PARTNERS OF FIRM
Jeffrey S. Lapin (Partner) born Miami, Florida, January 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1990); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1991-1993. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Mortgage Banking Litigation; Class Actions.
Adam B. Leichtling (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois, May 23, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1988); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1992-1993. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Bankruptcy. Author: "Scheck v. Burger King Corp.: Why Burger King Cannot Have Its Own Way with Its Franchises," 48 U. Mia. L. Rev. 671, 1994; "Fundamental Concepts in Reinsurance in Latin American Countries," 37 U. Mia. Inter-Am. L. Rev. 1, Fall 2005. Member: Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Tort Trial and Insurance Practice; Litigation); American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association; Dade County Bar Association; Miami-Dade Justice Association. Reported Cases: Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co., 2007 WL 3273452 (N.D. W. Va. Nov. 2, 2007); Florida Gaming Corp. v. Affiliated FM Ins. Co., 2007 WL 2591136 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 3, 2007); John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. v. Factory Mutual Ins. Co., 2004 WL 2165186 (8th Cir. Sept. 20, 2004); Fidelity & Guaranty Ins. Underwriters, Inc. v. Federated Dept. Stores, Inc., 845 So. 2d 896 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. v. Factory Mutual Ins. Co., 2003 WL 24216814 (W.D. Mo. August 14, 2003); John Hancock-Gannon Joint Venture II v. McNully, 800 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Construction Defect Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Class Actions.
ASSOCIATES
N. Alejandra Arroyave (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida; 2007, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., cum laude, 1999; J.D., cum laude, 2003). Recipient, Soia Mentschikoff Award for Excellence in Scholarly Writing, 2002. Member, Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Law Review, 2001-2003. International Moot Court Board, Secretary and Coordinator of the Inter-American Moot Court Competition. Author: "Preserving the Essence of Zadvydas v. Davis in the Midst of a National Tragedy," 57 U. Miami L. Rev. 235, 2002. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Mortgage Banking Litigation.
Edward A. Licitra (Senior Attorney) born Newark, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honors, 1971; M.A., 1973); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1990). Member, University of Florida Law Review. Author: Case Comment, "Evidence: 'General Acceptance' and the Admissibility of Scientific Testimony," 41 U. Fla. L. Rev. 2, 399-408, Spring 1989; "When Johnny Gets Your Gun: Felony Firearm Storage in Florida," 42 U. Fla. L. Rev. 3, 495-530, July 1990. Reported Cases: U.S. v. $1,399,313.74, 592 F. Supp. 2d 495 (S.D.N.Y. 2008); U.S. v. $1,399,313.74, 591 F. Supp. 2d 365 (S.D.N.Y. 2008); Cardoso v. FPB Bank, 879 So. 2d 1247 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); Vargas v. Vargas, 771 So. 2d 594 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.
Gabriela Cortes (Associate) born Guayaquil, Ecuador; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: Jones College (B.S., 2000); Nova Southeastern University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Recipient, Dean's Scholarship, Winter 2005. Subscriptions Editor, Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center Law Review, 2006-2007. Member, Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center Law Review, 2005-2006. Member: Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Mortgage Banking Litigation.
Jonathan R. Rosenn (Senior Associate) born Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1992); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1994-1996. Author: "The Constitutionality of Statutes Prohibiting and Permitting Physician-Assisted Suicide," 51 U. Miami L.Rev. 875, April 1997. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Class Actions; Appellate Practice.Email: Jonathan R. Rosenn