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| | Address | | 2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 400 | | Miami, Florida 33134 | | (Miami-Dade Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 305-460-1000 | | Telefax: 305-460-1422 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.adorno.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Adorno & Yoss practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative Controversies; Admiralty/Maritime Law; Appeals; Bad Faith Litigation; Banking Litigation; Bankruptcy and Insolvency; Bankruptcy Litigation; Business Law; Business, Corporate and Partnership Disputes; Chapter 11 Reorganizations; Chapter 7 Liquidations; Collections; Commercial Litigation; Construction; Criminal; Debtor/Creditor and Insolvency; Employment Law; Environmental Law; Family; Governmental Liability; Group Life, Health and Pension; Insurance Coverage Disputes; Intellectual Property and Technology Law; International; International Investments; International Trade; Land Use & Zoning; Landlord/Tenant; Mediation; National/Regional Counsel; Out of Court Work Outs, Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors and Receiverships; Privatization; Probate and Trust Litigation; Product Liability; Professional Liability; Property Claims, Investigation and Defense; Real Estate; Title Insurance; Land Use and Environmental; Regulatory Compliance; Securities; Tax Controversies; Tax, Estate Planning and Estate and Trust Administration; Third-Parties and Commercial Liability; and Workers Compensation Defense. | | Year Established: 1986 | Firm Profile:
Adorno & Yoss is the largest certified minority-owned law firm in the United States. With over 250 attorneys, Adorno & Yoss provides a full range of legal services on a national basis to corporations ranging from Fortune 500 and publicly traded companies to major insurance organizations as well as governments and individuals. The Firm, currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, has grown to become one of the premier law firms serving corporate clients doing business throughout the U.S. and Latin America. | | Firm Size: 250 |
Other Office Locations of Adorno & Yoss
Irvine, California, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Santa Ana, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.
Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Stuart, Florida, U.S.A.
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Wayne, New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Henry N. Adorno (Partner) born Havana, Cuba, December 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida; 1986, New York. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1970; J.D., with honors, 1973). President and Chief Executive Officer, Adorno & Yoss; Chair, Miami-Dade County Safe Neighborhood Parks Oversight Committee; President, Super Bowl Host Committee; Member, Board of Directors, Fairchild Tropical Gardens; Member, Orange Bowl Committee; Member, Florida Sport Council; President, Inner-City Games; Chair, Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe, Inc.; Member, Miami Business Forum. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Governmental; Litigation. Email: Henry N. Adorno | | Gregg S. Ahrens (Partner) born New Ulm, Minnesota, August 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1976); University of Miami (J.D., 1982). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: Gregg S. Ahrens | | Michael B. Axman (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida and U.S. Tax Court; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., cum laude, 1980); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1983); University of Miami (LL.M., Taxation, 1987). Former Senior Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service. Licensed Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1982. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Tax and Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections); Dade County Bar Association (Member, Probate and Guardianship Committee); South Florida Tax Litigation Association, Inc.; Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami; Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Tax Controversies; Wills; Corporate Law. Email: Michael B. Axman | | Michael R. Band (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, October 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1976). Listed in Who's Who in American Law. Chief Assistant State Attorney, Dade County, 1993-1998. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida. Assistant Legal Advisor, State-wide Grand Jury. Instructor, Trial Advocacy, University of Florida. Judicial Nominating Commission, Gubernatorial Appointment, 1996-2000. Member: Dade County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1998), The Florida Bar (Member, Executive Council, Treasurer, Secretary, Chair-Elect, Chair, 1998-1999, Criminal Law Section; Member, Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee; Judicial Nominating Committee (Vice Chair); Member and Former Chair, Grievance Committee); Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors, 1999—). Practice Areas: Criminal; Trial Practice; White Collar Criminal Defense; Complex Civil Litigation. Email: Michael R. Band | | Robert G. Beatty (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida and Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S.); Boston College (J.D.). Member: Dade County, National and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Michigan; Black Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Corporate Law; Litigation. | | Jeffrey W. Blacher (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, February 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1985); St. Thomas University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Dean's Merit Scholarship for Top Ranked Student, 1992-1993, 1993-1994; West Publishing Award for Outstanding Achievement, 1991-1992, 1992-1993; Balfore National Scholarship, 1992. Executive Editor, St. Thomas Law Review. