Attorney Track Record

Derek J. Byrne

Byrne Mallory, PLLC·Attorney

#43 of 143 — Most Experienced#33 of 108 — Highest 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 Cases215Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years

Active Last 12 Months7Cases filed in the last year

Years Licensed15Florida Bar

Final Judgments12Cases ending with a signed final judgment

Dismissed0Cases closed without a final judgment

Settlement Rate50.0%See caveat below — not a win rate

With Children10Cases involving custody and timesharing

Expert-Witness Cases6Cases with experts in the docket

Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases

Motions / Case2.0Average filings per case

Hillsborough Cases113th 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

Brian Gnage6 cases
Steve D. Berlin5 cases
Jack Helinger5 cases
Rebecca Hamilton3 cases
Elizabeth Jack3 cases
Benjamin Thomas3 cases
David R. Ellis2 cases
Julie L. Sercus2 cases
Frederick L. Pollack2 cases
Linda R. Allan1 case

+ 3 more judges with 3 additional appearances

Background

·Family law and real estate attorney at the Law Office of Derek J. Byrne in St. Petersburg, licensed in Florida since 2011 through Stetson University College of Law. Mr. Byrne served as Chairman of the Marital and Family Law Section of the St.

J.D., Stetson University College of Law