Joseph D. Bootka was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Aquinas College with a Bachelor of Arts, Majoring in Political Science with a Minor in Legal Studies. After college, Joseph attended Ave Maria School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor. Joseph was admitted to the Florida Bar and immediately joined… Read More
Amanda L. Brennan-Patel
Amanda grew up in Tampa, Florida. While there she received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Honors from the University of South Florida. After graduation, Amanda served as a sexual assault victim advocate for several years, which inspired her to attend law school. She received her Juris Doctorate degree from American University Washington College of… Read More
Mia Tolliver
Mia Tolliver is an associate attorney at the St. Petersburg office. She is a South Louisiana native and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Louisiana with a bachelor’s degree in political science with a pre-law concentration and a minor in philosophy. As an undergraduate, she was a member of Pi Sigma Alpha Honor… Read More
D. Robert Swanson
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Robert Swanson attended the University of Central Florida, where he graduated with Bachelor of Science degrees in Health Care Administration and Legal Studies. At UCF Robert was active in Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the Order of Omega honor fraternity. Robert received his Juris Doctorate degree cum laude from Stetson University… Read More
Ryan M. Benninger
Ryan Benninger was born in Morgantown, West Virginia. Before joining Vernis & Bowling, he worked for a maritime defense firm located in Miami, Florida, where he focused much of his practice assisting in the defense of cruise lines in crewmember personal injury claims before the ICDR. Mr. Benninger also assisted in the defense of maritime-related… Read More