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RICHARD H. MANEY
MANEY | GORDON
TRIAL LAWYERS
101 East Kennedy Boulevard
Suite 3170
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-666-8710
Fax: 813-223-5920
r.maney@maneygordon.com
www.maneygordon.com
As the founder and managing attorney of Maney | Gordon, Richard
Maney has been practicing in the area of U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization law for over 43 years. Mr. Maney is a member of
the Florida Bar Association and is Board Certified in the area of
Immigration and Naturalization Law. He is also a member of the
American Trial Lawyers Association and the Florida Academy of Trial
Lawyers. He also serves as a mentor for other attorneys through
the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Richard Maney
is admitted to practice before the Florida Supreme Court, United
States District Court, Middle District of Florida, and the United
States Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. He has also
acted as host to the local legal television show Cross Exam.
TIMOTHY F. PRUGH
PRUGH & ASSOCIATES
1009 West Platt Street
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-251-3548
Fax: 813-251-5809
firm@prughlaw.com
www.prughlaw.com
Timothy Prugh graduated from Florida State University, magna cum
laude and is a graduate of Vanderbilt Law School. Member of the
American Board of Trial Advocates; recipient of Ford Foundation
Fellowships; Member of the Florida Bar; Certified as a Civil Trial
Advocate by The Florida Bar; Certified as Civil Trial Advocate by
the National Board of Trial Advocacy; Member of the Florida Bar.
Admitted to practice in the Middle District of the United States
District Court for Florida. Member of the Association of Florida Civil
Trial Lawyers and the Association of Civil Trial Lawyers of America,
and named to Super Lawyers since 2006. Handles personal injury
claims on behalf of plaintiffs throughout the State of Florida.
ROBERT L. ROCKE
ROCKE MCLEAN & SBAR PA
2309 S. MacDill Avenue
Tampa, FL 33629
Tel: 813-769-5600
Fax: 813-769-5601
rrocke@rmslegal.com
www.rmslegal.com
Robert was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1987. He is also admitted
to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Middle
and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Eleventh Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member
of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, The Florida Bar and
the American Bar Association. He was formerly Vice Chairman of
the Grievance Committee for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. His
practice areas include: commercial litigation, real estate litigation,
insurance coverage, healthcare law, business torts and noncompete
agreements. For the past 20 years, Robert has received an AV
Preeminent designation. He has been recognized as a top business
litigation lawyer in multiple publications.
ROBERT D. SPARKS
GIVENS GIVENS SPARKS, PLLC
201 N. Franklin Street, Suite 1700
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-251-6700
Fax: 813-251-4542
rsparks@givenssparks.com
www.givenssparks.com
After litigating a pedestrian injury case this past December which
resulted in a $30 million jury verdict – the largest verdict of its kind in
Hillsborough County – it’s clear that Robert Sparks and his personal
injury division continue to build a reputation for being recognized
as one of the preeminent trial lawyer groups in Florida. While his
team earned the “Best Personal Injury Law Firm” by Expertise.com,
Robert has been personally recognized by Super Lawyers, America’s
Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial
Attorneys, National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Trial Attorneys Under 40,
the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and Lawyer of Distinction.
Robert is the Managing Partner at Givens Givens Sparks and the
lead attorney for their personal injury division.
MICHAEL J.
TRENTALANGE
TRENTALANGE & KELLEY PA
218 North Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, FL 33609
Tel: 813-280-0026
Fax: 813-226-1081
mjt@trentalange.com
www.trentalange.com
Mike Trentalange has represented people and families injured by
careless physicians and hospitals for 28 years. Mike is Board Certified
in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial
Advocacy. Mr. Trentalange is rated AV Preeminent, by Martindale-
Hubbell, and is a member of both the Florida Bar and the District
of Columbia Bar. He is admitted to practice before the United States
Supreme Court, the Florida Supreme Court, the US Eleventh Circuit
Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces,
and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle
Districts of Florida. Mike obtained one of the nation’s top 50 jury
verdicts in both 2013 ($15,310,042) and 2014 ($13,014,000).
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, and insurance company misconduct and
bad faith. Mr. Vaka was named a Fellow of the American College
of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel. He regularly appears
before the Florida District Courts of Appeal and the Florida Supreme
Court and represents clients in the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the
Tenth and Eleventh Circuits.
ELLEN E. WARE
WARE LAW GROUP, PA
600 South Magnolia Avenue
Suite 225
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-254-8500
Fax: 813-254-9511
ellen@warelawgrp.com
www.warelawgrp.com
Board Certified Marital and Family Law Specialist Ellen Ware has
been practicing law for more than 30 years. She has been a Board
Certified Marital and Family Law Specialist since 1994, and has been
practicing exclusively in the area of marital and family law since
1987. Ellen received her Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School
in 1984, where she was a senior editor of the Cornell Law Review.
Ellen’s law firm, Ware Law Group, PA, represents clients in family law
matters in several forums, using a variety of strategies – including
collaborative law, traditional litigation, limited scope representation,
appeals, and mediated settlements. Ellen helps clients consider
all of their process choices – and has the skills and experience to
advance her clients’ interests utilizing any of the available options.
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