Family Law

• Guardianship
  As a community activist and youth mentor, Tamara was integrally involved in the Urban League of Broward County’s Juvenile Crime Diversion Program and Youth Summit on Juvenile Crime Prevention programs. She served as a mediator between minors and parents to find appropriate resolutions of family matters, and provided legal assistance to parents and caretakers on the Florida guardianship rights of persons with disabled children.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  With his continued interest in the law and a focus on furthering his education, Trey moved to Jacksonville to attend Florida Coastal School of Law, obtaining his Juris Doctor, and graduating in the top 20 percent of his class. During his time in law school, Trey secured several more legal internships, continuing to build on his experience, knowledge base, and exposure to varying areas of practice, including criminal defense.
• Wrongful Death
  Prior to law school, Beau worked as a certified paralegal for a civil litigation firm in cases against Fortune 500 companies. She assisted clients in a wide array of claims, including personal injury, wrongful death, tortious interference with contractual rights, obtaining property by false pretenses, and unfair and deceptive trade practices. This experience reinforced her desire to advocate on plaintiffs’ behalf and provide exceptional client service to the underdog.
• Misdemeanors
  After law school, he worked fourteen years as a criminal trial lawyer, including nine as an assistant state attorney in Broward County, prosecuting and defending every crime from misdemeanors to murder, including defending multiple clients facing the death penalty (never lost a client). He worked another fourteen years in general civil trial practice, both as plaintiff and defense counsel, on behalf of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to representing the homeless in federal civil rights litigation, trying cases in state and federal courts up and down Florida from Key West to Pensacola.
• Murder
  . As an Assistant State Attorney, he personally tried more than 160 jury trials, of which 150 he tried by himself. More than fifty of his jury trials were First Degree Murder cases.
• Juvenile Crimes
• Arson
  His extent of involvement in fire-related insurance claims has led him to active involvement in the National Fire Protection Association, National Association of Fire Investigators, and the International Association of Fire Investigators. Mr. Grose has been honored to speak regarding various subjects to the AAJ, FJA, Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters, the Windstorm Network, and the Insurance Committee for Arson Control.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  Ms. Gechijian is a Florida native, who grew up in Miami, where she witnessed the wrath of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and its devastation to numerous communities in South Florida. She has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2004, receiving both her undergraduate degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Miami. While attending law school, Ms. Gechijian was Editor-in-Chief of the University of Miami Business Law Review. She began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney in Palm Beach County, Florida. Thereafter, she spent many years representing employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators in a variety of litigation matters. This extensive experience has enabled her to better represent policyholders and litigate on their behalf. In her free time, Ms. Gechijian enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She is also a licensed Florida Realtor.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
• Construction Litigation
  Mr. Mammel has acted as trial and appellate counsel in numerous commercial and insurance coverage claims. As representative examples, he was appellate counsel in a construction defect case enforcing a multimillion-dollar jury verdict on a home on Marco Island, which was settled by the contractor’s liability insurance carrier shortly after oral argument. Acting as trial and appellate counsel for a Hialeah condominium association after a Hurricane Wilma loss, he succeeded in upholding the trial court’s order compelling appraisal that had been appealed by the insurance carrier.
• Property Damage
  During law school, Ms. Kuhn spent several years working as Chip Merlin’s paralegal assisting homeowners and businesses with property damage claims in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, through litigation and trial. Ms. Kuhn also managed commercial coverage litigation issues, which included complex discovery and claim file investigations.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  To broaden these legal tools at his disposal, Mr. Gregory ventured to work as an insurance attorney handling cases on behalf of various insurance carriers, including cases related to first party property, general liability, and personal injury. He provides an insightful perspective due to his years working for insurance companies, and now utilizes his talents and services for the benefit of the policyholders. He brought these skills to Merlin Law Group in order to provide the highest quality representation for the needs of his clients while maintaining the dignity and principled stature of the legal profession.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  After leaving the Navy, Mr. Frederick went on to attain his Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law. While at law school, he worked in the school’s Law Clinic, representing the indigent in various legal matters pro-bono. That experience would pave the way for his early law career as he represented clients in various legal matters, including family law, estate planning, probate, and dependency.