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Address
1221 Brickell Avenue
Suite 1650
Miami, Florida 33131 (Miami-Dade Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
GrayRobinson, a full-service corporate law firm with over 200 attorneys throughout ten offices across Florida, provides legal services for Fortune 500 companies, emerging businesses, lending institutions, local and state governments, developers, entrepreneurs and individuals across Florida, the nation and the world. We offer not only breadth across a great many legal specialties, but depth and proficiency in each one as well. Being one of Florida's fastest-growing law firms, our attorneys are on the forefront of emerging legal issues and work expeditiously on behalf of our clients and respond quickly to their needs. We have invented a better brand of law firm that best serves our clients and our communities while counting creativity as a hallmark characteristic and insisting on ingenuity and innovation. Please visit our Web site at www.gray-robinson.com for additional information on the firm and its attorneys. Statement of PracticeAdministrative Law, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Agency and Distributorships, Aircraft Sales, Alcohol Beverage, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Communications and Media, Communications, Cable and Broadband, Computers and Software, Condemnation, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, Covenants Not To Compete, Creditors Rights, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Entertainment and the Arts, Environmental Law, ERISA, Federal Civil Practice, Finance, Food, Franchises and Franchising, Government Relations and Contracts, Health Law, Hotel and Resort Development, Insurance Defense, Labor and Employment, Legal Malpractice Defense, Liquor Licensing, Litigation, Loan Workouts, Loan Restructuring, Mediation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Municipal Law, Natural Resources, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Outdoor Advertising, Premises Liability Defense, Probate, Property Rights, Public Finance, Real Estate, Restaurant Law, Securities, Sports Law, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Petroleum. Year Established: 1970
Firm Size: 238
Firm Affiliations EMPLOYMENT LAW ALLIANCE ClientsLOCAL COUNSEL FOR: AT&T
Auto Owners Insurance Co.
Bank of America
BB&T Bank
B & M Construction Co., Inc.
Builders Construction Co.
Burger King
Campus Crusade for Christ International
CED Construction
CitiGroup
Citrus & Chemical Bank
Citrus Partners, Ltd.
City of Lakeland
City of Orlando
CNA Insurance Companies
Coca Cola Bottlers
Condev Properties
Custom Welding and Fabrication
CVS Pharmacies
Disney Cruise Lines
DPIC Companies, Inc.
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
Florida Citrus
Florida Department of State
Florida Hospital Association
GEICO
Haines City
Harris Corporation
Hillsborough County
Hunt Construction Company
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
National General Insurance Co.
National Semi-Trailer
North Broward Hospital District
Orange County
Polk County
Progressive Insurance Company
Raymond James
RF Micro Devices, Inc.
Ryder Truck Lines
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
Signature Flight
Skanska USA Building, Inc.
State Farm Insurance Company
Support Corp.
Southern Exchange Bank
SunTrust Bank-Mid Florida
Tampa Port Authority
Tampa Sports Authority
Taylor Woodrow
Terra International, Inc.
United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
Universal Building Specialties, Inc.
University of Central Florida
University of South Florida
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Wal-Mart
WCI Communities
The Williams Company
Wycliff Bible Translators.
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Adventist Health System Sunbelt
Central Florida Sports Commission
Dixon Ticonderoga Company
Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida
Florida Today Newspaper
Healthcare Corporation
High Tech Corridor Council
Lake-Sumter Community College
Mission Inn Golf Resort
Orange County Library Board of Trustees
Parrish Medical Center
Planet Hollywood International, Inc.
Ron Jon Surf Shop of Florida
Spaceport Florida Authority
WKMG TV - Channel 6.
Address1221 Brickell Avenue
Suite 1650
Miami, FL 33131, (Miami-Dade Co.)
PhonePhone: 305-416-6880
Fax: 305-416-6887
Websitehttp://www.gray-robinson.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesOrlando, Florida: (Main Office) 301 East Pine Street Suite 1400 P.O. Box 3068. Telephone: 407-843-8880. Fax: 407-244-5690.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 401 E. Las Olas Boulevard Suite 1850. Telephone: 954-761-8111. Fax: 954-761-8112.
Jacksonville, Florida: Bank of America Building 50 North Laura Street Suite 1100. Telephone: 904-598-9929. Fax: 904-598-9109.
