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ADAM J. FERNANDEZ
MANEY | GORDON
TRIAL LAWYERS
101 East Kennedy Boulevard
Suite 1700
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 866-344-LAWS
Fax: 813-223-5920
a.fernandez@maneygordon.com
www.FightNegligence.com
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF
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PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS: PLAINTIFF
Adam J. Fernandez is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses
his practice on representing clients injured in accidents as a
result of motor and commercial vehicles, trucking accidents,
medical malpractice, nursing home and assisted living facility
negligence, and trip and slip hazards. Adam devotes a large
portion of his practice to litigating first party insurance claims
against insurance carriers that have wrongfully denied insurance
coverage. Adam previously worked as a criminal prosecutor
with the state attorney’s office for the 13th Judicial Circuit in
Hillsborough County. During his career as a prosecutor in Tampa,
he gained significant jury trial experience and successfully
prosecuted well over a thousand misdemeanor and felony cases,
many of which involved serious injury to the victim.
RICHARD D. GIGLIO
MANEY | GORDON
TRIAL LAWYERS
101 East Kennedy Boulevard
Suite 1700
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 866-344-LAWS
Fax: 813-223-5920
r.giglio@maneygordon.com
www.FightNegligence.com
Richard Giglio is an accomplished trial attorney who has spent
his career fighting for those in need. Mr. Giglio focuses his
practice in injury cases, ranging from automobile negligence,
medical malpractice, slip and fall accidents, and negligent
security. Mr. Giglio spent the first several years of practice as an
assistant state attorney in Hillsborough County, Florida where he
prosecuted more than 100 cases at trial. In order to best assist
the injured, Mr. Giglio spent a brief portion of his career working
on behalf of large insurance companies, learning the methods
utilized to deny the injured the benefits to which they are
lawfully entitled. Mr. Giglio is an active trial attorney whose cases
have been the subject of media attention including week-long
gavel-to-gavel coverage on CourtTV/InSession.
JEFFREY “JACK”
GORDON
MANEY | GORDON
TRIAL LAWYERS
101 East Kennedy Boulevard
Suite 1700
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 866-344-LAWS
Fax: 813-223-5920
Jack@ManeyGordon.com
www.FightNegligence.com
Mr. Gordon is a highly skilled trial attorney, profiled among the
Top Lawyers in the Tampa Bay area by Tampa Bay Magazine and
selected as one of the Leading Attorneys of the Southeastern
United States in Forbes magazine. He is nationally and state
Board Certified as an expert in the legal specialties of Civil Trial
Law and Medical Malpractice. He is rated AV Preeminent by
Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Gordon concentrates on representing
victims of medical malpractice, vehicular negligence, and dram
shop negligence. From 2016 to 2020, Mr. Gordon was named
the #1 Medical Malpractice Lawyer by his peers in Tampa Bay
Magazine. He has been honored for his achievements by election
to the American Board Of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA) and by
selection to the Legal Elite by Florida Trend.
Selected to Super Lawyers
FREDERICK (FRITZ) GRAY
MANEY | GORDON
TRIAL LAWYERS
101 East Kennedy Boulevard
Suite 1700
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 866-344-LAWS
Fax: 813-223-5920
f.gray@maneygordon.com
www.FightNegligence.com
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF
PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: PLAINTIFF
As a practicing attorney in Tampa for more than 30 years,
Fritz Gray is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell with
extensive experience in complex civil trials focusing on medical
malpractice, general negligence, wrongful death, automobile
accidents and premises liability. Mr. Gray is a Florida Bar board
certified Civil Trial Lawyer and is also certified as a Civil Trial
Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. In addition, he
has been selected to Florida Super Lawyers, 2007-2021. In 1997,
Mr. Gray was invited for membership to the American Board of
Trial Advocates. He is a member of the American Association of
Justice and Florida Justice Association, Board of Directors.
LEE D. GUNN IV
GUNN LAW GROUP, P.A.
