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Attorney Track Record

Philip A. McLeod

Older Lundy Koch & Martino (Of Counsel)·Of Counsel
VeteranHigh volume
#8 of 143 — Most Experienced

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 Cases486Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months0Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed47Florida Bar
Final Judgments79Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed0Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate19.0%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children29Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases17Cases with experts in the docket
Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case2.2Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases313th 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

  • Jack Helinger21 cases
  • Rebecca Hamilton21 cases
  • Steve D. Berlin12 cases
  • Elizabeth Jack7 cases
  • David R. Ellis4 cases
  • Linda R. Allan4 cases
  • Frederick L. Pollack4 cases
  • Evan Frayman3 cases
  • Cynthia J. Newton3 cases
  • Brian Gnage2 cases

+ 7 more judges with 10 additional appearances

Background

  • ·Family law attorney at Older Lundy Koch & Martino in St. Petersburg, licensed in Florida since 1979 through South Texas College of Law Houston. Selected to Super Lawyers 2020–2023, Mr. McLeod emphasizes collaborative divorce and mediated resolution of family disputes in Pinellas County.

J.D., South Texas College of Law

  • ·Greater St. Petersburg YMCA — board member and past chair
  • ·Florida Bar Grievance Committee member (past)
  • ·St. Petersburg Bar Association Family Law Section — past chair

91 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 0 currently open, 11 reopened, 79 closed. Top 3 judges: Jack Helinger (21x), Rebecca Hamilton (21x), Steve D. Berlin (12x).

Head-to-Head

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

Belinda Lazzara4 cases together
3 final judgments · 1 dismissed

4 cases split roughly even (2 plaintiff / 2 defendant) — recurring equal-footing matchup.

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Gale H. Moore3 cases together
3 final judgments · 0 dismissed

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

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Brandon A. Fortuno2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Charles Radeline2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Peter N. Meros2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

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

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Based on 486 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work

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