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Serving Tampa Bay since 1998

When an insurance company says no, we go to trial.

Most firms settle because trying a case is expensive and hard. We have tried more than two hundred to verdict — and the carriers know it. That is why our settlements come in higher.

27Years in practice
200+Cases tried to verdict
$0Owed unless we win

Free, confidential case review

Tell us what happened. An attorney — not an intake clerk — reviews every submission within 24 hours.

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Submitting does not create an attorney–client relationship. Your information is confidential and never shared.

Board Certified Civil TrialAV Preferred RatedSuper Lawyers 2019–2026Florida Bar Since 1998
Practice areas

What we handle

We take a limited number of cases so each one gets a partner's attention. If yours is not a fit, we will refer you to someone we trust.

Personal Injury

Auto, trucking, motorcycle and premises cases. We handle the carriers, the liens and the medical bills so you can recover.

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Employment Law

Wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, unpaid wages and retaliation — for employees, never employers.

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Medical Malpractice

Surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injury and nursing home neglect, backed by an in-house medical review panel.

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Case results

A record the carriers track

$14.2MTrucking collision — jury verdict, 2024
$6.8MSurgical error — settled before trial, 2025
$3.1MRetaliation & wrongful termination, 2023

Illustrative figures for this concept demo. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome; every case turns on its own facts.

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The firm

Two partners. Every case. No handoffs.

At most firms your case is signed by a name on the building and worked by someone you never meet. Here there are two partners and a deliberately small caseload — the attorney who reviews your file on day one is the attorney who stands up at trial.

We front every cost of litigation: experts, depositions, accident reconstruction, medical review. You pay nothing out of pocket, and nothing at all unless we recover for you.

If we cannot help, we will say so on the first call rather than sign you and sit on the file.

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Attorneys

Who you will actually work with

Portrait of Diane Hallman

Diane Hallman

Founding Partner

Board certified in civil trial law. Lead counsel on more than 140 jury trials across Florida state and federal courts. Adjunct professor of trial advocacy.

Portrait of Andre Mercer

Andre Mercer

Partner

Former insurance defense counsel who now works exclusively for plaintiffs. Focuses on trucking, catastrophic injury and employment retaliation claims.

The consultation is free. The clock is not.

Florida's statute of limitations can bar your claim entirely. If something happened to you, get it reviewed today — there is no cost and no obligation.

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