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Attorney Track Record

Cody Emerson

Emerson Law·Managing Partner
Very activeHandles complex
#10 of 143Most Active

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 Cases166Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months21Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed12Florida Bar
Final Judgments68Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed5Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate41.2%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children101Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases44Cases with experts in the docket
HearingsDocketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case1.4Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases913th 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

+ 9 more judges with 31 additional appearances

Background

J.D., Florida State University College of Law

  • ·FL Bar Section: Family Law

309 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 52 currently open, 49 reopened, 207 closed. Top 3 judges: Frederick L. Pollack (58x), David R. Ellis (57x), William H. Burgess III (31x).

Head-to-Head

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

Gale H. Moore5 cases together
5 final judgments · 0 dismissed

All 5 cases reached final judgment — no early settlement or dismissal.

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Sean A. Costis5 cases together
3 final judgments · 2 dismissed

5 cases split roughly even (3 plaintiff / 2 defendant) — recurring equal-footing matchup.

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Erin Woolums4 cases together
3 final judgments · 1 dismissed

4 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Kerya Koeut4 cases together
4 final judgments · 0 dismissed

All 4 cases reached final judgment — no early settlement or dismissal.

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Adam S. Goldstein3 cases together
3 final judgments · 0 dismissed

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

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Kelli Hanley Crabb3 cases together
3 final judgments · 0 dismissed

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

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Garth R. Goodman3 cases together
1 final judgment · 2 dismissed

Cody Emerson always filed as plaintiff in all 3 matchups.

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Paul S. Horning3 cases together
2 final judgments · 1 dismissed

Cody Emerson always filed as plaintiff in all 3 matchups.

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Based on 166 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work