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  • So You Want to Own Your Own Medical Practice?
  • “Owning my own business.” This is often the goal of many as they start college and move through graduate school and into their first jobs....... Read More

  • Risk Management Check-up
  • As we enter spring, it is a great opportunity to take time for a Risk Management check-up for both businesses and individuals..... Read More

  • Sometimes Getting the Settlement Isn’t Enough – Special Needs Trusts and the Wary Practitioner
  • If you practice in the areas of family law, personal injury law, or estate law sometimes procuring a lump sum settlement can have unintended consequences. .... Read More

  • In The News
    • Kristin Melton Becomes Shareholder ... Read More

  • Q & A - RISK MANAGEMENT
    • Cyber Liability insurance is coverage to help protect a business from risk of... Read More

  • Our Team

  • Vivian Arenas-Battles
    Vivian Arenas-Battles is a shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. Vivian received her Juris Doctor degree from Florida State University College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida. She has practiced law for 25 years and is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Vivian was voted by her peers statewide to Florida Trend magazine’s 2009 and 2011 Florida Legal Elite. Vivian was also selected by her peers as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2010-2014. Vivian practices in the areas of administrative, civil litigation, environmental, land use and eminent domain law. Vivian is also a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator.

    David M. Caldevilla
    David M. Caldevilla is a shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. David received his Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Florida State University College of Law, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida. He is a Board Certified Appellate Lawyer, and adds significant appellate experience to the firm. David has practiced law for over 25 years and is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. He was selected by his peers as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2008-2014.

    Edward de la Parte, Jr.
    Edward P. de Parte is a shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. Ed received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida. He has more than 35 years of experience in the fields of environmental and water law. He is a Board Certified State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice Lawyer. The American Research Corporation designates him as a "Leading American Attorney" and "Leading Florida Attorney" in these categories. Additionally, Ed is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Ed was selected by his peers as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2007-2014.

    Richard A. Gilbert
    Richard A. Gilbert is a shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. Rich received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Cincinnati and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University (Ohio). He has practiced law in Tampa for more than 35 years, and has extensive experience in complex civil trials. He is a Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer and a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer. Rich is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and in Leading Florida Attorneys, and was voted by his peers statewide to Florida Trend magazine’s 2004 and 2005 Florida Legal Elite. In addition, Rich was selected by his peers as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2006-2014, and is listed by Law Dragon as one of the 500 leading plaintiff lawyers in America.

    Daniel J. McBreen
    Daniel J. McBreen is a shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. Dan received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Cincinnati, and a Bachelor of Science degree, with high honors, in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florida. He practices primarily in the firm’s civil litigation division. Dan also serves as the firm’s recruiting coordinator. Dan was selected in Super Lawyers magazine's list of Rising Stars from 2009-2014.

    Patrick J. McNamara
    Patrick J. McNamara is a shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. Pat received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree, in political science from the University of Florida. Pat has practiced law for over 20 years and is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. He was also selected as a Florida Super Lawyer in 2013 and 2014 and is listed in Florida Trend's "Legal Elite" in 2012 and 2014. Pat practices in the fields of commercial, civil, and personal injury litigation, health law, construction law and appeals.

    Kristin Y. Melton
    Kristin Y. Melton is a shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. Kristin received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, cum laude. She received her Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in Business Management from the University of Florida. She was selected by her peers in Super Lawyers magazine’s list of Rising Stars from 2010-2014.

    Eric D. Nowak
    Eric D. Nowak is an associate attorney in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. Eric received his Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from New College of Florida. He joined de la Parte & Gilbert in 2009 after clerking for the firm as a summer associate in 2008. He primarily practices in the area of civil litigation.

    Nicolas Q. Porter
    Nicolas Q. Porter is a shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. Nick received his Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Florida State University College of Law, and he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, in English from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. Nick was selected to Super Lawyers magazine's list of Rising Stars from 2011-2013.

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