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| | Address | | 5353 N. Federal Highway, Suite 303 | | Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308 | | (Broward Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| David J. Valdini
& Associates, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Construction Arbitration, Construction Claims, Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation, Contractor Performance Bonds, Public Construction Law, Appellate Practice. | | Firm Size: 7 | | David J. Valdini (Member) born New York, New York, February 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida. Education: RijksUniversiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands, Kand (1980) University of Florida (B.A., 1987); Florida International University (B.S., cum laude, 1993); Nova University (J.D., 1993). Author: "1993-1994 Construction Law Update," Nova Law Review, Vol. 19 No. 2. Adjunct Professor in Department of Construction Management, Florida International University, 1994. Member: Broward County Bar Association (Member, Construction Law Committee), Palm Beach County Bar Association (Member, Construction Law Committee) and American Bar Association (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry); The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Construction Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: COBAD Construction Co. v. The School Board of Broward County 765 So 2d 844 ( Fla. 4th DCA 2000); First Union National Bank of Florida v. 2800 S.E. Dune Drive Condo Association, Inc. 661 So 2d 955 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995) and Ieracitano v. Shaw, 815 So 2d 787 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). Languages: Dutch and German. Practice Areas: Construction Arbitration; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Liens; Construction Litigation; Contractor Performance Bonds; Public Construction Law; Appellate Practice. Email: David J. Valdini | | —————————— | | Sharon Linda Kung (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, February 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Georgia State University (B.S., 1975); Emory University (M.S., 1977); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1993). Member: The Florida Bar. Reported Cases: COBAB Construction Corp. v. The School Board of Broward County 25 Fla. Law Weekly D 1482 (Fla. 4th DCA); Pompey v. Cochran, 685 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977); Astaldi Construction Corp. v. American Asphalt, Inc., 672 So. 2d 609 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996); Cavo Development, Inc.; v. Astaldi Construction Corp. 664 So. 2d 52 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1995). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Appellate Practice. | | Jon Michael Kendrick (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 2003); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: Florida Bar (Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation. | | Nicole Hessling (Associate) born Hollywood, Florida, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.S., 2004); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2007). Member: Florida Bar (Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Construction Law. | | Elaine Parris (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1993; Master of Education, 1994; J.D., with honors, 2002). Languages: Greek. | | V.Julia Luyster (Associate) born Paterson, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Baylor University (J.D., 1993). Seminars and Teaching Moderator, What To Do When Construction Projects Go Bad, Lorman Seminars, West Palm Beach, June 14, 2007. Lecturer, Spoliation of Evidence, Florida Liability Claims Conference, Orlando, May 2007. Lecturer on Discovery in Construction Litigation, Palm Beach County Bar, February 2007. Lecturer on Appellate Standards of Review, Lorman Appellate Practice Seminar, November 2006, Tampa. Lecturer on Frye and Daubert Challenges, 10th Annual Florida Liability Claims Conference in Orlando, June 2006. Adjunct Professor, Evidence, Legal Research, and Legal Writing, University of Central Florida, 1996-1997. Adjunct Professor, Wills and Trusts, and Real Property, Indian River Community College, 1996. Published Work: "Appellate Practice Standards of Review - Criminal", on behalf of the Appellate Practice Section, pending publication The Florida Bar Journal, May 2007; "Appellate Practice Standards of Review - Civil and Administrative", on behalf of the Appellate Practice Section, pending publication The Florida Bar Journal Special Appellate Practice Edition, April 2007; "Frye and Daubert Challenges," Trial Advocate Quarterly, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Spring, 2007; "Drafting a Valid Joint Proposal for Settlement in Florida and Evaluating a Proposal Served Upon Vicariously Liable Defendants," Florida Bar Journal, January 2006; "When is a Joint Proposal for Settlement a Valid Proposal for Settlement: Apportionment, Avoiding Ambiguity in Release Language and the Barnes Dilemma; " Trial Advocate Quarterly, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, cited by the Second District Court of Appeal in Hess v Walton, 898 So.2d 1046 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005), Winter 2005; "Social Security Offset Against Permanent Total Disability Benefits 1980-—; " Trial Advocate Quarterly, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Fall 1999; "Traversing the Landscape of Personal Injury Protection Coverage Exclusions; "Trial Advocate Quarterly, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Summer 1998; "Transition from Law Student to First Year Associate; "Young Lawyer, ABA, May 1997. Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Past Battered Women's Clemency Project Pro Bono Attorney, 1997. American Heart Association, Board of Directors, 1997. Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association (Member: Palm Beach County Appellate Practice Committee, 2005-2007; Palm Beach County Bench and Bar Sub-committee, 2005; Palm Beach County Special Needs of Children Committee; 2005-—); The Florida Bar (Member: Appellate Practice Section; Outreach Committee; Publications Committee 2005-2006; Editorial Board Committee Member for Bar Journal and News, 2003-—). Reported Cases: Kaye v. Macari Bldg. & Design, Inc., 2007 WL 3355572, Fla. 4th DCA, (November 14, 2007); Pereda v. Parajon, 2007 WL 909736, Fla. 3d DCA, (March 28, 2007); Fred Stevens Tree Company v. Scott Harrison, AMS Staff Leasing, (2006) WL 3408039, Fla. 1st DCA, (November 28, 2006); Fountain Jewelers v. Riemer Ins. Group, 939 So. 2d 110, Fla. 4th DCA, (2006); Echarte v. Summit Run Homeowners Assoc., 931 So. 2d 919 Fla. 4th DCA (2006); Northern Insurance Co. v. Seitlin & Company, 919 So. 2d 534, Fla. 3d DCA 2005; Chomat v. Northern Insurance Company, 919 So. 2d 535, Fla. 3d DCA (2006); Progressive Express Ins. Co. v. Quality Medical Group Inc., 12 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1020a , Fla. 11th Cir. (2005); Innovative Insurance Consultants, Inc. v. Pettineo Ins. Agency, Inc., 871 So. 2d 892 Fla. 4th DCA (2004); See also citation in Hess v Walton, 898 So. 2d 1046, Fla. 2d DCA (2005). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Adoption Law; Child Advocacy; Child Custody; Construction Accidents; Construction and Design Law; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Equipment Liability; Construction Insurance; Construction Insurance Defence; Construction Liability; Construction Litigation; Construction Products Liability; Contractors Liability; Environmental Construction Law. | | Kerry A. Greenwald (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, October 31, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1980, Maryland; 1981, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland; 1982, U.S. Claims Court; 1983, New York; 1986, Florida; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida.. Education: Carnegie-Mellon University (B.A., 1974); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1977). Construction Law Editor, The Florida Specifier, 1989—. Co-Author: "Florida Construction Law and Mechanic Liens," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1988. Guest Speaker, "Construction and Government Contract Matters," Construction Trade Associations, Construction Specification Institute, Associated General Contractors, Associated General Contractors, American Subcontractors Association, Underground Contractors Association, National Institute of Government Procurement Officials, United States Civil Service Commission Educational Program for attorneys and government contract administrators. Member: National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association; National Panel and Advisory Board of Arbitration Mediation International. Chapter Counsel, Florida Chapter of the American Subcontractors Association, Palm Beach County. Certified Mediator, Civil Litigation, Florida Supreme Court. Principal: Kerry A. Greenwald & Associates, PA, Boca Raton, Florida; Vicor Development Corp.; Vicor Management, Inc. Of Counsel: Siegfried, Kipnis, Rivera, Lerner & De La Torre, Coral Gables, Florida; Deso & Greenberg P.C. in Washington, D.C. Hearing Officers, Florida Board of County Commissioners, Broward County, Florida. Member: District of Columbia Bar; New York State and American (Member, Public Contract Law Section; Forum Committee on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Section of Construction Law). Reported Cases: Council of Co-Owners Atlantis Condominium vs Whiting -Turner Contracting Company, et. al, 517 A.2d 335 (Md. 1986). Practice Areas: Construction Contracting; Construction Claims & Disputes; Construction Litigation; Construction Liens, Bonds and related disputes; Government Contracting - Procurement & Bid Protests; Government Contracting Claims & Disputes; Contract Law & Disputes; Commercial Litigation; Probate Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Property Development; Commercial Property Management; Arbitration. |
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