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| | Address | | 3300 Ponce De Leon Boulevard | | Miami, Florida 33134 | | (Miami-Dade Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 305-448-7988 | Facsimile: 305-448-7978
Toll-Free: 888-448-7988 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.dkdr.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Daniels, Kashtan, Downs, Robertson & McGirney practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial Practice, Insurance Defense, Construction Law, Surety Law, Defense of Architects and Engineers, Professional Malpractice, Appeals. | | Firm Size: 24 | Reference:
Turnberry Bank. |
Other Office Locations of Daniels, Kashtan, Downs, Robertson & McGirney
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
| | Richard G. Daniels (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 10, 1946; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Miami (A.B., 1973; J.D., 1977). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. Author: "Potential Pitfalls of the Architect as Arbitrator in the Owner/Contractor Contract," Lorman Education Services, 1997; "Architects Liability for Contract Administration/Jobsite Safety," Lorman Education Services, 1997; "The Supervisory Architect Exception to the Economic Loss Rule," Lorman Education Services, 1998. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Construction, American Arbitration Association. Member: The Florida Bar; American Institute of Architects (Associate Member). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Insurance; Construction Law; Architect and Engineer Professional Liability. Email: Richard G. Daniels | | Michael F. Kashtan (Member) born Montreal, Quebec, Canada, December 17, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., 1979); University of Miami (J.D., 1983). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Dade County Defense Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Professional Malpractice. Email: Michael F. Kashtan | | Joseph W. Downs, III (Member) born Winchester, Massachusetts, June 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, New Hampshire; 1975, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1967); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1974). Co-Author: "Florida Construction Law: What Do You Do When...?" National Business Institute, Inc., 1993. Florida Law for Design Professionals, Lorman Education Services, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Dade County (Member, Construction Law Committee) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Grievance Committee 11 "D" 1982-1984; Vice Chairman, Grievance Committee 11 "G" 1988-1990). [U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction and Design Law. Email: Joseph W. Downs, III | | Neil P. Robertson (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Duke University (J.D., 1979). Phi Kappa Phi. Lecturer, Business Law, University of South Florida, 1979. Board Member, Institute Advisory Board of Leadership Florida, 2004—. Trustee, Dade Heritage Trust, 1997-2003. Member: Dade County, Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section); Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Dade County Defense Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1991, President, 1990); International Association of Defense Counsel; Atlanta Claims Association. Certified Civil, County and Circuit Court Mediator. Reported Cases: Schaller v. Kmart Corp, 631 So. 2d 380, Fla. App. 3 Dist., 1994. Practice Areas: Automobile Liability; Civil Rights; Employment Law; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Construction Litigation. Email: Neil P. Robertson | | Michael J. McGirney (Partner) born Upper Darby, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Middle District of Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: LaSalle University (B.S., 1978); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1990). Member: The Florida Bar; Hillsborough County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member: Dispute Resolution Section; Law Practice Management Section; Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Standing Committee on Lawyers Professional Liability); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member: Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; Lawyer's Professionalism and Ethics Committee; Professional Liability Committee); Professional Liability Underwriting Society. (Resident, Tampa Office). Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Environmental Liability; General Liability; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: Michael J. McGirney | | Patrick J. Toomey, Jr. (Member) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, October 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1980); University of Florida (J.D., 1983). Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Patrick J. Toomey, Jr. | | Albert Blair (Member) born Bremerhaven, Germany, October 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Northeast Louisiana University (B.A., 1988); Nova Law School (J.D., 1993). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Architects and Engineers Liability; Professional Liability. Email: Albert Blair | | Tracey A. Wright (Member) born Glen Cove, New York, March 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., 1990) University of Miami (J.D., 1995). Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Tracey A. Wright | | Jose B. Rodriguez (Member) born Coral Gables, Florida, January 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1988); University of Oklahoma (B.Arch., 1992; J.D., 1995). Registered Architect, State of Texas. Building Contractor, State of Florida, 1990. Member: The American Institute of Architects; The Cuban American Bar Association; The Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Design Professional Liability Defense. Email: Jose B. Rodriguez | | Joseph G. Weiss, Jr. (Associate) born Miami, Florida, March 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1973; M.B.A., 1975); Nova University (J.D., 1989). Certified Public Accountant. Adjunct Professor: Graduate Accounting, Nova University School of Business; Paralegal Program, Florida International University, 1999—. Former Member: Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Member: Coral Gables, Dade County, American and Federal Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 1999-2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Labor Law; Construction Litigation. Email: Joseph G. Weiss, Jr. | | Madelyn S. Lozano (Member) born Portsmouth, Ohio, March 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: Kent State University (B.A., cum laude, 1975; M.A., with honors, 1980); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Inter-American Law Review. Senior Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Joseph Nesbitt, Florida Third District Court of Appeals. Member: Dade County Bar; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction and Design Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Madelyn S. Lozano | | Larry L. Cook (Partner) born Valparaiso, Florida, September 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Emory University; University of Central Florida (B.A., 1974); University of Miami (J.D., 1977). Formerly with: Wampler Buchanan, P.A.; Blackwell, Walker, P.A. