Palm Bay, FL

O. John Alpizar

O. John Alpizar has been involved in civil trial litigation since 1978, focusing on personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, insurance bad faith, and premises liability cases. He has secured numerous million-dollar verdicts and settlements for clients. He is an active member of the community and various legal associations.

David M. Alpizar

David M. Alpizar has been involved in civil trial litigation since 2004, initially representing insurance companies before dedicating his career to injured victims. He focuses on auto accidents, unsafe premises, and wrongful death cases, achieving significant verdicts and settlements. He is also active in community programs like Drive Alive.

Michael Manglardi

Mr. Manglardi received his undergraduate degree from the University of Central Florida in 1984. He graduated with honors in May of 1987 from Florida State University College of Law. While in college and at law school, Mr Manglardi received a number of honors, scholarships and awards, including being ranked number one in his class in his first year of law school. Over the past 20 years, Mr. Manglardi has successfully represented thousands of individuals and families throughout the State of Florida in various types of personal injury claims, including automobile accidents, defective product and theme park negligence. Mr. Manglardi resides in Central Florida with his wife and four children. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates forum and is active in various law related and civic organizations. He is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and served on its Professionalism Committee and Law Related Education Committee. He has chaired the local Florida Bar Grievance Committee, which investigates complaints of unethical conduct against attorneys and volunteers as an advisor and judge for the Orange County Bar Teen Court Program. He also volunteers time as a Guardian Ad Litem for abused neglected and abandoned children. Mr. Manglardi remains involved with his alma mater, the University of Central Florida, having served as President of UCF Knight Boosters and the UCF Alumni Association. He also serves as an officer of the UCF Foundation.

Steven L. Frankl practices personal injury law statewide with the law firm of Frankl Kominsky, PA. He represents clients in cases of catastrophic injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle injury, trucking accidents, medical malpractice and products liability, as well as slip/trip fall accidents and nursing home negligence. Mr. Frankl's practice is built on the pursuit of justice and fair compensation for his clients, who appreciate his aggressive and thorough representation. A highly skilled negotiator and seasoned litigator with a strong results orientation, Mr. Frankl works passionately to achieve exceedingly positive outcomes through settlement and in court.

Julio C. Martinez, Jr

Mr. Martinez graduated with high honors, in the top of his class, from the Florida State University College of Law in April of 1986. He received American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellent Achievement in two courses of study: torts and criminal practice. He also was a recipient of the Barrett G. Johnson Award in International Law. While at the Florida State University College of Law, Mr. Martinez served as president of the Spanish-American Law Student Association. Mr. Martinez is married, with three children and one grandchild. He has resided in Central Florida since the age of ten. He attended public grade school in Orlando, and graduated from Bishop Moore Catholic High School. Mr. Martinez handles a wide variety of cases including motor vehicle collisions, wrongful death, product liability and insurance contract disputes. He has lectured for the Florida Justice Association, and has served as an adjunct professor at Valencia Community College. Mr. Martinez is a member of the Florida Bar, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the Florida Justice Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Osceola Bar Association and the Orange County Bar Association. Mr. Martinez is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, organizations which limit membership to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. Mr. Martinez has frequently given legal commentary, has appeared, or has been quoted, in numerous news outlets including Univision, Telemundo, the Orlando Sentinel, Orlando ABC affiliate WFTV, and Orlando CBS affiliate WKMG.

Brian C. Lamb

Brian C. Lamb joined the firm in 2010 after spending many years defending medical professionals in medical malpractice lawsuits. He concentrates his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, wrongful death and personal injury litigation. A Georgia native, Mr. Lamb received his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration in 1979 from Augusta State University. In 1983 he graduated with distinction from Georgia Southern University, earning a Master in Public Administration. Mr. Lamb’s education continued at Valencia Community College where he obtained an Associate in Science Degree, Registered Nurse. He then went on to the University of Florida School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree. While in law school Mr. Lamb graded onto the University of Florida Law Review and received the book award for having the highest grade in his class in torts (2000) and family law (2001). He ultimately graduated magna cum laude in 2003. In 2004 he was inducted into the Order of the Coif, a distinction bestowed upon students in the top ten percent of graduates from the top fifty law schools across the nation. Prior to becoming an Personal Injury Lawyer, Mr. Lamb worked as a registered nurse in the emergency room, intensive care unit (ICU), cardiac catheterization lab and progressive care unit (PCU). While a registered nurse, Mr. Lamb held both supervisory and managerial positions in different aspects of the nursing profession. As a former nurse and a former defense attorney Mr. Lamb brings a unique perspective to the representation of persons injured by the negligence of medical professionals. He not only understands the complicated medical aspects of these cases, but also has a detailed understanding of how the insurance carriers will defend them. Mr. Lamb has extensive trial experience and will aggressively pursue medical negligence litigation with an understanding of both the medical and legal aspects of each case. Mr. Lamb is a member of the Florida Bar, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the Florida Justice Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Orange County Bar Association, and The Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida. Mr. Lamb is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization which limits membership to attorneys who have won million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements.

Tara C. Couture is the founding attorney of Couture Law P.A. Ms. Couture graduated with honors from the University of California San Diego, then obtained her law degree from one of the most prestigious schools in California, the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1999. Ms. Couture is licensed to practice law in Florida and California. Ms. Couture served as a Deputy City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles prior to starting her own law firm. In addition to successfully representing clients in courts throughout Florida and California, she has also successfully negotiated, settled and litigated various types of legal matters, including, but not limited to, serious personal injury claims, wrongful death cases, car accident claims, truck & big rig accident claims and bus accident claims.