Profiles In Law

Peter N. Meros, of Meros, Smith, Lazzara & Olney P.A., the Tampa drug crime attorneys, was born in 1947, is a native of St. Petersburg and has lived here throughout his entire life. His family has practiced law in St. Petersburg continuously since 1952. He and his wife, Marcy, were married in 1969 and have two daughters, Kelly and Amy and four grandsons. His daughter, Kelly, is his office administrator.

He graduated from Stetson Law School in 1972, and has practiced law exclusively in St. Petersburg since that time. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, is a member of the first group of lawyers who were board certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar in 1983, and has remained Board Certified since that date. He has been recognized by his peers as one of Florida’s leading lawyers. Mr. Meros specializes in personal injury law, medical malpractice, family law and civil trial practice.

He is a member of the St. Petersburg Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, American Bar Association, Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers, Canakaris Inns of Court, and is admitted to practice before all State Courts in the State of Florida, the United States District Court 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Bush to the Judicial Nominating Commission in 2004 for a term of six years.

Meros, Smith, Lazzara & Olney, P.A.
757 Arlington Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701

John E. Hill

Oakland accident attorney John Hill has been representing injured individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area for over thirty-five years.  John is certified as a Certified Specialist: Civil Trial Advocate, by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.  John is a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Products Liability
• Medical Malpractice
• Premises Liability
• Employment Litigation
• Accidents
• Workers Compensation
• Brain Injury

Admissions

• California, 1970
• U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• J.D., University of Chicago, 1969
• B.A., University of Illinois, 1962

Memberships

• SThe Bar Association of San Francisco
• Alameda-Contra Costa County Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• American Bar Association
• American Association of Justice (Member, President’s Club)
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors)
• Belli Society (Past President

Todd Watson, Attorney at Law, grew up in Florida in the town of Milton. He began working for his father’s business at a young age, which is where he learned what the real value of asset protection was, along with tax planning and the transfer of valuables through estate planning. Today, Todd  Watson operates his own Jacksonville estate planning firm whose primary focus is on Medicaid, probate and asset protection in northeastern Florida.

Education:
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1990
University of Mobile, B.A., 1986

Memberships:
The Lake County Bar Association
The Indiana State Bar Association
The Indiana Trial Lawyers Association

Mr. Watson is familiar with Jacksonville medicaid fraud, and knows that understanding the process of receiving your Medicaid benefits can be confusing and overwhelming. Don’t hassle yourself with the problems that may come along with this process because there are several different options that are available for you.

If you are ever denied, or feel that you have been a victim of medical fraud and are in search of a healthcare attorney in Jacksonville, you should contact an experienced lawyer like Todd Watson, Attorney at Law. He is conveniently located at 12276 San Jose Boulevard, Suite 721 Jacksonville, Florida 32223.

Detroit Harassment Lawyer, Lucetta V. Franco

Associate at the Detroit discrimination law firm:  Sue Ellen Eisenberg & Associates, P.C.

Born: Detroit, Michigan, June 7, 1950

Areas of Practice:

• Disability Rights
• Family Medical Leave Act
• Mediation
• Arbitration
• Employment Discrimination
• Harassment
• Wrongful Termination
• Employment Contracts
• Severance Packages
• Employment Mediation
• Business Torts
• Civil Rights

Admitted:

• 1975, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Michigan

Education:

• Law School - Wayne State University, School of Law, J.D., 1975
• College – Wayne State University, B.A., Speech, 1972

Membership:

• State Bar of Michigan Association
• Oakland County Bar Association
• National Employment Lawyers Association

Contact info:
Address:
33 Bloomfield Hills Parkway, Suite 145
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304, (Oakland Co.)

Phone: 248-258-5050

Website: Detroit discrimination lawyers

Vivian L. Holley,  a San Francisco divorce lawyer, has been practicing family law and mediation since 1978. Ms. Holley is licensed to practice law in California as a State Bar Certified Family Law Specialist, and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1985.

She has been a licensed Marriage, Family, and Child Therapist since 1975, and has mediated and resolved over 1,500 disputes involving couples, families, estates, businesses, real property, and community groups.

Ms. Holley has been a pioneer in promoting mediation in California as a better way of resolving family and other legal disputes. She has trained and mentored other mediators since 1978, and has served on the board of many professional organizations, including the Board of Directors of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS) since 1990. She was President of ACFLS for the year 2000 term. She has been a member of the San Francisco Collaborative Law Practice Group for over ten years, and the San Francisco Bar Association Family Law Section since 1979. Ms. Holley was voted by her peers as a Northern California Super Lawyer in 2006 and 2007.