401 East Jackson Street
Suite 3600
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-228-7070
Fax: 813-228-9400
lgunn@gunnlawgroup.com
www.gunnlawgroup.com
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PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF
With over 35 years of experience, Lee Gunn concentrates
on handling only the most serious cases involving medical
malpractice, insurance coverage and bad faith, personal injury,
and products liability. After 17 years of defending insurers,
hospitals, and major corporations, in 2000 Lee began
exclusively representing plaintiffs. He has enjoyed the privilege
of helping families and businesses while obtaining numerous
multimillion-dollar recoveries. Gunn Law Group, P.A., has the
resources required to match the vigorous defense marshalled
by insurers and medical providers. Lee is board certified as a
specialist in Civil Trial Law by both The Florida Bar (1990) and the
National Board of Trial Advocacy (1995), and an American Board
of Trial Advocacy member.
HEATHER L. GURLEY
GURLEY LAW, P.A.
537 Douglas Avenue
Suite 15
Dunedin, FL 34698
Tel: 727-270-1121
heather@gurley-law.com
www.gurley-law.com
Originally from North Dakota, Heather relocated to Florida in
1999. She found her way to the Clearwater/St. Petersburg area
in 2006. She gained extensive experience as a paralegal, in
various areas of law, before returning to school to obtain her law
degree. After law school, Heather was employed with a marital
and family law firm where she discovered she truly enjoyed the
practice of marital and family law. In 2017, Heather opened her
own firm dedicated to the exclusive practice of marital and family
law. She earned her B.A. from the University of South Florida
and her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law. She is a
member of The Florida Bar, Family Law division, the Clearwater
Bar Association and the Canakaris Inn of Court.
Selected to Super Lawyers
NANCY H. HARRIS
HARRIS, HUNT & DERR, P.A.
100 South Ashley Drive
Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-223-5421
Fax: 813-223-6127
nancy@harrishuntderr.com
www.harrishuntderr.com
FAMILY LAW
For over 30 years, Nancy H. Harris has practiced exclusively in the
area of marital and family law. She has received the Hillsborough
County Family Law Professionalism Award, was chosen by her
peers in Tampa Magazine’s 2021 “Top Lawyers List”, the #1
Collaborative Divorce lawyer (2021) and was named Best Lawyers
2017 “Lawyer of the Year” for Family Law in Tampa. She is rated
AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected
to Florida Super Lawyers every year since 2007. She was also
selected for inclusion on the Super Lawyers Top 50 Women list
(2019-2021). To challenge her comfort zone, Ms. Harris climbs
mountains with friends while fundraising for The Academy
Prep Center.
Selected to Super Lawyers
JOSEPH D. HUNT
HARRIS, HUNT & DERR, P.A.
100 South Ashley Drive
Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-223-5421
Fax: 813-223-6127
joe@harrishuntderr.com
www.harrishuntderr.com
FAMILY LAW
For over 25 years, Joseph Hunt has exclusively practiced marital
and family law. Board certified in marital and family law and
a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, he
utilizes his experience to focus on complex domestic relations
matters. An experienced trial lawyer, he is as comfortable in the
courtroom as the conference room but recognizes the benefits
of settlement over trial. A frequent lecturer on family law, he is
active in The Florida Bar, including having served on its Family
Law Section Executive Council and Legislation Committee,
the Marital and Family Law Certification Committee, and a
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee. He received his
B.A. in Financial Administration from Michigan State University
and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.
LARA M. LAVOIE
LAVOIE & KAIZER, P.A.
14502 North Dale Mabry Highway
Suite 200
Tampa, FL 33618
Tel: 813-556-7356
Fax: 1-844-813-7246
Lara@LkinjuryLaw.com
www.LkinjuryLaw.com
Lara M. LaVoie, a founding partner of the law firm of LaVoie &
Kaizer, P.A., represents victims of personal injury. She is a
seasoned litigation attorney who spent the first decade of her
legal career representing large insurance carriers on matters
of civil liability, personal injury, insurance defense and wrongful
death. Ms. LaVoie utilizes her unique insight and knowledge
acquired while representing insurance carriers to vigorously
fight on behalf of victims who have been injured as a result of
another’s negligence. Ms. LaVoie works passionately to obtain
the maximum recovery for her clients and devotes 100 percent of
her practice to cases involving personal injury, including all types
of motor vehicle and premises liability accident cases.
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