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Attorney Track Record
Rita M. Briles
Golden Key Law Group
High settlement
#12 of 108 — Highest Settlement Rate
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 Cases139Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months6Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed9Florida Bar
Final Judgments7Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed0Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate57.1%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children2Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases4Cases with experts in the docket
Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case4.7Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases413th 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. Berlin2 cases
- Elizabeth Jack2 cases
- James Pierce1 case
- Brian Gnage1 case
- Frederick L. Pollack1 case
- Holly Grissinger1 case
- David R. Ellis1 case
Background
9 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 2 currently open, 3 reopened, 4 closed. Top 3 judges: Steve D. Berlin (2x), Elizabeth Jack (2x), James Pierce (1x).
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Based on 139 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work