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Attorney Track Record

Christopher Paul Fordham

Schenking & Fordham, P.A.

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 Cases57Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months3Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed7Florida Bar
Final Judgments11Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed0Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate27.3%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children10Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases8Cases with experts in the docket
HearingsDocketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case1.6Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases6513th 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

+ 2 more judges with 2 additional appearances

Background

52 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 6 currently open, 8 reopened, 35 closed. Top 3 judges: Elizabeth Jack (10x), William H. Burgess III (6x), Jack Helinger (5x).

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Based on 57 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work