensacola personal injury attorney Austin R. Ward is a Pensacola native and graduate of Washington High School. In 2006, he returned to his hometown and began practicing law in the areas of tax, estate planning, corporate and real estate.
Austin R. Ward graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of West Florida in 2001. He then attended Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, where he received his J.D. in 2004. Following graduation, Austin decided to pursue an advanced legal degree (an L.L.M. in Taxation) at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
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David Alfred Carroll
Pensacola, FL Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Personal Injury
University of Arkansas - Little Rock
Phone: 850-432-3333, I have managed my Law Practice in Pensacola and the Florida Panhandle for over 25 years. I enjoy the challenge of complex cases, designing strategies for success and then fighting through to a great result. I help clients with their legal matters from complex family issuers, and divorce to HURRICANE claims, automobile accidents, and probate issues. I will fight DCF. If you have been turned down by others, don't give up until you give me a call. I help with all family litigation like: divorce, custody, custody by a relative, child support, alimony, military retirement and the...
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Daniel Mark Soloway
Pensacola, FL Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Florida State University College of Law
Daniel Soloway has been representing social security claimants for over 30 years. His firm will help you with each stage: file your initial application, appeal for reconsideration, request for hearing, file for appeals council review, and file all federal court appeals deemed appropriate. Call Soloway for your Social Security Case.
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William Dennis Brannon
Destin, FL Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Florida State University
Dennis Brannon is a Destin and Fort Walton Beach personal injury lawyer. He founded the law firm Brannon & Brannon over 30 years ago. During that time, he has focused his practice on helping accident victims recover compensation for their injuries. Mr. Brannon ensures that no client feels like they are lost in the shuffle.
Mr. Brannon has represented clients injured in all types of accidents, including car accidents, bicycle accidents, boating accidents, Uber & Lyft accidents, and workplace accidents. He has also helped family members of accident victims recover compensation from the people or businesses who are responsible for their...
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Scott C. Barnes
Pensacola, FL Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationAsbestos, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Scott C. Barnes earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology from Florida State University, graduating summa cum laude at the top of his class. Scott then attended the University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, where he earned his law degree, graduating magna cum laude and in the top seven percent of his class.
Upon graduation, Scott C. Barnes passed the Florida Bar Exam, earning one of the highest scores on the state exam. As a result, the Florida Supreme Court selected Scott to speak on behalf of the new inductees at the First District Attorney Induction...
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Clark H. Henderson
Fort Walton Beach, FL Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Clark H. Henderson, originally from Waynesboro, Mississippi, is a 2007 graduate of the University of South Alabama and a 2011 graduate of the Cumberland School of Law, Sam ford University, in Birmingham, Alabama. During law school Clark interned at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and with the Honorable Laura Petro, 10th Judicial Circuit, Criminal Division. He practiced in Birmingham, Alabama before being admitted to the Florida Bar. Clark is licensed to practice in both Florida and Alabama.
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Brett Vigodsky
Pensacola, FL Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Stetson University College of Law
Brett is a partner in the law firm Levin Papantonio. He is a native of Pensacola, Florida, and has been practicing law for more than two decades. He specializes in workers compensation injuries, social security disability, and auto accidents.
Brett received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Florida in 1987. He received his law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1991, and his Masters in Business Administration from the University of South Florida in 1992.
After graduating from the University of South Florida, Brett became employed by United Insurance Company Inc., a billion dollar life...
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Mark A. Baker
Tallahassee, FL Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University and University of Alabama School of Law
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....
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Mr. M.B. Adelson
Tallahassee, FL Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Environmental and Real Estate
Florida State University College of Law and Florida State University College of Law
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...
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Gillis E. (Beau) Powell III
Milton, FL Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Mississippi College School of Law
Attorney, Gillis E. (Beau) Powell III, has dedicated most of his practice to criminal cases. He began his career by working at the Office of the State Attorney, prosecuting both felony and misdemeanor criminal cases. As a former prosecutor, he can evaluate your criminal case from the state's perspective and provide legal insight into what the State can or cannot prove in your case.
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Dana Brooks
Tallahassee, FL Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Florida State University College of Law
Attorney Dana Brooks has a diverse background in the legal and mental health fields, as she works as both a paralegal, certified family law mediator, and mental health counselor, among other professions. The day she was sworn in to the State Bar in 2008, she was named a partner at the law firm of Fasig | Brooks. She is well-known throughout Florida for her knowledge and dedication, having appeared on radio and in print as well as being honored by many of the country’s most prestigious legal honors. She is a skilled advocate and a proud member of her local...
