|   | | Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida | A Partnership including Professional Associations |
| | Address | | 200 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 2100 | | Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 | | (Broward Co.) | | | |
| | | Shutts & Bowen LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in Federal and State Courts and before Administrative Agencies; Practice areas include: Administrative, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Litigation, Appellate, Banking, Banking Litigation, Bankruptcy, Business, Business Reorganization, Class Action, Commercial, Condominium, Construction, Contracts, Corporate, Development, Eminent Domain, Employment Litigation, Environmental, Estate Planning, Finance, Financial Services, Financing, Governmental, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International, International Tax, Labor and Employment, Legislative, Mediation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Probate, Public Financing, Real Estate, Real Property Litigation, Securities, Securities Litigation, Sports and Entertainment, Tax, Trusts and Estates, White Collar Criminal Defense, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1910 | Firm Profile:
Shutts & Bowen is a leading Florida firm with offices located throughout the State of Florida, in Amsterdam and in London. Shutts & Bowen is one of the oldest firms in Florida, but our innovative approaches to problem solving bring a fresh perspective to the practice of law. We offer a complete range of legal services to our local, state, national and international clients. We represent major industrial corporations and life insurance companies, utilities companies, securities brokerage firms, transportation concerns, national and international financial institutions, local banking firms, major foreign companies, health care organizations, local municipalities, local corporations, and individuals and smaller enterprises of every nature. | | Firm Size: 193 | Languages:
Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian. | Representative Clients:
AvMed Health Services; B&L Services; C.L. Financial; DMJM Aviation; Florida Wetlandsbank; HCA Inc. (Westside Regional Medical Center, Plantation General Hospital, University Hospital & Medical Center, Northwest Medical Center); Holy Cross Hospital; HospiceCare of Southeast Florida, Inc.; James A. Cummings, Inc.; Lea & Elliott; Lee Fisher Associates; LTR Systems, Inc.; McAllister Towing, Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation; Paradies Airport Shops; Payless ShoeSource, Inc.; SunShine Cleaning Systems, Inc.; SunTrust; URS Corp.; USA Parking Systems, Inc.; Walgreen Co.; WCI Communities, Inc.; Westrec Marine, Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Shutts & Bowen LLP
Miami, Florida, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | PARTNERS | | Gary M. Bagliebter (Partner) born Ellenville, New York, March 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1979, New York; 1982, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1970); National Law Center, George Washington University (J.D., 1974). Formerly with The Judge Advocate General's Department, USAF, 1972-1979. Special Assistant Attorney General, New York State Special Prosecutor's Office, 1979-1985. Assistant State Attorney, Dade County, Florida, 1985-1989. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1989-1990. Adjunct Faculty: University of Miami School of Law, 1992—; The Judge Advocate General's School, USAF, 1992-2000. Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, 2006. Member: The Florida Bar; New York State, Federal and American Bar Associations. [Captain, USAF, 1970-1979, JAG, 1974-1979, Col. USAFR, 1979-2000]. Practice Areas: Internal Corporate Investigations; Civil and Criminal Trial Practice; White Collar Defense; Bank Secrecy Act Compliance. Email: Gary M. Bagliebter | | Brendan A. Barry (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1995, New Jersey and Maine; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.A., 1991); New York Law School (J.D., 1994). Member: The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Secured Lending Transactions; Bankruptcy Law. Email: Brendan A. Barry | | Sidney C. Calloway (Partner) born Alamogordo, New Mexico, July 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida Keys Community College (A.A., 1983); Florida State University (B.A., 1985); Washington University (J.D., 1988). Pi Gamma Mu. Listed in "Who's Who Among American Universities & Colleges" and "Who's Who Among American Law Students". Member: National Bar Association; Broward County Bar Association; American Bar Association; T.J. Reddick Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wilkey D. Ferguson Bar Association. Reported Cases: William S. Dames, Sr. and Joy Carlista Dames v. 926 Company, Inc., et al., 925 So.2d 1078 Fla.App. 4 Dist.,2006; Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana of Boca Raton, Inc. v. 450 F.3d 1295 C.A.11 (Fla.),2006.; Open Homes Fellowship, Inc. v. Orange County, Fla. 325 F.Supp.2d 1349 M.D.Fla.,2004; AvMed Inc. v. State, School Bd. of Broward County 790 So.2d 571 Fla.App. 4 Dist.,2001 F. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Land Use Litigation; Governmental Affairs; Transportation Law. Email: Sidney C. Calloway | | Suzanne M. Driscoll (Partner) born Towanda, Pennsylvania, February 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Eminent Domain Committee); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, Eminent Domain Subcommittee). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain. Email: Suzanne M. Driscoll | | Marshall J. Emas (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, August 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1976); Nova University Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). 2007 edition, The Best Lawyers in America. Florida Blue Key. Omicron Delta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi Graduate of the Year, 1979. Member, 1978 and Editor, 1979, Nova Law Journal. Author: "An Attorney's Liability to Third Parties: The Expanding Field of Malpractice," Nova Law Journal, Spring, 1978. