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Verified Google ReviewFlorida Bar member since 2014. Admitted to the 11th Circuit and all three Florida federal districts. Insurance disputes, personal injury, and federal habeas corpus, in English or Spanish.
Nicholas Ravinet, Esq. is a Florida-licensed trial attorney who has practiced civil and federal court litigation since 2014. He is admitted to The Florida Bar, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Middle, Southern, and Northern Districts of Florida. He represents clients in English and Spanish from the firm's Longwood, Florida office.
His practice covers three categories where the difference between a settlement and a courtroom often comes down to whether the attorney is ready to try the case. Insurance disputes when a carrier denies, underpays, or stalls a valid claim. Personal injury when a collision or premises failure changes a family's life. And federal habeas corpus when ICE detention has become unlawful or unreasonable under federal law. Civil matters run on a contingency-fee basis. Federal habeas matters run on a flat-fee basis with a written quote at the consultation. The initial evaluation is free in both tracks.
Most Florida attorneys are admitted to state court only. Federal court admission is a separate process that requires a sponsoring attorney, a written application, and a sworn oath before a federal judge in each district. Once admitted, the attorney can file federal complaints, defend cases that have been removed from state court, argue federal appeals before the Eleventh Circuit, and file habeas corpus petitions in U.S. District Court.
For a client, the practical effect is range. An insurance carrier cannot delay a case by removing it to federal court and outlasting a state-only attorney. A serious personal injury that touches federal claims (such as a federal driver's hours-of-service violation in a trucking case) does not require handing the matter off. And when a loved one is detained by ICE, the same attorney handling the family's other civil matters can move directly into federal habeas under 28 USC § 2241.
Nick handles three distinct categories of cases. Each shares the same posture. Build the file early, value the claim honestly, and try the case if the other side will not yield.
Insurance claim denials. Personal injuries. Federal habeas petitions. When the case is serious, the question isn't who can file the paperwork, it's who is ready to argue it in court if the carrier or the government will not yield. Nick is admitted to all three Florida federal districts and the Eleventh Circuit.
Four reasons clients across Florida choose Nick to handle their case:
Admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and all three Florida federal district courts. The carrier cannot remove a case to federal court and outlast Nick, and federal habeas petitions can be filed wherever the detainee is held.
Every case is built as if it will be tried. The carrier or the government settles when they see the file is ready for a courtroom, not when a softer file invites them to drag the matter out.
Full representation in English or Spanish. Every call, every document, every deposition. No interpreter mismatches and no critical detail lost in translation.
Insurance disputes and personal injury cases are taken on contingency. Nothing is paid out of pocket. Nick recovers his fee as a percentage of the recovery, and only if the case recovers. Federal habeas matters carry a flat fee quoted in writing at the consultation.
Admission to The Florida Bar permits practice in all 67 Florida counties and in all state courts of original and appellate jurisdiction. Verifiable through The Florida Bar's public member directory. Continuing legal education maintained on schedule.
Federal appellate jurisdiction covering Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Admission to the Eleventh Circuit allows Nick to brief and argue federal appeals across the Southeast, including appeals from federal habeas petitions and removed civil litigation.
Admitted to all three federal trial courts in Florida. The practical reach is statewide federal court access for removed civil cases, federal-question litigation, and 28 USC § 2241 habeas corpus petitions filed wherever the detainee is held.
J.D., Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida. Admitted to The Florida Bar in 2014. Continuing legal education maintained in civil litigation, federal practice, and immigration law as required by the relevant bar standards.
Every case opens with a free evaluation. Tell Nick what happened, send any documents, photos, or paperwork available, and the office responds with an honest read on whether the case has legs. From there, the path depends on the case type.
Civil cases (insurance disputes and personal injury) run on contingency. Nothing is paid out of pocket. If Nick takes the case, the firm advances the costs of investigation, expert reports, depositions, and litigation as needed, and recovers a percentage of the settlement or verdict only if the case wins. The fee structure is provided in writing before any engagement is signed.
Federal habeas cases run on a flat fee. Because federal habeas litigation has a defined scope (petition, response, reply, and ruling), a clear quote can be given at the consultation once the timeline and detention posture are reviewed. Same-day evaluations are available for detained cases when needed.
Communication is in English or Spanish, by phone, email, or video meeting. Calls and updates come from Nick directly, not from a paralegal-only intake chain.
The right move in a serious case is to get a trial-ready attorney involved early. Carriers and government respondents settle differently when the file is already built for a courtroom.
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Nicholas Ravinet, Esq. is a Florida-licensed trial attorney who has practiced civil and federal court litigation since 2014. He is admitted to The Florida Bar, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle, Southern, and Northern Districts of Florida. He represents clients in English and Spanish from the firm's Longwood, Florida office. Florida Bar #113599.
Insurance disputes (denied or underpaid claims for hurricane, roof, water, mold, fire, lightning, sinkhole, and homeowners losses, plus auto insurance and uninsured/underinsured motorist disputes). Personal injury cases (car, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, drunk-driving injury, and slip-and-fall claims). And federal habeas corpus petitions in U.S. District Court for unlawful or unreasonable ICE detention.
Yes. Nick is admitted to all three Florida federal district courts and files 28 USC § 2241 habeas petitions when ICE detention is unlawful (constitutional or statutory violations) or unreasonable (prolonged detention under Zadvydas v. Davis or Demore v. Kim). Same-day evaluations are available for detained cases when timing requires it.
On civil cases (insurance disputes and personal injury), the firm is paid as a percentage of the recovery, and only if the case recovers. There is no hourly billing, no retainer, and no fee out of pocket. If the case does not produce a settlement or verdict, the client owes no attorney fee. The contingency rate and any cost-recovery terms are provided in writing before any engagement is signed.
Nothing. The initial evaluation is free. If Nick takes the case, the engagement runs on contingency. The client pays no attorney fee unless the case recovers. Litigation costs (filings, expert reports, deposition transcripts, and so on) are typically advanced by the firm and recouped from the settlement or verdict, with the structure spelled out in the engagement agreement.
Federal habeas matters carry a flat fee, quoted in writing at the consultation once Nick has reviewed the detention timeline, charging history, and procedural posture. The fee covers the scope of work agreed at engagement (petition, government response, reply, and ruling), with emergency motions handled as needed. No hourly surprises, no scope creep.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (federal appeals across Florida, Georgia, and Alabama) and the United States District Courts for the Middle, Southern, and Northern Districts of Florida (federal trial courts statewide). These admissions allow Nick to file federal complaints, defend cases removed from state court, argue federal appeals, and file habeas corpus petitions in any federal district in Florida.
Yes. Nick handles consultations, documents, depositions, and hearings in English or Spanish. The same is true for written engagement documents and case updates.
Civil litigation (insurance and personal injury) is Florida-based, in Florida state and federal courts. Federal habeas petitions are filed in the federal district where the detainee is held; for clients detained in Florida, that means M.D., S.D., or N.D. Fla., where Nick is already admitted. For habeas matters outside Florida, the firm can consult on the strategy and refer the case to local federal counsel where appropriate.
The free evaluation typically returns within one to two business days. Detained cases, fresh injury claims, and policy deadlines (insurance limitation periods, statute-of-limitations cutoffs) are prioritized for same-day review when needed. Calling the office directly is usually the fastest path; the intake form also works for non-urgent matters.
Florida-based practice. Civil cases handled in state courts statewide and in federal court when removed or filed in federal court. Federal habeas petitions filed in the Middle, Southern, and Northern Districts of Florida.
Insurance disputes. Personal injury claims. Federal habeas petitions. From the first intake call to closing argument, Nick handles the matter end to end.