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Brett Vigodsky
Escambia County, 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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Regina Nichol Fillingim
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(850) 433-7575
In-person consults by appointment only.
Pensacola, FL 32503
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Family
Oklahoma City University School of Law
The Fillingim Law Firm, P.A. aggressively defends adults and juveniles who have been accused of crimes. Regina N. Fillingim, Esq. has made Criminal Law the primary focus of her career for over 10 years. She worked as a as a prosecutor in Orlando and Pensacola, Florida, where she was trained to prosecute the State's cases, and where she learned best how to tear them apart. A criminal conviction can cause the loss of your freedom, your job, your property, your spouse and children and can follow you for the rest of your life. If you have been charged with a...
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Mark Stephen Thomas
Walton County, FL Attorney with 30 years of experience
Health Care
Florida State University College of Law and Florida State University College of Law
Mark concentrates his practice on representing health care providers, insurers and suppliers/manufacturers in regulatory matters before the government. He specializes in Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, state licensure and transactional compliance. Mark has 30 years of experience in hospital, physician and managed care regulation and compliance. As a litigator, Mark has tried 49 healthcare cases in administrative, state and federal courts. His transactional practice includes the creation of several of Florida's most complex and comprehensive joint ventures. Mark is one of only 190 attorneys in the country who is board-certified in health law. He has graduate degrees in healthcare...
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David Alfred Carroll
Escambia County, 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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Mary Melissa Smith
Escambia County, 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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Nicole Ferry
Escambia County, 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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John Michael Kvartek
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Florida State University College of Law and University of West Florida
I have been a member of the Family Law Committee of the Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association and have participated as a speaker on Family Law topics. I am a member of the Florida Bar (both in Family Law and Criminal Law Sections), Escambia/Santa Rosa Criminal Defense Society and The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. I received my law degree from Florida State University College of Law (1994), and have been a member of the following Bar and Courts: Florida Bar since 1995; Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals for the Northern and Middle District of Florida since 1995. I am...
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Sean J. Fisher
Escambia County, FL Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationFlorida Coastal School of Law
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John Anthony Terrezza
Escambia County, 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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Gillis E. (Beau) Powell III
Santa Rosa County, 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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Logan Sliva
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Estate Planning
University of Kansas School of Law
My name is Logan Francis Sliva. I have worked as an attorney at the Sliva Law Firm, LLC in Pensacola, FL for 10 years. I handle primarily consumer bankruptcy cases (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13). I have personally handled over 2,000 bankruptcy cases. I work hard to help my clients achieve their financial goals by eliminating their debt and/or coming up with a plan to manage their debt that fits their individual needs. I offer a FREE consultation where we can discuss what is best for you and your family. You have nothing to lose by giving me a...
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Therese Felth
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Florida International University College of Law
Therese is a trial attorney with McKenzie Law Firm, PA - an established law firm in the Florida Panhandle since 1976. For over 40 years, McKenzie Law Firm has protected the rights of people in our community. Therese specializes in the areas of family law, insurance disputes, and personal injury. She also handles appeals.
Therese is a second generation lawyer, born and raised in Sweden. At the age of 16, she moved to Boca Raton, FL with her family where she graduated high school from Boca Raton High School. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree in International Business and Trade...
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David Luther Woodward
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 54 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business, International and Real Estate
London School of Economics and Political Science/University of London, Florida State University College of Law, Emory University School of Law and Florida State University
David Luther Woodward was educated in the public schools of Alabama, Georgia and Florida, earned his undergraduate and professional law degrees at The Florida State University at Tallahassee, and did post-professional studies at the London School of Economics. A lawyer admitted to practice in Florida, Oklahoma and Texas, he has practiced in each of those states.
A mature practitioner, the biographee, upon his admission to the practice of law, worked for not only the federal government, but also for the governments of two states, where he served not only in professional, but also management capacities. His further experience...
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Stephen Reid Moorhead
Escambia County, FL Attorney with 38 years of experience
Real Estate
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Stephen “Steve” Moorhead is the founder and managing partner of Moorhead Real Estate Law Group. He is board-certified in real estate law by The Florida Bar Committee on Education and Legal Specialization. His practice includes real estate litigation, closings, contract negotiation, financing, leasing, sales, title insurance, and development. He is a member of the Escambia?Santa Rosa Bar Association, is serving his 21st year as general counsel for The Home Builders Association of West Florida, is a member of the Leadership Council of Achieve Escambia, and is past chairman of the board of directors for The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce....
