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Attorney Track Record

Brandon A. Fortuno

Fortuno Law, PLLC·Attorney
#44 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 Cases87Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months3Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed8Florida Bar
Final Judgments13Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed0Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate46.2%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children5Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases5Cases with experts in the docket
HearingsDocketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case3.0Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases613th 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. Berlin5 cases
  • Elizabeth Jack5 cases
  • William H. Burgess III2 cases
  • Jack Helinger2 cases
  • Evan Frayman1 case
  • Doneene Loar1 case
  • James Pierce1 case
  • Linda R. Allan1 case
  • Brian Gnage1 case
  • Rebecca Hamilton1 case

+ 2 more judges with 2 additional appearances

Background

  • ·Family law attorney and founder of Fortuno Law, PLLC in St. Petersburg, licensed in Florida since 2018 through Stetson University College of Law (JD 2018, LLM in Advocacy 2019, both with distinction). Before law practice, Mr. Fortuno worked eight years in law enforcement and additional years as a private investigator

J.D., Stetson University College of Law

(Stetson, 2019)

  • ·ADR Section Co-Chair
  • ·St. Petersburg Bar Association (2021–2022)
  • ·ADR Section Chair
  • ·SPBA (2022–present)
  • ·Canakaris American Inn of Court — Pupil (2019–present)
  • ·Barney Masterson American Inn of Court — Pupil (2016–2019)
  • ·Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Litigation InnofCourt — Pupil (2014–2015)
  • ·Stann W. Givens Family Law Inn of Court (Tampa) — Pupil (2015–2016)
  • ·Clearwater Bar Association
  • ·NALI member
  • ·FALI member (2014–present)

22 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 3 currently open, 4 reopened, 15 closed. Top 3 judges: Steve D. Berlin (5x), Elizabeth Jack (5x), William H. Burgess III (2x).

Head-to-Head

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

Kerya Koeut4 cases together
3 final judgments · 1 dismissed

4 cases split roughly even (2 plaintiff / 2 defendant) — recurring equal-footing matchup.

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Philip A. McLeod2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Cody Emerson2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Based on 87 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work