Affordable Legal Services

We specialize in Family Law, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability.

We are committed to providing experienced, cost-effective and professional legal assistance to clients in the TampaBay Area. Providing a quality responsive service to our clients is our most important goal. Only in this manner can our clients appreciate the experience and cost-effectiveness that they should expect.

Personal Injury

Accidents. They happen everyday and range from minor annoyances to major catastrophes. While not all accidents result in injury, when they do, individuals are faced with uncertainty of the future and begin to wonder how they are going to pay for medical bills and get back to life as normal, if that is even possible. On top of all of these questions, victims must deal with insurance companies that are trying to deny compensation or offer victims the least amount of money possible. Sustaining a personal injury is a frightening time that no one should have to go through alone.

If you have been injured as the result of a defective product, medical malpractice, slip and fall accident or car accident and don't know where to turn, turn to us. Our full-service law firm will provide you with the personalized attention your claim demands.

If you have been injured in an accident or as the result of someone else's negligence, we may be able to help you recover money for your medical expenses, financial loss or lost wages. Our legal team will work skillfully to help clients receive compensation for physical and psychological injuries sustained as the result of someone else's action or failure to act responsibly to prevent an injury. If you or a loved one have been the victim of an accident that resulted in personal injury, please contact us at 727-946-7504 for a free consultation.

Notary Services
We offer a full Notary Public Service. See our website for more information on notary fees.

Divorce/Child Custody and other Family Law matters

We know that a divorce can be a difficult, painful and confusing process. We provide you a comfortable and confidential environment in which to discuss your divorce needs. Our commitment to you is accurate preparation of all of your divorce and judgment documents, prompt response time, and the individual attention that we have been providing to our clients for years. Below is a sampling of the types of divorce, support, custody and visitation issues that we can assist you in preparing:
• Petition for Divorce with no property or minor children
• Petition for Divorce with property and/or minor children
• Marital Settlement Agreements (often included within the divorce fee)
• Petition for Legal Separation
• Orders to Show Cause (OSC) - Child Support, Child Custody, Visitation and more
• Motions
• Judgments
• Modifications of Spousal and Child Support, Child Custody and Visitation
• QDRO - Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
• Documents pertaining to District Attorney child support matters
• Adoptions (Stepparent and Grandparent)
• Termination of Parental Rights
• Paternity and Parental Rights Actions

As long as you feel comfortable representing yourself and you do not require legal advice, We are your affordable solution!

Legal Research Services
We specialize in nationwide legal research services and legal brief writing services for law firms at flat rates. All of our legal research services are performed on Westlaw® and Lexis ® with same day turn-arounds available seven days per week.

To get started, simply email or fax us a concise statement of facts or a list of the questions you want researched. We will respond with either a price quote or by marshalling the different issues requiring legal research. Legal research services are billed at flat rates, by the question, not by the "issue". Simply choose which questions you want researched and a turn around time. Our average turn-around time is three business days, but rush services are available for a same or next day turn-around.You will be provided a legal research memorandum in digital format that is as detailed as necessary to sufficiently analyze the law for you.

DISABILITY MATTERS

As a Social Security Advocate, I can assist you through the confusing Social Security bureaucracy and help you make sense of all the paperwork and medical records you need to submit. I have developed streamlined case management systems to ensure that your case is won with the maximum award of benefits. Please call for a free consultation to discuss your specific disability claim.

Our Mission is to provide you with the most experienced and professional representation of your Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Claims our attention stays focused on your disability claim and not multiple unrelated areas. We are here to serve your needs with offices in Holiday. For those clients outside of these areas, We will prepare your Social Security Disability and SSI paperwork and deliver the documents to your door. This personal service is another way that we are able to service those in need of the most experienced professional and truly responsive representation related to Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income.

• We will prepare your applications for Social Security Disability Benefits and Supplemental Security Income Benefits
• Expeditiously file your applications for disability benefits
• Contact your Doctors about your medical evidence
• Prepare appeals and related forms
• Thoroughly review your Social Security file
• Personal conference prior to your hearing to review your case and prepare you for testimony before judge.
• Represent your interests before the Administrative Law Judge
• Prepare memorandums in support of your claim for benefits.
• Request a decision without the need for a hearing where possible.
• Available to discuss your case and answer your questions.

Document Preparation

Do you know what you need to begin your legal representation of yourself? Having trouble filling the forms out? We can help you prepare your legal forms based on information you provide.
We provide fast, accurate and reliable document preparation services with big savings off what attorneys charge.

