Polk County Civil Rights Lawyers

Civil rights lawyers help people fight for their rights and liberties under the Constitution and other laws. These cases often involve issues such as police misconduct, voting rights, free speech, religious liberties, or discrimination in employment, housing, or education.

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Nora Leto
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Nora Leto
Polk County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 43 years of experience
(863) 619-6275 625 Commerce Avenue
Suite 101
Lakeland, FL 33807
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Florida State University College of Law
Attorney Nora Leto is a civil trial attorney with approximately 31 years of legal experience, including approximately 17 years of experience with Social Security disability and workers’ compensation claims. Ms. Leto has prior professional legal experience working for Florida State Hospital Office of Patient Legal Services as a Staff Attorney and with Florida Rural Legal Services as a Farm Worker Advocate. She is also fluent in Spanish. Ms. Leto received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Florida State University in 1978. She also received her Juris Doctor, or law degree, from Florida State University in 1981 and was admitted...
Edward T Mason
Polk County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 27 years of experience
PO BOX 1089
LAKELAND, FL 33802
Civil Rights, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Florida State University College of Law
Craig Burnham Hill
Polk County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(863) 937-9381 50 Lake Morton Dr
Lakeland, FL 33801
Civil Rights, Business, Collections and Real Estate
Mary Sherris
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Mary Sherris
(407) 999-9955 121 S Orange Ave.
Suite 1500
Orlando, FL 32801
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfOrange County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of Akron School of Law
Mary Sherris was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. She earned her Bachelors Degree from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at The University of Florida in Political Science and subsequently, her Masters Degree in Urban Planning from the College of Architecture at The University of Florida. Ms. Sherris studied law at the University of Akron where she earned her Juris Doctor and was published in the Akron Law Review. She also completed the Trial Advocacy program at the National District Attorneys Association National Advocacy Center in Colombia, SC and ATLA’s Advanced Trial Advocacy program...
James Roscoe Tanner
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James Roscoe Tanner
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 38 years of experience
(813) 322-3565 1311 N. Church Ave.
Suite 100
Tampa, FL 33607
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCivil Rights, Business, Employment and Personal Injury
Suffolk University Law School
I'm Attorney Jim Tanner. I've been a trial attorney for 37 years. I was born and raised right here in Tampa Bay area. My dream was to become a Professional Baseball Player. It came true the very night I graduated from High School I was selected as the third draft choice nationwide by the Detroit Tigers Baseball organization. My Education: I earned my BA from USF in Political Science, and my Juris Doctorate from Boston Suffolk Law School where I served as a Special Prosecutor for the MA Governor's Consumer Boards...
Nichelle Lynn Womble
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Nichelle Lynn Womble
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 3 years of experience
(844) 482-1239 100 S Ashley Dr
suite 600
Tampa, FL 33602
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCivil Rights, Education, Employment and Personal Injury
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
Nichelle Womble loves people and is passionate about advocating for human rights and diligently representing her clients in various kinds of lawsuits. She serves as an Attorney with Counsel in the American Islamic Relations office in Philadelphia, representing clients on criminal, civil rights, and civil law matters with a laudable winning rate. She fiercely fights for justice and equality. As a litigation associate Ms. Womble offers legal advice and handles cases including criminal law/trials, sports/business, civil rights, police brutality, workplace discrimination, wage violations, labor rights violations, sexual assault, unlawful imprisonment, juvenile & family law, student defense/title ix, etc. Prior to attending law...
Jason Daniel Sammis
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Jason Daniel Sammis
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 26 years of experience
(813) 250-0500 Sammis Law Firm, P.A.
1005 N. Marion St.
Tampa, FL 33602
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Criminal and Domestic Violence
University of Florida
TAMPA CRIMINAL DEFENSE AND DUI ATTORNEY Jason Sammis is a shareholder with the Sammis Law Firm, P.A., who represents individuals charged with felony and misdemeanor criminal offenses in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL. Jason Sammis is actively involved as an attorney on the NORML Legal Committee, which fights for the reform of marijuana laws. He is also a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSED ON CRIMINAL AND DUI DEFENSE By focusing exclusively on criminal and DUI defense in Tampa, FL, Jason Sammis is able to stay...
Michael A Serrano
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Michael A Serrano
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(813) 948-5421 25275 Wesley Chapel Boulevard
Lutz, FL 33559
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment and Personal Injury
Florida State University College of Law
For more than 12 years, civil trial attorney Michael A. Serrano, Esquire has handled personal injury, employment law, insurance claim disputes and wrongful death cases in Wesley Chapel, Tampa, and throughout Florida. He brings big firm experience right to your neighborhood.
Michael Minardi
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Michael Minardi
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(833) 646-2735 5301 N. Habana Ave.
Suite 3
Tampa, FL 33614
Civil Rights, Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Nova Southeastern University
Michael C. Minardi is the Senior Partner at Minardi Law. For over 16 years, Michael has dedicated his practice to fighting for clients charged with cannabis crimes and advocating for cannabis law reform. His passion has driven him to learning and understanding medical cannabis laws in the State of Florida and throughout the country.