Partner at the Boston tax law firm, DeFranceschi & Klemm, P.C.

Born: Boston, Massachusetts, July 15, 1964

Areas of Practice:
Tax Debt
Tax Relief
Tax Audit Help & Protection
IRS Defense
Federal Tax Controversies
State Tax Controversies
Tax Planning
Tax Litigation
Criminal Taxation

Admitted:

• 1994, Massachusetts
• 1995, New Hampshire, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Education:
Law School - Suffolk University Law School, J.D. (1994)
Graduate - Bentley College, M.S., Taxation (1991)
Undergraduate- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, B.B.A., Accountancy (1986)

Membership:
Massachusetts Bar Association
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Biography:

Certified Public Accountant, Massachusetts,

Hammond Attorney, Randy A. Godshalk
Member at law firm  in Hammond, Indiana, Godshalk Law Office

Born: Elkhart, Indiana, May 2, 1965

Areas of Practice:

General Practice Law

Criminal Defense
*Murder
*Robbery
*Rape
*Theft
*Drug Crimes
*Drug Dealing
*DWI
*Traffic Violations

Family Law
*Divorce
*Visitation
*Adoption
*Child Support

Personal Injury
*Automobile Accidents and Injuries
*Truck Accidents
*Slip & Fall

Admitted:

• 1990, Indiana and U.S. District Court
• Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana

Education:

• Law School: Valparaiso University, J.D., 1990
• College: Purdue University, B.A., Political Science, 1987

Membership:

• Lake County Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association

At the Hendersonville law firm of Frank B. Jackson and Associates, our goal is to provide the highest quality legal services to you and your business in a timely fashion

Frank B. Jackson welcomes the opportunity to talk with you to discuss how F.B. Jackson and Associates Law Firm, PLLC in Henderson, NC may be of service.  Please call today to schedule an appointment so that we can help you.

Areas of practice

Admitted to practice

• North Carolina, 1972
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1972
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1976
• U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1980

Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 1971
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, A.B., 1969

Professional memberships

Professional accomplishments

Divorce in the United States is a matter of state law. Federal legislation also affects the rights and responsibilities of divorcing spouses. The Pasadena divorce attorneys at the Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer keep abreast of changing law and varying attitudes of the courts.

Kimberly A. Paton is a professional estate planning attorney in Hackensack , New Jersey with 23 years of estate planning experience. Among estate planning lawyers in Bergen County, Kimberly’s blend of skill, experience and dedication offers a unique perspective of the business and real estate landscape in Hackensack and surrounding areas. Kimberly’s skilled guidance in New Jersey estate planning, including the preparation of wills, trusts and estate plans, is invaluable to client’s seeking balanced and thorough estate planning and administration services in Hackensack.

Member at the firm  Kimberly A. Paton Attorney at Law

Areas of Practice

Wills; Trusts; Special Needs Trusts

Admitted

1986, New Jersey; 1987, New York

Law School

New York Law School, J.D., 1986

College

New York University, B.A., 1983

Membership

Bergen County (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Association; Care Plus Foundation (Member and Legal Counsel).

Biography

Member, and President-Elect, 2006?, Bergenfield-Dumont Rotary Club.

Born

New York, N.Y., March 5, 1962

Since 1986, the San Diego Accident Law Firm of Daral B. Mazzarella, APC has represented clients in business litigation, eminent domain and inverse condemnation, insurance bad faith, construction defects, and a range of personal injury and wrongful death matters.

Mr. Mazzarella earned his Master’s degree in Education and taught high school biology, chemistry, oceanography, and physical sciences from 1975 to 1986.  This experience as an educator gives him an intimate understanding of how people learn, helping him educate fact-finders in the courtroom.  As he points out, “Presentation of a lawsuit is, after all, dependent on how well the lawyer can teach. It really doesn’t matter how strong the facts and law are for his client.  If the lawyer cannot ‘teach’ the judge, jury, and even opposing counsel and the defendant’s decision makers, why his client should win, he has failed.”

Admissions

• State Bar of California, 1986
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988
• U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, 1994

Education

• J.D., magna cum laude, University of San Diego School of Law, 1986
• M.A., Azusa Pacific University, 1981
• B.A., United States International University, 1974

Professional Memberships

• American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
• American Bar Association
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• Consumer Attorneys of San Diego

At Touchstone & Associates we have many years of experience handling workers’ compensation matters as well as commercial litigation. Our Philadelphia employment attorneys have litigated hundreds of cases and pride themselves on their record of successful results and satisfied clients.

