Lafayette County Lawyers

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.

Lloyd Manukian currently is a Managing Attorney with Farah & Farah, supervising the Litigation and Pre-Litigation attorneys and case managers. He is a proud member of the Florida Bar Association, Florida Justice Association, American Bar Association, Jacksonville Bar Association and the Jacksonville Justice Association.

Douglas Shanteau is a personal injury attorney at Farah & Farah in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Shanteau was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2012 and devotes his practice to helping those who have been negligently injured in car accidents, truck accidents, wrongful death cases and medical malpractice.

Tiffany Newcomb joined Farah & Farah in 2013 as a personal injury attorney with a strong focus on premises liability, auto accidents, slip and falls, and dog bite suits.

I am a lifelong resident of Florida licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Florida.

Attended Georgetown University for undergraduate and graduated from Florida State University's College of law with Honors in 1994.

Worked as a prosecutor for approximately 6 years, then in private practice.

Started Karpinski Law Office in 2011.

Marisa O’Connor is an attorney at Farah & Farah’s Jacksonville office. Marisa was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. She received her Bachelor’s in English Education from the University of North Florida in 2008.

Barrett, Fasig & Brooks is unlike any other Tallahassee law firm. Our attorneys make the time to meet with you.

Craig J. Cannon grew up in Ocala and graduated from Forest High School in 1980. He attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia where he graduated cum laude in 1984 with a B.S. degree in Geology. After working as a tennis professional for several years, Craig attended law school at the University of Florida College of Law where he graduated in 1991. Since graduating from law school, Mr. Cannon has been working as a trial attorney in Ocala. Mr. Cannon began his practice as an insurance company lawyer. In February 2000 he shifted his focus to personal injury law and...

Scott Baker is an associate in the firm’s Social Security department. Scott joined the firm in March 2016 after practicing exclusively in the field of Social Security disability for over ten years. In that time, he successfully represented thousands of disability claimants in hearings before Administrative Law Judges throughout the Southeast, as well as at the Appeals Council and Federal Court levels. A native of Tennessee, Scott attended Middle Tennessee State University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications. He subsequently attended University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law, where he graduated magna cum...

Sam Ranard is passionate about helping those who have been mistreated and ignored. He is a graduate from Florida Coastal School of Law and focuses his practice on representing those who have been wrongfully injured. He is also a proud member of The American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division of the Jacksonville Bar Association and the Jacksonville Bar Association.

Chessie represents plaintiffs who have been harmed in personal injury accidents and Farah & Farah in Savannah, GA. As a survivor with injuries of a serious auto accident, she has a unique understanding of the pain and suffering that her clients endure.

Randall Rutledge is an experienced personal injury attorney who has been at Farah & Farah since 2003. Mr. Rutledge has won several high profile cases and is a proud member of the Florida Bar, Jacksonville Bar and the Florida Justice Association.

Javier M. Vazquez is an Attorney in Farah and Farah's Tampa office, where he focuses exclusively on personal injury law and was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Mr. Vazquez has helped settle several very large personal injury settlements over the years and frequents television and radio shows assisting the public with their legal questions.

Ameenah York joined Farah & Farah in 2018 and is a personal injury attorney in the Jacksonville, FL office. She focuses her practice primarily on matters involving premises liability and automobile negligence throughout the city of Jacksonville.

Isaac Theut specializes in workers compensation claims at Farah & Farah. He is a proud graduate from Florida State University and he received his Juris Doctorate from the Florida Coastal School of Law.

Hiten went to the University of Central Florida for his Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies, with two minors focusing in the areas of business law and economics. He then went on to pursue his Juris Doctorate at Mercer University School of Law, graduating in 2018. He started his career as an associate working on liability insurance defense cases, moving on to first party homeowner’s insurance defense work. After gaining experience in various aspects of civil litigation, he went on to find a market segment that would be more geared to help people instead of corporations. The tax resolution and...

My Story I came to Jacksonville in October, 1978, after graduation from Duke University School of Law. My third-year roommate, Bob Parrish, prevailed upon legendary criminal defense and civil rights lawyer Bill Sheppard to grant me an interview and soon I began a clerkship with the firm of Sheppard, Carithers, and Weinbaum. All three partners became lifetime friends and mentors. Hugh Carithers went on to serve with distinction as a Circuit Judge for many years, retiring in December, 2019. Steve Weinbaum became recognized as one of the outstanding trial lawyers in Florida, winning several high profile cases while working with Bob...

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...