Puzzanghera Law Offices Legal Staff
Paul J. Puzzanghera, Esquire
Mr. Puzzanghera attended college while serving as a helicopter Rescue Medic in the United States Coast Guard. Mr. Puzzanghera was a corpsman in the military and has worked as an Emergency Medical Services Specialist, Ultra Sound Sonographer and X-ray Technician. He graduated from Saint Leo College in 1995 and Stetson University College of Law in December of 1998. Attorney Puzzanghera was accepted into The Florida Bar in September of 1999. He is also a member of The St. Pete Bar association the Clearwater Bar association and The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
His personal injury law firm now provides professional services in three locations. Puzzanghera Law Offices are located in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa Florida. Mr. Puzzanghera has provided legal services for thousands of clients and he has settled and litigated thousands of cases. His practice handles claims based upon bodily injury and insurance coverage. Mr. Puzzanghera has been an established resident of Pinellas County for over 18 years.
Lara Bernitt
Lara Bernitt was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Hankins, New York. Lara graduated from Delaware Valley Central School, and attended a vocational school, studying cosmetology. Lara moved to Florida in March of 2003 where she began in the legal field. Lara has been working in the personal injury field for 2 years, her experience ranges from opening a file, resolving property damage issues, working a file through the demand stage, settlement, bill negotiations, and closing. Lara works in our pre-litigation department, as a stage 1 paralegal. She handles files from the initial sign up, to the demand stage.
Andrew Taylor
Andy joined the firm as an Associate in July 2007. He is an active member of the California and Florida State Bars, and admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Andy graduated cum laude from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and obtained his Juris Doctor from Southwestern University in Los Angeles in 2001. He has primarily practiced in the areas of civil litigation, employment law, and criminal law.