Gary R. Jodat is the founding and managing attorney of Jodat Law Group, P.A. He received his Juris Doctorate Degree from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida. He received his undergraduate degree from Roger Williams University. He got his feet wet while fresh out of law school by taking a job with the Public Defender’s Office trying criminal, Juvenile and Dependency cases prior to transferring into civil litigation. He now handles primarily personal injury cases. He has been a member of The American Bar Association, The Manatee County Bar Association, The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, The Manatee County Chamber of Commerce, American Inns of Court and Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

I am multi-lingual with a business background, I have worked in the financial industry for over five years, I bring this experience with me to Yennes Law.

Attorney Bruce S. Rosenwater was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a veteran attorney, having assisted Floridians for more than 30 years. Bruce founded and developed his law firm as a law firm for life. He developed the firm’s practice areas to span most, if not all of an individual’s and a family’s lifetime legal needs. He has distinguished his practice by willingly being a family’s lawyer and counselor throughout the various stages and circumstance of their lives, from owning a first home to unfortunately unavoidable disputes, business and real estate legal needs and even injury, probate and guardianship law. Bruce has surrounded himself with a handpicked team of professionals who share his work ethic and beliefs that the reality of a personal lawyer or retained lawyer should not be reserved for the wealthy and a select few corporate clients. Bruce S. Rosenwater practices in the areas of civil litigation, family law, bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, real estate, personal injury and probate and guardianship law. Bruce S. Rosenwater is a long-standing member of the South Florida community. He has dedicated countless hours both personally and professionally to assisting clients of his law firm and under resourced members of his extended community. He is a devoted husband and father. The Rosenwater family resides full time in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Mr. The Muhlstock is admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of the United States of America; the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; the United States District Courts of the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the District of New Jersey and the District of Puerto Rico; and all New York and New Jersey State Courts. He has also been admitted pro hac vice in the United States District Courts of: the Southern District of Florida, the Central District of California, the Southern District of Indiana, the District of Minnesota, the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Bankruptcy Court ​for the Eastern District of New York. Todd D. Muhlstock has been practicing law for 25 years, including as: a Founding Member and Partner in Baker Sanders, LLC (formerly Baker, Sanders, Barshay, Grossman, Fass, The Muhlstock & Neuwirth, LLC) (2005 – 2015); Of Counsel to Barshay, Rizzo & Lopez, PLLC (2021- ); as Of Counsel to Barshay Sanders PLLC (2017-2020); Partner in Sanders, Grossman, Fass & The Muhlstock, PC (2002 – 2005); class action co-counsel with Girard Gibbs LLP (2012 – 2014); Of Counsel for Compliance and Litigation to Eric M. Berman, P.C. (2008 – 2010); General Counsel of The Zeus Organization LLC (2008- 2010); Of Counsel litigator to Sanders, Sanders, Block, Woycik, Veiner & Grossman (2004 – present); Of Counsel for Employment Law and Compliance to Aronova & Associates, LLC (2015 – present); Trial Counsel to Bergman, Bergman, Goldberg Fields & Lamonsoff LLP (2015 – present); Co-Chair and Founder of the Superstorm Sandy Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) (2013 – 2014); Senior Associate with Mergel, Tubman & Grossman (1996 – 2002); and intern with the law firm of O’Dwyer & Bernstein LLP (1995). Many attorneys, judges and television viewers throughout the country have seen Todd D. Muhlstock speaking on various aspects of the law. He has lectured on the law numerous times for the New York State Bar Association as well as The American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America); HarrisMartin Publishing (MDL Conference: Target Data Security Breach Litigation, March 2014); the New York State Judicial Institute where he twice lectured the Justices of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Terms, First and Second Departments; New York Law School (Labor/Employment Law); Manhattanville College; and The City University of New York School of Law at Queens College – where he was also the Managing Editor of the New York City Law Review and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1996. Additionally, Mr. The Muhlstock has served on the Board of Directors of The Zeus Organization, LLC where he was also on the Executive and Investment Committees and served as Chief Compliance Officer; serves on the Board of Directors of A Gift From Alexa (a not for profit organization fighting the battle against Autism); served on the Executive Committee of NYFAIR (New Yorkers for Fair Automobile Insurance Reform); served on the Executive Committee of the New York Coalition of No Fault Attorneys; served as a judge for the 30th Annual Robert F. Wagner National Moot Court Competition; and has been a television legal expert commentator for several years covering murder, arson and robbery trials on Court TV – appearing on Catherine Crier & Company, Trial Heat and Both Sides. He is also a former member of the American Association for Justice, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, The New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Nassau County Bar Association. Prior to the private practice of law, Mr. Muhlstock served as a law clerk to Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice and Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Honorable Richard F. Braun; worked for the Attorney Grievance Committee of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, Second Department; served as a Guardian Ad Litem for the Supreme Court of the State of Florida; and worked as a welfare benefits fraud investigator for the State of Florida Department of Human Services.