General Pleading preparation/typing is available with your detailed input. We will properly format for a professional looking document.

We can prepare documents such as:

CIVIL CONCERNS:
Summons, Complaints, Process Server, Small Claims, Default Judgments, Right to Lien, Claim of Lien, Release of Liens, Wills, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Probate, Living Wills, Living Trusts, QuitClaim Deeds, Real Estate Proposals,EVICTION NOTICE (3-Day Notice), EVICTION: Possession only, Possession and damages , Judgments, Writ of Executions, PFD Executions, SMALL CLAIMS up to $5K

FAMILY CONCERNS:
DIVORCE: Simple No Children/No Property, w/Children OR One Property, w/Children AND One Property,Additional Property (each),w/Quit Claim Deed (each) w/Extended Legal Description, Income Deduction Order, Qualified Domestic Relations Order, Pre-Trial Statements, Extra Motions, DIVORCE CONVERSION - (FORMAT CHANGES ½ OF ORIGINAL FEE) ADDITIONAL FEES INCURRED FOR CONTESTED DIVORCE AND AMENDED DOCUMENTS/FORMS. ADOPTION ,ANNULMENT, ANSWER TO SUMMONS , OR COUNTER PETITION, BOTH DOCUMENTS, CHILD SUPPORT/CUSTODY/PATERNITY, CONTEMPT MOTION w/ NOTICE, MODIFICATION: FORMAT CHANGES ½ of Original fee, MOTIONS, NAME CHANGE, NOTICE (Newspaper Publication Fees are not included), ORDERS , OTHER PETITIONS , PRE OR POSTNUPTIAL AGREEMENT: SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT , STIPULATION AGREEMENT w/Order , SUPPORT WITHOUT DIVORCE: (Same as Divorce Fee)

IMMIGRATION :
FAMILY BASED PETITION, REPLACED GREEN CARD, REMOVE CONDITIONAL ON GREEN CARD,CITIZENSHIP

BANRUPTCY :
CHAPTER 7 & CHAPTER 13

BUSINESS AND INCORPORATION:
Articles-For-Profit, Articles-Non-Profit, Articles Limited Liability Company,Articles for Professional Association,Official Corporate Book, Initial Corporate Book Entries, Amendment To Articles. Annual Corporate Meeting, Dissolution of Corporation, Successive Corp. Plan , Special Cooperation Meeting, Shareholder Agreement,AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE BILL OF SALE , CONTRACT AGREEMENT: FICTITIOUS NAME, NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT, PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, PROMISSORY NOTE: SALE OF BUSINESS AGREEMENT , w/Bill of Sale/Non-Compete Agreement/Promissory, Note/Amortization/Inventory List/Notary Service ...

ESTATE PLANNING:

LIVING TRUST : Individual w/One Deed, Marital Trust w/One Deed, Individual Income Trust-Medicaid, Amendment to Trust, Memorandum of Trust, Restatement of Trust - Individual ,Restatement of Trust - Married, Revocation of Trust , Trust Agreement, Pour-Over Will, Deed, Assignment of Property, Assignment of Assets, Memorandum of Trust and PreNeed Guardian
POWER OF ATTORNEY , Durable/Child/Specific , Health Care Surrogate , Revocation of Power of Attorney, Child Medical Authorization, PreNeed Guardian
WILLS: Individual- Simple , Husband & Wife - Simple , Individual w/Minor Children , Husband & Wife w/Minor Children, Living Will, Codicil
PROBATE CONCERNS: PROBATE: Summary Administration, w/Homestead, w/Creditors and any other probate forms

REAL ESTATE CONCERNS:

DEEDS: Quit Claim , Warranty, w/Extended Legal Description , SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGE

We can prepare ALL your legal documents at a reasonable price. NOTE: OUR NOTARY SERVICES ARE INCLUDED WITH ALL DOCUMENT PREPARATION - NO SEPARATE NOTARY FEE IF WE PREPARE THE DOCUMENTS!

Paralegal Services for Attorneys Only

In these uncertain economic times with downsizing and layoffs, it makes sense to keep a careful watch on the bottom line. Why pay someone a full salary and expensive benefits when you can hire a freelance paralegal to assist you for a fraction of the cost and be assured that person has the exact experience and knowledge for the project at hand? Freelance paralegals are paid by the project and not for downtime, holidays, vacations and sick days.

