Stephen K. Brooks
Steve practices at the Brooks Law Group with offices in Tampa and Winter Haven, Fl. He can be reached at steve@brookslawgroup.com or 1-888-We-Mean-It. You can read more about Steve and the Brooks Law Group at brookslawgroup.com.
Steve received his B.A. Degree from Stetson University and his law degree from Stetson University College of Law. Stephen also had the opportunity to study at Oxford University through an arrangement withStetson University College of Law. He then joined a six-member law firm. The diverse experience he gained there has been invaluable to his own firm. It is the basis of a wide pool of practical knowledge and personal contacts from which he continues to draw. Stephen devotes all of his current practice to “people” problems, personal injury… Read More
Beach A. Brooks, Jr.
Beach A. Brooks Jr. received his B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and his law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1983. Since becoming a member of the Florida Bar, Beach has practiced law in the Winter Haven area and was a partner with a large local law firm prior to joining his brother.
Beach practices primarily in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, and auto and truck accidents. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the Polk County Trial Lawyers Association, and is a past president of the Polk County Family Lawyers Association. He has also been admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He is past chairman of the Tenth Judicial Court Grievance…Read More
Charles M. Laycock
Charles M. Laycock“CJ” Laycock left high school as a sophomore and went directly to college. He received his Bachelors of Science degree from University of California Berkeleyin 1996 in Psychology and his law degree from Tulane School of Law in New Orleans Louisiana in 2000 with a certificate in Admiralty Law. During his time at Tulane, Mr. Laycock participated in a study abroad program in Greece studying Admiralty Law, worked in Tulane’s Civil Litigation Clinic as a clerk for the Offices of Administrative Law Judges in Metairie Louisiana handling Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act claims.
After graduation Charles moved to Florida and begun his career working as a contract attorney for a large Admiralty Defense Firm in Miami. Disappointed with the lack of trial work that a junior associate in a large firm… Read More
Tara B. Conner
Tara B. Conner received her B.A. degree from Stetson University and her law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law. Since becoming a member of the Florida bar, Tara has practiced in Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and most recently in Winter Haven.
Before joining Brooks Law Group, Tara was in-house counsel at one of the largest heavy equipment dealers in North America and worked in private practice with a focus on personal injury and premises liability law.
Tara has served on the board of directors for non-profit corporations helping shelter animals and has actively participated in volunteer work over the last 5 years. Prior to moving to Winter Haven…Read More
Charles M. Laycock Sr.
Social Security Disability
I was raised in Tennessee, earned two BS degrees in Business Administration at the University of Tennessee, and a JD from Memphis State Law School. I have been practicing law since August 1970, and have over 30 years of experience doing administrative hearings before federal agencies.
After the application for disability benefits has been rejected by the Social Security Administration, and a hearing has been requested, I take control of the appeal. I interview applicant, help the applicant and the staff obtain and present evidence, edit the pre-hearing brief, conduct a hearing before Administrative Law Judge, and write a post-hearing brief on unsuccessful appeals…Read More