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Shawn M. Risen
Fort Walton Beach, FL Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Florida State University College of Law
Shawn holds a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Florida State University, College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in History Education from the University of West Florida. Shawn has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1996, a member of the United States District Court, Northern District of Florida since 1997, and Board Certified as an expert in Juvenile Law since 2017.
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Tim Michael Flaherty
Crestview, FL Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Southern Illinois University School of Law
My name is Tim Flaherty. I am a Fort Walton Beach criminal defense attorney. Since I passed the Bar in 2001, I have dedicated 100% of my practice to criminal defense. No matter what you are accused of, Flaherty & Merrifield will not judge you. We will defend you.
We will fight for the best possible result in your case, and we will also do everything we can to minimize your stress. If you entrust Flaherty & Merrifield with your case, you will be treated with compassion and respect as you go through this crisis.
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James Michael Papantonio
Pensacola, FL Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Mike Papantonio is a senior partner with the law firm of Levin Papantonio Rafferty. He has received numerous multi-million dollar verdicts on behalf of victims of corporate malfeasance. His award-winning work handling thousands of mass tort cases throughout the nation has helped make Levin Papantonio Rafferty one of the largest plaintiff law firms in the country.
Mr. Papantonio is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a fellow in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers. He is a member of The National Trial...
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Luke Newman
Tallahassee, FL Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Florida State University College of Law
Luke Newman is an experienced Tallahassee criminal defense attorney who began his practice in 2004 as part of a small law firm handling only criminal matters, from civil traffic infractions to murder appeals. In 2009, Luke opened his own law practice dedicated to criminal trial advocacy and criminal appeals. He is one of fewer than 70 Florida attorneys board certified by the Florida Bar in criminal appeals. He has been appointed by the Florida Bar to chair the committee which tests and evaluates other attorneys (including prosecutors and judges) seeking criminal law board certification. He has been elected by his...
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Nick A. Ortiz
Pensacola, FL Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Social Security Disability
University of California - Los Angeles
Nick A. Ortiz is a Pensacola Florida attorney who represents accident victims in car, truck and motorcycle accidents. He also represents disabled claimants in Social Security Disability, SSI, and Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance claims.
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James M. Burns
Pensacola, FL Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
St. Thomas University School of Law
James M. Burns, Attorney at Law, hails from Mobile, Alabama, where he was born in 1962. When he was five years old, he moved with his family to Pensacola, Florida. James has lived and worked in the Pensacola area, Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties in Florida, and Baldwin and Mobile Counties in Alabama his whole life.
As a member of both the Florida Bar and the Alabama Bar, James is licensed to practice law in both states. James M Burns is a skilled, experienced and aggressive attorney admitted to practice in both Alabama and Florida.
Attorney Burns has...
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John Anthony Terrezza
Pensacola, FL Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Florida State University College of Law
John Terrezza was born in Pensacola, Florida, educated at the University of Florida and the Florida State University College of Law, and now focuses his practice on criminal defense. From 2010 to 2015, John lived in Gainesville, Florida where he discovered his passion for criminal defense while working in the office of attorney Lloyd Vipperman Jr. John enjoys the opportunity to get in the courtroom, argue, and defend the rights of persons accused of crimes. John has won acquittals at trial as lead counsel on charges ranging from misdemeanors to those carrying mandatory life sentences. In 2015,...
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Brandy L. Merrifield
Crestview, FL Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
My name is Brandy Merrifield. I am a criminal defense attorney and partner at Flaherty & Merrifield Criminal Defense. We serve Fort Walton Beach, Crestview, Destin, and all of Northwest Florida. I devote 100% of my practice to criminal defense. With my background in psychology, I bring a unique perspective to the resolution of criminal cases. My objective in all of my cases is aggressive defense coupled with compassion and understanding.
No matter what you are accused of, Flaherty & Merrifield will not judge you. We will defend you.
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Joseph Cameron Bodiford
Tallahassee, FL Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(850) 222-4529
2019 Centre Pointe Blvd
Suite 102
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Stetson University College of Law and Stetson University College of Law
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, and a National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) certified advocate. I am AV* rated by Martindale-Hubbell lawyer rating service (the highest), and a very experienced criminal trial and appellate attorney. I have handled thousands of cases, been to jury trial on over a hundred trials, and have written dozens of appellate briefs. I have won reversals in several Florida District Courts of Appeal,...
