Raleigh 'Billy' Greene IV

53 yrs licensed

Greene & Greene

42 Pinellas cases since 2020

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.

Raleigh 'Billy' Greene IV has 42 Pinellas family cases filed 2020-2026. Most frequent bench: Steve D. Berlin (11x). Appears before 12 judges total. Tier: T2.

AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell 2015-Present), Super Lawyers (2023-2026), Super Lawyers Rising Star (2018-2021), Best Lawyers in America (2024-2026 Family Law & Trusts and Estates), Canakaris Inn of Court “Young Lawyer of the Year” (2016-2017) & “John C. Lenderman Award for Excellence in Family Law” (2021-2022)

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

Case Analytics

From 7,853 dissolution cases filed 2020–2026 · Pinellas County clerk portal

Total Cases42Dissolution cases in Pinellas County

Settled at FJ14(54%)Cases where parties agreed before the judge ruled

Reopened4Cases returned to court after final judgment

With Children22Cases involving custody and timesharing

Without Children17Cases with no custody issues

Motions / Case3.7Legal filings per case — higher means more aggressive

Recent Cases13Filed in the last two years

Performance by Judge

Steve D. Berlin (11x), Jack Helinger (8x), Elizabeth Jack (4x)

Final Judgments28Cases ending with a signed divorce decree

Most Frequent Judges (Pinellas)

Steve D. Berlin (11x), Jack Helinger (8x), Elizabeth Jack (4x)

Institutional Roles

·LEE GREENE (SR, admitted 1973): Co-founder, Canakaris Family Law Inn of Court
·Co-founder and Co-Chair, Tampa Bay Academy of Collaborative Professionals
·Past President, St. Petersburg Bar Association
·Chair, Marital and Family Law Committee St. Pete Bar (1994, 1997)
·Guest Lecturer, Stetson University College of Law
·International presenter, 17th Annual International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (Amsterdam, 2016)
·Federal Court Certified Mediator — U.S. District Court Middle District of FL
·FL Supreme Court Certified Mediator (family law) and Circuit Civil Mediator
·Certified Arbitrator, 6th Circuit
·AV Preeminent
·Best Lawyers in America — Family Law and Family Law Mediation (since 2007, through 2026)
·Best Lawyers 'Lawyer of the Year' — Family Law St. Pete (2020)
·Super Lawyers
·U.S. Navy Reserve JAG Officer (1972–1980)
·3,500+ mediations
·BILLY GREENE (JR, admitted 2011): 101st President-elect, St. Petersburg Bar Association (assumes presidency 2026)
·Founding Chair, St. Pete Bar Collaborative Section (2016–2017)
·Chair, Small Law Firm Section St. Pete Bar (2015–2016)
·Member, Canakaris Family Law Inn of Court
·Member, Thomas E. Penick Elder Law Inn of Court
·Presenter — Trauma-Informed Courts/ACEs
·Best Lawyers (2023–present)
·Super Lawyers (2023–present)
·Canakaris Inn 'John C. Lenderman Award for Excellence in Family Law' (2021–2022)
·Canakaris Inn 'Young Lawyer of the Year' (2016–2017)
·UF '40 Gators Under 40' (2024)
·FL Bar 6th Circuit Grievance Committee — Member 2017–2020, Chair 2019–2020

Bar & Governance Roles

·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)

Links

Website

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.

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