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Attorney Track Record
Derek W. Bernstein
Bernstein Law
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 Cases61Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months2Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed13Florida Bar
Final Judgments13Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed1Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate23.1%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children3Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases8Cases with experts in the docket
Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case5.3Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases1313th 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
- Jack Helinger5 cases
- Steve D. Berlin2 cases
- David R. Ellis2 cases
- Elizabeth Jack2 cases
- William H. Burgess III2 cases
- Evan Frayman1 case
- Frederick L. Pollack1 case
- Rebecca Hamilton1 case
- Holly Grissinger1 case
Background
17 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 2 currently open, 3 reopened, 12 closed. Top 3 judges: Jack Helinger (5x), Steve D. Berlin (2x), David R. Ellis (2x).
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Based on 61 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work