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Paul S. Horning
17 yrs licensedPlotnick Law Offices
125 Pinellas cases since 2020
Background
- ·Family law and criminal defense attorney at Plotnick Law in St. Petersburg, licensed in Florida since 2009 through the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law. As head of Plotnick Law's family law division, Mr. Horning handles divorce, paternity, custody modification, and domestic violence injunctions across Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Manatee counties.
Paul S. Horning has 90 Pinellas family cases filed 2020-2026. Most frequent bench: Jack Helinger (17x). Appears before 19 judges total. Tier: T2.
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J.D., University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law
Case Analytics
From 7,853 dissolution cases filed 2020–2026 · Pinellas County clerk portal
Total Cases125Dissolution cases in Pinellas County
Settled at FJ27(41%)Cases where parties agreed before the judge ruled
Reopened8Cases returned to court after final judgment
With Children23Cases involving custody and timesharing
Without Children30Cases with no custody issues
Motions / Case3.5Legal filings per case — higher means more aggressive
Recent Cases23Filed in the last two years
Performance by Judge
- Jack Helinger (17x), Rebecca Hamilton (15x), Elizabeth Jack (12x)
Final Judgments62Cases ending with a signed divorce decree
Most Frequent Judges (Pinellas)
Jack Helinger (17x), Rebecca Hamilton (15x), Elizabeth Jack (12x)
All data sourced from public court records. Case counts reflect dissolution filings in Pinellas County 2020–2026. This is not legal advice. Past case patterns do not predict outcomes in individual matters.