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Richard J. McKyton, P.A. is a criminal defense and personal injury law firm located at 1229 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida 33705, reachable at 727-894-3159. Attorney Richard J. McKyton has been representing people in Pinellas County for over twenty years, providing legal services in criminal defense, personal injury, education law, DUI, workers’ compensation, Social Security disability, wrongful death, and probate matters. The practice serves clients throughout Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota, Citrus, and Hernando counties, offering free consultations to help determine if clients have viable cases. With extensive experience in both criminal justice and personal injury law, the firm has secured numerous significant settlements including $734,000 and $700,000 for car crashes, $475,000 and $375,000 for additional vehicle accidents, and $270,000 and $200,000 for wrongful death cases.
The firm specializes in defending clients facing DUI charges, drug possession, prescription medication violations, juvenile offenses, and violations of probation, recognizing that first-time exposure to the criminal justice system can result in arrest, fines, probation, incarceration, and criminal convictions affecting future employment and housing applications. Additional practice areas include education law handling student and employee discipline matters and exceptional student education cases, slip and fall injuries with settlements of $150,000 and $140,000, medical malpractice with a $240,000 recovery, and motorcycle crashes including a $265,000 settlement. Attorney McKyton examines evidence, questions witnesses, researches law, and fights for clients in court, whether negotiating with prosecutors or presenting cases before judges and juries. The firm also assists personal injury victims navigate the financial minefield caused by accidents, fighting to ensure other drivers and insurance carriers pay everything the law requires while guiding clients through medical expenses, lost wages, and vehicle replacement issues.
Beltz and Beltz is a personal injury law firm located at 11300 4th Street North, Suite 143, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, reachable at (727) 201-9944 for Pinellas County and (813) 559-9090 for Hillsborough County, available 24 hours for new clients. Led by attorneys Jennifer Ruth Beltz and Larry D. Beltz (Retired), the firm represents injured clients throughout the state of Florida and has been recognized by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, with Jennifer Ruth Beltz named as one of the 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction. The practice focuses on auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, nursing home abuse, estate planning, bicycle and pedestrian accidents, dog bites, drunk driving accidents, mass tort, medical malpractice, negligent security claims, pharmaceutical injury, product liability, rideshare accidents, slip and fall/premises liability claims, and truck and commercial vehicle accidents. The firm operates under Florida’s new statute of limitations law that reduced the time to bring negligence claims from four years to two years as of March 24, 2023.
Beltz and Beltz specializes in motorcycle claims by charging 25% less than other firms because these cases are typically handled more quickly and with fewer costs involved, passing those savings to clients. The firm has extensive experience with nursing home abuse cases, with one team member having worked on the defense side representing nursing homes, providing added insight into how the other side defends cases. Additional services include estate planning with assistance in creating trusts, wills, end-of-life directives, negligent security claims, bicycle and pedestrian accidents, dog bite cases under Florida’s strict liability laws, drunk driving accidents, mass tort claims, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical injury, product liability, rideshare accidents, premises liability, and truck and commercial vehicle accidents. The attorneys provide free auto policy reviews and work with clients to gather evidence, build cases, and seek maximum compensation including lost wages, medical bills, pain and suffering, while handling property damage claims at no cost to clients.
The Law Offices of Nicholas M. Athanason, Esquire, P.A. is a personal injury law firm located at 5999 Central Avenue, Suite 403, St. Petersburg, FL 33710, reachable at (727) 347-0537. The firm was established in 1989 when Nick Athanason’s father, Michael N. Athanason, a former Circuit Court Judge in Pinellas County for over a decade, left the bench to start a law office hoping to work with his son. After Nick graduated from law school, they worked as partners as Athanason and Athanason until Michael passed away in 1993, with his commitment to excellence in the legal profession living on through Nick’s continued practice in the same St. Petersburg building. The firm concentrates in personal injury, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, nursing home abuse, product liability, dog bites, slip and falls, medical malpractice, and most injury-related cases, along with selected family law and criminal matters, with over 1000 cases handled, 20 awards received, and 850 happy clients served.
