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I have been practicing for over 10 years primarily focusing on litigation. My career began at the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office where I handled thousands of Felony cases and trials. I then worked for one of the large insurance companies defending their insureds. I had the opportunity to take many cases to trial and verdict while I was practicing as an insurance defense attorney in Florida. The allowed me gain a lot of knowledge and experience into how insurance companies work and evaluate claims. I then worked for over 4 years for large plaintiff's firm in Clearwater as their Senior Litigation Attorney. I focused on handling all of their litigation from Hillsborough County, Orange County, Polk County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Hernando County, and Citrus County. I have had the privilege of representing clients who have been injured as a result of car accidents, negligent security claims, premise liability claims, dog bites, slip and falls, ATV accidents, trucking cases, and wrongful death. I have tried numerous case in civil litigation and over a hundred cases total throughout my career. I am a member of various bar associations and trial groups.

Attorney Lauren Calta has been protecting the rights of the injured since 1995,  when she began dedicating her legal practice to soley representing people who have been killed or injured through the negligence of others.  She feels honored that for over 27 years, her clients, who are injured and probably at the most vulnerable times in their lives, put their full trust in her to help them obtain justice and get back on their feet.  Lauren takes every case personally and reprsents each client as if they were a part of her family. She takes pride in meeting with each and every client  and keeping them informed from the inital office conference all the way through settlement or verdict. Prior to moving to Florida in 1994, Lauren was an Assistant District Attorney in Kings County, New York, where she prosecuted misdemeanor and felony cases and argued appelate issues before theNew York Supreme Court.. Lauren currently handles cases involving wrongful death, motorcycle accident, pedestrian accident, bicycle accidents, truck accidents, slip/trip and falls, post traumatic brain injuries and medical malpractice claims.  During her career, Ms. Calta has been involved in mass tort litigation against the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries.  She is licensed to practice in Florida, New York, and in Federal Court for the Middle District of Florida. She is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which limits memberships to attorneys who have obtained signficant verdicts or settlements of $1 Million and $2 Million or more, respectively.  She is also a member of the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, Florida Justice Associate, the Clearwater Bar Association and Lawyers of Distinction.  While not working, Lauren values time with family and close friends.

Attorney Angela Zervos is the President of Zervos & Calta, PLLC. She is a personal injury trial lawyer, having tried both criminal and civil cases before a jury, since 1997. During her career, she has personally obtained settlements and trial verdicts exceeding $80 million.. Ms. Zervos, originally a native of Brooklyn, NY,  has been in the Tampa Bay Area since 1985. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management in 1992 from USF in Tampa. She graduated from Stetson University College of Law in December, 1996 and was licensed to practice law in 1997.. Ms. Zervos jumped right into the courtroom, beginning her legal career as a Public Defender with the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Clearwater, FL. While there, she tried over 30 criminal jury trials. Since August of 1998, her focus has been solely on representing victims of personal injury.. Since then, she has taken many cases to trial and has had over 90% success in the courtroom, with many jury verdicts exceeding the insurance company's policy limits. She has tried cases and won against Allstate, State Farm, Mercury, Nationwide, GEICO, Farmers Insurance, USAA, Liberty Mutual, and Auto Owners.. She handles cases such as automobile & motorcycle accidents, wrongful death actions, trucking accident, bicycle accident, brain injury cases, slip and falls and medical malpractice.  She has handled thousands of cases and has prided herself on maintaining strong communication levels with each and every client, making herself available to them for whatever issues/concerns arise.  Ms. Zervos truly believes that any lawyer can label themselves a "personal injury lawyer", but very few can call themselves a "trial lawyer".  Before you choose a lawyer, ask that lawyer about their trial experience and outcomes.. Impressively, Ms. Zervos, before opening her own offices of Zervos & Calta, PLLC, settled and obtained jury verdicts IN EXCESS OF $80 million.. Ms. Zervos is "AV Preeminent" rated by Martindale-Hubbell - the highest rating that an attorney can achieve.  She is also a member of the Multi Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocates Forum.   She is licensed to practice in Federal Court for the Middle District of Florida.   She is the President of Zervos & Calta, PLLC, with offices conveniently located in Tarpon Springs, Spring Hill, Clearwater and St. Petersburg, Florida.   She handles  cases in Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Hillsborough, Sarasota and Manatee counties, and throughout most of the state of Florida.