Ocklawaha Personal Injury Lawyers

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,...

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.

Founding Attorney Jason K.S. Porter and his associates have 90+ years of combined experienced and have collectively helped thousands of clients. Our attorneys have been recognized for their legal skills in the fields of DUI, family law, criminal defense, personal injury, and business law. Our top-rated attorneys have earned numerous accolades, and Attorney Porter has a 10.0 Superb Avvo rating and a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® Rating. Mr. Porter has a courtroom advantage for DUI and criminal defense cases, because he is a former prosecuting attorney.

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...

Located in historic Riverside in Jacksonville, Florida, our office is located at 2254 Riverside Avenue. We provide courteous and efficient attention to our clients, while working hard to help you obtain the best possible result for your legal issues. Attorney Bill Johnson began practicing law upon his admission to the State Bar of Georgia in 1997 after graduating from Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta earlier that year. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1998. Bill currently practices law in state and federal courts in both Florida and Georgia. He...

Darren Adam Heitner is the Founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., an adjunct professor of Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, an adjunct professor of NIL at the University of Miami School of Law, a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association, and author of many books published by the American Bar Association (How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know) as well as numerous articles in Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. Heitner has been referred to as one of the foremost experts on name, image, and likeness (NIL) by...

Gonzalo Andux is a graduate of the University of Florida, and the University of Florida College of Law. During his tenure, Gonzalo worked in every criminal division. After 1989, he worked as a senior attorney in the Homicide Division and handled numerous death penalty cases. He has extensive experience handling sexual battery, child abuse, capital sexual battery, arson cases, and major violent crimes. He was the lead attorney in the Special Defense Unit for many years. Mr. Andux has taught and lectured in the areas of criminal law for the Florida Public Defender Association and he has taught Business...

Attorney Benjamin Lee Williams is passionate about helping his clients get back on their feet after an accident. Clients love working with Ben, who brings a sense of calm and confidence to the most stressful of situations, allowing his clients to focus on their families, their work and getting back to their lives, not their legal case. A dedicated and winning trial attorney, Ben treats each and every case as if it will end up before a judge or jury. He does not hesitate take a case to trial when defendant entities and their insurance companies will not negotiate...

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...

Ricky Favors is a personal injury lawyer in Orlando, FL. He works at Farah & Farah, a top-rated injury law firm with locations throughout Florida and Georgia. Mr. Favors is a proud member of the Florida Bar Association and Orange County Bar Association.

Frank Fratello is a personal injury attorney at Farah & Farah in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Fratello received a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Sewanee in Tennessee. Frank earned notable distinction among his peers as one of the top five percent in his graduating class and he is a proud member of the Florida Bar Association and the Jacksonville Bar Association.

Ryan E. Thompson was born and raised in St. Simons Island, Georgia. After completing his undergraduate degree from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, Ryan then went on active duty with the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment, United States Army.
Ryan received honors at Florida Coastal which included top performance in Lawyering Processes, Discovery / Depositions, Tort Actions, and Personal Injury Litigation.

Michael was born in Albany, New York, but grew up in Port Orange, Florida. After graduating from Father Lopez Catholic High School, Michael attended the University of Florida. After two years working as a Real Estate Agent, Michael returned to school to study law at Florida Coastal School of Law. He graduated cum laude and became an Assistant Public Defender. Michael served as an Assistant Public Defender for four years practicing Criminal Law. He has represented thousands of individuals across Florida facing various charges ranging from minor misdemeanor offenses to Attempted Murder. Additionally, Michael has handled hundreds of Florida DUI charges...

Caitlin Clarke is a personal injury attorney at Farah & Farah. Caitlin has always worked in personal injury law because she knows that those who are injured, or have a loved one that has been injured, need strong advocacy to protect their interests from insurance companies. She is a proud member of the State Bar of Georgia, Savannah Bar Association & SBA – Young Lawyers Division, SEALI – Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, The William Jay Society and Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity.

Tara Conner is a personal injury attorney at Farah & Farah in Jacksonville, FL and a Florida native.

She is a proud member of the Florida Bar and served as in-house counsel for one of the largest, heavy equipment dealers in North America and worked in private practice.

Charles A. Bowen, Jr. is a personal injury lawyer at Farah & Farah. He was born in Long Island, NY and graduated from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 2007. He received is Juris Doctor degree from North Carolina Central University in 2010 and a Master of Laws degree from John Marshall Law School in 2015. Bowen is also a proud member of the Florida and New York bar.

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...

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...

Andrew Miller is a Univeristy of Florida graduate and has been a personal injury lawyer since 2010. Before becoming an attorney, Miller was the Executive Director and Legal Counsel of The Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida, an environmental non-profit in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. In January, 2018 Andrew moved to Farah & Farah, P.A. where he now practices plaintiff’s personal injury law exclusively.

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...

• Licensed in Florida and Washington D.C. • Licensed in the Middle District of Florida (federal) • Trained Arbitrator • Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil/Circuit and Appellant Mediator. • 2021 Attorney of the Year for Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida • Master Instructor of Combat Hapkido, 5th degree black belt Founder of the Law Firm of Charles Vega P.A. o BBB A+ Rated company o Six attorneys serving North; Central; South and the Gulf Coast Legal Services: Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Slip and Fall, Probate, Businesses, Family, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Medical Malpractice, Family Law and General Civil Litigation Education • Nova Southeastern University - Undergraduate Degree • Barry University – Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law • Florida Coastal...

I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Central Florida, earning a BS in Political Science. I then pursued my legal education at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where I obtained my JD in 2007. Following law school, I joined the largest insurance defense firm in the country, focusing my practice on premises liability, car accidents, and negligent security cases. During my tenure there, I represented major global corporations, including Walmart and Universal Studios. My career reached a significant milestone in 2013 when, after securing a victory in a complex trial against one of the most...

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