Meet The Team
Meet Constance D. Coleman and Gian-Franco Melendez, Maurine A. Thomas our dedicated family law, immigration and personal injury lawyers serving Florida and all 50 states with mission-driven practice, compassion, and a heart for people.
About
Constance D. Coleman
Founder. Advocate. Heart of the Coleman Law Group.
Constance D. Coleman built her reputation in Florida by doing things differently. She launched the Coleman Law Group to give clients something they rarely get: an attorney who is personally invested in their outcomes. For over 18 years, she’s handled personal injury, immigration, and family law cases with a focus on delivering results. Her 10.0 Avvo score and Florida Super Lawyers status confirm what her clients already know: she’s the person you want in the room when things get difficult.
She understands that behind every case is a family trying to hold things together, a paycheck that can’t be missed, a loved one who needs protecting, a future that depends on getting this right. That’s the weight she carries into every case she takes on. She is a dedicated board member of the St. Petersburg Bar Association and remains firmly rooted in the local community.
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Constance D. Coleman built her reputation in Florida by doing things differently. She launched the Coleman Law Group to give clients something they rarely get: an attorney who is personally invested in their outcomes. For over 18 years, she’s handled personal injury, immigration, and family law cases with a focus on delivering results. Her 10.0 Avvo score and Florida Super Lawyers status confirm what her clients already know: she’s the person you want in the room when things get difficult.
She understands that behind every case is a family trying to hold things together, a paycheck that can’t be missed, a loved one who needs protecting, a future that depends on getting this right. That’s the weight she carries into every case she takes on. She is a dedicated board member of the St. Petersburg Bar Association and remains firmly rooted in the local community.
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About Gian-Frano Melendez (Of Counsel)
Gian-Franco Melendez is a Tampa Bay native who never left and did so on purpose. A graduate of Stetson University College of Law, he spent his school years working directly with families at Gulf coast Legal Services, sitting inside a U.S. Federal Judge’s chamber, and helping veterans secure disability benefits. He learned early that you have to understand how the system is built if you actually want to stand a chance at fighting it.
As the son of immigrants himself, Gian-Franco doesn’t just understand the immigration system on paper, he understands what it feels like to have a family’s future depend on it. Being fluent in English and Spanish is a huge asset, but it’s his ability to personally invest in every client’s story that sets his approach apart.
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As the son of immigrants himself, Gian-Franco doesn’t just understand the immigration system on paper, he understands what it feels like to have a family’s future depend on it. Being fluent in English and Spanish is a huge asset, but it’s his ability to personally invest in every client’s story that sets his approach apart.
Read more about Gian-Franco Melendez. Esq.
About Maurine A. Thomas
(Of Counsel)
Maurine A. Thomas has practiced family law exclusively since being admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005, with over two decades spent focused entirely on the cases that matter most to real families. A graduate of the University of Florida and Stetson University College of Law, she built her foundation by serving Legal Aid clients and advocating for children as a Guardian ad Litem, which gave her a perspective most attorneys don’t have.
Her practice covers divorce, custody, child support, paternity, and modifications. Maurine brings the same values to the courtroom that she carries outside it – volunteering through her church, serving as an Attorney Ad Litem, and mentoring youth through Girl Scouts. She fights hard, but she also listens.
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Her practice covers divorce, custody, child support, paternity, and modifications. Maurine brings the same values to the courtroom that she carries outside it – volunteering through her church, serving as an Attorney Ad Litem, and mentoring youth through Girl Scouts. She fights hard, but she also listens.
Read more about Maurine A. Thomas, Esq.
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