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Attorney Track Record

Peter N. Meros

Meros, Brennan & Brennan, P.A.·Attorney
VeteranHigh volumeVery activeHigh settlementHandles complex
#11 of 143 — Most Experienced#13 of 108 — Highest Settlement Rate#30 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 Cases354Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months12Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed54Florida Bar
Final Judgments51Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed2Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate56.9%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children30Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases34Cases with experts in the docket
Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case4.1Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases613th 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. Berlin16 cases
  • Jack Helinger11 cases
  • Elizabeth Jack9 cases
  • Benjamin Thomas8 cases
  • Rebecca Hamilton5 cases
  • David R. Ellis4 cases
  • Frederick L. Pollack4 cases
  • South Divorce Hearings Judge2 cases
  • Linda R. Allan2 cases
  • Brian Gnage2 cases

+ 4 more judges with 4 additional appearances

Background

  • ·Family law and civil trial attorney at Meros, Brennan and Brennan, PA in St. Petersburg, admitted to the Florida Bar in 1972 through Stetson University College of Law. Board Certified in Civil Trial Law since 1983 — the first year Florida Board Certification was offered — and recipient of the John C. Lenderman Award for Excellence in Family Law. Meros has litigated complex high-asset dissolution and collaborative law cases for more than five decades.

J.D., Stetson University College of Law

FL Bar Board Certified – Civil Trial (1983)

  • ·Florida Bar
  • ·St. Petersburg Bar Association
  • ·American Bar Association
  • ·Member
  • ·Canakaris Inns of Court
  • ·6th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (appointed by Governors Bush
  • ·Crist
  • ·and Scott — three terms)
  • ·JNC Vice-Chairman
  • ·JNC Chairman (2012)

67 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 16 currently open, 2 reopened, 49 closed. Top 3 judges: Steve D. Berlin (16x), Jack Helinger (11x), Elizabeth Jack (9x).

Head-to-Head

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

Raleigh 'Billy' Greene IV7 cases together
2 final judgments · 5 dismissed

5 of 7 cases dismissed — procedural attrition dominant.

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Ky Koch3 cases together
1 final judgment · 2 dismissed

Ky Koch always filed as plaintiff in all 3 matchups.

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Sarah M. Chaves3 cases together
1 final judgment · 2 dismissed

3 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Richard A. Zacur3 cases together
3 final judgments · 0 dismissed

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

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Garth R. Goodman2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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K. Dean Kantaras2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Kelli Hanley Crabb2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

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

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Nancy Hutcheson Harris2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Based on 354 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work

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