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Attorney Track Record

Charles D. Scott

The Law Offices of Charles D. Scott, PLLC·Attorney
Veteran
#42 of 143Most 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 Cases218Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months6Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed33Florida Bar
Final Judgments12Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed0Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate41.7%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children7Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases7Cases with experts in the docket
HearingsDocketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case5.3Average filings per case

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. Berlin3 cases
  • Brian Gnage2 cases
  • Elizabeth Jack2 cases
  • Christopher M. Labruzzo1 case
  • Julie L. Sercus1 case
  • Rebecca Hamilton1 case
  • Evan Frayman1 case
  • Benjamin Thomas1 case
  • Jack Helinger1 case

Background

  • ·Family law, personal injury, and criminal defense attorney at The Law Offices of Charles D. Scott, PLLC in St. Petersburg, licensed in Florida since 1993 through Stetson University College of Law (JD, cum laude, 1992). Mr. Scott also holds an MBA from the University of South Florida and previously served as an Assistant State Attorney in Pinellas County

J.D., Stetson University College of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers (2006)

13 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 4 currently open, 2 reopened, 7 closed. Top 3 judges: Steve D. Berlin (3x), Brian Gnage (2x), Elizabeth Jack (2x).

Head-to-Head

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

Kathryn Collier2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

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

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Kevin Fantauzzo2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

50% FJ, 50% dismissed across 2 cases. 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 218 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work