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LARRY KEEFE
KEEFE, ANCHORS & GORDON,
P.A.
2113 Lewis Turner Boulevard
Suite 100
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Tel: 850-863-1974
Fax: 850-863-1591
lkeefe@kaglawfirm.com
www.kaglawfirm.com
Larry Keefe is a partner in the firm of Keefe, Anchors & Gordon.
Larry’s practice focuses on business litigation. The product of a
proud Air Force family, Larry attended the University of Florida on
a football scholarship, graduating with honors and earning his J.D.
from the UF College of Law. Larry currently serves on the UF College
of Law’s Board of Trustees and previously served as a gubernatorial
appointee to Florida’s First Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating
Commission. Larry was also appointed by Florida’s Senate President
as Special Counsel to the Select Committee on Property Insurance
Accountability. Larry is a six-time selectee to Florida Super Lawyers
and has been named among Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite.
JAMES L. MAGAZINE
LUCAS|MAGAZINE
8606 Government Drive
New Port Richey, FL 34654
Tel: 727-849-5353
Fax: 727-845-7949
Jim@lgmlawgroup.com
www.lucasmagazine.com
James L. Magazine has been licensed to practice law in the State
of Florida since 1990. He is admitted to practice before the United
States Middle and Southern District Courts in Florida, the Eleventh
Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
Jim is the litigation partner at Lucas ǀ Magazine. He is Board
Certified in Civil Trial by the State of Florida and the National Board
of Trial Advocacy. He specializes in personal injury and wrongful
death throughout the State of Florida. Jim is a member of the Million
Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums, the National
Trial Lawyers’ top 100, the Distinguished Counsel, and Elite Lawyers
of America.
MIRIAM E. MASON
MASON BLACK & CABALLERO
PA
307 South Magnolia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-251-9200
miriam@mbc-lawoffice.com
www.mbc-lawoffice.com
Miriam has held numerous positions related to her practice area,
serving as President of the American Academy of Matrimonial
Lawyers, President of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy
of Matrimonial Lawyers, Chair of the Family Law Section of The
Florida Bar, Chair of The Florida Bar’s Family Law Rules Committee,
and Editor of the Family Law Commentator. Miriam is a past
President of The Athena Society, Inc. and past President of the J.
Clifford Cheatwood American Inn of Court. She is also an Emeritus
Diplomat of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, is rated
AV by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been listed in The Best Lawyers
in America. She is a Board Certified Marital and Family Lawyer by The
Florida Bar’s Board of Certification.
MARK J. O’BRIEN
O’BRIEN HATFIELD, P.A.
511 West Bay Street
Suite 330
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-228-6988
Fax: 866-202-5964
mjo@markjobrien.com
www.markjobrien.com
I have won federal and state jury trials, motions to suppress,
motions to dismiss, direct appeals and post-conviction motions.
My past client list includes professional athletes, entertainment
figures, doctors, lawyers, police officers, accountants, members of
our country’s armed forces, drug cartel members and first-time
offenders. My cases have been profiled in The Washington Post, The
Boston Globe, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald,
The Tampa Tribune, the Tampa Bay Times, ABC News, CBS News,
NBC News, FOX News, Bay News 9, US Weekly, ESPN, Good Morning
America and the London newspaper the Daily Mail. So while I may
not have been your first thought for your federal or state criminal
case referral, the question you should ask yourself now is, why not?
CAROLINE BLACK
SIKORSKE
MASON BLACK & CABALLERO
PA
307 South Magnolia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-251-9200
caroline@mbc-lawoffice.com
www.mbc-lawoffice.com
Caroline Black Sikorske is a shareholder and managing partner of
Mason Black & Caballero P.A., a marital and family law firm located
in Tampa, Florida. Caroline received her J.D. from Stetson University
College of Law in 1984 and has focused solely on family-law-related
matters since 1989. Caroline is a Board Certified Marital and Family
Law Specialist, is a past Chair of The Florida Bar Family Law
Section, a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers,
a member of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, and is
a past president of the Hillsborough County Bar Association. She
is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has frequently lectured
on family law topics on behalf of other professional organizations
as well.
GEORGE A. VAKA
VAKA LAW GROUP P.L.
777 South Harbour Island Boulevard
Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-549-1799
gvaka@vakalaw.com
www.vakalaw.com
Mr. Vaka is a skilled trial and Board Certified appellate lawyer with
more than 30 years of experience in personal injury and insurance
practice. Mr. Vaka has a diverse practice, having represented clients
in matters ranging from auto accidents, medical malpractice,
aviation disasters, defective products, and mass torts to Engle
tobacco cases. He has extensive experience in the litigation of
insurance matters involving personal, professional, business, and
commercial insurance, as well as insurance company misconduct
and insurer bad faith.
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