Attorney Nicholas Athanason is dedicated to providing clients with quality legal representation coupled with private and personal attention to individual needs, understanding that clients come with their most personal difficulties and appreciating the opportunity to serve while valuing client trust in their abilities. The firm operates Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, working as a team to ensure the most beneficial representation for clients while aggressively representing interests and preserving confidentiality of relationships. The practice is oriented towards personal injury and wrongful death cases with attorneys continually attempting to respond to inquiries and requests in timely and professional manner. The firm provides comprehensive legal services including auto accident insurance claims, motorcycle accidents, and various personal injury matters, emphasizing their commitment to fighting against violence and providing professional legal assistance with experience gained over more than three decades of serving clients throughout St. Petersburg and the greater Tampa Bay area in Florida.
Youngblood Law Firm is a personal injury law firm in St. Petersburg, FL with offices at 360 Central Avenue Suite 800, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 and 1860 SW Fountainview Boulevard Suite 31, Port St. Lucie, FL 34985, reachable at 727-563-0909 with 24-hour emergency hotline, or fax 727-350-2529. The firm features attorneys Patton Youngblood, Esq., Sean Youngblood, Esq., and Roxanne Carnegie, Esq. with over 100 years of combined legal experience in personal injury and wrongful death, committed to the unyielding pursuit of justice for victims of negligence across the Sunshine State. Patton Youngblood is a Lifetime Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum with a 5-star rating, and the firm holds the second largest motorcycle accident verdict in Florida with decades of combined legal experience.
Youngblood Law Firm handles significant experience with motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, construction accidents, dog bites, defective products, and wrongful death cases, also helping Floridians navigate workers’ compensation and social security disability claims, denials, appeals, and litigation. The experienced auto accident attorneys thoroughly investigate accident causes and aggressively pursue justice, employing resources to develop effective legal strategies maximizing damage awards, with some of Florida’s largest verdicts and decades of combined experience handling car accidents, pedestrian accidents, truck accidents, mass transit accidents, bicycle accidents, drunk driving accidents, motorcycle accidents, and aviation crashes. For premises liability cases including parking lot accidents, supermarket accidents, hotel accidents, elevator accidents, sidewalk accidents, and construction accidents, the firm recognizes that when property owners dismiss obligations to ensure safe premises, it can be hazardous to passersby, with attorneys ready to help injured victims and surviving family members recover from losses through financial compensation providing monetary security during healing and recovery.
Blaxberg & Associates P.A. is a multi-specialty law firm located at 2047 5th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33713, reachable at 727-321-3433. Formed in 2006, the firm and its attorneys have earned a reputation for consistent, effective, and successful representation of clients in their areas of practice. The firm’s experience in litigation enables them to effectively advise clients on strategies to avoid litigation. Blaxberg & Associates P.A. represents clients in both transactional and litigation matters related to personal injury, car accidents, bankruptcy, real estate, short sales, foreclosure, commercial debt, insurance claim disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, condominium and homeowner’s association matters, wills, trusts and probates, creditors rights, criminal law, and family law. The firm has recently redesigned their website and offers free consultations to prospective clients.
The attorneys at Blaxberg & Associates P.A. practice in multiple areas including personal injury, banking and finance, bankruptcy, business and commercial law, condominium law, creditors’ rights, family law, real estate transactions, real estate investment, and trademark litigation. The firm’s litigation experience particularly benefits clients by helping identify effective strategies to avoid costly legal battles when possible. Located in St. Petersburg, the firm provides comprehensive legal services across a wide range of practice areas, maintaining their reputation through consistent and successful representation since 2006. The multi-specialty nature of the firm allows them to handle complex matters that span multiple legal areas, providing clients with comprehensive solutions under one roof. Their areas of practice encompass vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, on-job injuries, maritime accidents, employment law including race and sex discrimination, reverse discrimination, employment contracts, family medical leave, overtime pay, denial of wages, sexual harassment, and civil services matters.
