Attorneys serving St. Petersburg and Pinellas County.

Our connection to St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg is a 45 minute drive across Tampa Bay. Most of our weekly work is north of the bridge, but we handle St. Pete matters regularly. Personal injury, real estate, and civil litigation are the biggest areas for our St. Pete clients, especially clients who want a board certified real estate attorney without paying downtown St. Pete rates. We appear in Pinellas County court in Clearwater and St. Petersburg, and virtual consultation is always on the table for clients who would rather skip the drive. Twenty years of practice in Tampa Bay means we have the relationships. A small firm structure means every St. Pete client works directly with David or Gwen.

The St. Petersburg practice

Personal injury is the most common reason St. Petersburg residents retain our firm. Auto accidents on I-275 through St. Pete, pedestrian and bicycle injuries along Central Avenue and the Pinellas Trail, and slip and fall matters at St. Pete retailers are handled by David Walkowiak personally under Florida’s PIP framework and Pinellas County civil rules.

Real estate and foreclosure defense is the next largest area. St. Petersburg’s market runs from downtown high rises to the older bungalows of Old Northeast and Kenwood, and that mix produces a steady stream of title issues, homestead disputes, and purchase and sale complications that benefit from board certified counsel. David Walkowiak holds Florida Bar board certification in real estate law, a designation held by fewer than one percent of Florida attorneys. That depth matters when a St. Pete transaction has to close on time.

Civil and commercial litigation rounds out the core St. Pete practice. We see small business disputes, commercial leases along the Central Avenue corridor, and contractor disputes from waterfront renovation projects. Most of this work comes to us through word of mouth from St. Pete clients we have already helped.

Why a North Tampa firm for a St. Petersburg matter

The drive is the obvious question, and there are two answers. First, our St. Pete clients almost never have to make it. Virtual consults, e-signature, and secure document exchange mean most matters run without an office visit. Second, when an office visit is needed, the twenty minute drive across the bay delivers a different kind of firm. Two partners with twenty years of continuous practice. No case managers. No paralegals fielding strategy calls. For St. Pete clients comparing downtown rate firms to DHW, ownership of the matter is usually what closes the decision.