Our Attorneys

Josef Timlichman

Attorney

Josef Timlichman is a Florida trial attorney and the founder of Josef Timlichman Law, PLLC. Since 2016 he has represented injured people, homeowners, real estate professionals and businesses in cases throughout Florida, from truck and cruise injuries to property insurance denials, broker commission fraud and commercial disputes. In May 2026, Josef secured a $47.83 million jury verdict in a Florida broker commission case tried on claims of fraud, civil conspiracy and tortious interference. While in law school, he served as a full-time judicial extern to United States Magistrate Judge John O'Sullivan of the Southern District of Florida from 2013 to 2014, and he prepares every case for the courtroom from the first day.

This was a jury verdict. Post-trial proceedings may affect the final judgment and amounts recovered. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

• The Florida Bar | No. 121265
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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Samantha L. Perez

Attorney

Samantha L. Perez is a founding attorney of Josef Timlichman Law, PLLC, and has been a member of The Florida Bar since 2017. Her practice spans personal injury, homeowners insurance and real estate litigation.

Samantha leads the firm's pre-litigation practice in personal injury matters. She evaluates and values each claim, prepares and negotiates settlement demands with insurers, and directs the resolution of claims before suit. When a case proceeds to litigation, she manages its pretrial issues and strategy alongside Josef Timlichman as the case moves toward trial.

In real estate, Samantha has represented clients in a substantial volume of landlord and tenant matters and brings particular depth in Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher tenancies and the federal program requirements that govern them. She also represents homeowners in property insurance disputes arising from denied and underpaid claims.

• Admitted to The Florida Bar, 2017 (Florida Bar No. 1000507)

Patrick T. DiPietro

Of Counsel

Patrick T. DiPietro is Of Counsel to Josef Timlichman Law, PLLC, and brings four decades of civil trial experience in Florida courts. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury, property and business damage, commercial and real estate matters, and he leads hearings, depositions and trials for the firm.

Patrick built his career in eminent domain. For more than a decade, he served as a Senior Attorney with the Florida Department of Transportation, representing the State of Florida in the acquisition of property for transportation projects and in contested trials over property value and business damages. He then spent thirteen years as a partner at Brigham Moore, LLP, representing property owners in eminent domain and property rights litigation throughout Florida.

Patrick has tried eminent domain cases to twelve-person juries, most often as lead and sole counsel, and he has tried hundreds of bench trials, including claims for attorneys' fees and costs.

He is a past Chair of The Florida Bar's Eminent Domain Committee, on which he continues to serve. He co-authored a chapter of the Florida eminent domain practice manual as well as the manual's introduction, has organized continuing legal education seminars for the bar, and has helped instruct Florida circuit judges at their annual meeting.

• University of Miami School of Law, 1986
• Admitted to The Florida Bar, 1986 (Florida Bar No. 612049)