Cortez Lawyers

Ryan has been involved in real estate in various capacities for nearly 20 years. In addition to being a practicing attorney, Ryan has real world insight into real estate investment, valuation, and management. He has an extensive real estate background with prior experience in residential and commercial sales, land development, property rehabilitation, and large scale commercial property management. He has managed properties ranging from mobile homes to regional shopping centers and understands the issues landlords and tenants face. He is also a licensed Florida real estate broker.

Through his experiences as a real estate professional, Ryan found his love for the...

Jesse Hoyer is a founding member of Hoyer Law Group, PLLC. Jesse works in the firm's Tampa, Florida office where she oversees the False Claims Act qui tam division, with a focus on education fraud. Jesse comes to Hoyer Law Group after nearly a decade at James Hoyer, P.A., where she also prosecuted numerous qui tam cases in the education fraud arena, earning herself a reputation as one of the leading authorities in for-profit college whistleblower cases. She has successfully guided clients in their battles against these entities, including EDMC, one of the largest for-profit college systems in the country, Corinthian Colleges,...

David Fulleborn is the Senior Employment Counsel at Hoyer Law Group, PLLC. He works closely with partner Dave Scher on employment and whistleblower cases. David comes to Hoyer Law Group after working with Dave Scher at James Hoyer, P.A. where he was an Of Counsel attorney. Prior to joining James Hoyer, P.A., David spent more than seven years working for a prominent national firm where he investigated and prosecuted employment and whistleblower claims on behalf of individuals. His experience varies widely, and includes fighting discrimination under Title VII, the ADA, and FMLA, as well as battling retaliation under state and federal...

Ryan Reed and his father, Paul Reed, founded Reed & Reed, a family-operated personal injury law firm in Brandon, FL, in October 2013. The firm was the realization of a plan they envisioned during Ryan's freshman year in college. Reed & Reed truly embodies a family spirit, with Ryan, Paul, and Ryan’s wife, Jacquelyn, working side-by-side to advocate tirelessly for their clients. Ryan focuses exclusively on personal injury law, handling cases like motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and medical malpractice. Since beginning his career, he has litigated and tried hundreds of cases across multiple Florida counties. A Tampa native, Ryan graduated...

I am the founding shareholder of Yoak Law, P.A., and personally handle all client matters. To ensure that my clients get the individualized attention they deserve, I am selective when accepting new clients and focus on taxation, business law, and related matters. Prior to founding the firm, I spent several years advising large corporations on complex state and local tax matters. During that time, I developed a keen understanding of the business environment and gained extensive experience in various industries. I believe these experiences make me uniquely qualified to advise my clients on most business and tax matters. ...

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Martin J. Hernandez, Esq. has been practicing law since 2001 and is one of the few attorneys in Florida to have tried over 100 jury trials. He concentrates his practice in auto accidents and other negligence claims. He prides himself on aggressively, ethically litigating and pursuing his clients’ claims. He meets and sits down with nearly all of his clients at the onset of their cases, regardless of the size of the case, and treats each client with the same respect and diligence that he would want from an attorney. He proudly boasts that “You will meet the lawyer you...

Brice Van Elswyk started his professional career as an investment banker in 1998. Over the next 14 years, Brice worked for several international investment banks eventually specializing in structured products with complex tax, accounting and regulatory capital constraints. Working closely with the top international law firms in the world as an investment banker inspired Brice to leave wall street behind and go to law school. Brice spent the next seven years at the State Attorney’s Office for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida. While at the State Attorney’s Office, Brice prosecuted crimes ranging from misdemeanors such as DUI’s and domestic batteries, all...

Attorney Jonathan Matthew Casella, a Sarasota County native, and Venice High School alum, earned his Bachelor of Arts in English & American Literature from the University of South Florida; his Master of Science in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University; and his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Western Michigan University. Attorney Jonathan Casella is admitted to the Florida Bar. Attorney Casella is a member of the Sarasota County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Prior to joining Casella Law Group, Jonathan worked for a national digital firm, representing large business-to-business and business-to-consumer brands. He has been featured in Website Magazine,...

Nancy Cavey has spent her career working tirelessly on behalf of Floridians who have not received fair treatment or promised benefits. In August of 2004, her legal peers selected her to serve as Chair of the Workers Compensation Section of the Florida Bar. She is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claims Representatives (NOSSCR), the American Association for Justice, the Employee Benefit Section of the American Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the Florida Bar.

