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Attorney Track Record

Kerya Koeut

Attorney · Guardian Ad Litem

The Law Office of Kerya L. Koeut, P. A.·Owner / Attorney at Law
Very activeHandles complex
#50 of 143 — Most Experienced#12 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 Cases171Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months20Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed24Florida Bar
Final Judgments151Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed11Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate39.1%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children103Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases81Cases with experts in the docket
Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case2.2Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases1913th 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

  • Steve D. Berlin61 cases
  • Jack Helinger53 cases
  • Elizabeth Jack53 cases
  • Brian Gnage34 cases
  • Rebecca Hamilton31 cases
  • Benjamin Thomas27 cases
  • David R. Ellis21 cases
  • Frederick L. Pollack21 cases
  • Julie L. Sercus13 cases
  • Evan Frayman12 cases

+ 19 more judges with 79 additional appearances

Background

  • ·Florida licensed attorney in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida (FL Bar #571091).

J.D., Stetson University College of Law

405 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 74 currently open, 83 reopened, 240 closed. Top 3 judges: Steve D. Berlin (61x), Jack Helinger (53x), Elizabeth Jack (53x).

Head-to-Head

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

Christopher Yeazell5 cases together
2 final judgments · 3 dismissedCompare side-by-side →
K. Dean Kantaras5 cases together
2 final judgments · 3 dismissedCompare side-by-side →
Laurie Sweet5 cases together
2 final judgments · 3 dismissedCompare side-by-side →
Brandon A. Fortuno4 cases together
3 final judgments · 1 dismissed

4 cases split roughly even (2 plaintiff / 2 defendant) — recurring equal-footing matchup.

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Cody Emerson4 cases together
4 final judgments · 0 dismissed

All 4 cases reached final judgment — no early settlement or dismissal.

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Adam S. Goldstein3 cases together
2 final judgments · 1 dismissed

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

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Carl T. Boake3 cases together
2 final judgments · 1 dismissed

3 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Patrick F. Gaffney3 cases together
3 final judgments · 0 dismissed

All 3 cases reached final judgment — no early settlement or dismissal.

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Based on 171 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work

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