Holliday Karatinos Law Firm, PLLC is a Florida personal injury law firm with over 50 years of collective experience helping injured people throughout the state. The firm has multiple locations including 18920 N Dale Mabry Hwy #101, Lutz, FL 33548 (phone: (813) 605-1417), 15316 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville, FL 34613 (phone: (352) 268-1265), 111 W Main St Suite 304, Inverness, FL 34450 (phone: (813) 993-0558), 111 2nd Ave N.E. Suite 351, St. Petersburg, FL (phone: (727) 274-9587), with additional offices in Tampa and Spring Hill, and the main contact number 352-597-0009. Founded by attorneys James Wayne Holliday and Theodore “Ted” E. Karatinos, Esq., the firm specializes in personal injury law including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, boating accidents, premises liability, rideshare accidents, and slip and fall accidents. Additional team member Oscar Lopez also serves clients at the firm.
The firm has secured substantial compensation for clients with results including $2.5 million for an admiralty case settlement, $2 million for a medical malpractice case settlement, $1.8 million verdict for a premises liability case, $1.3 million judgment for a premises liability case, $950,000 for premises liability settlements, $694,500 for a motor vehicle settlement, $600,000 for a motor vehicle settlement, $542,000 judgment for a car accident case, $510,000 for a motor vehicle settlement, $405,353 for a motorcycle accident judgment, and $350,000 for a bicycle accident case. James Wayne Holliday has been practicing law since 1995, is named as a “Best Attorney” Lifetime Charter Member in Florida (an honor awarded to less than one percent of the nation’s lawyers), while Ted Karatinos has been practicing since 1993, is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, and is a nationally read author in various legal publications. The firm operates on a contingency-fee basis with no up-front fees, maintaining offices open Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM.
Dean Burnetti Law is a personal injury law firm serving Polk County with offices in Lakeland at 1937 East Edgewood Drive, Suite 102, Lakeland, Florida 33803, Brandon at 413 Lithia Pinecrest Road, Brandon, FL 33511, and St. Petersburg at 11300 4th Street N., Ste. 140, St. Petersburg, FL 33716. Clients can reach the firm at 863-287-6388 for Lakeland and 813-287-6388 for Brandon and St. Pete offices. Led by attorneys Dean Burnetti, Esq. and John Gadd, Esq., the firm provides professional accident and injury attorney legal services throughout Polk County including Lakeland, Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Highland Park, Hillcrest Heights, Lake Alfred, Lake Hamilton, Lake Wales, Mulberry, Polk City, and Winter Haven, plus Highlands County and Hardee County and all of the Greater Central Florida Area.
Dean Burnetti Law handles comprehensive personal injury cases including birth injuries, catastrophic injury, dental malpractice, dog bite injury, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse/neglect, premise liability, product injury, slip and fall injury, toxic tort injury, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, boating accidents, construction accidents, defective engineering, ladder/scaffold injury, car accident injury, motorcycle accident injury, truck accident injury, pedestrian accident injury, passenger accident injury, disability benefits, and workers’ compensation. Dean Burnetti Law doesn’t serve corporations but rather serves real people, understanding that clients are suffering from injuries or trauma and may have been unable to work and lost income as a result. The firm operates with a Statement of Faith declaring that Jesus Christ is the Lord of all and that the Holy Spirit abides within their halls, with the power of prayer as their shield and sword, emphasizing that Christ is the cornerstone of the firm while providing compassionate understanding and being accessible to clients and their families.
Dean Burnetti Law is a personal injury law firm with offices in Lakeland at 1937 East Edgewood Drive, Suite 102, Lakeland, FL 33803 (863-287-6388), Brandon at 413 Lithia Pinecrest Road, Brandon, FL 33511 (813-287-6388), and St. Petersburg at 11300 4th Street N., Ste. 140, St. Petersburg, FL 33716 (813-287-6388). Led by attorneys Dean Burnetti, Esq. and John Gadd, Esq., the firm serves real people rather than corporations throughout Polk County including Lakeland, Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Highland Park, Hillcrest Heights, Lake Alfred, Lake Hamilton, Lake Wales, Mulberry, Polk City, and Winter Haven, as well as Highlands County and Hardee County communities. The firm specializes in personal injury cases including auto accidents, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, dental malpractice, nursing home abuse and negligence, dog bites, slip and falls, defective products, wrongful death, and social security disability claims.
