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
Karyl Agudo Argamasilla (Partner) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 16, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.S., Psychology, 1996); St. Thomas University (J.D., 2001). Member, Judge Peter Fay Inns of Court, 2000-2001. Member and Travel Chair, St. Thomas University Moot Court Board. Best Brief, Nova Southeastern National Round Robin Competition, 2000. Articles Editor, St. Thomas University Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust; Business Law); Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Karyl Agudo Argamasilla
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
Elizabeth S. Baker (Partner) born Worcester, Massachusetts, July 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1977, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, Florida; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Goucher College (B.A., 1970); University of Maryland (J.D., 1973). Recipient, Mattie Belle Davis Award, 2006. With University of Maryland Law Review, 1971-1973. Chairman, Moot Court Board. Member, 1989, and President, 1999, University of Miami Friends of Library. Adjunct Professor, University of Miami School of Law, 1979-1981. President, Safe Space Shelter for Battered Women, 1998-2007. Member: Dade County, Maryland State and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; Florida Association for Women Lawyers; First Family Law Inns of Court. (Board Certified Marital and Family Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Family Law; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Divorce; Child Custody; Marital Agreements; Adoption Law; Guardianship; Mediation.Email: Elizabeth S. Baker
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
Steven L. Beiley (Partner) born Miami, Florida, March 11, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (A.A., 1986); Florida State University (B.S.B.A., Finance, 1988); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1991). Recipient: Florida's Legal Elite Honoree from Florida Trend Magazine and Put Something Back Pro Bono Service Award winner. Associate Editor, Journal of Law and Public Policy. Member, University of Florida Alumni Association. President, Gator Club of Miami, 1998-1999. Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Leadership Miami Graduate. Member: Coral Grables, Dade County (Director, Young Lawyers Section, 1994-1996; Member, Banking and Corporate Litigation Committee) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Eleventh Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, Chair, 2002-2003, Member, 2000-2003); Guardian Ad Litem. Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking Law; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Contracts.
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
Christopher Bopst (Partner) 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.
Steven Carlyle Cronig (Partner) born New Bedford, Massachusetts, February 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; 1981, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1977); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1980); Boston University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1983). Member: The Florida Bar; Massachusetts Bar Association. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Condominium Law; Leasing; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Steven Carlyle Cronig
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; 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
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
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
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
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
Fernando Martin Socol (Partner) born 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.S., 1994); St. Thomas University (J.D., 1999). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Immigration Law.
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
Nancy K. Watkin (Partner) born New York, N.Y., January 23, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1971); University of Miami (J.D., 1980; LL.M., Estate Planning, 2005). Member: Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar.
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
Jesse M. Keenan (Senior Associate) born Albany, Georgia, February 2, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; 2005, Florida. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 2001); Georgia State University (J.D., 2004); University of Miami (LL.M., 2005). Honors: Phi Delta Phi (Bryan Inn); Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. Fellow: Housing Studies, Harvard University, Joint Center for Housing Studies, 2007-2008. Member: Urban Land Institute; Southface Energy Institute; Seaside Institute. Research Assistant, to Louis Brandies Professor of Law, Charles Harr, Harvard Law School, 2004-2005. Adjunct Professor, Law and Policy, University of Miami School of Law. Special Agencies: First American Title Insurance Company. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(60%); Finance(40%); Condominium Law; Hotel and Resort Development.Email: Jesse M. Keenan
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
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
Marc G. Granger (Associate) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1991); St. Thomas University (J.D., 1998). Member: The Florida Bar.
Michelle A. Barton King (Associate) born New York, N.Y.; 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 King
Jordan S. Kosches (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Connecticut and Florida; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: State University of New York College at Brockport (B.S., 2004); University of Connecticut (Mediator Certification, 2005); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2007). Member: Miami-Dade County (Member, Appellate Practice Section) and Connecticut (Member, Creditor's Rights Committee) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Appellate Practice; Trial Lawyers). Reported Cases: Honeywell v. Guilder, 2009 WL 3446406 (Fla. 3d DCA, October 28, 2009); Finn v. Hernandez, 2009 WL 3448216 (Fla. 4th DCA, October 28, 2009); PBD Realty, LLC v. First Nat. Bank of South Miami, 2009 WL 1897890 (Fla. 3d DCA, July 1, 2009); Boatarama, Inc. v. Gomes, 7 So.3d 579 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009); Aircraft Logistics, Inc. v. H.E. Sutton Forwarding Co., LLC, 1 So.3d 309 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009); Diaz v. Bell South Telecommunications Inc., 992 So.2d 253 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation.
Janine N. Kucaba (Associate) born Miami, Florida, July 21, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1995; J.D., 2002). Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.
David B. Levin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2003); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.
Shan Massand (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; 2008, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 2000); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 13.Email: Shan Massand
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.
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.
Douglas Swalina (Associate) admitted to bar, Florida. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1993); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1997). Editor, Law Review, Stetson University College of Law. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Douglas Swalina
OF COUNSEL
Carlos Ignacio Aguilar (Of Counsel) born Caracas, Venezuela, January 25, 1968; admitted to bar, 1991, Venezuela (Not admitted in United States). Education: Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (J.D., 1991); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (LL.M., 1993). Member: American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Mining Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate.
Jack S. Lewis (Of Counsel) born Bronx, New York; 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