Top-Ranked Insurance Lawyers in Tampa, Florida

As of October 31, 2026, the top-ranked insurance lawyers in Tampa, Florida are Matthew Reed Danahy “Matt” (LexRank 84.00), Gregory David Jones “gregory” (84.00) and Anthony Jude Petrillo (84.00).

This ranking lists 25 insurance lawyers in Tampa, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. Their experience ranges from 25 to 43 years in practice. 3 of the 25 list Spanish on their Florida Bar profile.

Lawyers ranked: 25
Fully verified: 25 of 25

The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

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Matthew Reed Danahy “Matt”
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 39 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #1?
Ranks #1 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
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Gregory David Jones “gregory”
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 42 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #2?
Ranks #2 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Anthony Jude Petrillo
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 35 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #3?
Ranks #3 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Reputation (4/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
JG
Juan Carlos Garcia
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 26 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #4?
Ranks #4 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20). 4.00 points behind #3, mostly reputation.
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
4.00 points behind #3 (Anthony Jude Petrillo): Reputation −4.
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MG
Michael A. Giasi
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 25 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #5?
Ranks #5 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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William F Merlin Jr. “Chip Merlin”
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 43 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #6?
Ranks #6 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Nathan Brook Nutter
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 29 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #7?
Ranks #7 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Raymond Frank Ayres II “Ray”
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 25 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #8?
Ranks #8 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Lisha Bowen
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 27 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #9?
Ranks #9 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Scott Davis Clay
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 31 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #10?
Ranks #10 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Dorothy Venable DiFiore
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 34 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #11?
Ranks #11 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Thomas James Gibbons
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 25 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #12?
Ranks #12 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Keith Michel Hanenian
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 35 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #13?
Ranks #13 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Ronald Scott Haynes “Ronald S Haynes”
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 28 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #14?
Ranks #14 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Ryan Kent Hilton
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 26 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #15?
Ranks #15 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
KJ
Kari Katzman Jacobson
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 34 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #16?
Ranks #16 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Adam Scott Kantor
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 27 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #17?
Ranks #17 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Paul Kimsey
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 33 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #18?
Ranks #18 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Adam Christopher King
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 27 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #19?
Ranks #19 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Craig Carl Kubiak
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 31 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #20?
Ranks #20 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Steven Daniel Manno
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 29 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #21?
Ranks #21 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Matthew Daniel Miller “Matt”
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 27 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #22?
Ranks #22 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Richard Gale Porter Jr. “Gale”
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 40 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #23?
Ranks #23 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Ronald Steven Rawls
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 34 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #24?
Ranks #24 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)
No change
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Angela E Rodante
Independent practice · Tampa, FL
Verified
- 30 years experience
- Insurance
- Bar status verified
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Why #25?
Ranks #25 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (0/20).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 19.3)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
Held back by
- Reputation 0/20 (ranking avg 0.1)

Insurance market in Tampa

LexRanked tracks 175 lawyers in insurance law in Tampa, Florida. 175 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers: 175
Law firms: 0
Verified professional data: 175 of 175
Average rating: Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count: Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience: 16 years175 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on October 31, 2026; data verified October 30, 2026. Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Tampa

What sets these Tampa lawyers apart

Every lawyer in this ranking has a The Florida Bar license verified as eligible to practice, and every fact shown links to its source. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 25 ranked lawyers	Figure
Years in practice	25 to 43 (median 30)
Languages besides English	Spanish (3)
License status with The Florida Bar	Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school	Stetson University College of Law (6 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Tampa office address and insurance as a practice area on record. It compares 25 insurance lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. The Florida Bar does not board-certify lawyers in insurance, so the practice area is the one each lawyer lists on their Florida Bar profile, which The Florida Bar does not review. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

A Florida homeowner must give the insurer notice of a property insurance claim within 1 year after the date of loss, and a lawsuit for breach of the policy must be filed within 5 years of the loss.

Rule	What it means
Notice of a property claim	A new or reopened claim is barred unless notice reaches the insurer within 1 year after the date of loss; a supplemental claim within 18 months (Fla. Stat. § 627.70132(2))
Hurricane date of loss	For hurricanes and other weather events, the date of loss is the landfall date or the date NOAA verifies the event (§ 627.70132(3))
Insurer response	The insurer must acknowledge a claim communication within 7 days and pay or deny a property claim within 60 days after notice (§ 627.70131(1) and (7))
Lawsuit deadline	5 years from the date of loss for breach of a property insurance contract (§ 95.11(2)(e))
Bad faith	An insured may sue an insurer that did not attempt in good faith to settle a claim, after 60 days written notice to the Department of Financial Services and the insurer (§ 624.155)

Court	Where cases are heard
State court circuit	Hillsborough County is in Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.
If you prefer to work in another language, check the languages listed on each profile.

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

How long do I have to report a property insurance claim in Florida?

1 year after the date of loss for a new or reopened claim, and 18 months for a supplemental claim (section 627.70132). For a hurricane, the date of loss is the date it made landfall.

How long does my insurer have to pay or deny a claim?

60 days after it receives notice of the claim, unless factors beyond its control prevent it (section 627.70131(7)).

What is a civil remedy notice?

A written notice on a Department of Financial Services form that must be filed 60 days before a bad-faith lawsuit under section 624.155. No suit lies if the insurer pays or corrects the problem within those 60 days.

How long do I have to sue my insurance company?

5 years from the date of loss for breach of a property insurance contract (section 95.11(2)(e)), but the claim itself must first be reported within 1 year.

Which court handles cases in Tampa?

State court cases in Hillsborough County are heard in Florida's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.

Are there Spanish-speaking insurance lawyers in Tampa?

Yes. 3 of the 25 ranked lawyers list Spanish on their Florida Bar profile. Each LexRanked profile shows the languages on record.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Matthew Reed Danahy “Matt”, Gregory David Jones “gregory”, Anthony Jude Petrillo, Juan Carlos Garcia and Michael A. Giasi and others.

Which lawyers speak Spanish?

14 of the 175 lawyers in this ranking have it on record, 14 confirmed by a verified fact or an official record. They are ranked separately by the same LexRank score. Top-Ranked Spanish-Speaking Insurance Lawyers in Tampa, Florida

About this ranking

Last updated: October 31, 2026
Methodology: LexRank v1.2 - deterministic, reproducible scoring
Editorial review: LexRanked editorial team, October 23, 2026
Independence: Positions are never sold. Paid placements, if any, are labelled and do not affect scores.

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Summary

The ranking

Insurance market in Tampa

What sets these Tampa lawyers apart

Who is included in this ranking?

Florida rules to know

How to choose among these lawyers

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

About this ranking

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