Attorney Track Record

Patrick F. Gaffney

Peacock, Gaffney & Damianakis PA·Partner

VeteranHigh volumeHigh settlement

#15 of 143 — Most Experienced#14 of 108 — Highest 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 Cases317Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years

Active Last 12 Months6Cases filed in the last year

Years Licensed43Florida Bar

Final Judgments37Cases ending with a signed final judgment

Dismissed3Cases closed without a final judgment

Settlement Rate56.8%See caveat below — not a win rate

With Children20Cases involving custody and timesharing

Expert-Witness Cases16Cases with experts in the docket

Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases

Motions / Case3.8Average filings per case

Hillsborough Cases3613th 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

Frederick L. Pollack15 cases
William H. Burgess III10 cases
Jack Helinger6 cases
David R. Ellis6 cases
Julie L. Sercus4 cases
Steve D. Berlin4 cases
Rebecca Hamilton2 cases
Aaron W. Hubbard2 cases
Evan Frayman2 cases
Elizabeth Jack2 cases

+ 5 more judges with 5 additional appearances

Background

·Board Certified Marital and Family Law Specialist by the Florida Bar since 1995. Admitted to The Florida Bar in 1983 after earning J.D. from Loyola University. Served as Assistant State Attorney (1983-1986).
·Practices in Clearwater, FL, focusing on family law, divorce, estate planning, and related areas.

J.D., Loyola University New Orleans School of Law

·President and Managing Partner
·Peacock
·Gaffney & Damianakis P.A. (Clearwater

58 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 6 currently open, 6 reopened, 45 closed. Top 3 judges: Frederick L. Pollack (15x), William H. Burgess III (10x), Jack Helinger (6x).