Consumer fraud attorney Robert Murphy is a trial lawyer who practices in the areas of consumer litigation in Florida and across the country. In over 25 years of practice, he has actively litigated cases under almost every aspect of the federal and Florida consumer protection laws. He has acted as lead counsel in the litigation of cases both individually and on a class basis in almost every venue in Florida. He is dedicated to advancing the consumer rights of Americans through both courtroom advocacy and the education of families and individuals concerning consumer protection laws.

We focus our practice exclusively on consumer protection and class action law. We work on behalf of consumers whose rights had been violated by advertisers, banks and other lenders, auto dealers, credit bureaus, debt collectors and landlords. Consumer protection laws are designed to protect consumers like you from predatory lenders, overzealous debt collectors, careless credit bureaus and other harmful business practices. At our firm, we work to enforce existing consumer protection statutes to resolve consumer problems with: Unfair collection practices/debt collection harassment Unwanted telemarketing calls (robocalls) and spam texts Junk faxes Identity theft Credit reporting problems Mortgage problems

James Elliott is a native of Tampa, Florida. After graduating from Tampa Jesuit High School, he attended the University of Florida where he received a Bachelor of Arts, and then continued his education at the Florida State University where he received a Master of Arts. Mr. Elliott received his Juris Doctor degree from the Syracuse University College of Law, where he served as Articles Editor for the Labor Lawyer Journal, and earned a Certificate of Concentration in Corporate Counsel. Mr. Elliott also earned a Certificate in Financial Management from Cornell University, and was named a Super Lawyer rising star in 2017. He has published several articles in various legal journals around the country, including the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal. Mr. Elliott began his career as a judicial extern with a former bankruptcy judge, Judge Stephen D. Gerling of the Northern District of New York. Mr. Elliott then continued to practice bankruptcy law and consumer protection in Tampa, Florida and joined the McIntyre Thanasides law firm in 2010. Mr. Elliott represents clients through personal and business bankruptcy, as well as out-of-court debt restructurings. Whether representing businesses or individuals, Mr. Elliott takes pride in advocating for his clients’ interest and assisting clients in creating financial plans that meet their particular goals. Mr. Elliott is a member of the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, the Temple Terrace Bar Association and the Florida Bar. In addition to growing up in Tampa and dedicating his career to assisting Tampa Bay area residents, he also raises his family of two children in Tampa. He enjoys volunteering as a youth soccer coach and is the President of the Florida Soccer Club, Spirit of Tampa Bay.

David P. Slater has over 30 years of litigation and general practice experience and handles all accident cases from investigation through trial, including motor vehicle, slip and fall, construction and wrongful death. He is experienced in all real estate and landlord and tenant matters, collections, business practices and probate. He has been associated with various law firms throughout New York City for more than 20 years. He is now in private practice in Boca Raton, Florida. He is also a licensed Realtor in the State of Florida, an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and a Special Magistrate to the Palm Beach County (Florida Department of Building, Zoning and Planning. He has written various legal articles that have been published in Florida newspapers. He taught business law at a local college and has lectured attorneys and business professionals in the area of landlord and tenant law. He is a former Traffic Court Hearing Officer, deputy chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals in the Village of Chestnut Ridge, Rockland County, N.Y., and arbitrator with the Civil Court of the City of New York, Division of Small Claims, as well as the American Arbitration Association. Of Counsel and per diem associations with members of the Florida Bar are actively sought throughout the state.

Frank Kerney III is a managing partner of The Consumer Lawyers. Frank grew up in central New Jersey before moving to Florida to attend the University of South Florida. After graduation, Mr. Kerney attended Stetson University College of Law where he was inducted into the law school’s honors fraternity and awarded the William F. Blews pro bono service award at graduation. Prior to co-founding The Consumer Lawyers, Frank worked for Morgan & Morgan’s national consumer protection department where he represented consumers across the Untied States in a variety of cases, with a focus on consumer credit reporting and illegal debt collection. Frank has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine every year since 2016. Only the top 2.5% of lawyers in each state receive this award. In 2020, Frank was named a Top Attorney Under 40 by Law360, and was one of only two Plaintiff’s lawyers to be included in that list. Frank has been interviewed as legal analyst by multiple publications, including Law360, ABC, NBC, and Fox, and stories about his cases have been featured all over the world.

Mr. Nelson’s experience includes over thirty (30) years of practice in Circuit and County Courts in Florida. Mr. Nelson’s experience also includes representing clients in arbitration and mediation. Mr. Nelson is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar Association, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the Manatee County Bar Association. Mr. Nelson is a past President and a past Director of the Manatee County Bar Association. Mr. Nelson is also a Florida Supreme Court certified Circuit Court Mediator. Mr. Nelson attended the University of Florida from 1979 – 1981 before transferring to the University of Notre Dame where he majored in Government and International Relations and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1984. Mr. Nelson obtained a Juris Doctorate Degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1987. In 1987 Mr. Nelson moved to Bradenton, Florida from St. Petersburg, Florida with his wife, Margie and he joined the law firm of Harllee, Porges, Hamlin & Brownell, P.A. (n/k/a Porges, Hamlin, Knowles & Hawk, P.A. ) where he was a shareholder from 1993 – 2002. Mr. Nelson was a shareholder in the law firm of Ozark, Perron & Nelson, P.A. from 2002 to 2014, until he formed his own law firm in July of 2014. Mr. Nelson has previously served as President of South Manatee Sertoma Club, Chairman of the Board of Gulf Coast Marine Institute, Director and Chairman of the Agency Relations and Allocations Committee of the United Way of Manatee County, Governmental Affairs Chair and Director of the HomeBuilders Association of Manatee County, Chairman of the Young Children Priority One Committee and Vice President of the Bradenton Kiwanis Club. Mr. Nelson was a Manatee High School Mock Trial Team Coach for eight years from 2004 through 2012.Mr. Nelson’s experience includes over thirty (30) years of practice in Circuit and County Courts in Florida. Mr. Nelson’s experience also includes representing clients in arbitration and mediation. Mr. Nelson is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar Association, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the Manatee County Bar Association. Mr. Nelson is a past President and a past Director of the Manatee County Bar Association. Mr. Nelson is also a Florida Supreme Court certified Circuit Court Mediator. Mr. Nelson attended the University of Florida from 1979 – 1981 before transferring to the University of Notre Dame where he majored in Government and International Relations and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1984. Mr. Nelson obtained a Juris Doctorate Degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1987. In 1987 Mr. Nelson moved to Bradenton, Florida from St. Petersburg, Florida with his wife, Margie and he joined the law firm of Harllee, Porges, Hamlin & Brownell, P.A. (n/k/a Porges, Hamlin, Knowles & Hawk, P.A. ) where he was a shareholder from 1993 – 2002. Mr. Nelson was a shareholder in the law firm of Ozark, Perron & Nelson, P.A. from 2002 to 2014, until he formed his own law firm in July of 2014. Mr. Nelson has previously served as President of South Manatee Sertoma Club, Chairman of the Board of Gulf Coast Marine Institute, Director and Chairman of the Agency Relations and Allocations Committee of the United Way of Manatee County, Governmental Affairs Chair and Director of the HomeBuilders Association of Manatee County, Chairman of the Young Children Priority One Committee and Vice President of the Bradenton Kiwanis Club. Mr. Nelson was a Manatee High School Mock Trial Team Coach for eight years from 2004 through 2012.