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Attorney Track Record
Samuel P. Bennett
Spb Law
High settlement
#26 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 Cases87Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months9Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed21Florida Bar
Final Judgments15Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed1Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate53.3%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children5Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases8Cases with experts in the docket
Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case5.7Average 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
- Frederick L. Pollack3 cases
- Benjamin Thomas3 cases
- Steve D. Berlin2 cases
- Jack Helinger2 cases
- David R. Ellis2 cases
- Aaron W. Hubbard2 cases
- Kimberly Campbell1 case
- Cynthia J. Newton1 case
- William H. Burgess III1 case
Background
J.D., Albany Law School
17 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 5 currently open, 2 reopened, 10 closed. Top 3 judges: Frederick L. Pollack (3x), Benjamin Thomas (3x), Steve D. Berlin (2x).
Based on 87 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work