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| | Location: 2101 West Commercial Boulevard, Suite 2800, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, (Broward Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Berman, Kean & Riguera, PA practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice in all Courts, Complex Commercial and Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Real Property Litigation, Commercial Landlord and Tenant Litigation, Estate and Probate Litigation, Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage Litigation, Professional Liability and Legal and Accounting Malpractice Litigation, Class Actions, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Appeals, Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediation services and Federal Court Mediation services. | | Year Established: 2000 | Firm Profile:
Litigation Boutique comprised of shareholders all of whom were members of a large Florida firm. The firm shareholders have practiced together since 1991. A large firm practice within a growing boutique providing complex litigation services throughout the State of Florida. Our size enables us to provide complex litigation services performed by our shareholders who directly interact with our clients and personally attend court proceedings and trials. | | Firm Size: 8 | Languages:
Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian. | Representative Clients:
Cushman-Wakefield; Inland Real Estate Group; Enterprise Rent-A-Car & Leasing Company; First Eastside Savings Bank; First Southern Bank; Walgreens Co., Florida Panthers Hockey Club, Glades Plaza, L.P.; KM Development Corp.; Towne Realty, Inc., Konica Minolta Business Services USA, Inc.; Lyons Corporate Park; Neighborhood Health Partnership, Inc.; Newmark Homes; Powerline Business Park; Tamarac Business Park; Terranova Corporation; Industrial Development Corporation of America, LLP; Insignia Financial Group, Inc.; Towne Realty, Westbrooke Communities Inc.; Technical Olympic USA, Inc.; Sovereign Bank; Brenner Real Estate Group; Washington Real Estate Partners; RAM Realty; Guarantee Insurance Company; Benchmark Custom Builders; Las Olas Riverfront Holdings, LLC; National Auto Parts Warehouse, Inc. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover | | Richard E. Berman (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, August 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1978, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Buffalo (B.A., 1970); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975). Order of the Coif. Member, Justinian Society. Associate Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1974-1975. Legal Methods Instructor, Syracuse University College of Law, 1974-1975. Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator; Broward County Circuit Court Qualified Arbitrator; Florida Trend 2005, 2006 and 2008 Top 1/2% Attorneys in Florida; Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Member: Broward County Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Business Law Section, 2008-2009); The Florida Bar; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Florida Bar Grievance Committee 17B. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Accounting Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Real Estate Litigation; Business Litigation; Probate Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Insurance Bad Faith; Construction Defects; Cemetery Law. Email: Richard E. Berman | | Michael I. Kean (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Temple University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Recipient, President's Scholar. Listed, Florida Trend Top Lawyers in Florida, 2006. Carries the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell; Super Lawyers 2007, 2008, 2009, Florida Trend Legal Elite. Member: Broward County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Landlord and Tenant Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Probate Litigation; Professional Liability; Cemetery Law. Email: Michael I. Kean | | Jose R. Riguera (Member) born Havana, Cuba, June 7, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Florida International University (B.S., cum laude, 1986); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Phi Eta Sigma; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1988-1990. Author: "NCAA v. Tarkanian; The State Action Doctrine Faces a Half-Court Press," 44 Univ. of Miami Law Rev. 197, 1989. Listed, Florida Trend Top Attorneys in Florida, 2006, Super Lawyers 2007, 2008 and 2009. Carries the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell. Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Complex Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Wrongful Death Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Jose R. Riguera | | —————————— | | Brian J. McCarthy (Senior Associate) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, July 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey; 1995, New York; 2003, Florida; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, Southern District of New York, District of Colorado, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Rutgers College, New Brunswick (B.A., 1987); Rutgers University Law School, Newark (J.D., 1994). Recipient: Dean's Scholar, Rutgers College; Eagleton Institute Scholar. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation. Email: Brian J. McCarthy | | Cristina E. Groschel (Senior Associate) born Queens, New York; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Nova Southeastern University (B.S., with distinction, 1999; J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Dean's List. Alpha Chi National Honor Society. Goodwin Scholar. Presidential Knight. Recipient, Nova Southeastern University: Honors Award. Book Awards in: Evidence, Family Law, Criminal Procedure, Administrative Law. Alpha Chi National Honor Society Senior Editor, Nova Law Review. Florida Bar Reader. Author: "Down for the Count: The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act and Its Shortcomings," 26 Nova L. Rev. 927 (2002), Super Lawyers 2009 "Rising Stars." Member: Broward County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Commercial Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Construction Defects; Civil Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Cristina E. Groschel | | Richard A. Sachs (Senior Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1990); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member, Moot Court Society. Chief Student Defender. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert B. Carney. Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator and Qualified Arbitrator. Southern District of Florida Certified Federal Mediator, Florida Trend Legal Elite. Member: Broward County Bar Association (Chair Business Law Section, 2008-2009); Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2000; Professional Responsibility Committee, 2000; Medical Society Liaison Committee, 1997; Florida Supreme Court's Commission on Professionalism); The Florida Bar; Florida Trend Legal Elite 2008.. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Products Liability; Negligence. Email: Richard A. Sachs | | Laura J. Varela (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Political Science, 1991; J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit and Federal Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Wrongful Death; Probate Litigation. Email: Laura J. Varela | | OF COUNSEL | | Elena Wildermuth (Of Counsel) born Odessa, Ukraine; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: Odessa Institute of National Economy (B.S., Economics, with honors, 1987); Florida Atlantic University (B.S., International Business, with honors, 1997); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 2000); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Languages: Russian and Ukrainian. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate. Email: Elena Wildermuth |
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