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Attorney Track Record

Adam S. Goldstein

Adam S. Goldstein P.A.·Attorney
VeteranHigh settlementHandles complex
#32 of 143Most Experienced#11 of 108Highest Settlement Rate

Track Record

Objective counts from Pinellas County dissolution-of-marriage court records, 2020–2026. Em dashes mean the value is not available in public records.

Pinellas Cases244Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months8Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed32Florida Bar
Final Judgments42Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed3Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate57.1%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children12Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases22Cases with experts in the docket
HearingsDocketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case5.0Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases1613th Circuit dissolutions of record, all years — secondary circuit

Settlement rate: Share of final judgments with a settlement agreement in the docket. Dismissals are not counted as settlements, and most private settlements never appear in dockets.

Judge Experience

Appearances before each Pinellas County judge, from case assignments in court records

  • Steve D. Berlin15 cases
  • Elizabeth Jack8 cases
  • Brian Gnage8 cases
  • Jack Helinger4 cases
  • Benjamin Thomas4 cases
  • Julie L. Sercus2 cases
  • William H. Burgess III1 case
  • Cynthia J. Newton1 case

+ 4 more judges with 4 additional appearances

Background

  • ·Family law and personal injury attorney based in St. Petersburg, licensed in Florida since 1994 through Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.

J.D., Cumberland School of Law, Samford University

53 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 13 currently open, 7 reopened, 33 closed. Top 3 judges: Steve D. Berlin (15x), Elizabeth Jack (8x), Brian Gnage (8x).

Head-to-Head

Most frequent opposing counsel in Pinellas dissolution cases, 2020–2026 · Outcome splits are docket counts from public records

Jarica Cairns4 cases together
1 final judgment · 3 dismissed

3 of 4 cases dismissed — procedural attrition dominant.

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Kerya Koeut3 cases together
2 final judgments · 1 dismissed

50% FJ, 50% dismissed across 2 cases. No dominant pattern.

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Cody Emerson3 cases together
3 final judgments · 0 dismissed

All 3 cases reached final judgment — no early settlement or dismissal.

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Shannon A. Riley2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

50% FJ, 50% dismissed across 2 cases. No dominant pattern.

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Mark S. Hanks2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Paul S. Horning2 cases together
0 final judgments · 2 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Robert M. Valentine2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Sean A. Costis2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Based on 244 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work