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Terrence H Thorgaard
Walton County, FL Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Real Estate and Tax
University of Puget Sound
I was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, where I practiced law from 1977. I was a municipal attorney for the first part of my legal career, and then switched to private practice. I conducted a general private law practice, with emphasis in civil litigation and bankruptcy. I also taught several college-level courses relating to various aspects of the law. In 2004, my family and I moved to Florida and have been here ever since. From 2011 to 2015 I worked for another lawyer in Walton County, assisting him in his office, especially with scheduling...
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Nick A. Ortiz
Escambia County, 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 F. Turner Jr.
Santa Rosa County, FL Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Family and Juvenile
Florida State University College of Law and Florida State University College of Law
James F. Turner, Jr. earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida where he was a member of the Sigma Iota Epsilon business fraternity. After completing his undergraduate studies, he studied law on a full scholarship at the Florida State University College of Law where he earned his law degree. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in Tallahassee, Florida at the age of 23, making him one of the youngest prosecutors in the state. In addition to being a former prosecutor, Mr. Turner also spent several years fighting for children's...
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James M. Burns
Escambia County, 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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Brian Norback
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 24 years of experience
109 E Garden Street, Suite B
Pensacola, FL 32502
Consumer, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Michigan State University
20+ Years experience in Family, Dependency, Consumer Defense and Disability Law. Our practice gives you the attention you deserve!
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Thomas Ueberschaer
Escambia County, FL Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of Florida
Providing personal service to clients in Northwest Florida since 1993 needing help with claims involving Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Work Accidents, Social Security Disability, Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death.
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Lauren A. Merritt
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 7 years of experience
111 S. De Villiers Street
Suite B
Pensacola, FL 32502
Probate
University of Florida Levin College of Law
I was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida. With the exception of the three years I spent in Gainesville, Florida for law school, I have lived in the Pensacola area my whole life.
Growing up, both of my parents worked in the medical field. I had plans to become a doctor from a young age. My medical school intentions changed in college when my experience helping an injured friend helped me realize I would be better-suited to help others in a different field. My mom had always told me I could “argue with a brick wall,” so I decided to take...
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Austin R. Ward
Escambia County, 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.
In 2008, he decided to...
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Eric Duane Stevenson
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer and Personal Injury
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
I am an aggressive trial lawyer who wants to tell my clients' stories and fight for them in the courtroom or out of the courtroom.
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Timothy Michael O'Brien
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Personal Injury
University of Florida College of Law
Levin Papantonio Rafferty shareholder Timothy O'Brien is a board-certified civil trial attorney who concentrates his practice in the areas of mass tort litigation, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, and transactional liability. Mr. O'Brien is rated "A-V Preeminent" by the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell lawyer peer-rating service (the "A-V Preeminent" rating is the highest rating an attorney can receive). In September 2018, Mr. O’Brien was appointed by the United States Southern District of Ohio as Co-Lead Counsel for the Plaintiffs Steering Committee in MDL No. 2846, In re Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation. In January 2021, he...
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Geoffrey H. L. Pittman
Escambia County, 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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Clay Brown Adkinson
Walton County, FL Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Family
Florida State University College of Law
Clay B. Adkinson is a skilled and experienced criminal defense attorney at Adkinson Law Firm in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. The firm, which has more than 30 years of experience in the Florida Panhandle, represents clients facing criminal charges and others who are involved in family law issues. Adkinson earned his bachelor's degree in political science at Florida State University in Tallahassee in 2003. He then attended law school at Florida State University College of Law where he graduated with his juris doctor degree in 2005. After law school, he joined Adkinson Law Firm with...
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Chris Crawford
Escambia County, FL Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationCannabis Law, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
I always liked a good fight, and that is one thing I will guaranty. I enjoy what I do, and I enjoy being in the courtroom. However, simple gratitude from my clients is my greatest satisfaction. Outside of the courtroom, I enjoy the outdoors, surfing, hunting, fishing (when I can), and spending time with my family. If you have any issues, just give me a call.
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Robert Bleach
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Robert T. Bleach is a disability lawyer in Pensacola, Florida. Mr. Bleach limits his practice to representing plaintiffs in long term disability/ERISA claims. He has 15 years of experience and is currently a solo practitioner.
