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Attorney Track Record

Ky Koch

Older Lundy Koch & Martino·Partner
VeteranHigh volumeHigh settlement
#10 of 143Most Experienced#18 of 108Highest 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 Cases355Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months5Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed47Florida Bar
Final Judgments20Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed3Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate55.0%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children7Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases10Cases with experts in the docket
HearingsDocketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case3.5Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases713th 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

Background

  • ·Education not fully surfaced in current official search results
  • ·Admitted in Florida in 1979
  • ·Started as Assistant State Attorney in the 6th Circuit
  • ·Current Older Lundy partner

J.D., Hamline University School of Law, J.D. 1978

  • ·Former Family Law Section chair
  • ·Former Second DCA JNC chair
  • ·Former grievance committee chair
  • ·Founder/co-chair Tampa Bay Collaborative Divorce Group
  • ·Founder/former president Canakaris
  • ·Past Clearwater Bar President
  • ·Past president Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents
  • ·Three Florida Bar BOG terms

30 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 2 currently open, 5 reopened, 23 closed. Top 3 judges: Frederick L. Pollack (6x), David R. Ellis (6x), Julie L. Sercus (5x).

Head-to-Head

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

K. Dean Kantaras4 cases together
2 final judgments · 2 dismissed

4 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Andrew Dean Reder3 cases together
3 final judgments · 0 dismissed

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

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Belinda Lazzara3 cases together
1 final judgment · 2 dismissed

Belinda Lazzara always filed as plaintiff in all 3 matchups.

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Peter N. Meros3 cases together
1 final judgment · 2 dismissed

Ky Koch always filed as plaintiff in all 3 matchups.

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Gale H. Moore2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Based on 355 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work