As the legal profession evolves over time, there seems to be less and less time to do more and more work. How can a freelance paralegal service help you?

My freelance paralegal service will arrange to visit the offices of those for whom we are working, either as needed or on a regular basis, to pick up any overflow work. Our services can be ideal for the young lawyer or solo practitioner who is just getting started. This can be especially true for the young lawyer who, for example, might have a legal secretary but cannot afford a full time paralegal, and could use the extra support. By contacting our services, it is possible to have someone arrive on scene to pick up the slack while additionally freeing up otherwise billable time. Our Service can also assist is by providing temporary coverage when a support staff person goes on vacation or maternity. The quality of temporary help coming out of agencies can be disappointing to attorneys. They can be expensive, and more often than not the attorney just gets a "legal secretary" (if they are lucky) when what they really need is a "paralegal". By contacting our paralegal service, one can be more in control of getting someone who has experience, someone who knows how to get the job done, and someone who most likely has the skills that an attorney (who is otherwise short-handed) needs. There is an opportunity to develop a relationship with a professional whose skill level is familiar and who can cover whenever the need arises.

My services include:

Attend initial conference with attorney and client
Review and organize client files
Draft correspondence and pleadings
Draft demand to present for settlement
Interview client to gather facts and background information
Draft discovery requests and responses
Investigative services
Site inspections and photography
Prepare deposition summaries
Prepare medical summaries and chronologies
Proofreading and editing
Conduct legal research and Internet research
Locate and interview witnesses
Conduct records search
Document retrieval and filing in court
Prepare trial notebooks
Assist in preparing witnesses for trial
Arrange in preparing witnesses for trial
Arrange for blow-ups and visual aids
Attend and assist at trial
Service of subpoenas and summonses
Draft appellate briefs
Set up and organize filing systems, diary/calendar systems and time sheets
Streamline office expenditures, procedures and allocation of workloads
Interview perspective employees
Screen job applicants and perform background checks
Set up and install computer hardware and software
Computer software & hardware troubleshooting also available.

Hourly rates are determined by the complexity and time requirement of the assignment. Flat fees are available for simple document preparation. Rates are always quoted prior to work being started so that you are aware of the costs to your client.


Weekend and rush services are available. Our services are available by E-Mail and Fax too!

For more information on our services please visit our website at http://tampabaylegal.net or call us at 727-946-7504

Tips on filing a civil case against sexual molestation for minor child

Child molesters can cause long-term emotional and sometimes physical damage to a child. From a legal standpoint, child molesters can face both criminal charges and civil liability. Lawsuits filed against these predators are sensitive matters. Fortunately, if a molester has assets or income, the victim can sue for damages based upon intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, battery, false imprisonment and assault. These cases can often result in large negotiated settlements. An attorney should be consulted and hired to pursue these claims. Attorneys frequently handle such cases on a contingent fee basis. Jury awards can be in the millions.

Things You'll Need:
- Valid case of sexual assault against a minor child
- Attorney fees
- Court costs and filing fees
- Legal documents to file
- Process server fees
- Private investigator fees


1. Discover the sexual molestation and collect evidence and proof including sworn witness statements. You should consider hiring a private investigator to obtain witness statements and other evidence for possible use in court. It is vitally important that you do not try to coach your child in how to describe the assault. Doing so may result in the appearance that your child is merely repeating what you have told her to say, rather than actually telling the truth.

2.Consult an attorney in a contingent fee arrangement, if possible. Handling any legal case is a complex matter, especially a molestation case. You are well-advised to hire an attorney. You can search for an attorney by location or by legal specialty at the Martindale website (see Resources).

3.Hire an attorney to represent you and your child. You may be named Guardian Ad Litem. This term indicates that a minor child is involved and represented in the case by one of her parents.

4.File a lawsuit in court through your attorney alleging sexual molestation against the alleged perpetrator. You will need to pay a filing fee although you may request a deferral or waiver of court costs. The alleged perpetrator must be served with a copy of the Summons and Complaint in which you seek general and punitive damages. You will be bringing the case as your child’s Guardian Ad Litem. You should request that your child sue as a John or Jane Doe in order to maintain privacy and confidentiality. Your attorney may now want to negotiate a potential settlement with the alleged perpetrator and his attorney, if your attorney has not already done so.

5.Present your case in court after conducting discovery, which is the legal process of finding out information about the case from other parties and witnesses.