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Jerry Gerritsen
Pensacola, FL Attorney
Free ConsultationImmigration
Concord Law School at Purdue University Global
United States Immigration Attorney. Voted Elite Lawyer (2022) and Lawyers of Distinction (2022). Born in Whittier, California, Jerry took over the family business (a small construction company) at a young age and successfully ran it for years before relocating to the Gulf Coast. During that same period, he sold real estate in the Los Angeles market by day and went to law school at night, graduating with Moot Court honors (JD).
After graduating from the University of Alabama with a Master’s degree in business administration (MBA), 2013, he launched a successful local boutique luxury real estate company to offer his expertise...
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Sonya L. Pence
Pensacola, FL Lawyer
Free ConsultationAppeals
Suffolk University Law School
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Aaron Wayt
Tallahassee, FL Attorney
Free ConsultationFlorida International University College of Law
Born and raised in Florida, Aaron Wayt, focuses on defending men and women accused of DUI and other alcohol related crimes in Tallahassee. While attending law school, Aaron Wayt proved his dedication for helping those through law when he earned the Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award from Florida State University College of Law for providing over 500 hours of community service to the Leon County Public Defender’s Office. He has extended his knowledge and practice in blood and breath testing for Driving under the Influence (DUI) cases when he attended the lecture series put on by the...
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Mary Melissa Smith
Pensacola, FL Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
As a Pensacola native, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of West Florida and with my Juris Doctorate degree from Faulkner Law in Montgomery, Alabama. I have been practicing law in Pensacola for 8 years, focusing exclusively in the area of marital and family law.
I am admitted to practice in both the State of Florida and the State of Alabama. I am also a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, the Alabama Bar Association and the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar. I am also a member of the Pensacola...
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Geoffrey H. L. Pittman
Pensacola, FL Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Medical Malpractice
Florida Coastal School of Law
Geoffrey H. L. Pittman attended the University of West Florida and Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, earning Dean’s list honors multiple times. He graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law, in Jacksonville, Florida and was recognized with distinction for his pro bono work conducted while in law school. During law school, Mr. Pittman volunteered at the Office of the Public Defender (4th Judicial Circuit) and Legal Services of North Florida, and he also completed a judicial internship for the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Jean...
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David H. Burns
Tallahassee, FL Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Florida
I represent clients with personal injury claims, including wrongful deaths, caused by automobile collisions, truck collisions, motorcycle accidents, ATV accidents and dangerous products.
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Terence Alan Gross
Pensacola, FL Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Personal Injury
Florida State University College of Law
Terence A. Gross
Founder & Managing Partner
The experience of Terence A. Gross provides the background for the emphasis of his practice. With extensive litigation experience, he has earned his client’s trust. In order to stay abreast of emerging changes in the law, Mr. Gross regularly conducts continuing legal education programs, is a frequent speaker at personal injury seminars for the attorneys in the area, teaches at Pensacola State College in the paralegal program and has published articles on Florida insurance laws. Terence Gross has handled thousands of automobile negligence cases and strives to obtain just compensation from insurance companies that are...
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Nicole Ferry
Pensacola, FL Attorney with 24 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
I graduated from Winthrop High School in the top 10 of my class, being inducted into the National Honor Society. During my high school tenure I participated in Varsity Cheerleading, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Softball and Track. I attended Louisiana State University, obtaining my Bachelor's degree in 3 1/2 years. I am licensed in Louisiana and Florida. I have been practicing law for 18 years. For 14 of those, my husband, Chris Ferry has been my law partner. I encourage clients to settle so that they have the ability to make the decisions regarding their lives instead of a...
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James Elliott Messer Jr
Tallahassee, FL Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
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!
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Sean J. Fisher
Pensacola, FL Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationFlorida Coastal School of Law
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Caryn A Van Matre
Pensacola, FL Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Probate
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University and Lurleen B. Wallace State College
Caryn A. Van Matre, Attorney at Law, has been representing families in Northwest Florida in a variety of family law matters since 1993. Our practice first opened in the downtown Pensacola historic district, which is where our office remains. We represent clients involved in family law disputes in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties.
Our focus areas include divorce and modification actions involving alimony, child custody, time-sharing and support and asset protection. We also assist clients in establishing paternity rights and support obligations for children. Associated with these matters are issues of enforcement and contempt...
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Amy Logan Sliva
Pensacola, FL Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Estate Planning
University of Kansas
I handle Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases for debtors. I also handle probate and estate planning, wills, trusts and power of attorneys. I have practiced in Pensacola, Florida for over 30 years.
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Bruce Albert Haught
Destin, FL Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(850) 837-7021
35008 Emerald Coast Parkway, Suite 301
Destin, FL 32541
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability