MEMBERS OF FIRM
Brian L. Bilzin, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1977, Florida. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1967); Boston University (J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporations Law; Real Estate.Email: Brian L. Bilzin, (P.A.)
John C. Sumberg, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; 1983, New York. Education: Yale College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Yale University (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporations Law; Real Estate Finance; Closely Held Corporations.Email: John C. Sumberg, (P.A.)
Scott L. Baena, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Florida. Education: George Washington University (B.B.A., 1970; J.D., with honors, 1974). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Workouts; Bankruptcy; Commercial Loan Transactions; Corporate Reorganization.Email: Scott L. Baena, (P.A.)
Stanley B. Price, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1972, Florida. Education: New York University (B.S., with honors, 1966); Syracuse University (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Land Use; Administrative Law; Environmental Law.Email: Stanley B. Price, (P.A.)
Alan D. Axelrod, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1981, Florida. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Stanford University (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporation Law; Securities Law; Contract Law; Business Law.Email: Alan D. Axelrod, (P.A.)
Brian Scott Adler, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., cum laude, 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Land Use; Environmental Law.Email: Brian Scott Adler, (P.A.)
Suzanne M. Amaducci-Adams, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1990); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Lending and Finance; Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities; Real Estate.Email: Suzanne M. Amaducci-Adams, (P.A.)
Daniel H. Aronson, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1990, Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); New York University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Public and Private Securities Offerings; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital.Email: Daniel H. Aronson, (P.A.)
Jon C. Chassen, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1976); University of Florida (J.D., 1980). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: General Practice.
Monica Cunill-Fals, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.B.A., 1991); Nova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Monica Cunill-Fals, (P.A.)
Albert E. Dotson, Jr. (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Florida. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1982); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Land Use; Environmental; Government Law; Procurement.Email: Albert E. Dotson, Jr. (P.A.)
Audrey Alterman Ellis, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with high honors, 1981); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Finance Law.Email: Audrey Alterman Ellis, (P.A.)
Alex Espenkotter, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Sociology, 1993); University of Miami (J.D., 1997; LL.M., Estate Planning, 1998). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Family Wealth Transfer; International Trusts and Estates.Email: Alex Espenkotter, (P.A.)
A. Vicky Leiva Garcia-Toledo, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Florida. Education: Barry College (B.A., 1973); Florida International University (M.S., 1979); St. Thomas University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Government Affairs; Land Use.Email: A. Vicky Leiva Garcia-Toledo, (P.A.)
Richard M. Goldstein, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1985, Texas. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., 1980); University of Miami (J.D., 1983); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1984). Practice Areas: Corporations Law; International Law; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Family Wealth Transfer.Email: Richard M. Goldstein, (P.A.)
William K. Hill, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: St. John's College (B.A., 1984); Yale University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial and Construction Litigation; Aviation; Health Care; Products Liability.Email: William K. Hill, (P.A.)
Joanna Elisa Iglesias, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with high honors, 1991); Columbia University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Tax.Email: Joanna Elisa Iglesias, (P.A.)
Jason Z. Jones (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1999). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Jason Z. Jones
Carlos F. Junco, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 2003, Florida. Education: Loyola College (B.B.A., 1994); Cornell University (J.D./M.B.A., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Law.Email: Carlos F. Junco, (P.A.)
Seth R. Kaplan (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1994, District of Columbia; 1996, North Carolina. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1990); University of Miami (J.D., 1993; LL.M., 1995). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning.Email: Seth R. Kaplan
Alan J. Kazan, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1986, Florida. Education: Cornell University (B.S., with high honors, 1976); Duke University (J.D., with honors, 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Mortgage Backed Securities.Email: Alan J. Kazan, (P.A.)
Matthew I. Kramer, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2004, Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); New York University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Insolvency; Workouts.Email: Matthew I. Kramer, (P.A.)
Scott D. Kravetz, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., in Journalism and Communications, 1986); University of Miami (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Scott D. Kravetz, (P.A.)
Michael N. Kreitzer, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Florida; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S. in Computer Science, with high honors, 1984); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1987). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Construction Defects Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Eminent Domain.Email: Michael N. Kreitzer, (P.A.)
John M. Kuhn, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1992, Florida. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A.,1987); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.Email: John M. Kuhn, (P.A.)
Steven D. Lear, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: University of Vermont (B.S., with honors, 1978); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 1986; LL.M., taxation 2002). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Finance; Corporate Law; Taxation; Securities.Email: Steven D. Lear, (P.A.)
Adam D. Lustig, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School (B.S.E., with honors, 1996); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Adam D. Lustig, (P.A.)
Carter N. McDowell, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: Harvard College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Florida (M.A.U.R.P., 1979); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Practice Areas: Land Use/Growth Management; Environmental and Administrative Law.Email: Carter N. McDowell, (P.A.)
Eileen Ball Mehta, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida International University (B.A., with distinction, 1974); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Local Government Law; Appellate Practice.
Mindy A. Mora, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1987, Florida; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: George Washington University (B.B.A., 1979); New York University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Debtor-Creditor Law; Workouts; Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Reorganization.Email: Mindy A. Mora, (P.A.)
Marjie C. Nealon, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: Tufts University; University of Florida (B.A., 1982; J.D., with high honors, 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Property Law; Finance Law; Commercial Leasing.Email: Marjie C. Nealon, (P.A.)
Howard E. Nelson, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1980; M.A.U.R.P., 1985); Nova University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Administrative Law; Zoning Law.Email: Howard E. Nelson, (P.A.)
