Ms. Hernandez specializes in first party property damage cases. Ms. Proano Hernandez attended the University of Florida from 1999 until 2003 when she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. During her time at UF, she was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She then attended law school at Florida Coastal School of Law and graduated in 2010 with her Juris Doctorate degree. She was admitted to practice law in 2011 and has been practicing solely in insurance law since then. Ms. Hernandez provides boutique legal services as she communicates with her clients on a personal level and and always gives her clients the attention that they need and deserve. Ms. Hernandez understands how sensitive and urgent these matters are to her clients and has successfully implemented strategies to get claims resolved and paid as fast as possible. Ms. Hernandez was selected to be on the Rising Stars list for several years and continues to be nominated for Rising Stars as well as other accolades, acknowledging her expertise in the insurance property damage field of law. This peer designation is awarded to no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state. Ms. Proano Hernandez likes to be active outdoors and loves to be with her family and dog in her spare time. She is fluent in Spanish.

Terri Buchalter was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Florida in 1977 with honors. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Nova Law School in 1980. That same year she was admitted into the Florida Bar. Terri specializes in personal injury, automobile accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, slip and fall and negligent security cases. Terri has successfully handled thousands of personal injury cases. Terri possesses outstanding legal and negotiation skills which she uses to maximize recoveries for her clients. Outside of the office Ms. Buchalter was awarded the Women's American Ort award for human achievement through technology and training. Terri Buchalter believes her clients deserve a tough and tenacious advocate who will work tirelessly to achieve her clients best result.

Before founding Baggett Law Personal Injury Lawyers in 2012, Matt Baggett began his practice defending Fortune 500 companies at two of the largest and most prestigious firms in Northeast Florida. Matt's successes in the courtroom have led him to win significant settlements for his clients, earning him a number of accolades, including an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell and recognition by Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2009. Matt obtained his law degree from Florida State University in 2005 and his skills were recognized by winning first place in the 2003 Wayne Hogan Trial Competition. Currently, he spends his professional career helping victims of accidents and their families to fight for fair compensation and settlements.

Kenneth Dorchak is a life long resident of South Florida. Mr. Dorchak graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Miami in 1988 and graduated with Honors from the Florida State University School of Law in 1991. In addition to being a member of the Florida Bar since 1991, Mr. Dorchak is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District and has been admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. During his 26 years of practice Mr. Dorchak has practiced in the areas of personal injury and automobile, homeowner’s, health and disability insurance disputes with a focus in trial practice. Mr. Dorchak has worked to protect the rights of individuals and medical providers as co-counsel and court appointed class counsel in several statewide insurance class actions which were brought against large automobile insurance companies. Mr. Dorchak has also handled appellate matters including an important precedent setting case wherein Mr. Dorchak successfully defended the rights of individuals to an award of attorney’s fees against insurers who failed to pay insurance benefits. Mr. Dorchak has protected the rights of injured clients not only against large insurance companies but also against large chain retail stores, utility companies, amusement parks, apartment buildings, municipalities, construction companies, and trucking companies, among others. When not working Mr. Dorchak enjoys playing golf, travel with his family and is an avid music and sport fan.

Attorney J. Christopher (“Chris”) Lombardo has four decades of experience practicing law in Florida. He is a top-rated Family Law attorney in Collier County and surrounding areas. Additionally, Chris provides legal services in civil litigation, commercial litigation, contracts, appellate law, and personal injury law. Chris received his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University. Chris has handled hundreds of trials and appeals, including complex, high conflict, high net worth dissolution of marriage actions; child custody disputes; contested guardianship and probate disputes; real estate contract disputes; complex commercial foreclosures; banking operational disputes; high rise construction defect matters; contested corporate dissolutions; personal injury; product liability; wrongful death; medical malpractice; legal malpractice; eminent domain (including one of the largest business damage jury verdicts in Southwest Florida); securities; condominium disputes; fire and hurricane claims; and three criminal jury trials. He has guided countless matters through arbitration (including FINRA) and mediation. Chris is a Certified Financial Litigator (CFL™) and a Founding Member of the American Academy for Certified Financial Litigators (AACFL), an individual whom the AACFL recognizes as a leader in its mission of enhancing the family law community through advanced financial education. Chris holds the AV Preeminent™ Peer Review rating by Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 Superb Rating on Avvo, where he has also received a Client’s Choice Award. He was recently profiled as one of the Top 10 Most Inspiring People in Legal Services by CIO Views magazine. Chris’ peers have recognized him as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Family Law and Family Law Mediation in Best Lawyers®; he has been voted a “Top Lawyer in Family Law” by Naples Illustrated magazine, and for the tenth consecutive year, named to Florida Super Lawyers®. In addition to his legal practice, Chris has served on the Board of Fire Commissioners of the North Collier Fire Control & Rescue District since 1999 and is the current Vice Chairman. He is active in the community, having served on the boards of directors of Shy Wolf Sanctuary and Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples.

James has been a lawyer for over 20 years and has dedicated his practice to personal injury. He has worked in some of the highest recorded cases in the state.

Ronald S. Gilbert is a top-rated personal injury attorney and founding partner of Colling Gilbert Wright in Orlando, Florida. His legal career began in 1983 when he was awarded the Doctor of Jurisprudence by the Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, and subsequently admitted to The Florida Bar. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Mr. Gilbert has tried a number of civil jury cases to successful verdicts and has also handled several appeals in The Florida Supreme Court and Florida District Courts of Appeal.

Thomas Grajek is a Lakeland criminal defense attorney at Grajek Trial Attorney at Law. We offer aggressive representation for various criminal defense cases in Florida. We handle misdemeanors, felonies, traffic violations, juvenile offenses, and more. With offices in Lakeland and Tampa, we are committed to protecting the rights of those accused of crimes throughout the Tampa Bay area.