We have extensive experience in disability cases and have helped clients with medical conditions such as heart disease, hypertension, chronic...

Seth Shapiro is a partner of Morris Law Firm, P.A. Mr. Shapiro represents clients throughout the Tampa Bay area who have felony or misdemeanor criminal offenses. Mr. Shapiro concentrates part of his practice on Domestic Violence cases, Drug Possession cases, and Theft crimes. Mr. Shapiro also handles sealing and expungement of criminal cases and traffic offenses for clients in the Tampa Bay area.

Mr. Shapiro also focuses a portion of his practice on white collar cases. Mr. Shapiro’s combination of a solid legal foundation with extensive business experience allows him to address complex white collar criminal...

For almost five years as a public defender, Rebecca learned to juggle hundreds of cases. She learned from the toughest of judges to be prepared in advance at every hearing. With strict requirements to visit new clients in jail weekly and keep up with a schedule including motion and trial practice, appointments with clients and depositions, she learned to be extremely efficient in managing such a large caseload. Her experience benefits you, because now in private practice, she has less cases and is able to devote more of her time, talent and dedication to YOURS. Rebecca has always been a defense...

Roger Futerman is a Board Certified Criminal Defense attorney with over 20 years experience. He is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Criminal Trial law, and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Criminal Trial Advocacy. He is Pre-eminently AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, and has been ranked as a "Florida Super Lawyer" for several years by Elite Magazine. In 2015 he was awarded the "Lincoln lawyer" award for his successful acquittal and dismissal at trial of a lady wrongfully accused of two first degree felonies.
Featured on NBC Dateline for his successful acquittal of Cara Ryan accused of...

Jane Gordon was called to the Bar in Manitoba Canada in 1984. She practiced in a variety of areas over the years, including real estate law, corporate and commercial law, as well as wills and probate.

Moved to Florida in 2014 and worked as a Legal Specialist in the area of Immigration Law. Jane was called to the Massachusett's Bar in November of 2018.

Jane is an immigrant herself and is sensitive to the stress and difficulties her client's face in pursuit of their immigration goals. She cares !

As the founder of The Pless Law Firm, P.A., St. Petersburg attorney Erica Good Pless practices exclusively in the area of tax law. Ms. Pless has made tax law the focus of her legal career. On the website Avvo.com, she has been recognized with a perfect rating of 10.0 Superb. She is regularly called upon to speak in educational settings about tax law and author articles on the topic. Ms. Pless was the recipient of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers’ 2014 Leader in the Law Award. Attorney Pless is a graduate of the Stetson University College of Law. Contact...

An attorney since 1983, Alan Wagner has distinguished himself as a trial lawyer, gaining extensive experience in handling claims of professional negligence, products liability, bad-faith litigation, complex commercial disputes, toxic torts, and legal and medical malpractice. One of Alan’s key areas of expertise is in the examination of expert witnesses — frequently a critical component in personal injury litigation — which he has perfected while honing a reputation for general excellence in trial advocacy. Alan became a partner in the firm in 1994 and today serves as President of Wagner McLaughlin. His exceptional skills and competence have refueled the...

Hutch’s practice areas include personal injury, wrongful death, auto negligence, product liability claims, class actions, and mass torts. As trial counsel, Hutch has recovered several millions of dollars in jury awards for his clients. These results have also led to Hutch to recover millions of settlement dollars for his clients that chose not to go to trial. As a board-certified civil trial attorney, Hutch has been evaluated for professionalism and tested for expertise by The Florida Bar. Only 7% of Florida Bar members are board-certified. Hutch has been nominated by his peers to serve as the President Elect of...

Over 25 years of fighting for injured workers; helping people injured on the job get the compensation and medical care they need.

I have extensive civil litigation experience including, but not limited to, breach of contracts involving real estate transactions and services, automobile accidents, complex civil litigation, insurance bad faith, §1983 cases, slip and fall injuries and workers’ compensation cases. I have a wide variety of Traffic, Misdemeanor and Felony experience with cases involving arson, assault, domestic violence, possession and distribution of drugs, vehicular assault, sexual assault, child abuse, kidnapping and attempted murder. My extensive family law litigation experience includes large and small estates, restraining orders, child support, and custody disputes involving allegations of physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse.

Certified mediator in Circuit Courts and Middle District of Florida since 1990, with hundreds of mediations conducted. Commercial litigation in state and federal courts since 1979, including antitrust, intellectual property, securities, environmental, employment, receiverships, business dissolutions, sports and entertainment.