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Michael Bixby
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationSecurities and Stockbroker Fraud
Wake Forest University School of Law
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Ryan M. Cardoso
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of Florida
Ryan M. Cardoso is the founder and principal attorney at Cardoso Law, PLLC, in Pensacola, Florida. He serves clients in a wide variety of practice areas, including criminal defense, personal injury, and civil litigation. Ryan is an experienced attorney who has helped countless clients seek justice and defend their rights.
Ryan M. Cardoso is a graduate of the University of South Florida and obtained his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Florida College of Law in 2002 where he graduated with honors. He has been a member of The Florida Bar since 2003 and is admitted to practice before the...
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James Walter Magaha
Escambia County, FL Attorney with 40 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Florida State University College of Law
At the law office of James W. Magaha, my more than 28 years of experience and knowledge enable me to achieve targeted solutions faced by businesses and individuals throughout Santa Rosa, Okaloosa County and the Florida Panhandle. My goal is to offer sound counsel and good judgment, so that you can make the most informed decisions about your legal matters and your future. As a solo practitioner, I offer the personal attention necessary to provide solutions that fit your specific needs. I welcome clients seeking quality representation from a lawyer who consistently develops long-lasting resolutions. As a Pensacola native,...
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Sonya L. Pence
Escambia County, FL Lawyer
Free ConsultationAppeals
Suffolk University Law School
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Jack De La Piedra
Santa Rosa County, FL Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationNursing Home
Stetson University College of Law
If you are reading this, chances are you or someone you love has been abused or neglected in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Elder abuse and neglect cases constitute 100% of my practice focus. By 2016, after a decade in general civil law, representing people who had suffered injury or death in nursing homes and assisted living facilities felt like a calling. I have become experienced at identifying and litigating these special cases, working intimately with individuals and families to protect our elders. For me, law is an art. Each case is like a block of rough marble....
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Mark Julian Proctor
Escambia County, FL Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Florida College of Law
Mark Proctor is the president of Levin Papantonio Rafferty. He completed his undergraduate work at Emory University and the University of Florida, receiving his degree from the University of Florida in 1972, and his law degree from the University of Florida in 1975. While at law school, he was an editor of the Water Law Journal at University of Florida and was a member of the honorary fraternity, Phi Delta Phi.
He is licensed to practice law before all state courts in Florida, before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, and before the United...
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Brian Barr
Escambia County, FL Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
Florida State University College of Law
Brian Barr is a shareholder at Levin Papantonio Rafferty. He litigates pharmaceutical, environmental, mass tort and personal injury cases throughout the country. Mr. Barr has been appointed to leadership in many of the largest mass tort cases in the country.
Mr. Barr is presently serving as co-liaison counsel and a member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the 3M Combat Arms Earplugs Litigation (MDL 2885) presently pending in the Northern District of Florida before the Honorable Casey Rodgers. The 3M Combat Arms Earplug MDL is the largest MDL in history with over 240,000 pending claims. Mr. Barr recently served as trial...
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William Randall Wade
Santa Rosa County, FL Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
William R. Wade has practiced criminal defense law for 29 years in Kentucky, Alabama and Florida. He is the President of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2014-2015). He is admitted to practice in all Florida State and Federal Courts. While his principal physical office is in Milton, Mr. Wade practices in all courts of the 1st Judicial Circuit.
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Caryn A Van Matre
Escambia County, 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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Roy Milton Kinsey Jr.
Escambia County, FL Attorney with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationFlorida State University College of Law
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Kate Hauser
Escambia County, FL Attorney
Insurance Claims and Social Security Disability
Florida State University College of Law
Kate Hauser represents clients throughout the United States in long term disability claims, ERISA claims, as well as Social Security Disability claimants in and around the Pensacola, Florida area. In 2012, Kate graduated from the University of Florida with a double major in political science and criminology, with a minor in business. She received a Juris Doctorate from Florida State College of Law in 2015.
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Nicholas R. Medley
Escambia County, FL Attorney
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Florida
At Medley Law Firm, we focus on elder law, estate planning and special needs planning for clients of all ages, and probates. Elder law is the practice of law that deals with the unique legal issues faced by seniors and their families. This includes estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, etc.), especially with regards to people suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia, and Medicaid planning so that a person can receive nursing home care while still protecting the valuable assets they've worked so hard for. Estate planning is a way to make sure that, no matter what...