Florida Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

1515 Ringling Blvd, Suite 230, Sarasota, FL 34236

Mr. Linehan is a longtime Sarasota resident having lived here for over 55 years. After completing his studies at the University of Florida, he then attended law school in Miami. He worked in Miami for a brief period of time following law school before relocating back to Sarasota in 1997. Upon his return to Sarasota, Mr. Linehan joined a firm where his primary focus was worker’s compensation law. Mr. Linehan was active in advocating for the rights of injured people in the State of Florida. In addition to the practice of worker’s compensation law, Mr. Linehan practiced Social Security Disability law and personal injury. In 2003, Mr. Linehan joined a smaller firm to help expand the firm’s areas of practice and to focus on personal injury law. In 2007, Mr. Linehan became a partner in that firm. In 2022, Mr. Linehan formed his own firm, Greg Linehan Law, in order to provide more personalized and supportive services to his clients. Mr. Linehan practices in all State and Federal Courts throughout Florida.

General Practice Law

201 Alhambra Cir, Coral Gables, FL 33134, USA

Gustavo D. Lage focuses his practice in the areas of criminal litigation, civil litigation, and commercial litigation. Mr. Lage, a former prosecutor, has extensive experience in the litigation of disputes through trial. He has tried in excess of 25 cases to verdict and represented a variety of clients ranging from large multi-national corporations such as Ford Motor Company and General Motors, to professional athletes such as former Major Leaguer Jose Canseco and former NFL player Wesley Carroll, and individuals and families in wide range of litigation matters. Prior to becoming a member of SMGQ, Mr. Lage was a prosecutor at The Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office before he joined the insurance and civil litigation firm of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A. Mr. Lage left Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell to become a partner in the firm of Salas, Ede, Peterson & Lage, LLC, where he practiced from 1998 until 2007. In 2007, Mr. Lage left Salas, Ede, Peterson & Lage, LLC to form his own firm, The Lage Law Firm, P.A., where he successfully managed his own practice until joining SMGQ in 2009. Mr. Lage is admitted to practice law in all Florida state courts, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. He earned both his B.A. and his J.D. from Florida State University.

Personal Injury Law

2727 W Cypress Creek Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Handel M. Edwards II is an associate attorney for Steinger, Greene & Feiner’s Fort Lauderdale and Miami offices. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Handel moved to South Florida after graduating law school to join his family who lived here since 2006. Handel engaged in undergraduate studies at The City University of New York (CUNY) – Brooklyn College where he graduated with honors, a B.S. in Political Science, and B.A. in Philosophy and Law. Thereafter, he pursued his legal career by graduating with honors from Indiana University, Maurer School of Law, where he was a member of the Indiana Journal of Law & Social Equality and several clinics. Handel’s legal experiences include working with the Civil Litigation Division of the New York City Law Department; a prominent insurance defense law firm in Indianapolis Indiana; and the Civil Litigation Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to joining Steinger, Greene & Feiner, Handel worked for a prominent boutique personal injury law firm as a litigation associate. At Steinger, Greene & Feiner, Handel devotes 100% of his practice to representing individuals and families who have been injured or died as a result of the negligence of others. The experience Handel gained while working on both sides of the insurance industry has enabled him to understand how insurance companies defend claims, and how to approach and solve issues that arise in litigation. He has taken and defended countless depositions, argued motions across the State of Florida, and settled countless cases against the largest insurance companies in Florida. Handel’s hard work and dedication to help the victims of personal injuries has gained him a reputation as an extremely professional, aggressive, and effective attorney.

Civil Litigation

13161 Gray Heron Dr, North Fort Myers, FL 33903, USA

Heath Gelman (Esp) is a Senior Litigation Attorney practicing with Parvey and Cavanego. As far back as sixth grade, Heath wanted to be a trial lawyer and was inspired by the book “To Kill a Mockingbird”. To that end, he took law studies in high school, and interned at a law firm in Boca Raton during his senior year at Spanish River High School, in Boca Raton. During his undergraduate years at the University of Florida and Florida Atlantic University, he was elected and served as a school senator, which helped to develop his service to others. Heath attended law school in Miami at St. Thomas University, where he prevailed in an Association of Trial Lawyers in America opening statement/closing argument competition. In his third year of law school, he interned at the Assistant Public Defender Office in Broward County Public where he was permitted to try misdemeanor and juvenile cases with a Public Defender. It was at this point in which Heath received his first real taste of trial work and prevailing on behalf of his clients. A career focused in civil litigation commenced immediately after law school. He worked twelve years at a prominent insurance defense firm in both Southeast and Southwest Florida, successfully trying cases on behalf of individuals and insurance companies and securing fair and reasonable settlements. There he was promoted to partner, and learned many of the tools in which he took with him to plaintiff practice. Residing in Fort Myers, Florida, since 2004, Heath joined the largest plaintiff injury firm in the nation, and achieved great success on behalf of his clients in and outside of the courtroom, securing huge results on behalf of his clients. Thereafter, he accepted employment as a partner in the Fort Myers law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, the oldest named law firm in the State of Florida. At that firm, he handled civil litigation matters for private companies, professional liability matters defending lawyers and professionals, insurance defense and some plaintiff personal injury matters. In one of his memorable trials, he prevailed on behalf of the School Board of Lee County in a highly litigated injury lawsuit of some local acclaim. During this timeframe, the covid pandemic hit, and Heath became published many times over in numerous blog articles on Covid-19 business interruption, insurance bad faith, and other salient topics. Additionally, Heath has lectured various audiences at all his previous law firms on a variety of topics. Thereafter, Heath went back into plaintiff practice with a large personal injury firm, and again, achieved trial success along with procuring large settlements on behalf of his deserving clients. During Heath’s litigation career, he has litigated against Carlos Cavenago and Allan Parvey and a mutual respect was born. For much of his career handling plaintiff matters, Carlos was a sounding board on strategies, concepts, and plaintiff practice. The move to Parvey & Cavenago was a natural progression, about 15 years in the making. Heath Gelman (Esq) was voted in 2021 and again in 2022, by his legal peers, and published in Naples Illustrated Magazine as a top personal injury litigation attorney and insurance law attorney in Southwest Forida ; two separate practice areas. In addition, he was nominated by his peers and selected to the prestigious Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Heath is also a certified Florida mediator. Heath has always lived by the saying in his law practice, “You must keep your mind on the objective, not on the obstacle”, said by William Randolph Hearst. There are daily obstacles, and it is the sound lawyer, that prepares for obstacles and formulates strategies to overcome them. When Heath is not practicing law, he tries to avoid discussing law with his lawyer wife, who practices estate planning, elder law, and probate. During their free time Heath and Lisa are consumed with raising four active children. He can be found on the Fort Myers sport fields cheering on his kids, at the beach, or on a great vacation. Giving back to the community is imperative to Heath, and he has been involved with food drives with Harry Chapin Food Bank, Christmas toy drives for families in Pine Manor, and various community events.

Elder Law

2605 W Atlantic Ave, STE A103, Delray Beach, FL 33445