INVERNESS - Key Persons


A Port Richey

Job Titles:
  • Attorney May Be Able to Help You Seek Compensation
The experienced Port Richey injury lawyers at Abrahamson & Uiterwyk can provide your case with the care and attention it needs. Simply pick up your phone and dial 1-800-538-4878 for a no-obligation, no-cost case assessment.

A Winter Haven

Job Titles:
  • Injury Attorney Will Stop the Gamesmanship
At Abrahamson & Uiterwyk, our Winter Haven personal injury lawyers don't let anyone play games with our clients - and when they try to play games with us, they find themselves in over their heads very quickly. After 30 years of practice, 20,000 personal injury clients, and over 100 years of combined practice experience, we have seen it all - there is not much that could happen in a personal injury case that we haven't seen before. Personal injury law is what we do, and it is all we do.

Amy Bowes

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Amy Byrd

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Ana Sanchez

Job Titles:
  • Communications

Andrea Freire

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Andrea Gatlin

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager / Paralegal

Carmen Gibson

Job Titles:
  • Administration

Christopher Pavlik

Job Titles:
  • Injury Attorney
Education:• 1992 Bachelor of Arts from University of South Florida • 1997 Juris Doctorate from University of Dayton School of Law Memberships: • Florida Bar • American Bar Association Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Dana P. Hoffman

Job Titles:
  • Injury Attorney
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, and Premises Liability.

Darleen Block

Job Titles:
  • Administration

Darleen Ostrowski

Job Titles:
  • Administrator

Dawn Chancey

Job Titles:
  • Accounting

Erik Abrahamson

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Senior Partner
  • Director for the Young Lawyers Section of the Clearwater Bar Association
  • Injury Attorney - Partner
Additionally, Mr. Abrahamson has served as a Director for the Young Lawyers Section of the Clearwater Bar Association. He has also served as a hearing officer for the Pinellas County School Board and spoken on various legal topics at local colleges, on radio, and on television. Mr. Abrahamson practices personal injury law from and manages the firm's Clearwater office. In the years since his graduation from law school, he has maintained an affiliation with his alma mater, coordinating the firm's sponsorship of a variety of activities at Stetson University College of Law. Abrahamson & Uiterwyk has also sponsored the Pre-Law Society at the University of South Florida.

Heather Champlin

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Hendrik Uiterwyk

Job Titles:
  • Injury Attorney - Former Partner

Holly Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Iris Leal

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Janice Harmon

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Jennifer Zimmerman

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Jillian Fernandez

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Joann Muhleman

Job Titles:
  • Communications

Justin W. Pimenta

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Injury Attorney - Partner
Justin Pimenta is a highly accomplished trial attorney who cares deeply for his clients and the practice of personal injury law. Justin has been recognized by numerous top attorney rating services including The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Martindale Hubbell. He is twice board certified as an expert in civil trial law by the Florida Bar and The National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has resolved multiple seven-figure settlements on behalf of his clients and has been named a Lifetime Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Justin began his practice as a defense lawyer for one of the largest and most prestigious insurance defense law firms in the State of Florida. His experience representing large corporations and insurance companies has given him unique insights into how the other side may be evaluating a case. He has now been exclusively representing injured clients for the past fifteen years. One of Justin's proudest career accomplishments was achieving board certification in civil trial law by the Florida Bar on his first attempt. Only 1-2% of attorneys in Florida are board-certified. Certification involves a rigorous peer-review process where the attorneys you practice against, and the judges you practice in front of, are called upon to evaluate your skill and knowledge in the courtroom. Candidates are also asked to support their application by listing their experience and trial outcomes and then must pass an exhaustive written examination. After achieving board certification, Justin was selected by the Florida Bar President to serve on the Civil Trial Law Board Certification Committee from 2019-2022. The committee is compromised of 12 board-certified trial lawyers who are responsible for writing and grading the tests that trial lawyers must take before becoming board certified. The committee also conducts the peer review and judicial review of all candidates for certification.

Kelly Anne Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Client Services Manager / Paralegal

Kimberley Cloyed

Job Titles:
  • Communications

Leah Shalna

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Lee Franceschi

Job Titles:
  • Intake Specialist / Investigator

Linda Dawley

Job Titles:
  • Accounting

Patty Endsley

Job Titles:
  • Communications

Rebecca Bentzel

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Rikki Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Russell Berry

Job Titles:
  • Claims Manager

Ryan Rees

Job Titles:
  • Intake Specialist / Investigator

Sacha Hays

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Sarah Strauss

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Shelby Nygren

Job Titles:
  • Communications

Tina Hoover

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Tom Gacio - Shareholder

Job Titles:
  • Shareholder
Tom Gacio is a shareholder/partner at Abrahamson & Uiterwyk. Tom is a senior trial attorney who has had a long career practicing civil trial work in the personal injury arena throughout the State of Florida. He has successfully conducted many civil jury trials as far South as Fort Lauderdale, FL, as far North as Tallahassee, FL and on both the East and West Coast of Florida. Tom has been recognized by judges he has practiced before, and his trial attorney colleagues that have opposed him, as having achieved the highest level of professional excellence. He is twice board certified as an expert in civil trial law by the Florida Bar and The National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has resolved multiple seven-figure settlements on behalf of his clients and has been named a Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Tom began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney in Polk County, Florida. After conducting over 50 non-jury and jury trials he moved on to further his trial work experience representing insurance companies such as Allstate, State Farm, Auto Owners, USAA, Nationwide, GEICO & Scottsdale Insurance Company. His experience representing large insurance companies has equipped him on how to counter insurance company strategies to devalue a claim. He has been exclusively representing injured clients for the past ten years. Tom achieved his board certification in civil trial law by the Florida Bar on his first attempt. Only 1-2% of attorneys in Florida are board-certified. Certification involves a rigorous peer-review process where the attorneys you practice against, and the judges you practice in front of, are called upon to evaluate your skill and knowledge in the courtroom. Candidates are also asked to support their application by listing their experience and trial outcomes and then must pass an exhaustive written examination.

Tomas L. Gacio

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Injury Attorney - Partner