ABOUT OUR LAW FIRM
The trial lawyers at Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. have over a century and a half of combined legal experience. Our team of attorneys and paralegals have represented clients against multi-national corporations and against the Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services during courtroom trials, hearings, depositions, mediations, and settlement negotiations.
The legal team at Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. is licensed to practice law in states across the country and in federal, district and circuit courts throughout the nation. Please look over each of our profiles to get a better understanding of our attorneys’ qualifications and how Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. can help you.
Attorneys
William Christopher, Of Counsel
Attorney
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Construction & Commercial Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration
40 years experience in arbitration and mediation of complex civil cases
Michael J. Cowgill
Attorney
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Metal on Metal Hip Injury
Medical product liability attorney, former immigration law attorney, and a native Spanish speaker
Brenton Elswick, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Seattle, WA
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Has experience in drug-patent litigation
Alison H. Haskins, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Complex litigation attorney focused on helping others through legal and non-profit activities
Theodore J. Hong, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Seattle, WA
Areas of Practice: Metal on Metal Hip Injury, Vaccine Injury Compensation
Served in the position of law clerk for two superior court judges
Isaiah R. Kalinowski, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Washington, D.C.
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Served as a judicial law clerk at the United States Court of Federal Claims
Altom M. Maglio, Esq.
Managing Partner
Location: Sarasota, FL
Areas of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation, Metal on Metal Hip Injury,Construction and Commercial Litigation, Rails to Trails Conversions/Land Takings, Medical Product Whistleblower/Qui Tam Law
Managing partner of Maglio, Christopher & Toale, P.A.
Jennifer Anne Gore Maglio, Esq.
Appellate Attorney
Location: Sarasota, FL
Areas of Practice: Metal on Metal Hip Replacement Injury, Construction & Commercial Litigation
Experience briefing legal matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, and Federal and State Courts of Appeal
Jessica Olins, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Washington, D.C.
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Also practices in subpoena enforcement in federal district courts nationwide
Ilyas Sayeg, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Metal on Metal Hip Injury
Medical product liability attorney litigating nationwide medical product failures on behalf of injured patients
Diana Stadelnikas, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Vaccine injury attorney and former pediatric critical care nurse
Michele S. Stephan, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Metal on Metal Hip Injury
2017 Florida Association for Women Lawyers "Leaders in Law" award.
Danielle Strait, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Seattle, WA
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Partner, Complex Litigation
Anne Carrión Toale, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Has won multiple multi-million dollar judgements on behalf of vaccine clients
Christina E. Unkel, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Construction & Commercial Litigation, Federal Takings, Rails-to-Trails
Complex litigation trial lawyers and international FIFA soccer (futball) referee
Joseph A. Vuckovich, Esq.
Attorney
Location: Washington, D.C.
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
B.S. Degrees in Neuroscience and Psychology. Master's Degree in Biology
Amber Wilson, Ph.D., Esq.
Attorney
Location: Washington, D.C.
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Has a doctorate in cellular pharmacology, a master's degree in genetics, and a law degree.
Paralegals
Erika Banfelder
Paralegal
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Metal on Metal Hip Injury
Phone: 941.952.5242
Works with clients in the defective metal on metal hip section. Has a B.A. degree in business administration
Kimberly G. Dutra
Advanced Certified Paralegal, Florida Registered Paralegal
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Phone: 941.348.2169
Holds credentials as an Advanced Certified Paralegal in product liability and licensed by the Florida Bar as a Florida Registered Paralegal.
Jennifer L. Gutierriz
Certified Paralegal
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Phone: 941.348.2195
Over 10 years experience as a litigation paralegal
Mandy Houston
Medical Records Paralegal
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Phone: 941.348.2178
Manages medical records for vaccine cases
Emily K. Monahan
Certified Paralegal
Location: Seattle, WA
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Phone: 941.254.6034
Certified paralegal with experience in pharmaceutical health care
Tammie Olagbaju
Paralegal
Location: Washington, D.C.
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Phone: 888.952.5242
Paralegal with Vaccine Injury Clients
Melissa Phillips
Paralegal
Location: Seattle, WA
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Phone: 888.952.5242
Paralegal working with Vaccine Injury Clients
Melissa Powell
Certified Paralegal
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Metal on Metal Hip Injury
Phone: 941.357.7017
Works with metal on metal hip replacement injury clients
Tara Thorn
Paralegal
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation
Phone: 941.222.1161
Works with vaccine injury clients
Stephanie Zolli
Research Assistant
Location: Sarasota, FL
Area of Practice: Metal on Metal Hip Injury
Phone: 941.201.3233
Provides medical and legal research support to our metal on metal defective hip section
Administration
Walt Bower
IT Director
Location: Sarasota, FL
Phone: 941.952.5242
Has a Master's Degree in library and information science from FSU
Melissa Cairo
Marketing and IT Assistant
Location: Sarasota, FL
Phone: 941.952.5242
Graduated with a degree from Hood College in Business Administration
Patricia Deemer
Assistant Bookkeeper
Location: Sarasota, FL
Phone: 941.952.5242
17 years accounting experience
Angie Knapko
Operations Manager
Location: Sarasota, FL
Phone: 941.348.2192
30 years of accounting and law firm administration experience
Altom M. Maglio, Esq.
Managing Partner
Location: Sarasota, FL
Areas of Practice: Vaccine Injury Compensation, Metal on Metal Hip Injury,Construction and Commercial Litigation, Rails to Trails Conversions/Land Takings, Medical Product Whistleblower/Qui Tam Law
Managing partner of Maglio, Christopher & Toale, P.A.
James Tryner Jr.
Technical Support Specialist
Location: Sarasota, FL
Phone: 941.952.5242
Works with all offices to provide IT support