Michael’s practice represents clients in corporate cannabis consulting, application preparation, lobbying, forfeiture matters, and criminal matters. He has won many medical cannabis cases, including several landmark high-profile cases in Florida. He won the first and second jury trials in Florida presenting the medical necessity...
Stephen  Lee
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Stephen Lee
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 14 years of experience
(833) 374-4487 3804 West North B St
Tampa, FL 33609
Civil Rights, Bankruptcy, Employment and Estate Planning
University of Notre Dame
We are a law firm based in the heart of Tampa with expertise in Family Law, Discrimination and Business Litigation. Our lawyers have collective experience of over 35 years handling cases just like yours. We are a boutique law firm focused on your rights and making sure that those rights are taken care of.

Our attorneys are able to provide the skills and expertise that may be found at larger firms without the overhead expenses many of these larger law firms typically pass on to its clients. We are passionate about helping to build our community and its businesses and work...
Derek Benjamin Brett
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Derek Benjamin Brett
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 28 years of experience
(407) 781-2392 1301 West Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32804
Civil Rights, Appeals, Business and Employment
Florida State University College of Law and University of Central Florida
Derek Brett is a trial attorney who has been actively practicing since 1996. He maintains two offices, one in Orlando and another in Pensacola.
Joseph Lee
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Joseph Lee
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 34 years of experience
3804 West North B St
Tampa, FL 33609
Civil Rights and Estate Planning
Duke University
Mr. Dale M Rodriguez
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Mr. Dale M Rodriguez
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 32 years of experience
(866) 202-9921 550 N. Reo, Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33609
Civil Rights, Administrative, Employment and Immigration
I have practiced law continuously since 1993, focusing almost exclusively on the employment relationship. I am admitted to practice law in Florida (Florida Bar) and Texas (State Bar of Texas). I am also admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court and numerous federal courts with jurisdiction in Florida and Texas. Since year 2000, I have been Board Certified, Labor & Employment Law, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. I am a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). I attended the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida, and graduated with a undergraduate Bachelor of Arts...
Laura Catherine Douglas
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Laura Catherine Douglas
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 28 years of experience
(407) 500-0000 189 South Orange Avenue Suite 1800
Orlando, FL 32801
Civil Rights, Business, Employment and Workers' Comp
Laura Douglas received a B.A from the University of Central Florida and began her professional career as an award winning news producer at WFTV in Orlando, where she developed the passion for investigation and advocacy that led her to law school. While attending St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, she served as a Certified Legal Intern for the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida and clerked for the Florida Department of Transportation trial division. Following early graduation, Laura obtained priceless courtroom experience as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County, prosecuting domestic violence, child abuse and...
Blair Thomas Jackson
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Blair Thomas Jackson
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(407) 245-1232 189 South Orange Avenue
Suite 1800
Orlando, FL 32801
Civil Rights, Business and Employment
University of Alabama School of Law and Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Blair T. Jackson was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada in 1965. He attended McGill University in Montreal where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1988. He then attended the Western Michigan Cooley School of Law where he received his juris doctorate in 1991. Mr. Jackson also graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law with a LL.M. (Masters of Law) degree in Business Transactions in 2014. Mr. Jackson has more than twenty-three (23) years of civil litigation experience, practicing in both state courts in the State of Florida, as well as the United States District Court of the Middle...
Brian Hohman
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Brian Hohman
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 20 years of experience
400 N. Ashley Drive
Suite 2300
Tampa, FL 33602
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Business, Construction and Consumer
Creighton University
Brian joined Forizs & Dogali in 2009. He has focused his litigation practice on commercial, construction , personal injury, ADA discrimination, civil rights, insurance coverage and criminal law. Prior to joining Forizs & Dogali, Brian worked as an associate attorney at a local law firm, concentrating on insurance defense. Brian has handled various facets of litigation including depositions, motion practice, mediations, trials and appeals. Brian has also previously been a prosecutor, handling over 300 cases at any given time for the State Attorneyâs Office, and sitting first chair in over 30 jury trials, as well as...
Jaime Halscott
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Jaime Halscott
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney
(813) 358-5700 1228 East 7th Ave., Suite 213
Tampa , FL 33605
Civil Rights, Appeals, Criminal and White Collar Crime
Barry University
William Eugene Ruffier
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William Eugene Ruffier
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 38 years of experience
(407) 244-3000 719 Vassar St
Orlando, FL 32804
Civil Rights, Business and Personal Injury
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Bill, a University of Florida graduate and board-certified civil trial lawyer, is renowned for his legal prowess, earning the AV Preeminent Rating, Florida Super Lawyer recognition (2006–2023), and membership in prestigious organizations like the American Board of Trial Advocates, The Best Lawyers in America, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Outside the courtroom, Bill’s dedication to community and faith is evident through his leadership roles in the Central Florida Fair, Central Florida Gator Club, Boy Scouts of America (Central Florida Council), and Trinity Lutheran Church. In 2011, he was honored with the Lutheran Lamb Award for 25 years of exemplary volunteer...
