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Verified Google ReviewInsurance disputes and personal injury cases across all 67 Florida counties. Immigration representation for families nationwide. Federal habeas corpus petitions in every U.S. District Court in Florida.
We operate from a single office in Longwood, Florida, in the heart of Seminole County. From there, our practice reaches three different geographic footprints depending on the case type. Civil cases run across the state of Florida. Immigration cases run across the country. Federal habeas cases run wherever ICE is holding the detainee within the state. Each footprint is defined by the law that governs the practice area, not by where our office is located.
What this means in practice is that our address does not limit who we can help. A homeowner in Pensacola disputing a hurricane claim, a family in Miami filing for adjustment of status, and a son whose mother is detained at the Krome Detention Center can all retain us. The reach is built into the law itself.
For insurance disputes and personal injury cases, we handle matters across every Florida county. Our trial attorney, Nicholas Ravinet, Esq., is admitted to The Florida Bar (covering all 67 counties and all state courts of original and appellate jurisdiction), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and all three Florida federal districts. When a case is removed to federal court, those admissions carry the matter through.
Distance from our office is not a barrier. Modern litigation is conducted by phone, email, and video conference, with in-person presence reserved for the moments when it actually matters. Depositions, mediations, and trial appearances can be set wherever the case requires.
For immigration matters, we represent families and individuals nationwide. The reason is straightforward. Immigration is a matter of federal law, governed by the Immigration and Nationality Act and administered by federal agencies (USCIS, EOIR, and the federal courts). A Florida-licensed attorney admitted to the federal courts can file USCIS petitions, appear in immigration court hearings, file BIA appeals, and bring federal habeas petitions on behalf of clients regardless of which state the client lives in.
Our immigration attorney, Denisse Ilabaca, Esq., is board-certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by The Florida Bar, a credential held by less than one percent of Florida attorneys. The certification is recognized by federal agencies and courts and signals specialized competence in the field.
For 28 USC Β§ 2241 habeas corpus petitions challenging ICE detention, the petition must be filed in the federal district court that has jurisdiction over the facility where the detainee is being held. We are admitted to all three Florida federal districts, which means we can move quickly regardless of where ICE has taken the family member.
The office is in Longwood. The reach is statewide for civil cases, nationwide for immigration matters, and federal for habeas petitions in every Florida district. Where you live does not determine the quality of representation you can access.
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Verified Google ReviewFour facts that define our geographic reach:
Civil litigation reach across all of Florida
Federal immigration practice nationwide
M.D., S.D., and N.D. Florida
English and Spanish, every step
We represent clients in every Florida county. The list below groups all 67 counties into five regions for reference. Major service-area pages will roll out region by region.
Our Longwood office is our physical base, but most of our work happens by phone, email, and video meeting regardless of where the client lives. Initial consultations are scheduled at a time that works for the client's schedule, not ours. Documents move by secure upload, signed electronically, and stored in the case file. Status updates come from the attorney directly, not from a paralegal-only intake chain. When a hearing, deposition, or trial requires in-person presence, we travel to the court or venue where the case is set.
For detention or other time-sensitive cases, we offer same-day evaluations when possible. The fastest path to a case review is the intake form on our contact page or a direct phone call to our office line.
Where you live should not determine the quality of legal representation you can access. It does not, with us.
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Yes. Our office is in Longwood (Seminole County) in Central Florida, but our practice covers the entire state for civil cases (insurance disputes and personal injury) and the entire country for federal immigration matters. Distance from our office does not limit our ability to help.
For immigration matters, yes. Immigration is a matter of federal law, and we represent clients in all 50 states on USCIS filings, immigration court hearings, BIA appeals, and federal habeas petitions. For civil cases (insurance disputes and personal injury), our practice is Florida-based, and out-of-state cases would need to be referred or handled with local co-counsel where appropriate.
No. We operate from a single office in Longwood, Florida, in Seminole County. Modern litigation does not require multiple physical locations. We communicate by phone, email, and video meeting, and we travel to the court or venue when the case requires in-person appearance.
The same way they work for local clients. The initial evaluation runs by phone, video meeting, or email at a time that works for you. Documents move by secure upload and can be signed electronically. There is no in-person requirement for the consultation or for most subsequent communication.
Federal habeas petitions must be filed in the federal district court that has jurisdiction over the facility where the detainee is being held. For clients detained in Florida, that means M.D., S.D., or N.D. Fla., where we are already admitted. For detentions outside Florida, we can consult on the strategy and refer the case to local federal counsel where appropriate.
Yes. Monroe County is part of our Florida service area. Monroe falls within the Southern District of Florida for federal matters, and Florida Bar admission covers Monroe state courts the same as any other county.
Yes. Both of our attorneys handle consultations, documents, and hearings in English or Spanish. No interpreter mismatches and no critical detail lost in translation. The intake form on our contact page is also available in Spanish.
The shortest answer is to call. The five-region list on this page covers every Florida county. For immigration cases, we cover the entire country. If you are unsure whether the matter fits within our practice areas, the free case evaluation will sort that out at no cost.
Yes. Region-by-region service-area pages will roll out over time, beginning with the highest-volume counties. The current page is the overall service-area reference; specialized county and city pages will provide the localized detail (county courts, jail locations, federal-court divisions, and locally-relevant legal context) as we build them.
Civil litigation in all 67 Florida counties. Federal immigration practice nationwide. Federal habeas petitions filed in the Middle, Southern, and Northern Districts of Florida.
From Pensacola to Key West, from Tallahassee to Miami, we handle cases across the state and across the country, in English or in Spanish, with the same standard of care.