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Monica Ishak | Florida Lawyer

⚖️ Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Attorney
💰 7+ Years of Courtroom Experience
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07/01/2026

Who sits on the bench matters. More than most people realize.

I had the privilege of working under Schnelle Tonge at the Palm Beach County Public Defender’s Office. Over the years, she’s become so much more than a former supervisor. She’s a mentor, a friend, and someone who has consistently encouraged me—whether we were preparing for races we’d both signed up for, talking through difficult cases, celebrating wins, or helping each other through the inevitable challenges that come with this profession.

I’ve watched her pour more than 20 years into serving our community as an Assistant Public Defender. I’ve watched her become a supervisor, earn recognition like 40 Under 40, and accomplish so many incredible things—not because anything was handed to her, but because she outworked everyone around her.

One thing I’ve always admired about Schnelle is that she never forgets what’s at stake.

As lawyers, it’s easy to talk about “cases.” But they’re not just cases. They’re people. Families. Careers. Futures. Every decision made from the bench has the potential to change someone’s life forever. The judges I respect most are the ones who never lose sight of that responsibility.

I also believe our judiciary should continue to reflect the community it serves. We need more women. More diverse perspectives. More people with different professional and life experiences who are committed to fairness, integrity, and treating every person who walks into a courtroom with dignity.

Whether you know Schnelle or not, I hope you’ll take the time to learn about the judicial candidates on your ballot.

Judicial elections aren’t the races to skip. They directly impact our community, and your vote truly matters.

I’m proud to support my mentor and friend, Schnelle Tonge, for Judge in Palm Beach County. ❤️

Congratulations, my friend. I can’t wait to watch you continue serving our community in this next chapter. Schnelle Tonge for Judge

05/13/2026

Felony reduced to misdemeanor. Another win. If you’re ready for results, you know where to reach me.

05/10/2026

Last month I spoke in front of a law school class for the first time.

Not a podcast. Not a panel. An actual lecture at St. Thomas Law School for a professional responsibility class. The kind of room where students are taking notes and looking at you like you have all the answers.

I was uncomfortable. Let me just say that upfront.

I started law school terrified of public speaking. And here I was standing in front of a room of 60 students who were exactly where I was not that long ago.

Walking in I honestly had no idea what I was going to say. I kept asking myself what do I wish someone had told me when I was sitting where they are. And then it hit me:

Your brand is your reputation. You are your brand.

Because here is what nobody tells you when you are starting out. The legal community is small. The people sitting next to you in class right now will be your opposing counsel in ten years. Your referral sources. Your colleagues. The people who decide whether your name means something when it comes up in conversation.

Do people know you? Do they like you? Do they trust you?

The professor who invited me to speak, W***y Castro, connected with me on LinkedIn and we ended up working together on a federal case that had a great result for our client. He reached out because of how I show up. Online. In my work. In this community.

How you show up matters. Every single time. In the courtroom. In your community. With your colleagues. Your word is everything in this profession and the reputation you are building right now will follow you for the rest of your career.

I did not realize the power I held in this profession until I was already in it. I hope they left that room realizing it a little sooner than I did.

05/06/2026

A few months ago I had 5 minutes to introduce myself and my firm to my chapter.

5 minutes. That is nothing. I could have done a bio. Listed my credentials. Talked about my practice areas.

Instead I told them about the trial that changed me.

I was 27 years old. Three years into practice. Standing in a courtroom for one of my first serious trials, a second degree murder case. My client was found guilty.

As the verdict was being read his mother had a medical emergency in the courtroom. She was reacting out loud, her body giving out in real time while her son’s future disappeared in front of her.

I told that story because when you only have 5 minutes to show someone who you really are you stop thinking about what sounds impressive and start thinking about what truly matters.

Because whoever refers a client to my firm needs to know something. I do not see case numbers. I see the mother in the back of the courtroom. I see the family sitting there holding their breath. I see the real people on the other side of every single case that walks through my door.

That is what client centered representation actually means.

That story is the reason my firm exists the way it does. It is the standard I hold myself to every single day. It is the promise I make to every single person who trusts me with the worst moment of their life.

I walked into that room with 5 minutes and left knowing I had said everything I needed to say.

05/04/2026

We are doing it again. 🎙️

Network Like You Mean It: The Comeback is officially happening and this time we leveled up. New venue. Bigger energy. Same mission of getting you in a room full of people actually worth knowing.

