Our Attorneys

Jodat Law Group, P.A. is an established law firm serving the Tampa Bay, Florida area and surrounding counties of Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, and DeSoto since 1994. We are committed to helping people who are facing financial trials file for bankruptcy protection and stop creditor harassment.

Our team of experienced Tampa bankruptcy attorneys have years of combined experience helping Floridians get back on their feet and on the road to financial recovery.  The information below provides you with a brief introduction to the attorneys of Jodat Law Group. Click on each name to learn more.

Melanie A. Newby

Melanie A. Newby is the Litigation Department Head at Jodat Law Group, P.A. In this role, she litigates Bankruptcy and Creditor Harassment cases. In 2005, Ms. Newby began representing bankruptcy clients in the Middle District of Florida and she or a colleague appears personally for all hearings and proceedings in Tampa on behalf of her clients. Melanie Newby received her undergraduate degree from New College in Sarasota, Florida, and her Juris Doctorate Degree from the University Of North Carolina School Of Law at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She has practiced criminal law in both Florida and North Carolina and was chief of the Juvenile Division for the Public Defender’s Office in Sarasota, Florida and head of the Drug Court Division for the Public Defender’s Office in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Newby is a member of The Florida Bar and the North Carolina State Bar.

Gary R. Jodat

Gary R. Jodat is the founding and managing attorney of Jodat Law Group, P.A. Mr. Jodat got his feet wet while fresh out of law school by taking a job with the Public Defender’s Office trying criminal, Juvenile and Dependency cases prior to transferring into civil litigation. He now primarily handles personal injury cases. Gary Jodat received his undergraduate degree from Roger Williams University and his Juris Doctorate Degree from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has been a member of The American Bar Association, The Manatee County Bar Association, The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, The Manatee County Chamber of Commerce, American Inns of Court and Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Click here to read about Mr. Jodat’s life saving rescue on Longboat Key

Shannan C. Neri

Shannan C. Neri is the senior bodily injury attorney at Jodat Law Group, P.A. and manages a diverse caseload including premises liability, dog bite, and automobile accident cases. Shannan Neri received her Juris Doctorate Degree from The Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio, where she was president of the Delta Theta Phi law fraternity. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Tampa Bay Trial Lawyer’s Association, the Bar in Florida, the District of Columbia and New York State.


Jamie S. Rosenberg

Jamie Seth Rosenberg graduated with honors from Florida State University in 1996. In 2000, he received his Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from Stetson University College of Law, in St. Petersburg, FL. Since that time, Mr. Rosenberg has worked as an Assistant Public Defender in Hillsborough County, Fl., and as an Assistant State Attorney in Manatee County, FL. During his tenure as an Assistant Public Defender, Mr. Rosenberg was admitted to the Middle District of Florida.
Mr. Rosenberg has gained a reputation as an aggressive litigator, having handled more than 100 felony jury trials over the last ten years. Mr. Rosenberg focuses his practice primarily on criminal matters and personal injury litigation. Mr. Rosenberg is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Manatee County Bar Association, and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Jeana D. Vogel

Jeana D. Vogel received her Juris Doctorate Degree from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida where she was the Ambassador for her school and President of the Women’s Law Student Association in 2008. She received her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of South Florida graduating “Cum Laude” where she majored in Political Science and minored in Sign Language. Ms. Vogel handles Family Law for the Jodat Law Group, P.A. primarily in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. She has extensive experience in many facets of Family Law including: Divorce, Time Sharing, Child Support, Alimony, Discreet Divorce Planning, Marital Settlement Agreements, Collaborative Divorce, Step-Parent Adoptions, Paternity, Parental Alienation, Dependency, Post Judgment Modifications, Relocation, Nuptial Agreements, Domestic Violence, Family Law related Mediations and Trials. Ms. Vogel is a member of The Florida Bar, The Hillsborough County Bar Association, The National Forensic League since 2000, and Golden Key Member as of 2005- 2008.

Lee White

Lee W. White received his Bachelor Degree in Political Science from the University of Florida and his Juris Doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law. After graduating law school, Lee spent several years with the Office of the Attorney General, Child Support Enforcement Bureau where he took literally thousands of child support cases to trial. He is an experienced family law trial attorney who is well adept at handling divorce cases, child support issues, child custody and visitation matters, and post judgment modifications.



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