Fortuno Law, PLLC

05/29/2024

🎂**ATTENTION ALL BRIDES AND GROOMS!**🎂

Did your dream wedding turn into a cake-tastrophe? Have you been the victim of a frosting fiasco or a tiered trauma? 🍰👰🤵

One bride wrote in to Slate about her husband smashing cake in her face—ruining her makeup, dress, and mood. This isn’t just a wedding mishap; it’s a call to action! If your special day was marred by a cake-related calamity, you might be entitled to compensation for your confectionery chaos. 🎂💔

We’re here to help you get the justice you deserve. Don’t let your sweet memories turn sour. Call now for an initial consultation, and let’s take a slice out of those responsible! 🍰⚖️

Our favorite letters sent to Prudie in the early 2020s.

03/16/2024

Fortuno Law is growing! We've opened a new support position, and are seeking applicants for Litigation Support Specialist. Interested individuals who are energetic, detail oriented, and technically savvy, should apply on LinkedIn via this link. Our clients depend on us to help them through some of the toughest times of their lives, join us in delivering excellence in client advocacy.

03/16/2023

‼️Two Speaker Spotlights‼️

Brandon Fortuno- Brandon has been the owner of Fortuno law since 2014 and does investigative work in Criminal defense, Child custody, Social media, and electronic surveillance. Brandon worked 8 years as a law enforcement officer and has taught police academy courses in many topics. He is a member of the National Association of Legal Investigators, Florida Association of Licensed Investigators, and St Petersburg Bar Association.

Troy Fleming- Troy started his career in 1986 as an investigator for a North Carolina personal injury law firm. He had a large range of responsibilities including (but not limiting to), Overseeing the Investigation department, Preforming Criminal record checks, Litigation and Trial prep, Ect. Troy is a member of the National Association of Legal investigators where he has served as both a regional director and secretary, he is also a member of the Inner Circle of Investigators. Troy was named AIEG’s paralegal of the year in 2016.

To Learn more about the Breakout #3 speakers, visit our website at FALI.org and navigate to the conference portion of the website we’re you will see all of the amazing Conference speaker’s bios!

03/08/2023

The Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the St. Petersburg Bar Association will be hosting a half-day CLE / CME seminar on Thursday, April 20th from noon to 4pm, at the beautiful St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Registration is available for both members and non-members of SPBA utilizing the link below. See you there!

The mission of the St. Petersburg Bar Association is to serve the legal community, to strengthen the noble calling of the practice of law, and to foster excellence in the profession.

01/16/2023

FAMILY LAW PARALEGAL - Fortuno Law is a firm that focuses almost exclusively on family law matters, and aims for excellence in client advocacy. Our clients depend on us to help them through some of the toughest times of their lives. To continue to fulfill that mission, we are looking for an energetic, detail oriented, and empathetic paralegal to assist our clients and help manage daily operations. Interested applicants should apply via Facebook and include a detailed resume and writing sample.

Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week), with occasional overtime as necessitated by cases.

Location: In-office, 4131 5th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, 33713

Experience: Entry, Intermediate, and Experienced applicants are invited to apply.

Pay: $18-28 /hour, starting pay, commensurate with experience

Benefits: After 60 days: Health, dental, and vision insurance with UnitedHealthcare (employer pays 50% of monthly premiums for health, dental, and vision insurance), 401K with dollar-to-dollar employer matching (up to 3% of total compensation), 8 paid holidays to start plus additional paid leave after first year.

Minimum requirements:
• High school diploma
• Completion of a paralegal certificate program
• Ability to pass criminal background check and character investigation

Preferred candidates:
• Associates or Bachelors degree in paralegal studies or similar
• Prior experience in a family law practice
• High technical aptitude and experience with cloud-based solutions

Characteristics:
• Detail oriented, organized, and a natural problem solver
• Caring and compassionate
• Naturally curious and constantly improving
• A commitment to integrity and honor

Duties:
• Coordinate daily activities of the law office
• Handle calls, emails, mail, and other correspondence
• Conduct lead screening, intake calls, and initial consultation follow-ups
• Assist with preparation of family law pleadings, motions, etc.
• Utilize cloud-based solutions like Clio Grow, Clio Manage, G Suite, and RingCentral
• Investigate and evaluate case facts, and make public record requests
• Prepare billing entries and draft invoices at the end of the month
• Conduct legal research and prepare cases for review of attorney
• Note taking during meetings, consultations, and some court attendance
• Other tasks common and customary to handling family law matters

06/27/2022

Update on the status of FL Senate Bill 1796

Retroactively changing people's divorce agreements is unconstitutional, DeSantis says.

01/13/2022

Join us for a great half-day mediation CLE event! Sign-up here: https://www.stpetebar.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1567207&group=

11/15/2021

Join us for a 1-hour technology CLE on December 2, 2021 at noon. To register, https://www.stpetebar.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1567126&group=

11/02/2020

There comes a moment in many relationships where the partnership is no longer viable, and where separation or divorce is the unavoidable next step. And while divorcing or going separate ways is rarely easy, couples dissolving their households during Covid-19 are facing new woes.

Divorce or separation is rarely easy, but couples dissolving their households during Covid-19 are facing new woes -- the stress of job losses, shared housing, co-parenting and health insurance worries in a global pandemic.

10/30/2020

In celebration of Pro Bono Week, CLP would like to highlight one of its Pro Bono Heroes, Attorney Brandon Fortuno!

Brandon Fortuno worked in Law Enforcement through his twenties before law school. While attending Stetson University College of Law part-time for his J.D. and LL.M., he created his own company and worked as a private investigator. In January of 2019, he started Fortuno Law PLLC, focusing primarily on family law. With his focus on family law, volunteering with CLP in the family law clinic was a natural fit.

Brandon enjoys the opportunity to help pro se litigants who aren't able to afford representation. As a firm owner, he is regularly confronted with the business realities of having to choose which prospective clients to accept. Sometimes these decisions cut against his desire to help everyone who can't afford full representation. Brandon says, “Doing pro bono through the CLP clinics allows me to help these litigants in my spare time without overextending my firm.”

Brandon believes in pro bono work and hopes to encourage other lawyers to volunteer, in his own words, he says: “I'd encourage attorneys who haven't tried the clinics yet to at least volunteer for a single session. I think they'd find that many pro se litigants can be helped tremendously just by the 45 minutes spent listening to their legal problem, identifying the applicable issues at play, and pointing them to the right sources for information and forms. Their questions usually stem from a general lack of understanding about the processes applicable to them, and a few minutes with an attorney can save them hours of stumbling around online.”

One silver lining about the pandemic is that it has made it much easier for volunteer attorneys to participate in our advice clinics in that all of our clinics are conducted remotely so that attorneys like Brandon don’t even have to leave the comforts of their homes or office.

To sign up for a virtual clinic, please email Jamal Mosley at [email protected].

To learn more about pro bono opportunities in general and to become a volunteer with Community Law Program, visit us at https://lawprogram.org/attorneys/.

10/30/2020

Finance experts say the opportunity to rethink priorities and start fresh after a divorce can be a positive.

Divorce is often devastating, but there are a few financial silver linings.