After graduating from Lehigh University, Mr. Touchstone received his Juris Doctor from The Dickinson School of Law in 1988. He served a judicial clerkship with Hon. Albert W. Sheppard, Jr. in Philadelphia. He joined Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler in the workers’ compensation department and became a partner in 1994. In 2003 he was recruited by a boutique business litigation firm to round out their litigation services. He resigned his partnership there in order to form Touchstone & Associates in 2005. Mr. Touchstone has successfully litigated hundreds of cases and has argued before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and Supreme Court.

Andrew is an avid waterfowl hunter and an active member of the Ducks Unlimited and the Sierra Club. He is on the board of the Merian Square Scout House and coaches youth lacrosse in the Ashbee league.

Mr. Touchstone is a licensed manager of professional boxers and a licensed sports agent. These licenses are issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Athletic Commission. For inquiries regarding boxing or sports agent representation please contact us. Mr. Touchstone has relationships with and works closely with some of the top promoters in the region.

The San Jose Employment Law Attorneys at the Polaris Law Group LLP are a full-service law firm dedicated to providing high-quality legal services to entities and individuals.

Areas of Practice

Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Real Estate

Admitted

1994, California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1997, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1998, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of California

Law School

Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 1992

College

University of California at Davis, B.A., Economics/International Relations, 1988

Membership

San Benito County Bar Association (Former-President); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; International Law; Intellectual Property Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Member, Franchising and Construction Industry Forums).

Biography

(Also at San Jose Office)

Languages: Japanese, German, Spanish and Portuguese

The criminal defense law firm in Charlotte of Estwanik & May, PLLC, is experienced with both North Carolina and Florida laws.  We promptly handle cases with the sensitivity and honesty you need to put the matter behind you and continue with your life.

Position: Member/Partner

Christopher T. May is a trial lawyer who has tried numerous jury trials and resolved thousands of personal injury cases including a settlement for $669,000 for a motorcycle victim in 2008.  He is also experienced in workers’ compensation, DUI charges, criminal misdemeanors, traffic law and DMV issues.  He is licensed in Florida and North Carolina.

Areas of practice

Admitted to practice

• North Carolina, 2001
• U.S. District Court, 2002
• Western District of North Carolina, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2002
• Florida, 2000

Education

• Florida Coastal School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1999
• North Carolina State University, BA, Political Science, 1989

Professional memberships

• Mecklenburg County Bar Association
• North Carolina State Bar
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice
• The Florida Bar

At Soloff & Zervanos, P.C., we have dedicated our legal careers to fighting on behalf of injury victims. Our experienced Philadelphia wrongful death lawyers guide you through the legal process, answering your questions and addressing any concerns you may have along the way. We understand that this is a difficult time for you and your family, so we treat you with the same compassion we extend to our own family and friends.

In his 30 years of fighting on behalf of personal injury victims and their families, Donald M. Soloff has built a reputation for excellence and ethics. After earning his law degree from Temple University, Mr. Soloff served as law clerk to the Honorable Edwin S. Malmed of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. He is a founding member and managing partner of Soloff & Zervanos, P.C.

Evidence of Mr. Soloff’s litigation skills can be seen in the many multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements he has obtained in state and federal court cases involving birth trauma, brain injuries, spinal injuries, burn injuries, wrongful death, and other catastrophic injuries. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum—an elite group of trial lawyers who have achieved a verdict, award, or settlement of one million dollars or more.

He has also been recognized as an AV® Preeminent^TM Peer Review Rated^SM attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®—a ranking only achieved by lawyers whose peers consider them to have the highest level of professional skill and integrity. From 2004 through 2009, Mr. Soloff was named among the top five percent of attorneys in Pennsylvania when Philadelphia Magazine selected him as a Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer” in the area of personal injury law.

Practice areas

Complex personal injury cases, including—

Education

• J.D., Temple University, 1979
• B.A., magna cum laude, Williams College, 1974
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar admissions

• Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1979
• New Jersey, 1984

Memberships

• American Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice, Leadership Forum
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
• Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Philadelphia Bar Association
• Camden County Bar Association

Honors and awards

• AV® Preeminent^TM Peer Review Rated^SM from Martindale-Hubbell®
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Selected as Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer” by Philadelphia Magazine, 2004–2009