Brandon and I built this because we genuinely believe the right room changes everything. Not in a motivational poster way. In a real, tangible, your-life-looks-different-after-this way.

Come find out what we mean.

📍 Shanghai'd, West Palm Beach
📅 May 21, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Light bites. Drinks. Extended happy hour. Oh and did I mention and free merch?

🎟️ Secure your spot today | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/network-like-you-mean-it-the-comeback-tickets-1987684507870?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/01/2026

I was 24 years old when I started trying cases.

Not 34. Not after a decade of watching from the sidelines. Twenty-four. Fresh out of the bar exam, walking into courtrooms, making decisions in real time that actually affected people’s lives.

I didn’t have the luxury of easing into it. The job demanded everything from day one and I had to grow up fast, as a lawyer and as a person.

What nobody tells you about building something in your 20s as a woman is that you’re doing two things at once. You’re figuring out your career and you’re figuring out yourself. At the same time. Under pressure. With everyone watching.

There were days I felt completely out of my depth. Days I walked into a room and knew I was the youngest person there, the only woman there, and that some people in that room were waiting for me to confirm every assumption they had already made about me.

I didn’t give them that.

Not because I had it all figured out. Because waiting until I felt ready wasn’t an option.

Spoiler: the ready feeling doesn’t come. You just keep going anyway. 😅

04/29/2026

Every now and then I come into the office and find a note on my desk.

Handwritten. Mailed directly to my office. From people I have never met who found my content and felt compelled to reach out in the most personal way possible.

I don’t take that lightly. In a world where a comment or a DM takes five seconds, someone sat down, wrote something out by hand, found my address and mailed it.

That does something to you.

I started showing up online because I had something to say. I never really thought about who was on the other side of it or what they might be going through when they found me.

These notes are the reminder I didn’t know I needed. That the right people are finding you at the right time. That your words are landing somewhere even when it feels like they aren’t.

Never stop putting yourself out there. You never know who is listening. 🤍

04/27/2026

I grew up between two worlds.

The one my parents came from and the one I was building here. And for a long time I didn’t fully understand what that gap meant for who I was becoming.

It wasn’t until I started practicing law that it really clicked.

Being first generation means you carry something with you into every room you walk into. An awareness that the opportunities in front of you weren’t available to the people who came before you. That the ability to speak up, to be heard, to demand to be taken seriously. None of that was guaranteed. Some of it was fought for. Some of it was sacrificed for. 🤍

And here I am walking into courtrooms every single day doing exactly that. On behalf of people who need someone in their corner.

I don’t take that lightly. Not for a single case. Not for a single hearing.

My background didn’t hold me back from this career. It’s actually the reason I can’t imagine doing anything else. ✨

04/25/2026

Running a law firm is like unlocking levels in a video game. 🎮

When I’m slammed I’m just surviving whatever is directly in front of me. Cases, clients, deadlines, getting back to everyone, clearing the to-do list before I can breathe.

Then things quiet down and instead of relief my first instinct is panic. Am I making enough? Why isn’t my phone ringing? What am I missing?

Then I fix that problem. And a new level unlocks with a whole new set of things that need my attention.

I hired my assistant and turned off my lead sources while she got up to speed. Then immediately started worrying about cash flow. Which is exactly what building something feels like from the inside even when it’s going well.

Every time I delegate something I free up time and every time I free up time I find something new I didn’t realize needed fixing.

It’s not a bad thing. It’s just what growing looks like up close.

04/23/2026

This is what it actually looks like when your former opposing counsel becomes your co-host. 😂

The first time I met Brandon he was the prosecutor trying to put my client in jail.

That is where most lawyer relationships end.

But the legal community in South Florida is genuinely small. You keep seeing the same people. You notice who talks badly about other attorneys and who doesn’t. You notice who shows up the same way every time regardless of who is watching. You notice whose reputation in the room matches who they actually are.

Brandon was consistent. Every single time.

And when you find someone like that in this profession you don’t compete with them. You build with them.

Come Back With A Warrant is what that looks like. Two people who paid attention, chose to stop treating each other like the competition, and eventually built something neither of us could have built alone.

This is only the beginning.

🎙️ Come follow the journey and never miss an episode at .pod

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West Palm Beach, FL
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