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| | Address | | 1000 Courthouse Tower, 44 West Flagler Street | | Miami, Florida 33130-1808 | | (Miami-Dade Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Caruana & Jacobs, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Sophisticated Matrimonial Litigation, Divorce, Family Law, Complex Commercial Litigation, Appeals, Civil Litigation. | | Year Established: 1983 | Firm Profile:
The firm limits its practice to litigation and related areas, and represents its clients in the resolution of difficult personal, business and professional disputes. The firm is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under Family Law and Commercial Litigation. Its members are listed in Best Lawyers in America (Family Law), Leading American Attorneys, South Florida Legal Guide. | | Firm Size: 7 | Representative Clients:
Available Upon Request. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
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Fixed Hourly Rates
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Other Office Locations of Caruana & Jacobs, P.A.
Plantation, Florida, U.S.A.
| | Albert G. Caruana (Member) born Medford, Massachusetts, May 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar; 1974, District of Columbia, District of Columbia Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Claims Court. Education: Stetson University and University of Miami (B.A., 1969); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Psi Chi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: Iron Arrow; Society of Wig and Robe; Bar and Gavel; Order of Barristers. Wesley A. Sturges Scholar, 1972. Editor-in-Chief, University of Miami Law Review, 1972. Member: University of Miami School of Law National Moot Court Team, 1970; State Moot Court Team, 1971. Student Instructor, Research and Writing I and II, University of Miami School of Law, 1970-1971; 1971-1972. Lecturer, University of Miami School of Law, 1973-1974. Adjunct Instructor, Florida International University, 1974-1976. Author: "Constitutional Right to a Speedy Trial," 25 University of Miami Law Review 330, 1971; "Enforcement of Property Awards," Florida Family Law, Matthew Bender, July, 1986. Co-Author: "Criminal Law and Procedure, 1969-1971 Florida Survey," 26 University of Miami Law Review 289, 1971. Member, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Nominating Commissions, 1984-1988, Co-Chairman, 1987-1988. Special Counsel to the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission in Case Number 84-176, Inquiry Concerning a Judge, 1985-1986 and In Case Number 86-289, 1987 and In Case Number 88-4, 1988-1989 and in Case Numbers 92-37 and 92-37A, 1992-1993. Court Appointed Neutral Arbitrator, Medical Arbitration Project, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1985. Selected by the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar to serve on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee. Listed: Nifeh and Smith's Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2006-2007; South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyers, 2000 (Family Law), 2001 (Family Law and Commercial Litigation), 2003 (Marital, Family Law and Commercial Litigation) and 2004-2006 (Family Law); 2004-2006 Florida Legal Elite, (Florida Trend Magazine); Florida "Super-Lawyers" 2006. Member: Dade County (Chairman, Circuit Court Family Division Committee, 1989-1990) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; "Master of the Bench," First Family Law, American Inns of Court Chapter 181, 1992-1997 (President, 1996-1997); District of Columbia Bar; American Law Institute. (Also at Plantation Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Construction Law; Family Law; Litigation. Email: Albert G. Caruana | | Melissa Jill Jacobs (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, November 27, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1988); Nova University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Matrimonial Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); First Family Law, American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Melissa Jill Jacobs | | Elizabeth Fernandez Pinero (Member) born Yonkers, New York, May 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Iona College (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Fordham University (J.D., 1995). Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Family Law; Litigation. Email: Elizabeth Fernandez Pinero | | —————————— | | Steven A. Nullman (Associate) born Miami Beach, Florida; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., Finance, 1999); University of Miami (J.D., 2002). Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Family Law Section); First Family Law Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Family Law; Litigation. Email: Steven A. Nullman | | B. Valerie Carullo (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., English, cum laude, 1995); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: The Florida Bar; Dade County Bar Association (Judicial Outreach Committee, 2004-2005; Family Court Committee, 2006-2007; Legal Aid Committee, 2006-2007; Professionalism Committee, 2006-2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Family Law; Litigation. Email: B. Valerie Carullo | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Plantation, Florida Office: 7901 S.W. 6th Court, Suite 480, 33324. Telephone: 954-474-8161.
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