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking and Financing Law. Email: Marshall J. Emas | | Joseph R. Englander (Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida, January 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida and New York; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1987); Fordham University (J.D., 1991). Former Member, Legislative Committee, Association of Food and Drug Officials. Member: Broward County (Chair, Intellectual Property Section) and New York State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Section: Intellectual Property Law); American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Trademark Prosecution; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Joseph R. Englander | | Joseph M. Goldstein (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1993, U.S. Tax Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1986); Nova University (J.D., cum laude, 1989); Georgetown University (LL.M., with distinction, Taxation, 1994). Editor, Nova Law Review. Co-Author: "Government Bid Protests," Nova Law Review 43 (Fall 2000); Co-Author, "Best Value Source Selection," 22 Public Contract Law Journal 275 (1993); Frequent Lecturer on Government Contracts and Procurement Issues. Law Clerk to Judge Patricia Fawsett, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Member: Broward County and American Bar Associations (State Co-Chair, Public Contract Law Section, State and Local Procurement Division); The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law Section). [Captain., U.S. Air Force, 1990-1994]. (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Special Agencies: Special Outside Procurement Counsel to the Broward County School Readiness Coalition. Reported Cases: AvMed, Inc. v. Florida, School Board of Broward County, 790 So.2d 591 (Fla. 4th Dist. Ct. App. 2001); Zwirn v. Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co., 717 So. 2d 594 (Fla. 4th Dist. Ct. App. 1998); Goldstraj, M.D., v. Galen Hospital-Pembroke Pines, Inc., 708 So.2d 1046 (Fla. 4th Dist. Ct. App. 1998); Laager v. Kruger, 702 So.2d 1362 (Fla. 3rd Dist. Ct. App. 1997); Carlsen & Co., Inc. v. Feldman, 677 So. 2d 970 (Fla. 3rd Dist. Ct. App. 1996). Practice Areas: Government Contracts(30%); Bid Protests(30%); Commercial Litigation(30%); Probate Litigation(10%). Email: Joseph M. Goldstein | | Alexander P. Heckler (Partner) born Edison, New Jersey, April 3, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1998); University of Miami (J.D., 2001). Member: Mayor's Gala Production Team Sponsorship Committee, Broward County United Way; Miami-Dade County United Way Young Leadership Council Mayor's Ball. Board Member: Broward County Community Relations Committee and Young Leadership Division, United Jewish Communities; Broward Young Democrats. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental; Land Development; Government Affairs; Government Contracts; Government Procurement; Reapportionment and Redistricting; Administrative; Retail Industry. Email: Alexander P. Heckler | | Temple F. Kearns (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2005, California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Florida International University (B.Acct., 1996); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2000); Florida International University (M.S.T., 2003). Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of California; Broward County Bar Association; Broward County Women Lawyers' Association. Reported Cases: Dames v. 926 Co., Inc., 925 So. 2d 1078 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006); Asper v. Maxy Aviation Services, LC, 915 So. 2d 271 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005); DiPompeo Construction Corp. v. Kimmel & Associates, Inc., 916 So. 2d 17 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005); S&J Enterprises of Fort Lauderdale, Inc. v. Archer-Edwards Corporation, 890 So. 2d 290 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); Golf Scoring Systems Unlimited, Inc. v. Remedio, 877 So. 2d 827 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Disability Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Appellate Practice. Email: Temple F. Kearns | | Anitra D. Lanczi (Partner) born New South Wales, Australia, November 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts (inactive); 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1989, Rhode Island (inactive); 1991, U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island; 1995, Florida. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Northeastern University (J.D., 1979). Former Chair, Broward County Diversity Advisory Council. Board: Seafarer House; Beach Council, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce. Member: Port Everglades Association; Commercial Real Estate Women. Member: The Florida Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Government; Commercial Real Estate; Public Finance. Email: Anitra D. Lanczi | | Edward J. O'Sheehan (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, June 28, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Ohio University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1992); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Board, 1993-1995. Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, 1993-1995. Deployed to Afghanistan with U.S. Army, 2005-2006. Member: Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Military Affairs Committee). [Major, JAG Corps, Florida Army National Guard]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); First Party Insurance Defense(10%); Class Action Defense(10%); Bankruptcy(30%). Email: Edward J. O'Sheehan | | George I. Platt, III (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, August 3, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, Massachusetts;1975, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Massachusetts, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1966); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1972). International Legal Center Overseas Fellow, Santiago, Chile, 1972-1973. Commissioner: Broward County Commission, 1978-1980; Broward County Charter Review Commission, 2000-2002. Member, South Florida Regional Planning Council, 1978-1980. Member and Chairman, Metropolitan Planning Organization, 1979-1980. Member, State Board of Community Colleges, 