Attorney Track Record

Tara Scott Lynn

Law Offices of Tara J. Scott, P.A.·Attorney

Handles complex

#30 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 Cases247Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years

Active Last 12 Months6Cases filed in the last year

Years Licensed22Florida Bar

Final Judgments49Cases ending with a signed final judgment

Dismissed2Cases closed without a final judgment

Settlement Rate38.8%See caveat below — not a win rate

With Children22Cases involving custody and timesharing

Expert-Witness Cases21Cases with experts in the docket

Hearings—Docketed hearings across cases

Motions / Case2.8Average filings per case

Hillsborough Cases813th 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 Helinger20 cases
Steve D. Berlin18 cases
Rebecca Hamilton11 cases
David R. Ellis6 cases
William H. Burgess III5 cases
Elizabeth Jack4 cases
Holly Grissinger3 cases
Benjamin Thomas3 cases
Kimberly Campbell2 cases
Patrice Moore2 cases

+ 11 more judges with 15 additional appearances

Background

·Family law attorney and founder of the Law Offices of Tara J. Scott, PA in St. Petersburg, licensed in Florida since 2004 through Stetson University College of Law. Past president of the St. Petersburg Bar Association (2019–2020) and former chair of its Family Law Section, Ms. Scott Lynn concentrates on dissolution of marriage, child custody, and international child abduction matters.

J.D., Stetson University College of Law

FL Bar Leadership Academy Fellow Class VI (2018-2019); St. Petersburg Bar Chair of the Year Award 2015

·St. Petersburg Bar Association Family Law Section Chair (2013–2016)
·SPBA Executive Board (2016–2018)
·SPBA President-Elect (2018–2019)
·SPBA President (2026 — current)
·Barney Masterson American Inn of Court — member since 2012
·Canakaris American Inn of Court — Barrister since 2011
·Florida Bar Leadership Academy Fellows — Class VI (2018–2019)
·Clearwater Bar Association
·St. Petersburg Bar Association

89 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 16 currently open, 10 reopened, 63 closed. Top 3 judges: Jack Helinger (20x), Steve D. Berlin (18x), Rebecca Hamilton (11x).