Attorney Track Record

K. Dean Kantaras

Kantaras Law·Owner and Managing Partner

VeteranVery activeHandles complex

#2 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 Cases0Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years

Active Last 12 Months32Cases filed in the last year

Years Licensed33Florida Bar

Final Judgments51Cases ending with a signed final judgment

Dismissed1Cases closed without a final judgment

Settlement Rate49.0%See caveat below — not a win rate

With Children34Cases involving custody and timesharing

Expert-Witness Cases25Cases with experts in the docket

Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases

Motions / Case3.1Average filings per case

Hillsborough Cases6213th 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

David R. Ellis22 cases
Frederick L. Pollack22 cases
William H. Burgess III14 cases
Aaron W. Hubbard9 cases
Steve D. Berlin6 cases
Evan Frayman6 cases
Brian Gnage3 cases
Benjamin Thomas3 cases
Elizabeth Jack3 cases
Julie L. Sercus2 cases

+ 5 more judges with 5 additional appearances

Background

·K. Dean Kantaras (FL Bar #970727) founded Kantaras Law, headquartered in Palm Harbor (3531 Alt US-19, Palm Harbor, FL 34683), with additional offices in Largo and Tampa. Board Certified in Marital and Family Law since 2007 — one of approximately 274 Florida attorneys holding this designation. J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law (1993)
·B.A., University of South Florida (1989). Fluent in English and Greek.

J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law

·FL Bar (Family Law Section
·Trial Lawyers Section)
·Clearwater Bar Association
·U.S. District Court M.D. Fla.
·U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Cir.
·U.S. Supreme Court

95 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 42 currently open, 11 reopened, 41 closed. Top 3 judges: David R. Ellis (22x), Frederick L. Pollack (22x), William H. Burgess III (14x).