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Monica Ishak | Florida Lawyer

⚖️ Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Attorney
💰 7+ Years of Courtroom Experience
🎙 Host of .pod

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09/26/2026

it’s so hard to show up on here lookin’ a mess 😌

09/21/2026

off agenda.

09/12/2026

back like I never left❤️‍🔥

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?

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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. 🤍

Address

1645 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard Suite 1200
West Palm Beach, FL
33401

Telephone

+15613168433

Website

https://theishaklawfirm.com/

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