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Attorney Track Record

David Ristoff

Ristoff and Riley Law Group·Owner
High settlement
#9 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 Cases79Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months8Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed14Florida Bar
Final Judgments34Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed0Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate58.8%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children19Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases12Cases with experts in the docket
HearingsDocketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case3.7Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases1213th 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

+ 1 more judge with 2 additional appearances

Background

J.D., Stetson University College of Law

  • ·FL Bar Section: Family Law

53 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 15 currently open, 4 reopened, 34 closed. Top 3 judges: Elizabeth Jack (8x), David R. Ellis (7x), Frederick L. Pollack (7x).

Head-to-Head

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

Christopher Yeazell2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Laurie Sweet2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Based on 79 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work