Recognized Nationally
Practice areas
How we help
From the first phone call to the last court filing, our practice is built around the kinds of legal problems that come up in the lives of ordinary Southwest Florida families and the businesses they run.
Bankruptcy
A path back to financial stability.
Learn more →Personal Injury
When the injury isn't your fault, the consequences shouldn't be either.
Learn more →Estate Planning
A plan that does what you want it to do — when it has to.
Learn more →Probate and Estate Administration
Closing an estate, properly and completely.
Learn more →Family Law
Decisions that will outlive the conflict that produced them.
Learn more →Civil Litigation
When negotiation fails and the dispute has to be resolved.
Learn more →Estate and Trust Litigation
Contested estates, contested trusts, and the people they affect.
Learn more →Guardianship Law
Protecting people who cannot protect themselves.
Learn more →Meet the firm
A short introduction
Steven and Eviana Martin on the firm's twenty years of practice and the principles that guide their work.
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The attorneys
Seven attorneys. One firm.
Founded in 2006 by Steven and Eviana Martin, our firm has grown into a seven-attorney team handling matters for thousands of Southwest Florida clients. Each of our attorneys brings a focused area of work to the table.
Steven E. Martin
Partner — Co-Founder
Trial attorney handling personal injury, estate and trust litigation, and estate planning.
Eviana J. Martin
Partner — Co-Founder
Bankruptcy, probate, and personal injury. AV Preeminent peer rating; Florida Rising Star.
Jonathan Bierfeld
Partner
Bankruptcy partner — Chapter 7, 11, and 13. Nearly 15 years in Florida and federal bankruptcy practice.
Dustin Butler
Partner
Family law and estate planning. UF Levin J.D. cum laude.
Lisa M. Gelman
Attorney — Elder Law
Elder law: estate planning, guardianships, and protection planning for vulnerable adults.
Matthew L. Stauffer
Attorney
Real property, probate and trust law, civil litigation, administrative and constitutional law. Combat-decorated Army veteran.
William Gates
Attorney
General civil litigation, estate planning, probate, and probate litigation.
What clients say
Thousands of people helped over twenty years.
"They treated me like a person and not just a case to make money off like some other lawyer offices tend to do. I will definitely recommend them."
— Joshua · Client review
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Recent results
What this work looks like
$4.5 Million
Wrongful death recovery in an I-75 commercial-trucking collision. Lee County, 2022.
$1.5 Million
Medical malpractice recovery against a major hospital and treating providers. Sarasota County, 2021.
$100K–$750K
Range of auto-accident recoveries across Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, and Naples.
Call us. Tell us what's going on.
Free consultations. We'll tell you whether you have a case, what your options are, and what we'd charge to help.
Call (239) 323-9820