Florida residents facing foreclosure defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in mortgage default defense, loan modification, short sales, deed in lieu, and wrongful foreclosure claims. The legal framework in Florida differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern foreclosure defense cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for foreclosure defense matters in Florida is generally 5 years written, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Florida's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The The Florida Bar sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on foreclosure defense in Florida bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The foreclosure defense attorneys listed here practice throughout Florida and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to foreclosure defense law in Florida to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Florida.

Peggy Cruz-Townsend - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Peggy Cruz-Townsend, P.A.
 110 SE 6th Street Suite 1700 Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
(954) 524-5297
University of Florida Levin College of Law (1997)
English, Spanish
Bar #142816
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
Joseph Aloysius Heintz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Joseph A. Heintz Jr., P.A.
 335 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte FL 33953
(941) 206-2228
Florida Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Cannabis & Marijuana Law Collections
Michael Howard Wolf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael Howard Wolf Law Office
 805 Southeast 3rd Avenue Suite 1011 Fort Lauderdale FL 33316
(954) 999-0864
University of Miami School of Law (1974)
Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Michael B Katz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Katz & Associates Law Firm
 777 South Flagler Drive Suite 800 - West Tower West Palm Beach FL 33401
(772) 933-5289
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law (2002)
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Gregory Light - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Light & Gonzalez, PLLC
 150 S. Pine Island Rd. #300 Plantation FL 33324
(754) 900-6545
St. Thomas University School of Law (2012)
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law Foreclosure Defense Personal Injury
Awilda Esteras - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Siegfried Rivera
 150 S Pine Island Rd #300 Plantation FL 33324
(954) 465-2590
Tulane University School of Law (2001)
English, Spanish
U.S. District Court of Florida Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Collections Foreclosure Defense
Anthony Melchiorre - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Absolute Law, PA
 12585 New Brittany Blvd. unit 21 Fort Myers FL 33907
(239) 268-4669
University of Miami School of Law (2017)
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Mr. Joseph E. Seagle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aspire Legal Solutions PLLC
 924 W Colonial Dr Orlando FL 32804
4077700100102
North Carolina Central University School of Law (1996)
Bar #526533
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Estate Planning
Aaron Rene Resnick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 100 Biscayne Blvd Suite 1607 Miami FL 33132
(305) 672-7495
University of Florida Levin College of Law (1997)
Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Entertainment & Sports Law Foreclosure Defense
Christopher G Frey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Frey Law, P.A.
 412 E. Madison Street, Suite 1106 Tampa FL 33602
Stetson University College of Law (1986)
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Family Law
Michael Faro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Faro & Crowder, P.A.
 959 N Cocoa Blvd Suite 3 Cocoa FL 32922
(321) 784-8158
Capital University (2001)
English
Southern District of Florida - Bankruptcy Court Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Consumer Law
Justin Scutt Warren McMurray - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Justin McMurray, P.A.
 3921 NW 97th Blvd., Suite 202-A Gainesville FL 32606
(352) 519-4299
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law (2005)
English, Spanish
Bar #24668
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Lance C. Ball - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ball Law Office
 18245 Paulson Drive Port Charlotte FL 33954
(941) 740-2255
University of Miami School of Law (2002)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Nicholas Vidoni - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vidoni Law PLLC
 959 N COCOA BLVD. #5 Cocoa FL 32922
University of Iowa (2008)
English
Iowa Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Charles PT Phoenix - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 551 S. Collier Blvd. 2nd Floor Marco Island FL 34145
(239) 394-5151
University of Alabama School of Law
Michigan Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Jon Lowell Martin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jon Lowell Martin
 901 SW Martin Downs Blvd. Suite #309 Palm City FL 34990
(772) 419-0057
Capital University
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
Christian David Posada - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Christian D. Posada, P.A.
 6517 Jessy Court Lake Worth FL 33467
(561) 208-1224
University of Arkansas - Little Rock (2000)
Spanish
Florida Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Rinky Parwani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Parwani Law, P.A.
 9905 Alambra Avenue Tampa FL 33619
(813) 514-8280
University Of Minnesota (1998)
Hindi
Bar #629634
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Consumer Law
Helbert Lopez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Florida Law Advisers, P.A.