1991-2001, Chair, 1995-1996. Trustee, Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Chair 1995. Member: Broward County Value Adjustment Board, 1979; Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan Advisory Committee, 1996-1999. Chairman, Downtown Council, 1991. Board Member: Florida Atlantic University Research and Development Authority, 1994-1997; Chair, Broward Democratic Party, 1984-1988. Treasurer, Florida Democratic Party, 1999-2000. National Mitigation Bankers Association Board Member, 2002-2006; Broward Public Library Foundation Executive Committee, Vice Chair. Member, Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art. Finance Committee, Broward County Cultural Council. Board of Trustees, Nova Southeastern University. Lifetime Board Member, YMCA of Broward County. Broward Workshop Board Member and Chair of Airport Task Force. Member: The Florida Bar; Massachusetts Bar Association. [United States Peace Corps, Republic of Panama, 1967-1968]. (Resident). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Government Relations; Land Use; Environmental. Email: George I. Platt, III | | Allan M. Rubin (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, October 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida; 1974, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1968); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1971). Delta Theta Phi; Lambda Alpha International. Member: Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Eminent Domain Committee). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Real Estate; General Commercial Litigation. Email: Allan M. Rubin | | Richard B. Sabra (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, December 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, California and Florida. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., 1980); Southwestern University (J.D., 1983); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M. Taxation, 1988). Past Chairman, Broward County State of Israel Bonds New Leadership Division; Former Member, City of Hollywood Community Development Advisory Board; Former Member, Alzheimers Alliance Advisory Board; Past President North Dade/South Broward Estate Planning Council. Member: North Dade/South Broward Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Probate. Email: Richard B. Sabra | | Peter E. Shapiro (Partner) born Oswego, New York, March 29, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, New York and Connecticut; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1991, District of Columbia; 2003, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Boston University (B.S.B.A., 1983); Syracuse University (J.D., 1988).. Associate Editor and Business Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1987-1988. Author, "Caveat Employer? Can Alleged Victims of Insider Trading Scandals Recover Damages From an Employer for the Illegal Dealings of an Employee?" 38 Syracuse Law Review 1045 (1987). Certified Public Accountant, New York. Member: The Florida Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Real Estate. Email: Peter E. Shapiro | | Stephen K. Tilbrook (Partner) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 12, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1988); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Author: "Lender Liability for Environmental Problems: Where Do The New Rules Draw The Line For Liability and What Is The Impact On The Rest of Us?" published in the STETSON LAW FORUM, 1994. Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Member: Broward County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Environmental and Land Use Law Section). (Resident). Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Local Government Law. Email: Stephen K. Tilbrook | | ASSOCIATES | | Victoria Beatty (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Spelman College (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 2004); Howard University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Email: Victoria Beatty | | Ahmand R. Johnson (Associate) born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 2006). Member: The Florida Bar. Email: Ahmand R. Johnson | | Rachel LeBlanc (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, June 27, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee; 2006, Florida. Education: Georgia Southern University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Chief Justice, Moot Court, Moot Court Board. Member: Tennessee Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Litigation. Email: Rachel LeBlanc | | Michael McAllister (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Miami (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Government Contracts(60%); Zoning, Planning and Land Use(40%). Email: Michael McAllister | | Linda Socolow (Associate) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: St. Thomas School of Law (J.D, 1997); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M., Real Property Development 1998). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate(10%); Easements(10%); Planned Unit Development Law(10%); Real Estate Development(30%); Residential Real Estate Development(30%); Right of Way Easements(5%); Land Acquisitions(5%). Email: Linda Socolow | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Miami, Florida Office: 1500 Miami Center, 201 South Biscayne Boulevard. Telephone: 305-358-6300. Telefax: 305-381-9982.
Orlando, Florida Office: 300 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 1000. Telephone: 407-423-3200. Fax: 407-425-8316.
West Palm Beach, Florida Office: One Clearlake Centre, 250 Australian Avenue, Suite 500. Telephone: 561-835-8500. Fax: 561-650-8530.
Tallahassee, Florida Office: 215 South Monroe Street, Suite 804. Telephone: 850-521-0600. Fax: 850-521-0604.
Tampa, Florida Office: Suite 1500, 100 South Ashley Drive. Telephone: 813-229-8900. Fax: 813-229-8901.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands Office: Shutts & Bowen, B.V., Europa Boulevard 59, 1083 AD, Amsterdam. Telephone: (31 20) 661-0969. Fax: (31 20) 642-1475.
| (For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional Biographies at Miami, Florida) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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