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Attorney Track Record

Jarica Cairns

Cairns Law·Associate
Handles complex
#33 of 143 — Most Experienced#40 of 108 — Highest Settlement Rate#39 of 143 — Most 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 Cases244Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months10Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed19Florida Bar
Final Judgments47Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed11Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate48.9%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children34Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases23Cases with experts in the docket
Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case2.7Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases613th 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

  • Frederick L. Pollack24 cases
  • David R. Ellis15 cases
  • Elizabeth Jack10 cases
  • Julie L. Sercus10 cases
  • William H. Burgess III9 cases
  • Evan Frayman8 cases
  • Jack Helinger6 cases
  • Steve D. Berlin5 cases
  • Christopher M. Labruzzo3 cases
  • Rebecca Hamilton3 cases

+ 10 more judges with 16 additional appearances

Background

  • ·Florida licensed attorney at Cairns Law, in Largo, Pinellas County, Florida. (FL Bar #72269). Member, FL Bar Family Law Rules Committee — statewide family law rules-making body.

J.D., University of Tulsa College of Law

  • ·Member — FL Bar Family Law Rules Committee

109 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 16 currently open, 13 reopened, 77 closed. Top 3 judges: Frederick L. Pollack (24x), David R. Ellis (15x), Elizabeth Jack (10x).

Head-to-Head

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

Adam S. Goldstein4 cases together
1 final judgment · 3 dismissed

3 of 4 cases dismissed — procedural attrition dominant.

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Kevin J. Maller2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

50% FJ, 50% dismissed across 2 cases. No dominant pattern.

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Based on 244 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work

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