Attorney Track Record

Kevin J. Maller

Kevin J. Maller (solo practice)·Attorney

VeteranHigh volumeVery activeHandles complex

#1 of 143 — Most Experienced#26 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 Cases833Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years

Active Last 12 Months13Cases filed in the last year

Years Licensed36Florida Bar

Final Judgments51Cases ending with a signed final judgment

Dismissed5Cases closed without a final judgment

Settlement Rate43.1%See caveat below — not a win rate

With Children39Cases involving custody and timesharing

Expert-Witness Cases21Cases with experts in the docket

Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases

Motions / Case2.1Average filings per case

Hillsborough Cases1213th 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. Berlin29 cases
Jack Helinger22 cases
Rebecca Hamilton16 cases
Elizabeth Jack15 cases
Linda R. Allan7 cases
Frederick L. Pollack6 cases
David R. Ellis6 cases
Brian Gnage5 cases
Benjamin Thomas5 cases
Peter Ramsberger4 cases

+ 7 more judges with 17 additional appearances

Background

·FL Bar #844314, admitted 1989. B.A., Emory University (1986)
·J.D., Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. 36+ years licensed. Solo practitioner. No disciplinary history.

J.D., Cumberland School of Law (Samford University)

132 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 12 currently open, 18 reopened, 99 closed. Top 3 judges: Steve D. Berlin (29x), Jack Helinger (22x), Rebecca Hamilton (16x).

Head-to-Head

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

Erin Woolums2 cases together

2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Jaime Rodriguez Girgenti2 cases together

2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Jarica Cairns2 cases together

1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

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

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Based on 833 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work

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