St. Petersburg, FL Lawyers

Social Security Disability Law

5235 16th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33703, USA

Area of Practice: Veterans Disability Law

Civil Litigation

750 94th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33702, USA

Joshua T. Walker was born in Vincennes, IN, but grew up in Pinellas County, where he graduated from Shorecrest Preparatory School. He received his BA from the University of North Florida, where he graduated with a degree in business management. He then followed in his father’s footsteps and attended Stetson University College of Law. Josh began practicing in 2016 as an associate helping his father, Mike Walker, litigate personal injury cases across the greater Tampa Bay area. He was able to quickly gain trial experience, including contributing to a multi-million dollar jury verdict within the first few months of his career. He has continued to focus on litigation and trial practice since.

Personal Injury Law

4020 Park St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33709, USA

Personal Injury Law

1101 Dr M.L.K. Jr St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA

Matthew Emerson has been a practicing trial lawyer for over nineteen years. He has been trial counsel on numerous cases resulting in jury verdicts, judgments, or settlements in excess of $1,000,000.00. Matt received his juris doctorate degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1993 where he graduated cum laude. During law school, he received numerous awards including Deans Lists, honors scholarships, and book awards. Following a clerkship, he was hired as an associate attorney with Rwyant, Alvarez, Jones, Russo & Guyton, P.A., a well-respected law firm in Tampa, Florida. During his time with the Rwyant law firm, he represented numerous insurance companies, including Auto Owners Insurance Company, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Michigan Millers Insurance Company, Geico Insurance Company, and Travelers Insurance Company, and gained valuable insight as to how insurance companies evaluate and value claims by injured parties.

Personal Injury Law

111 2nd Ave NE, Ste 1250, St Petersburg, FL 33701

Michael V. Foglia is a managing partner of Furdock & Foglia Law LLP in St. Petersburg, Florida. His work includes motor vehicle accident and other personal injury claims, consumer claims under state and federal law, and tax matters involving the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). He represents individuals as well as businesses, with small businesses among his ERC clients. Before taking on those matters, Foglia worked on the defense side of civil cases for insurance companies and their insureds. His firm biography describes that earlier work as involving both Florida and national carriers. He later joined Michael Furdock, who had been his roommate in law school; the two now run Furdock & Foglia together. A native of Wayne, New Jersey, Foglia studied marketing at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. He completed his bachelor’s degree in three years, graduating cum laude. His undergraduate years also included two internships: one with New Jersey Senator Anthony R. Bucco and another in the New Jersey Superior Court’s Chancery/General Equity Division. He played on the university’s men’s volleyball team. Foglia went on to Stetson University College of Law, graduating in 2022. His Florida Bar admission followed on April 11, 2023. The Bar lists him under his full name, Michael Vito Foglia, and identifies him as a member in good standing who is eligible to practice law in Florida.

Immigration Law

1560 Central Ave, St Petersburg, FL FL

Personal Injury Law

1101 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Nicole earned her Juris Doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law, graduating magna cum laude and raking among the two percent of her class. While in law school she served as the Business Editor of the Florida Coastal Law Review. Nicole also served as a judicial intern to Justice Ricky Polston and former Justice Kenneth Bell on the Florida Supreme Court. Nicole earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saint Francis where she graduated Valedictorian. In addition to her collegiate studies she captained the University of Saint Francis women’s soccer team and was recognized as an Honorable Mention All-American women’s soccer player and was selected to the ESPN The Magazine All-American team.

Personal Injury Law

1101 Dr M.L.K. Jr St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA

Wes Straw has been trying civil cases for over ten years. He has been trial counsel in numerous catastrophic bodily injury cases resulting in jury verdicts exceeding $30,000,000 since commencing practice as a personal injury attorney in Tampa Bay and Saint Petersburg, Florida. Wes obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University of Tampa. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law after attending both Florida Coastal School of Law and Stetson Law School. While in law school, Wes served on the law review, mock trial team and served as a Certified Legal Intern for the Duval County State Attorneys Office. He was certified by the Supreme Court of Florida to handle civil cases for the Duval County State Attorneys Office, and obtained favorable verdicts for the office in all cases that he tried to verdict.

Personal Injury Law

5120 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 33707, USA

William J. Flores was born and raised in Pinellas County, Florida. Before attending Stetson Law School, Wil Graduated from the Criminal Justice Academy magnet program, at Pinellas Park High School, and thereafter-attended University of South Florida, where he earned his B. A. in Criminology. Wil is also a graduate of the University of Miami Paralegal Studies Program, a former Undergraduate Intern of the Pinellas County State Attorney’s Office, and former file clerk/paralegal for an insurance defense law firm for over 2 years. During Law School Wil Worked with a local personal injury firm and graduated in May of 2014. Wil is currently a Candidate for LLM in Advocacy at Stetson Law School, and practices in the areas of Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, and Family Law in Pinellas County, Florida.