Marshall R. Pasternack, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; 1985, Florida. Education: Emory University; University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1977; J.D., 1980); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1983). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Limited Partnerships; Taxation; Sports and Entertainment.Email: Marshall R. Pasternack, (P.A.)
Jerry B. Proctor, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.A., 1977; M.U.A., 1979); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Growth Management; Administrative Law.Email: Jerry B. Proctor, (P.A.)
Jay M. Sakalo, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1995; J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Jay M. Sakalo, (P.A.)
Martin A. Schwartz, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1981, Florida. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., 1964); New York University (LL.B., 1967; LL.M., 1968). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Contract Law; Business Law.Email: Martin A. Schwartz, (P.A.)
H. Allan Shore (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, Florida. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.S., Accounting, 1968); University of Miami (J.D., 1971; LL.M., Taxation, 1972). Tau Epsilon Rho. Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1973. Author: "Tax Consequences Resulting From Disposition of Installment Obligations," 49 Florida Bar Journal 100 and 160, 1975; "Tax Consequences Resulting From Disposition of Installment Obligations," 26 Digest of Tax Articles 44, 1975; "The Production Service Partnership - The Other Type of Movie Shelter," Dade County Chapter, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Tax Alert, April 1975; "'At Risk' Under Section 465 Seems Broader Than Intended," 46 Journal of Taxation 320, 1977. Co-Author: Chapter 2, "Form of Ownership," in "Real Property Yax Considerations in Florida," The Florida Bar, Continuing Legal Education, 1979; "TEFRA Provisions Increase Both the Risks and Costs of Tax Shelter Investments," 31 Taxation for Accountants, July 14, 1983; "TEFRA Provisions Increase Both the Risks and Costs of Tax Shelter Investments," 12 Taxation for Lawyers, September/October 1983; "Tax Aspects of The Syndication Ownership Forms; Wraparound Mortgages; Accruals; Depreciation, Investment Tax Credits; New Proposed IRS Regulations," Ninth Institute on Condominium and Cluster Developments, University of Miami, 1984; "Beyond Chapter 14 - A Tale of Two (New) Freezes," 71 Taxes 97, February 1993, reprinted in CCH Financial and Estate Planning, Vol. III, 30,701, March 1993; "Annuities, Suggested Objective Criteria for Reaching the Safe Harbour of F.S.," 222.14 67 Florida Bar Journal 60. Adjunct Professor, University of Miami School of Law, 1984. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Taxation Section); American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants. (Board Certified Tax Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning.
Robert M. Siegel, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; General Commercial Transactions; Troubled Loan Workouts; Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization.Email: Robert M. Siegel, (P.A.)
James W. Shindell, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Contract Law; Finance.Email: James W. Shindell, (P.A.)
Philip Rogers Stein (Member) born Durham, North Carolina, August 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1995, Georgia; 2006, Maryland; 2009, Florida. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1989); Duke University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation(50%, 10); Business Litigation(50%, 10).
Carey A. Stiss, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., magna cum laude, with honors, 1979); London School of Economics, London, England; University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1982). Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Finance; Commercial Leasing; Loan Restructuring; Real Estate.Email: Carey A. Stiss, (P.A.)
David W. Trench, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Moravian College (B.A., 1968); University of Miami (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Complex Litigation.Email: David W. Trench, (P.A.)
Robert W. Turken, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1977); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Litigation; Workouts; Trial Practice.Email: Robert W. Turken, (P.A.)
Mitchell E. Widom, (P.A.) (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S. Accounting, with honors, 1981; J.D., with honors, 1984). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Mitchell E. Widom, (P.A.)
COUNSEL
Arnold A. Brown (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.S., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Practice Areas: Real Property Law.Email: Arnold A. Brown
OF COUNSEL
Allison K. Hift, (P.A.) (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: University of Miami (B.A., cum laude, 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Technology Law; Corporate Law.
Edward A. Kalish (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1973, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1968); University of Miami (J.D., 1973; LL.M., Taxation, 1973). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Edward A. Kalish
Steven W. Simon (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1972, Florida; 1973, New York; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1968); Boston University (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Marc J. Sternbaum (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1972, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Guadalajara; Washington University (A.B., 1968); Columbia University (J.D., 1972). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Property Law.
Samuel C. Ullman, (P.A.) (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1968, Florida and District of Columbia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1965; J.D., 1967); University of Miami (LL.M., Taxation, 1975). Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Controversies; Federal Taxation.Email: Samuel C. Ullman, (P.A.)
ASSOCIATES
Melissa R. Alvarez (Associate)
David N. Arizmendi (Associate)
Marla I. Berman (Associate)
Enza G. Boderone (Associate)
Paul M. Botros (Associate)
Alexandra L. Deas (Associate)
Diane Lourdes Dick (Associate)
Eric B. Gilbert (Associate)
Mildred Gomez (Associate)
Javier Granda (Associate)
Adam Haimo (Associate)
Julia Y. Kim (Associate)
Jermaine A. Lee (Associate)
Lori P. Lustrin (Associate)
Andres G. Mendoza (Associate)
Nikki J. Nedbor (Associate)
Melissa Cade Pallett-Vasquez (Associate)
Serge Pavluk (Associate)
Wendy V. Polit (Associate)
Eugene Polyak (Associate)
William W. Riley (Associate)
Jeremy Sahn (Associate)
David T. Schubauer (Associate) (Admitted in Massachusetts; Not admitted in Florida)
Lori A. Schumacher (Associate)
Jeremy H. Segal (Associate)
Jeffrey I. Snyder (Associate)
Tara Trevorrow (Associate)
Scott N. Wagner (Associate)
Steven J. Wernick (Associate)
Lindsey B. Zohn (Associate)