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Attorney Track Record

Mark S. Hanks

Attorney Hanks, P.A.·Attorney
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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 Cases101Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months8Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed39Florida Bar
Final Judgments7Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed0Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate28.6%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children3Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases4Cases with experts in the docket
Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case4.4Average 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

  • Elizabeth Jack2 cases
  • David R. Ellis2 cases
  • John Carassas1 case
  • Jack Helinger1 case
  • Rebecca Hamilton1 case

Background

  • ·Family law, criminal defense, and personal injury attorney at Attorney Hanks, PA in St. Petersburg, licensed in Florida since 1987 through Saint Louis University School of Law. Mr. Hanks spent six years as an Assistant State Attorney in the Sixth Judicial Circuit before entering private practice
  • ·his family law practice covers divorce, custody, child support, and restraining orders throughout Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Manatee counties.

J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law

  • ·Leadership St. Pete alumnus (Class 2014
  • ·Class 2018)

7 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 1 currently open, 1 reopened, 5 closed. Top 3 judges: Elizabeth Jack (2x), David R. Ellis (2x), John Carassas (1x).

Head-to-Head

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

Adam S. Goldstein2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Heather Gurley2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Based on 101 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work

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