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No. 02 — The Brothers

Two brothers. One firm. Thirty-four years on Kennedy Boulevard.

Peter F. Catania and Paul B. Catania opened the doors of Catania & Catania in 1992. They have been the names on the door, on the pleadings, and on the final settlement letter ever since.

Peter F. Catania, founding personal injury attorney
Founding PartnerPlate · 02-A

Peter F. Catania

Founding Partner

Peter began his legal career in 1990 as a defense attorney, representing insurance companies and their insureds. Two years of that work gave him a precise understanding of how carriers evaluate, delay, and underpay claims — and a determination to spend the rest of his practice on the other side of the table. In 1992 he founded Catania & Catania with his brother Paul to represent the people, not the powerful corporations.

  • Juris DoctorLoyola University, 1989
  • UndergraduateUniversity of Florida, B.A.
  • AdmittedThe Florida Bar, 1990
  • Practice FocusPersonal Injury · Auto Negligence · Wrongful Death · Product Liability · Medical Malpractice · Nursing Home Neglect
  • MembershipsTrial Lawyers of America · Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
  • RatingAV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell)
"I learned how insurance companies think. I have spent every year since making them answer."
Paul B. Catania, founding personal injury attorney
Founding PartnerPlate · 02-B

Paul B. Catania

Founding Partner

Paul earned his B.A. from the University of South Florida in 1985 and his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in 1988. He was admitted to The Florida Bar on September 23, 1988. Paul is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Three decades into his practice, Paul has recovered millions of dollars for individuals and families across the Tampa Bay region.

  • Juris DoctorStetson University College of Law, 1988
  • UndergraduateUniversity of South Florida, B.A. 1985
  • AdmittedThe Florida Bar, Sept 23, 1988
  • FederalM.D. Fla. · 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Practice FocusPersonal Injury · Motor Vehicle · Medical Malpractice · Nursing Home Negligence · Product Liability · Wrongful Death
  • RatingMartindale-Hubbell Peer Rated
"Tampa is home. Our clients are our neighbors. Treating them like family is not a tagline here — it is the reason the firm exists."

No. 02-C — The Standard

Why a smaller firm.
On purpose.

The Catania brothers built this firm so that the names on the door would always be the names handling the work. They have chosen, deliberately, not to expand into a billboard-style practice. Every file is read by a partner. Every settlement is negotiated by a Catania. That is the standard — and it has been the standard since 1992.

Downtown Tampa, Florida
Hillsborough County · Tampa

Tell us about your case — Peter or Paul will personally see it.

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