Russell Stanley Koss
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Russell Stanley Koss
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 56 years of experience
(813) 200-6103 1502 W. Busch Blvd.
Suite H-4
Tampa, FL 33612
Civil Rights, Bankruptcy, Immigration and Legal Malpractice
University of Illinois College of Law
David Katz
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David Katz
(321) 332-6865 509 W Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32804
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Attorney
Civil Rights and Criminal
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
One of only 3 Board Certified DUI Defense Specialists* in the State of Florida. David Katz was the lead DUI prosecutor in the Seminole County State Attorney's Office and the Intoxilyzer Specialist. In this role, David had direct training from the manufacturer of the only Breath Test Instrument in use in Florida the Intoxilyzer 8000. David now uses this training to show the flaws in the breath test program and machines and to help his clients achieve outstanding results. Additionally, David is a Regent, Faculty Member and the Chairperson of the Board Certification Committee of the...
Spencer Rhodes
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Spencer Rhodes
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(321) 332-0407 126 E Jefferson St
Orlando, FL 32801
Civil Rights and Criminal
University of Virginia School of Law
Mark Matthew O'Mara
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Mark Matthew O'Mara
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(407) 634-6604 221 NE Ivanhoe Blvd.
Suite 200
Orlando, FL 32804
Civil Rights, Criminal, DUI and Family
Ryan David Barack
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Ryan David Barack
Pinellas County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 26 years of experience
(727) 441-4947 304 S Belcher Rd
STE C
Clearwater, FL 33765
Civil Rights, Administrative and Employment
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Richard Gale Porter
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Richard Gale Porter
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 39 years of experience
(813) 223-3888 500 E Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL 33602
Civil Rights, Business, Real Estate and Social Security Disability
Life Malcolm
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Life Malcolm
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 3 years of experience
(813) 810-3582 PO BOX 173316
TAMPA, FL 33672
Civil Rights and Criminal
Thomas Scarritt
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Thomas Scarritt
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 42 years of experience
(813) 258-2300 1405 West Swann Avenue
Tampa, FL 33606
Civil Rights, Business, Environmental and Medical Malpractice
Mark A. Sessums
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Mark A. Sessums
Polk County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(863) 646-8181 2212 S Florida Ave
Lakeland, FL 33803
Civil Rights, Family and Personal Injury
Charles E. Emanuel Jr.
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Charles E. Emanuel Jr.
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Attorney
(407) 412-7376 6900 Tavistock Lakes Blvd
#400
Orlando, FL 32827
Civil Rights and Personal Injury
Luke Lirot
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Luke Lirot
Pinellas County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 37 years of experience
(727) 536-2100 2240 Belleair Rd
Suite 190
Clearwater, FL 33764
Civil Rights, Criminal, Entertainment & Sports and Municipal
LeRoy Pernell
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LeRoy Pernell
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 51 years of experience
(407) 254-4034 201 FAMU Law Lane
Orlando, FL 32801
Civil Rights, Criminal, Juvenile and Medical Malpractice
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Mark E. Dorosin
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Mark E. Dorosin
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 30 years of experience
(407) 254-4043 201 FAMU Law Lane
Orlando, FL 32801
Civil Rights, Education and Environmental
University of North Carolina School of Law
Reginald Jevon Mitchell
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Reginald Jevon Mitchell
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(407) 254-4009 201 FAMU Law Lane
Orlando, FL 32801
Civil Rights, Administrative, Family and Personal Injury
University of Minnesota Law School
Peter Wolfson Zinober
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 56 years of experience
(813) 318-5700 600 East Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33602
Civil Rights and Employment
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Richard McCrea
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(813) 318-5700 600 East Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33602
Civil Rights, Business and Employment
Rutgers School of Law - Newark
Christine Michelle Franco
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Christine Michelle Franco
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 29 years of experience
215 N Howard Ave
STE 101
Tampa, FL 33606
Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Stetson University College of Law
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Nivine Kamal Zakhari
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(813) 358-4600 3001 N Rocky Point Dr E
200
Tampa, FL 33607
Civil Rights, Administrative, Communications and IP
University of Houston Law Center
Samantha Rae Powers
Orange County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 19 years of experience
(407) 244-3224 111 North Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
Civil Rights, Business, Consumer and Employment
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Lora Jaye Smeltzly
Pinellas County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(727) 432-2276 255 15th Ave NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Civil Rights
Stetson University College of Law
Stephanie Weber Ritt
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(813) 875-1973 3002 W Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL 33609
Civil Rights, Insurance Defense, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice
Stetson University College of Law
David M Snyder
Hillsborough County, FL Civil Rights Attorney with 42 years of experience
(813) 258-4501 1810 S MacDill Ave
Tampa, FL 33629
Civil Rights, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Estate Planning
Stetson University College of Law

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(863) 688-7376
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