 38100 Meridian Ave Dade City FL 33525
American University Washington College of Law
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
Marjorie DeCastro-Hirsch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of DeCastro-Hirsch, P.A.
 8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000 Plantation FL 33324
(954) 474-7703
Nova Southeastern University (2006)
English, Portuguese
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Divorce Employment Law
Joseph Brien - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Suite 204 Hollywood FL 33020
(954) 320-6940
Florida Atlantic University (1998)
Spanish
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Bankruptcy Business Law
Brian P. Kowal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Brian P. Kowal, PA
 7351 Wiles Rd. Suite 103 Coral Springs FL 33067
(954) 990-7552
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University (2003)
English, Portuguese, Spanish
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Foreclosure Defense Landlord Tenant
Russell Andrews Kerr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kerr Law Group
 1044 N. U.S. Highway 1, Suite 202 Jupiter FL 33477
(561) 571-0358
University of Baltimore School of Law
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Neil Jay Buchalter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Buchalter & Pelphrey Lawyers At Law
 2395 N Courtenay Pkwy., Ste. 203 Merritt Island FL 32953
(321) 205-0900
University of Florida
Florida Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Foreclosure Defense
Michael J. Barber - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 808 N Main St Kissimmee FL 34744
(407) 933-8212
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1975)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Business Law Family Law Foreclosure Defense
Carlos M. Amor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carlos M. Amor, P.A.
 1200 S Pine Island Rd Ste 220 Plantation FL 33324
(954) 453-7200
Florida State University College of Law (2004)
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Foreclosure Defense Personal Injury Real Estate Law
Marc Brown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marc Brown, P.A.
 6400 N. Andrews Ave. Ste 510 Fort Lauderdale FL 33309
(954) 566-5678
St. Thomas University School of Law (2004)
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Paola C. Canola - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Oppenheim Law
 2500 Weston Road Suite 404 Weston FL 33331
(954) 384-6114
Spanish
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment Law Entertainment & Sports Law
Jason Weaver - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2750 N 29th Ave #120 Hollywood FL 33020
Nova Southeastern University (1997)
English
Florida Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Consumer Law
Carol A Lawson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 PO 2381 Dunedin FL 34697
(727) 410-2705
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Elder Law
Neil Morales - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Neil Morales, P.A.
 2272 Airport Road South Suite 209 Naples FL 34112
(239) 659-5291
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Carlos Del Amo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3211 Ponce se Leon Blvd. Suite 200 Coral Gables FL 33134
(305) 804-8952
University of Miami (1985)
Spanish
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Alejandro Rivera - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alejandro Rivera P.A.
 1400 W. Oak St., #F Kissimmee FL 34741
(407) 518-7160
Florida A&M University College of Law (2005)
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
John A. Russo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of John A. Russo, P.A.
 6767 N Wickham Rd Suite 400-D Melbourne FL 32940
(833) 787-7635
University of Wyoming College of Law (2005)
English
Colorado Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Charles B. Jimerson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jimerson Birr, P.A.
 One Independent Drive Suite 1400 Jacksonville FL 32202
(904) 389-0050
University of Florida
Bar #21750
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Ian E. Osking - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Neill Griffin Marquis, PLLC
 311 S. 2nd Street, Suite 200 Fort Pierce FL 34950
(772) 464-8200
Florida Coastal School of Law
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
Kevin Lee McNamara - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McNamara & McNamara, P.A.
 631 U.S. Highway 1 Suite 303 North Palm Beach FL 33408
(561) 842-7077
Florida State University College of Law (1997)
Florida Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Divorce
Timothy M Goan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Timothy M. Goan, P.A.
 4873 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Suite 5 Palm Coast FL 32137
(386) 445-9003
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy
Charles Houston Webb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Webb & Wells, P.A.
 P.O. Box 1849 Anna Maria FL 34217
(941) 778-7054
Bar #622788
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Environmental Law
Ralph Fisher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fisher's Law Office, PA
 575 Cypress Lane Lutz FL 33548
(813) 949-2749
University of Florida Levin College of Law (1981)
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Active License
Collections Consumer Law Criminal Law
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