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Business Law. Email: Jeffrey W. Blacher | | Irwin J. Block (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, October 25, 1927; admitted to bar, 1950, Florida; 1972, District of Columbia. Education: University of Miami (LL.B., 1950). Certified Mediator, Florida Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Member: Dade County (President, 1973-1974) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Board of Governors, 1977-1981; Criminal Rules Committee, 1985-1988); The Bar Association of the District of Columbia; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Mediation; Family Law; Civil Litigation; Probate Litigation. Email: Irwin J. Block | | Mitchell R. Bloomberg (Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Franklin and Marshall College (B.A., 1971); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Phi Kappa Phi; Sturgis Honor Scholar. Member: The Florida Bar. (Department Head). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Mitchell R. Bloomberg | | Bruce M. Boiko (Partner) born New York, New York, June 26, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida; 1989 U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Alfred University (B.A., 1968); United States Defense Language Institute; University of Miami (J.D., 1973). Delegate, United State Tennis Association. Past President, USA Tennis Florida. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property Section). [1st Lt., U.S. Army Intelligence, 1968-1970]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Credit Union Law; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Bruce M. Boiko | | Natalie J. Carlos (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 9, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1993); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Executive Editor, The University of Miami Law Review, 1997-1998; Co-author, "Zoning in Florida Under the Religious Freedom Restoration Acts," 12 St. Thomas Law Review 1 (Fall 1999). Member: Coral Gables and Dade County Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Elected Member, Appellate Rules Committee; Appellate Practice Section, 2003-2006). Reported Cases: Paul Revere Life Ins. Co. v. Damus, Ecker, Rosenthal and Marshall, M.D., 864 So. 2d 442 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); Kendall Village, Inc. v. U.S. Development, Ltd., ex rel. U.S. Development Corp., 843 So. 2d 365 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); MCI Express, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., 832 So. 2d 795 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002); Stensby v. Effjohn Oy Ab, 806 So. 2d 542 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); Midrash Sephardi, Inc. v. Town of Surfside, 800 So. 2d 258 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); Sunshine Bottling Co. v. Tropicana Products, Inc., 757 So. 2d 1231 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); King v. Hall, 740 So. 2d 1241 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appeals. Email: Natalie J. Carlos | | Jeffrey D. DeCarlo (Partner) born Stamford, Connecticut, December 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1985, Florida. Education: Colgate University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Columbia University (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Dade County and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Industrial Development Bonds; Finance; Affordable Housing; Multi-Family Housing; Municipal Bonds. Email: Jeffrey D. DeCarlo | | Philippe W. Devé (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Allegheny College (B.S., Business, 1985); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1993). Recipient, Dade County Bar Association Pro Bono Award, Landlord/Tenant Law, 1999. Director, Jackson Memorial Foundation, Jackson Metropolitans, 2000-2004. Member: Coral Gables and American Bar Associations; Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Litigation; Construction Law; Lender Liability; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Landlord and Tenant Law. Email: Philippe W. Devé | | Julie Feigeles (Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida, November 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1991, Colorado. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member: The Florida Bar (Officer, Equal Opportunities Law Section, 2000—; Committee on Equal Opportunities in the Profession, 1996-2000; Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee; Grievance Committee, 1993-1996; Chair, Grievance Committee, 1992-1995). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Julie Feigeles | | Fernando Garcia (Partner) born Havana, Cuba, May 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: Miami-Dade Community College (A.A., with honors, 1974); Florida International University (B.B.A., in Accounting, with honors, 1976); University of Florida (J.D., 1979). Member: The Florida Bar; Dade County, American and Cuban American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Fernando Garcia | | Steven D. Ginsburg (Partner) born New York, New York, January 3, 1953; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1976). Licensed Real Estate Broker, Florida, 1974—. Licensed General Contractor, 1989—. Author: "Discovery" Chapter, Florida Civil Practice Before Trial, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education; "Zoning In Florida Under The Religious Freedom Restoration Acts: What City Officials Should Watch Out For in Defending Their Ordinances Against Freedom of Religion Claims," 12 St. Thomas Law Review 157 (Fall 1999). Lecturer: 2001 National CLE Conference Civil Litigation, Law Education Institute, Inc. (published on the Economic Loss Rule, Commercial Litigation, Fiduciary Duties, Attorney's Fees and Fee Disgorgement); Florida Municipal Attorneys' Association 18th Annual Seminar, 1999 (published on Zoning Under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, A Review of Issues on Enforcing Zoning Laws Restricting Location of Buildings Under the State and Federal Religious Freedom Restoration Acts). Member: The Florida Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Public Health Trust v. Estate of Jara, 526 So.2d 745 Fla. 3d DCA 1988); Estate of Horowitz v. City of Miami Beach, 420 So.2d 936 (Fla 3d DCA 1982); Ballard v. State, 323 So.2d 297 (Fla 3d DCA 1975); Von Horn v. State, 334 So.2d 43 (Fla 3d DCA 1976); Abbott v State, 334 So.2d 642 (Fla 3d DCA 1976); Bronstein v State, 355 So.2d 817 (Fla 3d DCA 1978). Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Local Government Law; Litigation; Fraud and Deceit; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Steven D. Ginsburg | | Alfredo L. Gonzalez (Partner) born Havana, Cuba, December 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Florida (J.D., 1978). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; National Hispanic Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Construction Law; Government Contracts; Governmental Law. Email: Alfredo L. Gonzalez | | Francisco J. Gonzalez (Director International Services Group) born Caracas, Venezuela, May 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1981, Venezuela (Not admitted in the United States). Education: Universidad Católica Andres Bello (J.D., 1981; Ph.D., 1987); George Washington University (LL.M., 1983). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Law; Privatization; Project Finance; Corporate Finance; Institutional Investment Law. Email: Francisco J. Gonzalez | | Carolyn Kellman (Partner) born New York, N.Y., November 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1980); University of Miami (J.D., 1983). Speaker: Dade County Bar and Banking Law Committee at Banking Law Collections Seminar for Continuing Legal Education on Execution, Recording and Docketing, February 21, 1991; Eastern Regional for Commercial Law League of America Convention on Business Development, 1995; Midwestern Regional Commercial Law League of America Convention on Post Judgment Collection, 1996; Professional Forum, 790 AM Radio on Collection Law, September 1996 and October 1996; Institute for Paralegal Education for Continuing Legal Education on The Art of Skip Tracing, December 8, 1999; National Frozen/Refrigerated Food Processors Credit Group Convention on Collection Problems, February 4, 2002; National Frozen/Refrigerated Food Processors Credit Group Convention on Update on Collection Issues, February 3, 2003. Volunteer Attorney for Federal Emergency Management Agency during 1992 Hurricane Andrew Aftermath. Member: Miami-Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Commercial Law League of America. Practice Areas: Collections; Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Law. Email: Carolyn Kellman | | Sylvia A. Krainin (Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida. Education: Skidmore College (B.A., with honors, 1984); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Professional Sports Law; Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Sylvia A. Krainin | | Jack S. Lewis (Partner) born Bronx, New York, November 1, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Real Property. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Foreclosures; Real Property. Email: Jack S. Lewis | | Neil P. Linden (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, April 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar and General Bar, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Miami Dade Community College (A.A., 1967); University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1969); University of Miami (J.D., 1973). Kappa Tau Alpha. Member, Bar and Gavel. Editor-in-Chief, The Barrister, 1972-1973. Lecturer, Bank Lending Institute, Orlando, 1988-1990; Florida International University Center for Banking and Financial Institutions, Miami, 1992; Florida Land Title Association, 1996-2001; National Business Institute, 1998-2001. Member: Coral Gables and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Real Property and Family Law); Florida and American Land Title Associations. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Palm Beach Savings & Loan v. Fishbein 619 So. 2d 267 (Fla. 1993). 1993 Lexis 585. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Property Litigation; Title Insurance Litigation; Troubled Debt Restructuring and Litigation; Family Law. Email: Neil P. Linden | | Michael D. Lozoff (Partner) born Miami, Florida, March 29, 1943; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of Miami (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Credit Union Law and Regulations; Entertainment Law; Commercial Law. Email: Michael D. Lozoff | | Federico M. Maciá (Partner) born Havana, Cuba, November 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1987); University of Florida (J.D., 1990). Senior Managing Editor, Florida International Law Journal, 1987. Member: The Florida Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration and Nationality Law; Business Law. Email: Federico M. Maciá | | William C. McCue (Partner) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, March 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: University of Florida/Florida Atlantic University (B.S., 1979); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1982). Member: Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Broward County Criminal Defense Bar; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: William C. McCue | | Martin J. Nash (Partner) born New York, N.Y., November 11, 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, Florida; 1962, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1958; J.D., cum laude, 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1961). Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Member: The Florida Bar (Chairman, Committee on Income Taxation-Partnerships, 1972-1976 and 1978-1982). (Board Certified, Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills. Email: Martin J. Nash | | Wesley R. Parsons (Partner) born Borger, Texas, April 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio; 1986, Florida. Education: Rice University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Yale Law School (J.D., 1983). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Wesley R. Parsons | | Jack R. Reiter (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1991; J.D., with high honors, 1994). Order of the Coif. Editor, The Record (Journal of the Appellate Practice Section, The Florida Bar). Named as a "Super Lawyer" in the Super Lawyers magazine - Florida edition, 2006. Author: "Principles and Pitfalls of Preservation of Error," The Florida Bar Journal, November, 2004; "Review of Non-Final Orders," The Record (Journal of the Appellate Practice Section, The Florida Bar), Fall 2004; "Putting the Brakes on Litigation - Stays Pending Review," Florida Bar Journal, Nov. 2003. Speaker: "Help: How Do You Handle an Administrative and Municipal Appeal?" Miami-Dade County League of Cities, September 22, 2004; "Review of Non-Final Orders," 21st Annual Third District Court of Appeals, April 16, 2004. Member, University of Florida, Trial Team. Senior Research Editor, Florida Journal of International Law, August 1993 - December 1993. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Appellate Practice Certification Committee; Chair, Appellate Court Rules Committee, June 2005 - June 2006; Member and Vice-Chair, Appellate Court Rules Committee, June 2004 - June 2005). (Board Certified Appellate Practice Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: Tiajoloff v. Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, 2005 WL 94681 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); Manimal Land Co. v. Randall E. Stofft Architects, P.A., 2004 WL 2952741 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004); Gillet v. Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania, Inc., 2004 WL 2823071 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); Cowins v. Landmark Learning Center, 885 So.2d 421 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004); Sprint-Florida, Inc. v. Jaber, 885 So.2d 286 (Fla. 2004); Abreu v. Lloyd's, London, 877 So.2d 834 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Barnes Family Chiropractic, 875 So.2d 14, 29 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004); Miller v. Bell South Phone Co., 860 So.2d 523 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003); Langan v. Dept. of Agr. and Consumer Serv., 861 So.2d 500 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003); Ayers v. Dept. of Agr. and Consumer Serv., 861 So.2d 500 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Titusville Total Healthcare, 861 So.2d 499 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003); Meszaros v. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 861 So.2d 86 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003); Paul Revere Life Ins. Co. v. Damus, Ecker, Rosenthal and Marshall, M.D., 864 So.2d 442 (Fla 3d DCA 2003); Saenz v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 861 So.2d 64 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); City of North Miami Beach v. Reed, 863 So.2d 351(Fla. 3d DCA 2003); Strategic Resources Group, Inc. v. Knight-Ridder, Inc., 870 So.2d 846 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); Bankers Trust Co. v. Edwards, 849 So.2d 1160 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Titusville Total Health Care, 848 So.2d 1166 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003); Kendall Village, Inc. v. U.S. Development, Ltd., ex rel. U.S. Development Corp., 843 So.2d 365 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); Hendry v. Zelaya, 841 So.2d 572 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); Florida Dept. of Agr. and Consumer Services v. City of Pompano Beach, 829 So.2d 928 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003); Telemundo Network, Inc. v. Spanish Television Services, Inc., 812 So.2d 461(Fla. 3d DCA 2002); Patchen v. State Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 817 So.2d 854 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002); Altomar, Inc. v. Town of Surfside, 807 So.2d 724 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002); Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services v. Miami-Dade County, 790 So.2d 559 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services v. Miami-Dade County, 790 So.2d 555 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); Markus v. Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 785 So.2d 595 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); State v. Sun Gardens Citrus, LLP, 780 So.2d 922 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001); Cross v. A.I. Management and Professional Liability Claims Adjusters, 770 So.2d 260 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001); Abe v. Ehrling, 768 So.2d 1225 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Hechtman v. Nations Title Ins. of New York, Inc., 767 So.2d 505 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Best Meridian Ins. Co. v. Tuaty, 752 So.2d 733 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Kappa Group, Inc. v. Attorneys' Title Ins. Fund, Inc., 755 So.2d 166 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Coffie v. District Bd. of Trustees, Miami-Dade Community College, 739 So.2d 148 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); Hirth v. Hirth, 737 So.2d 564 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); Otero v. State Retirement Com'n, 720 So.2d 1147 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998); Lone Star Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 688 So.2d 950 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997); Greenberg v. Grossman, 683 So.2d 156 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jack R. Reiter | | Luis Rojas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.S.); Nova Southeastern University (J.D.). Former President, Hialeah/Miami Springs Bar Association, 1983. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Cuban-American Bar Association; Southern District of Florida Trial Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; International Government Relations; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Neil Steven Rollnick (Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 11, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.S., 1965; J.D., 1968). Lecturer, Bank Lending Institute, Orlando, Chicago and Atlanta, 1988-1990. Adjunct Professor: University of Miami School of Law, Real Estate Transactions Workshop, 1989-1995; University of Miami School of Law Masters of Law Program-Real Estate Transactions and Real Estate Drafting and Planning, 1993-1994. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Property; Real Estate Secured Lending; Asset Based Lending; Corporate and Partnership Matters; Loan Workouts and Debt Restructuring; Business; Title Insurance Claims; General Commercial Transactions. Email: Neil Steven Rollnick | | Alan Rosenthal (Partner) born Coral Gables, Florida, May 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1973); Universitat Wien, Vienna, Austria; University of Miami (J.D., 1976). Author: "Concealed Recording by the Media," Florida Bar Reporter's Handbook. Co-Author: "Survey of Florida Libel And Privacy Law," Libel Defense Resource Center 50-State Survey, 1983-1986. Member: Dade County and American (Member, Communications Law Forum, 1981—) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Trial Lawyers Section; Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Communications Law; Media Law; First Amendment; Intellectual Property Litigation; Family Law. Email: Alan Rosenthal | | Lawrence M. Schantz (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, May 13, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, New Jersey; 1972, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A. with high honors, 1960); Rutgers University (J.D., 1963). Member: Dade County, New Jersey State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Commercial Law League of America; Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida. (Department Head). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Lawrence M. Schantz | | Robert A. Schatzman (Partner) born Miami, Florida, January 14, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida; 1972, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1971). Recipient, President's Cup Award from the Commercial Law League of America, 1999. Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Bankruptcy Law, 1991 and in Leading Florida Attorneys. President, Progress Board of Miami, 1982-1983. Citizens Board, University of Miami. Executive Vice-President, Temple Beth Am. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Commercial Law League of America (Board of Governors Member, 1990-1994; Recording Secretary,1997-1998; Bankruptcy Section Chair, 1999—; U.S. Trustee Cooperation Committee Chair, 1987-1990; U.S. Nominating Council, 1987-1990; Southern Region Executive Council, 1991; President, Fund for Public Education, 1995-1997; Board of Associate Editors, 1993—); Bankruptcy Bar Association of Southern District of Florida; American Bar Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Robert A. Schatzman | | Steven J. Solomon (Partner) born Miami, Florida, February 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Acct., 1988; J.D., 1991). Member, Florida Blue Key. Member: The Florida Bar; Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors; Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Steven J. Solomon | | Anthony N. Upshaw (Partner) born Washington, D.C., July 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: U.S. Coast Guard Academy (B.S., 1982); University of Miami (J.D., 1990). Member: Dade County and American (Section of Litigation; President's Advisory Council on Diversity) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. [Lieutenant, U.S. Coast Guard,1982-1987]. