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One Biscayne Tower {newline}15th Floor
2 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33131 (Miami-Dade Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) Gilbride, Heller & Brown, P.A. was formed in 1975 and has specialized in commercial litigation. The firm represents both publicly-held and privately- owned corporations and their boards of directors in a wide range of cases dealing with accounting, real estate, banking, securities and other business disputes. The firm also has a significant practice in health care, personal injury and discrimination suits for both plaintiff and defense. The firm regularly handles litigation matters for its clients in both state and federal courts throughout the United States. Statement of PracticeCommercial Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts including Accounting Defense, Banking, Corporate, Criminal, Lender Liability, Intellectual Property, Professional Malpractice Defense, Real Estate, Securities Arbitration and Shareholder Class Action Defense. International Disputes Resolution, International Arbitration, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Foreign Investment. Year Established: 1975
Firm Size: 17
Representative Clients:Andersen, LLP
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Chase Manhattan Investment Services, Inc.
The Citco Group, Ltd.
Fenix Contractors, Inc.
KPMG, LLP
Landstar Development, Inc.
North American Capacity Insurance Co.
North American Specialty Insurance Co.
Pinkerton, Inc.
Pinkerton Investigations
Premier Design Homes of Florida, Inc.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Segwick Developers, Inc.
Sun International
Sun Capital Inc.
Superior Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Swiss Reinsurance
Terrace Food Group
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
The Toyo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
Trivest Partners, L.P.
Underwriters Insurance Co.
Watsco, Inc.
Whirlpool Corp.
Whirlpool Financial Corp.
AddressOne Biscayne Tower {newline}15th Floor
2 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131, (Miami-Dade Co.)
PhonePhone: 305-358-3580
Telecopier: 305-374-1756
Website
http://www.ghblaw.com
James F. Gilbride (Member) born Kingston, Pennsylvania, July 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: King's College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1968); University of Miami (J.D., 1971). Recipient, John F. Kennedy Award in Political Science, King's College. First Place, Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition. Member: Society of Wig and Robe; Bar and Gavel. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, University of Miami School of Law, 1971. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Crimes; Personal Injury; Religious Institutions; Health Care.
Lawrence R. Heller (Member) born Long Beach, New York, August 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, California and Florida. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1967); University of California at Davis (J.D., magna cum laude, 1971). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Dade County Bar Association (Chairman, Computer Law Committee, 1988-1989); The Florida Bar; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. Buenaventura Lakes Shopping Center, Inc., 846 So.2d 1204 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); Tarleton v. Arnstein & Lehr, 755 So.2d 758 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000); Stresscon v. Madiedo, 581 So.2d 158 (Fla. 1991); Burroughs Corp. v. Suntogs of Miami, Inc., 472 So.2d 1166 (Fla. 1985). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Lender Liability; Contracts; Legal Malpractice; Real Estate; Insurance Bad Faith; Products Liability; Securities Litigation; Arbitration; Age Discrimination; Shareholders Law; Class Action Defense; Appellate Practice.Email: Lawrence R. Heller
Lewis N. Brown (Member) born Miami, Florida, March 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1979, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Miami (J.D., 1978). Who's Who in American Law, 1991. Member, Peer Review Committee United States District Court Southern District of Florida, 1998. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice; SEC Enforcement; Securities Litigation.Email: Lewis N. Brown
Dyanne E. Feinberg (Managing Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, December 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; U.S Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with high honors, 1980; J.D., with honors, 1983). Senior Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to the Honorable Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., Florida Third District Court of Appeals, 1983-1985. Author: Casenote, "Mortgage Foreclosures," Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Review, Vol. X, No. 2, February, 1982; "The Gap Between Attempt Law and Perjury in Florida," 33 University of Florida Law Review 642, 1981. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Association for Women Lawyers (President, 1999-2000). Reported Cases: GFN Corp. v. KPMG Peat Marwick, 2002 WL 460327 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002); Johnson v. Thigpen, 788 So. 2d 410 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001); Ward v. Atlantic Security Bank, 777 So. 2d 1144 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Securities Litigation; Arbitration; Appellate Practice.Email: Dyanne E. Feinberg
Amanda M. McGovern (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1987); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Amanda McGovern is a Partner at Gilbride Heller & Brown and focuses her litigation practice in complex commercial and international matters in courts across the United States and throughout the world. She has broad jury trial experience in federal and state courts. Ms. McGovern was the 2009 Chair of the Florida International Law Section's Annual Conference for the International Litigation and Arbitration Committee, and was selected to be the Chair of the Committee for 2010. Ms. McGovern also taught International Law at the University of Miami in 2007. Originally from Minneapolis, MN, Ms. McGovern received her A-Levels in Kent, England and graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations. She speaks French and Spanish. After working for two years with Mayor Koch on urban development in New York City, Ms. McGovern attended the University of Miami School of Law. She graduated, cum laude, as Editor-in-Chief of one of its law reviews and with a scholarship for her work in the Trial Advocacy Program. Ms. McGovern is named as one of Florida Trend's Legal Elite (2008 and 2009), Florida's Benchmark Litigators (2009), Florida's Super Lawyers (2009), and South Florida's Top Up and Coming Lawyers (2004 and 2005). She has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. Prior to joining Gilbride Heller & Brown, Ms. McGovern was a Partner with the law firms of Kenny Nachwalter and Bilzin Sumberg in Miami, Florida. Author: "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Best Legal Strategy Is To Follow the Rules in International Business," Daily Business Review Special Edition, February 24, 2009. Member: The Florida Bar; American and The Inter-American (Member: International Law Section; International Litigation; Arbitration Committee) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Tugz International, L.L.C. v. Canaveral Port Authority, 2004 WL 1368689 (M.D. Fla. April 7, 2004) (Ms. McGovern's briefs available online); Topp, Inc. v. Uniden America Corp., 483 F. Supp.2d 1187 (S.D. Fla. 2007) (Ms. McGovern's briefs available online) Topp, Inc. v. Uniden America Corp., 513 F. Supp. 2d 1345 (S.D. Fla. 2007) (Ms. McGovern's briefs available online); Topp, Inc. v. Uniden America Corp., 2008 WL 938880 (S.D.Fla., April 7, 2008) (Ms. McGovern's briefs available online). Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: International Dispute Resolution(25%); Complex Litigation(25%); Class Actions(25%); Foreign Investment(25%).Email: Amanda M. McGovern
Terence M. Mullen (Member) born Camden, New Jersey, July 18, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2000, Florida. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Boston College (J.D., 1992). Judicial Clerk, Hon. Michael Patrick King, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, 1992-1993. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Securities Litigation; SEC Enforcement.Email: Terence M. Mullen
Steven A. Colsky (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, May 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1978); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1981). Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Probate; Guardianship.Email: Steven A. Colsky
Elizabeth A. Izquierdo (Member) born Keflavik, Iceland, April 29, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 2002). Research Editor, Florida Law Review, 2001-2002. Author: "The Freedom of Expressive Association: An Organization's Right to Choose What Not to Say," 53 Fla. L.Rev. 39 (2001). Languages: Icelandic. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Securities Litigation; SEC Enforcement.Email: Elizabeth A. Izquierdo
——————————Bryan R. Cleveland (Associate) born February 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., cum laude, 1982); University of Virginia (J.D., 1988); Virginia Tech (M.B.A., 1988).
Joshua D. Clark (Associate) born Decatur, Illinois, March 26, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Millikin University (B.S., 1999); University of Florida (J.D., 2004). International and Comparative Law Certificate. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(40%); Securities Litigation(30%); Professional Malpractice(30%).Email: Joshua D. Clark
Daniel M. Hirschman (Associate) born Alma, Michigan, May 1, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002); Loyola University (J.D., 2007). Editor in Chief, Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, 2006-2007. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Daniel M. Hirschman
James M. Hilliard (Associate) born Evansville, Illinois, March 11, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 2004); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: James M. Hilliard
Perdita M. Martin (Associate) born Freeport, G.B.I., Bahamas, April 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida International University (B.B.A., Finance, 1999); Loyola University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Securities; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Perdita M. Martin
Anisley Tarragona (Associate) born La Habana, Cuba, November 1, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.S.B.A., 2004); University of Miami (J.D., 2007). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Anisley Tarragona
Jordan Rappaport (Associate) born Philadelphia, PA; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1999); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2004); Georgetown University (LL.M., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); Securities Litigation(50%).Email: Jordan Rappaport
Catherine Whitfield (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1948; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Barry University (B.L.S., magna cum laude, 1985); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Catherine Whitfield
John T. Houchin (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Miami (J.D., 1997). Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society; Eta Kappa Nu National Electrical Engineering Honor Society; Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. Member, The Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court, 1996. Listed: Who's Who American Law Students; Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities. Editor-in-Chief University of Miami Law Review. Commercial Pilot and Certified Pilot Instructor, 2006. Author: note, "Harris v. American Airlines, Flying Through the Turbulence of Federal Preemption and the Airline Deregulation Act," 51 U. Miami L. Rev. 955, 1997. Member: Civil Air Patrol, 1991; Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, 1988; National Association of Flight Instructors, 2007. Member: The Florida Bar (Member: Florida Bar Aviation Law Committee, 2005; Florida Bar Appellate Practice and Advocacy, Business Law and Trial Lawyers Section, 1997); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, Antitrust and Science and Technology Sections, 1997). Fellow: Air Force Association (Life Member). [Captain, U.S. Air Force and Air Force Resources, 1988]. Reported Cases: Papa John's International, Inc. v. Cosatino, 916 So.2d 977 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005); Clarendon Nat. Ins. Co. v. Vickers, 265 Fed.Appx. 890 (11th Cir. 2008). Practice Areas: Federal Litigation; State Litigation; Intellectual Property; Patents; Aviation Law.
Annette M. Urena (Associate) born Hindsdale, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2002, South Carolina; 2005, Florida. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Vice President Women in E-Discovery. Member: Miami Dade County Bar Association (Member, Minority Passage Committee, 2006); South Carolina Young Lawyers (Member, Executive Board, 2002); Florida Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Annette M. Urena
Jeremiah R. Jones (Associate) born Flat Rock, Michigan, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Michigan State University (B.A.; M.S., 2003); University of Florida (J.D., 2006); New York University (LL.M., 2008). Beta Gamma Sigma. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Certified Public Accountant. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation(80%); Professional Malpractice(10%); Taxation(10%).Email: Jeremiah R. Jones
Kimberly S. Heifferman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 2005); New York Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.
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