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Professional Liability Defense; Construction Design Litigation; Liability Defense. Email: Larry L. Cook | | Lorne E. Berkeley (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1993); Pace University (J.D., 1997). Former CLI and Miami-Dade Assistant State Attorney, 1997-2000. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Architects and Engineers Errors and Omissions; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Law; Insurance Defense. Email: Lorne E. Berkeley | | William P. Convey (Partner) born Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, November 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); University of Miami (J.D., 1995). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability. Email: William P. Convey | | Cheri R. Lazar (Partner) born Miami, Florida, October 14, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1988); University of Miami (J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta. Florida Blue Key. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Liability Defense; General Liability Defense. Email: Cheri R. Lazar | | —————————— | | Jeremy C. Daniels (Associate) born Miami, Florida, October 18, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1996); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: General Liability; Construction Litigation. Email: Jeremy C. Daniels | | Jorge L. Cruz (Associate) born Havana, Cuba, February 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.S., Engineering, 1990); University of Miami (J.D., 2001). Licensed, Professional Engineer, Florida, 1998. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Board of Professional Engineers; Cuban American Bar Association (CABA). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Jorge L. Cruz | | Daniel A. Pelz (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 12, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2000); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Professional Liability Defense. Email: Daniel A. Pelz | | Stephen W. Stukey (Associate) born Panama City, Florida, September 10, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of Florida (Bach. of Design, 1998); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Construction Litigation. Email: Stephen W. Stukey | | Deborah S. Verley (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Miami (B.Arch., minor in Landscape Arch., 1989; J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: Deborah S. Verley | | Elsa A. Garcia (Associate) born Miami Beach, Florida, November 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., Political Science, 1999); University of Florida (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Elsa A. Garcia | | Lindsay Porak (Associate) born Miami, Florida, January 20, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Political Science, 2003); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. | | Stephen R. Gross (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 2003); University of Miami, School of Law (J.D., 2006). Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International. Member: Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. [Second Class Petty Officer, Nuclear Submarine Service, 1994-1999]. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation. | | Jesse Guerra (Associate) born Matanzas, Cuba, 1966; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Catholic University of America (Arch.M., 1995); Florida International University (J.D., 2006). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Professional Liability. | | Lorella Nerini Dal Pezzo (Associate) born Imola (Bo), Italy, November 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Bologna; 2007, Florida. Education: Universita degli studi di Bologna (J.D., 1981); Florida International University (M.B.A., 1987; J.D., 2007). Member, FIU Law Review, 2006-2007. Co- Author: Comparative Family Law,CAC. Practice Areas: Family Law; Real Estate; Criminal Law. | | Lourdes Bernal-Dixon (Associate) born Madrid, Spain, October 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., English, 1996); Florida State University (J.D., 2000). Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society. Member and Officer, FSU College of Law Mock Trial Team. Recipient, FSU College of Law Dean's Outstanding Service Award. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; Tampa Bay Hispanic Bar Association (Secretary); Florida State University College of Law Alumni Association (President); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Automobile Negligence; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; General Liability. | | David M. Steinberg (Associate) born Silverspring, Maryland, March 27, 1970; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.A., 1995); Nova Southeastern University, Sheppard Broad Law Center (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Professional Liability Defense. Email: David M. Steinberg | | OF COUNSEL | | Nancy Stoner (Of Counsel) born Hartford, Connecticut, March 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: Ohio State University (B.F.A., 1978); University of Connecticut; Nova University (J.D., 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Lambda Delta. Member, Miami Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1983—. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; General Practice. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Office: 490 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Sawgrass Executive Center, Suite 320, 33325. Telephone: 954-577-8332. Fax: 954-452-9964.
Tampa, Florida Office: One Tampa City Center, 201 North Franklin Street, Suite 1990, 33602. Telephone: 813-222-0400. Fax: 813-452-0401.
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