Clearwater Lawyers

Ryan has been involved in real estate in various capacities for nearly 20 years. In addition to being a practicing attorney, Ryan has real world insight into real estate investment, valuation, and management. He has an extensive real estate background with prior experience in residential and commercial sales, land development, property rehabilitation, and large scale commercial property management. He has managed properties ranging from mobile homes to regional shopping centers and understands the issues landlords and tenants face. He is also a licensed Florida real estate broker.

Through his experiences as a real estate professional, Ryan found his love for the...

I am a native Floridian and spent most of my life in Pinellas County, Florida. Following graduation from Tarpon Springs High School, I received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of South Florida. After working in accounting for several years, I decided that my true passion was in the legal profession and proceeded down the path to become an attorney. Even though I chose to leave the accounting profession, that experience remains invaluable in analyzing cases because I view real estate and business matters through a lens...

Bernhardt Law firm is a Criminal Defense, Debt Defense, and Personal Injury law firm in the Tampa Bay area. Led by a former prosecutor, the expertise Bernhardt Law applies to legal cases is unsurpassed. Bernhardt Law expertly defends and protects the rights of every client throughout Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties.

Bernhardt Law specifically handles cases that include, but are not limited to the following: Driving offences, DUI, assault, battery, burglary, theft charges, drug charges, as well as debt collection lawsuits, debt collector harassment, auto loan default lawsuits, auto accidents and accidents that occur on a business’ property.

Stephen Bernhardt...

Colleen is a Florida native who grew up in Gainesville before moving to Tallahassee to attend Florida State University. After graduating with a double major, Colleen moved to the St. Petersburg area to attend Stetson University College of Law. After she was admitted to the Florida Bar, Colleen joined a small family law firm where she gained extensive experience handling cases involving divorce, paternity, custody, and adoption. Colleen then shifted her practice to estate planning after seeing first-hand the complications that arise within families.

Aaron Bedy was raised in the Tampa Bay Area by his parents Joseph and Nancy Bedy and graduated from Seminole High School. Aaron joined the Navy Reserve just after high school in June of 1994. After completing boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois, Aaron returned to Florida and attended the University of Florida where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations with a Minor in Business. After graduating from the University of Florida, Aaron moved to Princeton, New Jersey, accepting a job in communications with Dow Jones and Company, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal. During his tenure with Dow...

I limit my practice to insurance litigation including auto, motorcycle and pedestrian accidents.

I attended West Virginia State College in 1997 on a baseball scholarship. Later, I transferred to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) where I received a B.A. in Political Science and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2001. Prior to attending law school, I continued my education in History and Political Science at The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. In 2007, I received my Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law. I was fortunate to attend Gonzaga University School of Law in Florence, Italy, where my focus was International Human Rights and Civil Rights. My entire legal career has been focused...

Ben is a former banker turned trial lawyer that conducts business and real estate litigation. He has done numerous trials and hundreds of court hearings. Ben has litigated lawsuits involving business partnerships and shareholder disputes, business purchase and sale related litigation, title insurance claims, civil theft, foreclosure, lender lawsuits, real estate transactions gone wrong, final judgment collection cases, employment contract litigation, slander, and commercial lease lawsuits.

Before becoming an attorney, Ben spent the majority of his professional career as an investment banker and mortgage banker, purchasing mortgage loans from other banks. Ben’s prior banking career also included managing hundreds of...

Jeff is the Managing Partner of Lieser Skaff Alexander (LSA), a 9-attorney firm with 3 Florida offices. Jeff has concentrated his practice on business law and business litigation.

In 2017 and 2018, Jeff was named to the Florida Legal Elite roster. The select lawyers on this prestigious list represent fewer than 1.5% of active Florida Bar members. Jeff has also been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers® magazine each year from 2013-2017, an honor based upon peer review reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys under age 40.

Jeff represents clients in complex business and civil litigation cases...

Profile William F. "Casey" Ebsary, Jr. is a distinguished Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney and seasoned Trial Lawyer known for his expertise in various legal domains. Areas of Practice With a dedicated focus on trial practice, Mr. Ebsary's extensive legal career encompasses a broad spectrum of cases, including criminal defense, DUI defense, Marijuana and Cannabis Growhouse Defense, white-collar criminal defense, high-tech corporate litigation, and intellectual property issues arising from the Internet and computer networking. Prosecutorial Experience A former Prosecutor, Mr. Ebsary boasts a wealth of litigation experience that spans across a range of high-stakes criminal cases. His repertoire includes handling matters as diverse as murder,...

Matt Powell has been protecting injured victims and their families in the Tampa Bay area for over 30 years. He is dual Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar and National Board of Trial Advocacy. At his firm MattLaw, he handles cases involving car crashes, trucking crashes, birth injuries, medical malpractice, wrongful death, bicycle crashes, negligent security, products liability, and many other types of injury cases. Matt first practiced law with a well-known defense firm in Tallahassee that represented over 20 insurance companies, negligent drivers and doctors. During that time, Matt learned the techniques insurance companies use...

Providing quality legal representation and mediations for family law clients and offers fair, flat fee pricing in addition to hourly billing options. Attorney Nicole P. Vette is a trial lawyer who focuses her work exclusively on family related legal issues including complex divorce litigation. Vette received her Juris Doctor (summa cum laude) from Shepard Broad College of Law at Nova Southeastern University, where she was ranked in the top three percent of her class. Vette is licensed to practice law in Colorado and Florida. Vette has represented numerous clients in dissolutions of marriage, custody disputes, paternity matters and domestic...

Stephen Hachey, a distinguished legal professional, earned his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University in 2005. Admitted to the Florida Bar in the same year, he embarked on a remarkable legal journey that has defined his career. Prior to his legal pursuits, Stephen laid a solid foundation with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Indiana University in 2000. His expertise in accounting led him to perform tax consulting services as a Certified Public Accountant for Arthur Andersen in Chicago, IL, showcasing his commitment to excellence. In 2007, Stephen took a bold step in his career by opening his own law practice,...