# BBDG Law > https://www.bbdglaw.com > Last Updated: 2026-06-12 Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace is an “AV” rated law firm serving clients throughout Florida. Founded in 2000, the firm consists of experienced and aggressive trial attorneys, meticulous transactional attorneys, and thoughtful counselors. The Florida civil & business litigation attorneys at BBDG are an extension of your business and pride themselves on finding creative solutions to your legal problems. ## Contact - Phone: +1-813-221-3759 - Address: 15316 North Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33613 ## Locations - Tampa, FL - +1-813-221-3759 Areas served: Tampa ## Practice Areas - Business Law - Banking & Consumer Financial Services - Bankruptcy & Insolvency - Breach of Contract - Business Acquisitions - Business Formation - Business Organization & Structuring - Business Succession Planning - Business Transactions - Commercial Litigation - Construction Litigation - Corporate Law - Drug & Medical Device Litigation - Employment Contracts - Estate Litigation - Estate Planning - Family Law - First Amendment - Defamation & Libel - Guardianship - Insurance Defense - Labor and Employment - Mergers & Acquisitions - Non-Compete Agreements - Partnership Disputes - Power of Attorney - Premises Liability - Probate Law - Probate Litigation - Products Liability - Professional Liability Defense - Real Estate & Land Use - Real Estate Litigation - Real Estate Transactions - Securities Litigation - Shareholder Disputes - Trucking - Cargo & Auto Liability Claims - Trust Litigation - Unfair Business Practices - Wills - Workers’ Compensation ## Attorneys - Robert W. Bleakley: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/robert-bleakley/ Managing Partner of Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace, Robert W. Bleakley is Board Certified in Civil Trial practice and an “AV” rated trial lawyer with significant experience. - Charles D. Bavol: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/charles-bavol/ Chuck Bavol is a civil trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience trying a broad range of cases in federal and state courts across the country. - J. Ronald Denman: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/j-ronald-denman/ J. Ronald Denman SHAREHOLDER AND SENIOR PARTNER About J. Ronald Denman is a Litigation Partner with extensive courtroom experience in state and federal courts throughout the country and has achieved numerous multi-million-dollar jury verdicts and settlements. Licensed to practice in Florida and Nort... - Robert J. Grace: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/robert-grace/ Grace joined Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace in September 2012. Prior to joining the firm, Grace was a shareholder of the law firm of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A. - Brian P. Battaglia: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/brian-battaglia/ Brian Battaglia is a partner with Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace with a focus on complex civil litigation, business and commercial litigation, employment and labor law and real estate litigation. - Samantha L. Dammer: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/samantha-dammer/ Samantha L. Dammer joined Bleakley, Bavol, Denman & Grace in May of 2021, after working in her own firm since 1998. - Richard W. Ervin: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/richard-ervin/ Richard William Ervin, IV is a member of the Florida and District of Columbia Bars, he practices in the areas of business, civil litigation, family, real estate, and appellate law. - Melissa Deegan: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/melissa-deegan/ Melissa began her career as an Assistant Public Defender in the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pasco County, Florida, where she gained significant courtroom and jury trial experience. - Elizabeth Gisondi: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/elizabeth-gisondi/ Elizabeth Gisondi Associate About Elizabeth Gisondi joined Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace with several years of workers’ compensation experience in defending and prosecuting benefits on behalf of employers, carriers, servicing agents, and injured employees. Elizabeth is originally from Merritt Island... - Cara F. Morehouse: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/cara-f-morehouse/ Cara F. Morehouse Partner Cara F. Morehouse joined Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace after establishing her solo estate planning practice in Tampa, Florida. Cara has a variety of legal experience in the State of Florida ranging from counseling clients, preparing wills and trusts, civil litigation, and p... - Nikita Patel: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/nikita-patel/ Nikita Patel Associate Nikita Patel is an Associate Attorney whose practice focuses on general liability matters. Originally from Los Angeles, California, Nikita later relocated to Louisiana, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a minor in Sociology, from Louisiana State ... - Josephine B. Rahn: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/josephine-rahn/ Josephine (Josie) Rahn joined Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace in March 2019. Josie came to the firm with multiple years of experience. - Richard Rodriguez: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/richard-rodriguez/ Richard Rodriguez Partner Richard Rodriguez has a broad business law practice representing clients in both transactional and litigation matters. His business acumen gained from his extensive legal and non-law experience informs his practice of law. Having owned several businesses, Richard is acutely... - Mary Roseth: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/mary-roseth/ Mary Roseth Associate About Mary Roseth is an Associate Attorney who focuses her practice on commercial, trust, probate, and guardianship litigation. Mary is originally from Connecticut where she grew up before moving to Florida in 2019. She graduated cum laude from Fordham University in 2021 with h... - Corey Shill: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/corey-shill/ Corey P. Shill Associate About Corey Shill joined Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace in August 2024, after participating in the firm’s summer associate program in the summer of 2023. Mr. Shill, a Florida native, graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.S.B.A. in Business Economics.  Befo... - Michael A. Valverde: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/michael-a-valverde/ Michael A. Valverde Associate Michael A. Valverde has been a civil litigator since 2011, with significant experience litigating complex, multi-party, construction defect disputes. Prior to working with BBD&G, Mike has appeared and litigated cases throughout central and southern Florida. Mike was... - Noah J. Vollmer: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/noah-j-vollmer/ Noah Vollmer joined Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace in August 2022, after participating in the firm’s summer associate program in the summer of 2021. - Nicholas Westcott: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/nicholas-westcott/ Nicholas Westcott Associate Nicholas Westcott is an Associate Attorney who joined Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace in August 2025. Originally from North Carolina, Nicholas graduated from Liberty University with a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, Government and Communications. After m... - Cynthia M. Whitman: https://www.bbdglaw.com/attorneys/cynthia-m-whitman/ Cynthia M. Whitman Associate About Cynthia Whitman is an Associate Attorney with experience in civil litigation and insurance defense, focusing on premises liability, general liability, auto and trucking negligence, and medical-malpractice defense. She joined BBD&G in December 2025. 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