Mark Zakhvatayev

Attorney  Mark Zakhvatayev is member of Avard Law Offices. He Practice areas Social Security Disability, Personal Injury, Long Term Disability, appeals, and Veteran’s Disability.

Attorney  Mark Zakhvatayev has expertise in various stages of the Social Security disability process. He has successfully advocated for hundreds of Social Security claimants both at the hearing level and before the Social Security Appeals Council both in Florida and across the country.

He has handled over one hundred of Social Security disability appeals in federal courts for the Middle District of Florida in Fort Myers, Tampa, Ocala, and Orlando, and in the Southern District of Florida.

In April, 2018, Mark became Board Certified in the area of Social Security Disability by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. As of August, 2018, this is a privilege that was enjoyed by only 56 attorneys in the country.

Mark works with a diverse group of clients as he speaks French, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Russian. Mark’s other practice areas include personal injury litigation and appeals, long-term disability appeals, and veteran’s disability.

A native Ukrainian, Mark is an avid fan of soccer (football to the rest of the world). He lives in Cape Coral, Florida, and in spare time he enjoys linguistics, fishing and bungee jumping.