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Attorney Track Record

Raleigh 'Billy' Greene IV

Greene & Greene·Managing Partner
VeteranVery active
#35 of 108Highest Settlement Rate#16 of 143Most 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 Cases112Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months17Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed53Florida Bar
Final Judgments28Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed0Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate50.0%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children22Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases11Cases with experts in the docket
HearingsDocketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case3.7Average filings per case

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. Berlin11 cases
  • Jack Helinger8 cases
  • Elizabeth Jack4 cases
  • Brian Gnage3 cases
  • Rebecca Hamilton3 cases
  • Linda R. Allan2 cases
  • Benjamin Thomas2 cases
  • Doneene Loar1 case

+ 2 more judges with 2 additional appearances

Background

  • ·Named partner at Greene & Greene Attorneys at Law in Pinellas (bar #93584, suggesting mid-2010s admission), sharing a firm with Raleigh Greene III — indicating a family law practice dynasty. Named partner at Greene & Greene, Attorneys at Law. Firm patriarch Lee Greene Sr. (FL Bar 1973, 53 years licensed): co-founder of both the Canakaris Inn of Court and the Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals
  • ·3,500+ mediations
  • ·gubernatorial appointments from Governors Chiles and Graham. Son Billy Greene assumes St. Petersburg Bar presidency in 2026.

J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law

Lenderman Award for Excellence in Family Law” (2021-2022)

  • ·Lee Greene Sr. — Co-Founder Canakaris Inn of Court
  • ·Co-Founder Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals
  • ·Gubernatorial Appointee (Governors Chiles + Graham)
  • ·Billy Greene — Incoming President
  • ·St. Petersburg Bar Association (2026)

42 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 12 currently open, 4 reopened, 26 closed. Top 3 judges: Steve D. Berlin (11x), Jack Helinger (8x), Elizabeth Jack (4x).

Head-to-Head

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

Belinda Lazzara9 cases together
5 final judgments · 4 dismissed

9 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Peter N. Meros7 cases together
2 final judgments · 5 dismissed

5 of 7 cases dismissed — procedural attrition dominant.

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Mark Ossian3 cases together
3 final judgments · 0 dismissed

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

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Derek J. Byrne2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Gale H. Moore2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Kelli Hanley Crabb2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Sean A. Costis2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Based on 112 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work