Dean Burnetti Law provides compassionate legal representation with attorneys who understand clients are suffering from injuries or trauma, may be unable to work with lost income, have incurred medical expenses, or have lost loved ones. The firm makes attorneys accessible 24/7 with lawyers even providing clients their cellphone numbers for after-hours questions, demonstrating their commitment to personal attention and successful claim resolution. Their team of personal injury lawyers, paralegals, case managers, investigators, and specialists work to ensure clients are compensated fairly for their injuries, navigating the legal system while clients focus on physical and financial recovery. The firm proudly declares Jesus Christ as the Lord of their practice, stating that the Holy Spirit abides within their halls and prayer is their shield and sword, with Christ as the cornerstone of the firm, serving the greater Central Florida area including Polk, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hardee, Hernando, and Highlands Counties.
Kerry H. Brown, Esq. is a personal injury and business law attorney serving St. Petersburg, Florida and the entire State of Florida, specializing in personal injury law with unique experience having worked for both insurance companies and injured parties. With over 40 years of legal experience and participation in 50 jury trials and hundreds of judge trials, Attorney Brown has earned most cases through word of mouth referrals. Lieutenant Colonel David Selby, U.S. Army (retired) and Senior Staff Attorney for the State of Florida praised Kerry as “an exceptionally talented attorney” with great legal strategy skills who achieved 100% success in a frustrating debt collection matter, noting he’s both skilled professionally and “a wonderful person” personally. The firm handles personal injury cases with knowledge of both insurance companies and the legal system, providing critical representation for those facing uphill battles against insurance companies, corporate defense lawyers, and careless drivers.
Kerry H. Brown, Esq. also offers experienced business litigation services helping with asset seizure, breach of contract, and collections matters, providing straightforward advice, strong representation, and a results-driven approach. With deep understanding of insurance company philosophies from having worked on both sides of cases, Attorney Brown brings unique perspective to personal injury law, understanding that going up against big insurance companies when injured is not something to navigate alone. Clients praise him as “tenacious, hard working” with excellent knowledge of automobile case law, providing top-notch legal services to individuals and businesses while maintaining the belief that client rights matter, whether handling personal injury, workers’ compensation, criminal defense, consumer class action lawsuits, business contracts, wills, or estate planning matters throughout St. Petersburg and Florida.
Emerson Law, P.A. is a family law and divorce firm with offices at 1211 1st Avenue North, Suite 203, St. Petersburg, Florida 33705 and 4700 140th Avenue North, Suite 101, Clearwater, Florida 33762, reachable at 727-855-6587. Founded by attorney Cody Emerson and featuring a team including attorneys Alexa V. Saab and associate Kali Hatzileris, along with paralegal Kathleen Santos, the firm has earned a well-respected reputation in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater legal field serving clients throughout Pinellas County. Cody Emerson has been recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer, an Expertise Best Divorce Lawyer in St. Petersburg, and the firm maintains an A rating with the Better Business Bureau. The practice offers personalized client service with clients working directly with one attorney from start to finish, providing virtual consultations alongside in-house meetings.
Emerson Law specializes in comprehensive family law matters including adoption, annulment, child custody, child support, divorce, parenting plans, paternity and father’s rights, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, separation agreements, modifications, grandparents’ rights, and visitation rights. The firm also handles domestic violence and abuse cases, evictions, and personal injury matters, serving communities throughout Pinellas County including Bay Pines, Belleair Beach, Clearwater, Indian Rocks, Largo, Pinellas Park, and Seminole. The practice operates on the principle that each case is unique, providing customized legal strategies while avoiding cookie-cutter solutions and pursuing only litigations that make sense from a cost-benefit analysis perspective. With a focus on integrity, advocacy, and understanding, Emerson Law provides honest and straightforward feedback while fighting for clients at every stage of the legal process, both in negotiations and at trial throughout the St. Petersburg and Clearwater areas.
