Longwood Personal Injury Lawyers

Dale Swope is managing partner of Swope, Rodante P.A. Mr. Swope is a Tampa native, and a graduate of Hillsborough High School, the University of South Florida, and the University of Florida Law School. The firm’s most senior lawyer, Mr. Swope has received virtually every professional recognition available to lawyers who practice in his field. He has an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the oldest reviewing agency in the country. He has a ‘Superb’ rating (the highest possible) by AVVO.com. He has been designated as a ‘Super Lawyer’ by Super Lawyers Magazine. He is also listed in ‘Best Lawyers in America,’ ‘Who’s...

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...

Raised in Brooksville, Florida, John Paul Berke started his career as a Florida State Trooper at 20 years of age. He was promoted to Traffic Homicide Investigator 1992 and then to Sergeant 1993. After moving to Lakeland, Florida, he graduated from Florida Southern College (cum laude) with a B.S. in Corporate Finance, than three years later received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. After graduating from law school he was hired as an associate attorney in a law firm that primarily handled personal injury consumers. Six years later he resigned to open his own law firm in Lakeland, FL representing injured...

Blake Paul has been a civil trial attorney since 1996. His trial practice includes commercial litigation and business break-ups, personal injury and wrongful death, and other civil disputes. Blake has appeared as lead counsel in the courts of twenty-two of Florida's sixty-seven counties as well as the United States District Courts for the Middle and Southern District of Florida and the Western District of Kentucky. Blake has also handled appellate cases in Florida's Second District Court of Appeals, the United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Florida Supreme Court.

Frank F. Fernandez, III, was born in Tampa, Florida. After obtaining his degree in Finance from the University of Florida in 1989, Mr. Fernandez attended Stetson University, College of Law, in St. Petersburg, Florida, receiving his Juris Doctorate law degree in 1992. Following an internship with the U.S. District Court, for the Middle District of Florida, Mr. Fernandez began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney prosecuting criminal cases in Tampa, Florida.


In 1994, Mr. Fernandez joined the Orlando-based law firm of Meyers, Mooney and Meyers specializing in plaintiffs’ personal injury law and worker’s compensation disputes. In 1996,...

As the founder at Law Firm Ocala, Attorney Jerrod Williams has earned a strong reputation as the Ocala criminal defense lawyer clients can trust. He is dedicated to protecting his clients’ rights and best interests, helping them stay out of jail and safeguarding their futures. He takes the constitutional right to liberty and freedom seriously and believes they are worthy of his utmost protection. Jerrod has years of professional experience doing just that – representing individuals of all walks of life as well as a Fortune 500 company. Jerrod’s commitment to his clients’ interests has earned him a reputation as...

After spending several years with an International Insurance Company, Mr. Hewitt has represented individuals, businesses, and insurers in complex personal injury matters and employment law matters. He has 19 years of extensive trial experience and insurance litigation experience in all Florida and Federal Courts.

Mr. Hewitt provides a personal experience for his clients, thinking outside the box, to obtain client approved results. He is available 7 days per week, when not coaching basketball or spending time with his family.

Dereck G. Capaz, Esq., is an AV® Preeminent™ rated attorney. The AV® Preeminent™ designation is Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer review rating of a legal professional’s skills and ethics. He focuses his practice in the areas of plaintiff’s Tampa personal injury, insurance claims and civil litigation. Dereck is a third generation Tampa native and graduate of Jesuit High School. He is active in numerous community organizations and lives in Tampa with his wife Laura and three kids. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. He received a Master of Business Administration degree and Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College...

Mark Dubose has dedicated himself to the characteristics of leadership, persistence, and professionalism. His strive for excellence began more than 30 years ago during his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he was the president of both the Student Government and his fraternity. Through such governance, Mark gained valuable experience in the art of effective negotiation, as well as the ability to distinguish between matters which are best handled with a less adversarial or alternative means of dispute resolution, versus those that require a more direct and aggressive approach. Upon attaining his...

Established in 2002 by Attorney John D. Andreopoulos, the Andreopoulos Law Firm has provided aggressive, zealous and compassionate representation to our clients for over 14 years. John D. Andreopoulos began his career in 1999 as an Assistant State Attorney in the Pinellas County State Attorney’s Office. Through his experience and dozens of jury trials as a Prosecutor, Attorney John D. Andreopoulos learned the Courtroom Trial skills necessary to become a successful, aggressive and experienced trial attorney for his Personal Injury clients. Attorney John D. Andreopoulos personally oversees all of the firm’s Personal Injury cases from the pre-lawsuit stage and...

Bernhardt Law firm is a Criminal Defense, Debt Defense, and Personal Injury law firm in the Tampa Bay area. Led by a former prosecutor, the expertise Bernhardt Law applies to legal cases is unsurpassed. Bernhardt Law expertly defends and protects the rights of every client throughout Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties.

Bernhardt Law specifically handles cases that include, but are not limited to the following: Driving offences, DUI, assault, battery, burglary, theft charges, drug charges, as well as debt collection lawsuits, debt collector harassment, auto loan default lawsuits, auto accidents and accidents that occur on a business’ property.

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Taylor McKnight is a highly accomplished attorney who brings his extensive experience in personal injury law to Swope, Rodante P.A. With a remarkable career as a defense lawyer, Mr. McKnight leverages his expertise to passionately advocate for victims who have suffered catastrophic injuries and those who have lost loved ones as a result of the negligence of others. Mr. McKnight has extensive experience handling cases involving trucking, bus, and commercial vehicle crashes, particularly those resulting in catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. He also has substantial experience handling a diverse array of cases, including premises liability, medical malpractice, and products liability. His...

Brent Steinberg is a Florida Bar board-certified appellate specialist – a distinction achieved by only 217 of the more than 100,000 members of the Florida Bar. He handles catastrophic injury, insurance bad faith, legal malpractice and insurance coverage cases throughout Florida and Georgia, at both the trial and appellate levels. Mr. Steinberg began his employment with Swope, Rodante P.A. as a law clerk in 2009, joined the firm full time after graduating law school in 2010, and became a partner in 2018. He has served as lead appellate counsel in cases at the Florida Supreme Court, all six of Florida’s District Courts...

Christopher Sean Mulligan is a Florida native and third generation Florida attorney. Born in Inverness, Florida, Mr. Mulligan graduated with honors and a Bachelor in Science from Florida State University, majoring in Political Science and Criminology/Criminal Justice and then obtained his Juris Doctorate in 2006 from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. While in Washington, Mr. Mulligan worked for a variety of nonprofit organizations in the areas of domestic violence, criminal justice reform, education policy, and campaign finance reform. Mr. Mulligan has been quoted or published in the New York Times, The Washington Post,...

Full service law firm with concentration in Serious Personal Injuries, Marital and Family Law, and Estate Law. Quality, client focused, legal solutions.

Gary L. Printy, Jr. lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife and children. He represents individuals facing employment discrimination or physical injury due to another's negligence. The firm also represents clients in debt relief and consumer bankruptcy.

Attorney Silvia Amador Brett fearlessly defends Florida residents who have been injured or wrongfully harmed by others. With prior experience defending civil cases in personal injury protection, motor vehicle accidents, and investigation of fraud, she brings a unique perspective to the team. After graduating in 2013 from the University of Central Florida with her bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies and minors in both Spanish and Psychology, she earned her Juris Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law in 2016. During law school, she clerked for The Honorable Caroline J. Tesche and acted as a Certified Legal Intern for the Office of...