Orlando, FL Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

8601 Commodity Circle, Orlando, FL 32819

Immigration Law

7680 Universal Blvd, Suite 210, Orlando, FL 32819

Medical Malpractice Law

505 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803, USA

Maria Tejedor graduated from the University of South Florida, Magna Cum Laude, in 1992. In 1993, she commenced law school at Stetson University, the number one ranked law school in trial advocacy. In 1994, she participated in a college-wide competition and was selected by her peers at Stetson to join the law school’s prestigious and exclusive trial team. She spent the following two years representing Stetson College of Law in national and statewide trial competitions. Throughout the years she competed, Stetson College of Law maintained its number one national ranking in trial advocacy. In 1995, Maria Tejedor was the first-place winner of the American Criminal Defense Bar National Trial Competition . Ms. Tejedor secured second place in both the Florida Bar’s State Trial Competition and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers State Competition. She was the 1996 Regional Champion in the American Bar Association National Trial Competition and was awarded the American College of Trial Lawyers Medal for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. In 1996, upon graduation, Stetson University College of Law presented her with the Harris Ferrell Competition Award for Individual Excellence in Intercollegiate Trial Competition. In 1996, she joined the law firm of Martinez, Manglardi and Diez-Arguelles. In 2004, she became one of the youngest women to be board certified in the state of Florida. That same year she was named a full partner at the law firm and the name was changed to Martinez, Manglardi, Diez-Arguelles & Tejedor. In 2009, fueled by a passion for helping women and children, she founded the law firm of Diez-Arguelles & Tejedor and became its managing partner. That passion and focus have led to her numerous successful statewide appellate and Supreme Court decisions, which have established laws that protect the rights of the most vulnerable.

Civil Litigation

1800 Pembrook Dr, # 190, Orlando, FL 32810

Mark Filburn is the President of Whitestone Construction Group LLC. His responsibilities include the management of daily operating activities and legal affairs and executing policies to align the company's goals for growth. He has 28 years of experience in construction law and the construction industry. Mr. Filburn was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1990. He was also admitted to the Supreme Court of the State of Florida, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States Court of International Trade, the United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Mark is a member of the American, Florida, and Orange County Bar Associations. He also served as a board member for the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, MetroPlan Orlando, and the Board of Visitors for Lake Highland Preparatory School.. He is a member of the Board of Visitors for the Wake Forest University School of Law. Mr. Filburn earned his Bachelor of Arts from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and a Juris Doctor degree from Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Mark and his family live in Winter Park, Florida.

Personal Injury Law

20 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801, USA

Nicholas P. Panagakis has practiced law since 1997 and is admitted to the Florida Bar. He was born and raised in the Chicago, Illinois area before moving to the Tampa Bay, Florida area in 1983, where he graduated from Dunedin High School in 1990. Mr. Panagakis then attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and graduated in 1994. While in College, he was Chief Justice of the Student Hearing Board, as well as a two-term President and founding father of Tau Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity. In his senior year of College, Mr. Panagakis was honored as the top undergraduate member of the International Fraternity. Finally, Nicholas attended Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he obtained his law degree in 1997 with an emphasis in trial practice. Mr. Panagakis began his legal career at the State Attorney’s Office for Orange and Osceola Counties upon his graduation from law school in 1997. During his years at the State Attorney’s Office, he prosecuted and tried misdemeanors and felonies; including drug offenses, sex crimes, and manslaughter. Upon leaving the State Attorney’s Office, Nicholas joined a civil defense firm. He practiced out of the firm’s Orlando and Melbourne, Florida offices for over seven years and ultimately became a Partner at the firm. Mr. Panagakis litigated and tried cases throughout the state of Florida for his clients comprised of various insurance companies, governmental agencies, trucking lines, grocery stores, and automobile parts and repair shops. In early 2007, Mr. Panagakis joined Morgan and Morgan, P.A. and he exclusively represents individuals and families who have been injured in accidents due to the negligence of others. Mr. Panagakis was voted a Rising Star by Florida Super Lawyers in 2009-2010. This distinction is awarded to the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state. In 2011, Mr. Panagakis was voted into the The National Trial Lawyers Association: Top 40 under 40, which is a professional organization comprised of America’s top young trial attorneys. Membership into The National Trial Lawyers Association: Top 40 under 40 is by invitation only and is extended exclusively to those individuals who exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, and leadership as a young lawyer under the age of 40. Selection is based on a thorough multi-phase process which includes peer nominations combined with third-party research. Mr. Panagakis is married to his wife, Heather, and is the proud father of four children, Ella, Sophia, Anna, and Peter. He remains active in his community and church having served on the parish council executive committee. He is a partner and shareholder in the firm.