The attorneys of The Sombathy Law Firm have a combined 55 years of legal experience in both civil and criminal law in both State and Federal Court.  All cases are handled personally by the partners of the law firm and are not handed off to inexperienced associate attorneys.

Bob Sombathy has been awarded the Florida Bar’s highest level of recognition for competency and experience within an area of the law when he earned Board Certification in the area of Criminal Trial Law. Bob has maintained Board Certification since 1999

Julie Ann Sombathy has been voted Reader’s Choice Best of Bay Best Attorney for 4 consecutive years in the Panama City News Herald, has served as a lecturer in continuing legal education courses related to estate planning and probate, and has testified as an expert witness on real estate closing procedures and homestead law at trial.

When selecting a criminal defense attorney to defend the liberties of a client, there is no substitute for trial experience. Bob has been lead counsel on over 150 felony jury trials including the Florida Boot Camp Trial where he was one of the lead attorneys in a nationally televised manslaughter jury trial.

Julie has 27 years’ experience litigating civil cases in both State and Federal Court, and has filed and completed well over 1,000 estate plans and probates

and litigated a variety of civil matters including will contests, disputed probate distributions, boundary disputes, non-compete agreements, mortgage foreclosures and defamation of character.