Social Security Disability Trial Lawyer Tampa FL Mike has been a dedicated Florida disability attorney since 1986. Admitted to practice in Florida, Washington State, Federal Courts for the Middle District of Florida and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and before the United States Supreme Court, Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims. He is a member of the Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco County Bar Associations and is a member in good standing with the National Organization for Social Security Claimants’ Representatives. Professional Experience After graduating from law school, Mike served between 1986 and 1990 as an Assistant State Attorney for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pasco and Pinellas Counties, where he was responsible for the prosecution of over 7,000 criminal cases, ranging from minor crimes to homicides. During that time, Mike developed his trial skills and led his office to place second in the State of Florida for a percentage of successful prosecutions in his last two years as an Assistant State Attorney. Mike has personally litigated to verdict over 90 civil and criminal trials with a success rate of nearly ninety percent. He has personally handled and litigated to conclusion over 3,500 Social Security Disability claims. In 1990, Mike left the office of the State Attorney to work as a lead trial counsel for the St. Petersburg, Florida law firm of Yanchuck, Thompson, Young and Breman, P.A., where he was the firm’s lead trial counsel and practiced in the areas of plaintiff’s personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation and social security disability. During this time, Mike also served as an appointee to the Board of Directors to the Bay Area Legal Services, an organization that gives legal representation to the poor without cost in Hillsborough and Pasco Counties.