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Class Actions; Drugs and Narcotics; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Anthony N. Upshaw | | Emily M. Usow (Partner) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., Psychology and English, 1996); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1999). UW Iron Cross Senior Honor Society, 1996. Recipient, John Edward Smith Child Advocacy Award, Lawyers for Children America, 2001. Judicial Internships: Chief Judge A. Jay Cristol, Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1998; Judge Alan Kornblum, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, Probate Division, 1998. Author: "Redefining the Professional Service Contract: The Evolution and Deconstruction of Florida's Economic Loss Rule," 8 Miami Bus. L. Rev. 1 (1999). Pro Bono: Lawyers for Children America. Member, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce; American Jewish Committee; Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Chair, Adorno & Yoss P.A. Employees' Charitable Trust Foundation, Inc. Member: Dade County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Corporate Law; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Commercial Banking; Contracts; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Sales. Email: Emily M. Usow | | Gregory A. Victor (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; 1986, New York. Education: Washington University (A.B., cum laude, 1977); University of Miami (J.D., 1980). Member: The Florida Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations; Fort Lauderdale Claims Association; South Florida Claims Association; Defense Research Institute. (Department Head). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Negligence; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense. Email: Gregory A. Victor | | George T. Yoss (Managing Partner) born New York, N.Y., July 5, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; 1984, New York. Education: Bernard Baruch College (B.B.A., 1971); University of Miami (J.D., 1974). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Criminal Law. Email: George T. Yoss | | SENIOR ASSOCIATES | | Denise M. Rosenthal (Senior Associate) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.S., cum laude, 1995; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Dean's List; President's List. Member, University of Miami Business Law Journal. Email: Denise M. Rosenthal | | Mercedes Sellek (Senior Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1989); Tulane University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental Law. | | ASSOCIATES | | Michelle A. Barton (Associate) born New York, N.Y., February 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1996); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1998). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Liability Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability; Premises Liability. Email: Michelle A. Barton | | Christopher Bopst (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, November 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 1999, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Canisius College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Notre Dame National Moot Court Team, 1997-1998. Recipient: Canisius College Presidential Academic Scholarship; Erie County Bar Association Dillon Pre-Law Scholarship; William T. Kirby Award for Best Legal Brief. Editor-in-Chief, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy. Member: The Florida Bar (Member: Appellate Practice Section; Young Lawyers Division); New York State Bar Association. | | Thomas G. Bowman (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: New York University (B.A., 1994); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: The Florida Bar; Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Criminal Law. | | Eric W. Butler (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, September 7, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Mississippi and Alabama; 2007, Florida. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1999; M.B.A., 2002; J.D., 2002). Member: The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Land Title Law; Real Estate Law; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Litigation. | | Tenikka Cunningham (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., cum laude, 2001); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Staff Editor, Inter-American Law Review, 2002-2003. Articles and Comments Editor, Inter-American Law Review, 2003-2004. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Division); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Litigation. | | Christopher Curran (Associate) born Miami, Florida, September 25, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Boston College (B.A.,1999); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Christopher Curran | | William C. Diaz-Rousselot (Associate) born Miami, Florida, June 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., cum laude); St. Thomas University (J.D., 2000). Member, Florida International University Alumni Association. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Division; Workers' Compensation Section). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: William C. Diaz-Rousselot | | Jordan S. Kosches (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Connecticut and Florida. Education: State University of New York College at Brockport (B.S., 2004); University of Connecticut (Mediator Certification, 2005); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2007). Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Creditor's Rights Committee); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Appellate Practice; Trial Lawyers). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation. | | Erika Lemoine (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.S., 1999); University of Miami, Florida (J.D., 2003). Member: Dade County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division); Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate. | | Marie Masson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Florida State University (J.D., 2000). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Workers' Compensation Section); American Bar Association. Email: Marie Masson | | Jason S. Miller (Associate) born Nesconset, New York, September 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1992); University of Miami (J.D., 1995). Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Arts Law; Sports Law). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law. | | Eric M. Myers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: Nova Southeastern University (M.B.A., 1996); Florida State University (J.D., 2000). Board of Directors, Caribbean American National Foundation. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Entertainment Law; Litigation. | | Teresita Chavez Pedrosa (Associate) born Havana, Cuba, May 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: University of Miami, Coral Gables (B.S. in Communications, 1994); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1997). Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Tobacco Litigation; Maritime Law. Email: Teresita Chavez Pedrosa | | Caroline A. Soret (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, August 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1996); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Personal Injury. | | Francesco "Frank" Soto (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1998); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2002). Member: Dade County Bar Association; Cuban American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Litigation. | | Patricia C. Wall (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of Puerto Rico (CAAM)(B.A., 2000); International University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization; Immigration Law; Employment Visas; Family Immigration Law. | | OF COUNSEL | | Leopoldo J. Martinez (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1987, Venezuela (Not admitted in United States). (Not admitted in Florida). Education: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, Venezuela (J.D., 1987); Harvard Law School, Massachusetts (LL.M., 1989); Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, New Jersey (M.C.F., 1996). Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Business Law; International Law. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Atlanta, Georgia Office: 1349 West Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 1500. Telephone: 404-347-8300. Telefax: 404-347-8395.
Bellevue, Washington Office: Adorno Yoss Dehkhoda Qadri, 2340 130th Avenue NE, D-150, 98005. Telephone: 425-869-4040. Fax: 425-869-4050.
Boca Raton, Florida Office: 700 South Federal Highway, Suite 200. Telephone: 561-393-5660. Telefax: 561-338-8698.
Boston, Massachusetts Office: 155 Federal Street, Suite 1202. Telephone: 617-449-6030. Fax: 617-292-1869.
Dallas, Texas Office: Adorno Yoss White & Wiggins, 1999 Bryan Street, 34th Floor. Telephone: 214-665-4150. Telefax: 214-665-4160.
Delray Beach, Florida Office: 200 Congress Park Drive, Suite 210. Telephone: 561-454-0301. Telefax: 561-454-0320.
Fort Lauderdale Office: 888 South East Third Avenue, Suite 500. Telephone: 954-523-5885. Telefax: 954-760-9531.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Office: 350 E. Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1700. Telephone: 954-763-1200. Telefax: 954-766-7800.
Irvine, California Office: Adorno & Yoss Alvarado & Smith, 4 Park Plaza, Suite 1200. Telephone: 949-955-6800. Fax: 949-955-6899.
Kansas City, Missouri Office: 4901 Main Street, Suite 220. Telephone: 800-881-2064. Fax: 816-931-7212.
Los Angeles, California Office: Library Tower, 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1150. Telephone: 213-229-2400. Fax: 213-229-2499.
New York, N.Y. Office: 1040 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1101. Telephone: 212-809-5700. Fax: 212-809-5701.
Santa Ana, California Office: 1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200. Telephone: 714-852-6800. Fax: 714-852-6899.
Tallahassee, Florida Office: 200 West College Avenue, Suite 224. Telephone: 850-222-5139. Telefax: 850-222-9732.
Washington, D.C. Office: 400 7th Street NW, Suite 204. Telephone: 703-328-7249.
Wayne, New Jersey Office: 155 Willowbrook Boulevard, Suite 300. Telephone: 973-256-9000. Telefax: 973-256-9001.
West Palm Beach, Florida Office: Plaza 1551, 1551 Forum Place, Building 200, 33401. Telephone: 561-640-8000. Telefax: 561-640-6030.
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