East Palatka Lawyers

Our criminal justice system is designed to protect the innocent. However, in so doing, we must likewise defend the guilty. For this reason, it is critical that every person accused of a crime—whether truly innocent or guilty—be represented equally and assertively.
This is my passion.
Since beginning my career, I have practiced exclusively criminal law. Early on, I focused on criminal trial proceedings. I have been lead counsel in over 130...

Gerald Wilkerson is a sixth-generation Floridian. He joined the United States Army in 1986 at the age of 17 years old, and was honorably discharged in 1989. He worked full-time while attending college at night, and graduated from Florida International University with Honors in 1996. In 1997 he was accepted to the University of Florida College of Law. During law school, Mr. Wilkerson was a member of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honors Legal Fraternity, wrote for the Technology Law Journal, and earned the coveted "Book Award" in Family Law which is the highest grade in the class. He met and...

Attorney Jason Hutchinson, of Hutchinson Law, is a graduate of Florida Coastal School of Law located in Jacksonville and is a member in good standing with the Florida Bar, U.S. District Court-Middle District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals-11th circuit. Through appellant advocacy, Mr. Hutchinson played a large role in forming paternity law in the Jacksonville area.

Melanie J. Sacks, Esquire concentrates her area of practice to Bankruptcy Law.

The founding partner of Bachara Construction Law group has spent his entire life in and around the construction industry. Following in the footsteps of his father, a WWII veteran who returned from the Pacific and became a homebuilder in Jacksonville, Chip literally learned the business from the ground up. He worked as a laborer for his father’s company while in high school, then earned a degree in Building Construction from the University of Florida and obtained his certified general contractor’s license. After working for two of Jacksonville’s largest commercial construction companies, Chip earned a law degree from Mercer University. Since that time,...

When you have a tax matter pending with the IRS or the state Department of Revenue, you need legal representation from an attorney who is knowledgeable and experienced in your particular legal issue. Ronald Cutler is a licensed attorney, Certified Public Accountant, and former Special Agent for the FBI who has been handling state and federal tax matters for over 40 years. Whatever issue you are dealing with, chances are that Ronald Cutler has dealt with it before and knows how to help you achieve a successful resolution of your tax problem.

Lawton R. Graves is a litigation associate with experience handling matters involving securities disputes, regulatory investigations, compliance with state and federal securities laws, broker-dealers, financial services firms, business disputes, complex commercial litigation, personal injury, foreclosures, bankruptcy and collection matters. Mr. Graves graduated magna cum laude from the Florida State University College of Law in the top 10% of his class, was an active member of the FSU Law review, and received the Book Award as the best student in Secured Transactions (UCC: Article 9). Prior to attending law school, Mr. Graves earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Florida...

Dayla Farah is an experienced personal injury attorney at Farah & Farah in Florida. She attended the University of Florida and graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School. She is proud member of the Florida Bar and helps clients navigate the legal system that follows a personal injury accident.

Affan Ali is a top-rated personal injury lawyer at Farah & Farah in Gainesville, Fl. He specializes on personal injury litigation and wrongful death cases. He also received his J.D degree from Florida State University College of Law in 2010 and is experienced in criminal law, real estate, and personal injury law.

Donya R. Alkhatib is an associate at Farah & Farah since 2016 and has devoted her career to assisting people who have sustained injuries due to the negligence of others. Donya attended Barry University School of Law and is a proud member of the The Florida Bar, Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division and Volusia County Bar Association.

Raissa Booze is a personal injury lawyer at Farah & Farah in Florida. She earned her bachelors in business with a minor in philosophy from University of Colorado Boulder and a Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest. She was also president of Women in Law, Vice President of Trial Bar and even tried her first case while a student.

Savannah Cooley is a personal injury lawyer at Farah & Farah. Following her graduation from Florida Coastal School of Law, Ms. Cooley was a case manager. She focuses on personal injury, premises liability, and car accident cases, bringing her years of study and experience with Farah & Farah to bear with each case.

Tyler M. Dupuy is an attorney at Farah & Farah’s Fort Myers office. Mr. Dupuy focuses his practice on personal injury and helps clients receive compensation after being negligently injured in a car accident or truck accident.

Corri C. Hunt has been a personal injury attorney at Farah & Farah since 2009. Corri focuses on personal injury litigation, car and truck accidents, premises liability and product liability. She is also a proud member of the Florida Bar, Georgia Bar, St. John’s County Bar Association, Jacksonville Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Florida Trial Lawyers section of the Florida Bar.

Wesley Ford is an attorney with Farah & Farah in Orange Park, Florida. Mr. For focuses his litigation on Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Auto Negligence and Wrongful Death cases.

Joseph A. Franco, Jr. is an attorney at Farah & Farah in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Franco was born in Easton, PA and is a graduate from the University of Florida College of Law. He is also a proud member of the Florida Bar and the Florida Justice Association.

Raymond Gosen is a Jacksonville personal injury attorney at Farah & Farah. Mr. Gosen has overseen over 250 personal injury cases and works on pre-case litigation. Raymond Gosen is a proud member of the Jacksonville Bar Association and the Rover Club.

Matthew Grossman is an attorney at Farah and Farah focusing on personal injury. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Georgia & Tennessee and has handled cases throughout the southeast.

Adam Haberle is a personal injury lawyer at Farah & Farah in Jacksonville, FL. He is a proud member of the Florida Bar and a graduate from Florida Coastal School of Law.

Brandon Hughes is an Associate Attorney with Farah & Farah and focuses his practice on mass tort litigation and strict liability cases in our Jacksonville offices in Florida. He is also a member of the Florida Bar and the Georgia Bar.

Marianne Howanitz, Esq. is the founder of MARIANNE HOWANITZ, PA, an Ocala, Florida law firm that limits its practice to the representation of accident victims and their families who have been injured or killed as a result of the negligence of others. Ms. Howanitz started her legal career in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where she first worked as an Assistant State Attorney and then as an Assistant Public Defender. While working in the criminal justice system, Ms. Howanitz discovered her desire to help accident victims and made it her ultimate goal to concentrate her practice in the field of...