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Attorney Track Record

Carl T. Boake

Carl T. Boake P.A.·Attorney
VeteranHigh volumeHandles complex
#7 of 143 — Most Experienced

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 Cases574Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months5Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed43Florida Bar
Final Judgments55Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed2Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate27.3%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children15Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases23Cases with experts in the docket
Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case4.7Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases1013th 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. Berlin11 cases
  • Elizabeth Jack9 cases
  • Benjamin Thomas6 cases
  • David R. Ellis5 cases
  • Evan Frayman3 cases
  • Brian Gnage3 cases
  • Frederick L. Pollack2 cases
  • Jack Helinger2 cases
  • Julie L. Sercus2 cases
  • South Divorce Hearings Judge1 case

+ 3 more judges with 3 additional appearances

Background

  • ·Family law attorney and founder of Carl T. Boake, PA in St. Petersburg, licensed in Florida since 1983 through Stetson University College of Law. A St. Petersburg native, Mr. Boake has represented thousands of family law clients over more than four decades, with practice concentrated exclusively on dissolution of marriage, child custody, child support, and alimony in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.

J.D., Stetson University College of Law

47 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 16 currently open, 7 reopened, 24 closed. Top 3 judges: Steve D. Berlin (11x), Elizabeth Jack (9x), Benjamin Thomas (6x).

Head-to-Head

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

Christopher Yeazell3 cases together
1 final judgment · 2 dismissed

Carl T. Boake always filed as plaintiff in all 3 matchups.

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Kerya Koeut3 cases together
2 final judgments · 1 dismissed

3 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Laurie Sweet2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

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

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K. Dean Kantaras2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

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

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Christin Brennan2 cases together
0 final judgments · 2 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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William Bennett2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

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

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

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Sean A. Costis2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Based on 574 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work

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