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Offensive Lineman … Florida A&M University (1971-1973) … 1974 Senior Bowl participant … Selected in the first-round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders … Played with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders for 13 seasons (1974-1986) … Three-time Super Bowl Champion (XI, XV, XVIII) … Two-time Pro Bowler … FAMU Sports Hall of Fame …

MLG lawyer Jorge Martinez has started his June 2022 in a big way. First, Jorge completed a trial where the other side was seeking to claim an interest in a local restaurant. The ex-husband was claiming that his wife and mother-in-law colluded together to cut him out of the family restaurant. The husband lawyered-up and …

In 2021, MLG lawyers continued to assist our injured clients and get them their just compensation. Many times, the public is not aware that in addition to MLG’s voluminous transactional work and commercial litigation achievements, our lawyers are accomplished personal injury attorneys as well. As referenced below, in 2021 alone, MLG lawyers collected in excess …

In observance of the Christmas holiday, Mackey Law Group, P.A. will be closed starting at noon on Friday, December 24, 2021 and will resume business at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2022.  If there is an emergency and you need to get ahold of someone during this time, contact T.R. Smith at (941) 650-0238 …

Mariana Gigliotti is one of our newest Untied States citizens! On Friday December 10, 2021, Mariana successfully completed the last of her citizenship requirements and was “sworn-in”. Mariana is from Brazil, is now a resident of Bradenton, and is an assistant to MLG lawyer Jose Estigarribia. In fact, MLG has two lawyers of Latin Heritage, …

  As more and more people relocate to Manatee County’s Gulf Coast beach towns such as Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island, and Longboat Key, they are finding it easier to travel around via golf cart. Some of our firm’s own attorneys live in Holmes Beach and drive their golf cart as their primary vehicle while …

                        Recent news reported that Kelly Clarkson was awarded her Montana Ranch (worth an estimated $10 million dollar value) during her divorce.  In Kelly Clarkson’s case, the court upheld what is called a prenuptial agreement between Clarkson and her husband and rejected the husband’s contention that the Montana ranch …

Earlier this year, Mackey Law obtained $200,000.00 for our motorcyclist client’s injuries.  At the time of that financial recovery, the motorcycle driver’s passenger, his wife, was still treating for her injuries. The wife, having recently physically recovered, with the help of our firm’s recommended physicians, was now ready for us to put the pressure on …

When facing the daunting task of not only getting divorced; but, having to hire a lawyer, most people don’t know the “lay of the land”. Perhaps this will even be the first time the person has hired a lawyer. Unfortunately, in this geographic area (Manatee County) we know of lawyers who require family law/divorce clients …