Key West, Florida: 201 Front Street Suite 333. Telephone: 305-292-8950. Fax: 305-296-6629.
Lakeland, Florida: One Lake Morton Drive P.O. Box 3. Telephone: 863-284-2200. Fax: 863-688-0310.
Melbourne, Florida: 1795 West Nasa Boulevard P.O. Box 1870. Telephone: 321-727-8100. Telecopier: 321-984-4122.
Naples, Florida: 5551 Ridgewood Drive Suite 101. Telephone: 239-598-3601. Fax: 239-598-3164.
Tallahassee, Florida: 301 South Bronough Street Suite 600 P.O. Box 11189. Telephone: 850-222-7717. Telecopier: 850-222-3494.
Tampa, Florida: Suite 2200 201 North Franklin Street P.O. Box 3324. Telephone: 813-273-5000. Fax: 813-273-5145.
Leyza F. Blanco (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida, October 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1992; J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Articles and Comments Editor, Interamerican Law Review, 1995-1996. Member: Dade County Bar Association; National Hispanic Bar Association; Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida; Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund. Reported Cases: In Re Jaffe, 235 B.R490 (Bankr. S.D. Fla 1999). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Complex Bankruptcy Litigation; Workouts; Restructuring.Email: Leyza F. Blanco
Brian E. Burns (Shareholder) born Jacksonville, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1998, New York. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: American University (B.A., 1990; M.A., 1992); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1997). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Brian E. Burns
Gary M. Carman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; 1976, District of Columbia; 1980, New York. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1971); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1974). Member: The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Banks and Banking.Email: Gary M. Carman
Juan C. Martinez (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida International University (B.A., with honors, 1991); Florida State University (J.D., with highest honors, 1994). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Recipient: Book Award in International Litigation and Arbitration, Contracts, Creditors' Rights, Gratuitous Transfers, Constitutional Law, Evidence and Admiralty. Member, Florida State University Law Review. Author: "Recognizing and Enforcing Foreign Nation Judgments: The United States and Europe Compared and Contrasted - A Call for Revised Legislation in Florida," 4 J. Transnational Law & Policy 49, 1995. Co-Author: "Business Court Pilot Program, 11th Judicial Circuit, Operating Statement," December 1996. Member: Dade County and Cuban American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Health Law). Reported Cases: Open Magnetic Imaging, Inc. v. Nieves-Garcia, 826 So.2d 415 (Fla.3d DCA 2002); KSK Group, Inc. v. Medrano, 847 So.2d 1140 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy; Workouts.Email: Juan C. Martinez
William M. Pearson (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida, July 20, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1981); University of Miami (J.D., 1984). Recipient, United States Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award, 1999. Adjunct Professor, University of Miami School of Law, Trial Skills, 1997. Assistant Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Florida, 1985-1989. Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida, Criminal Division, 1989-2000, Narcotics Section, 1989-1997, Deputy Chief Narcotics Section, 1996-1997, Public Corruption Section, 1997-2000. Member: The Florida Bar (Chair, Grievance Committee); American Bar Association; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Health Care Fraud; Trial Practice.Email: William M. Pearson
Marlene Quintana (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.S., with honors, 1993); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Marlene Quintana
Robert A. Schatzman (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida; 1972, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1971). Recipient, President's Cup Award from the Commercial Law League of America, 1999. Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Bankruptcy Law, 1991 and in Leading Florida Attorneys. President, Progress Board of Miami, 1982-1983. Member, Citizens Board, University of Miami. Executive Vice-President, Temple Beth Am. Member: Dade County Bar Association; Commercial Law League of America (Board of Governors Member, 1990-1994; Recording Secretary,1997-1998; Bankruptcy Section Chair, 1999; U.S. Trustee Cooperation Committee Chair, 1987-1990; Member: U.S. Nominating Council, 1987-1990; Southern Region Executive Council, 1991; President, Fund for Public Education, 1995-1997; Member, Board of Associate Editors, 1993); Bankruptcy Bar Association of Southern District of Florida; American Bar Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Robert A. Schatzman
Steven J. Solomon (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Accounting, 1988; J.D., 1991). Member, Florida Blue Key. Member: Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors; Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Steven J. Solomon
Carlos A. Souffront (Shareholder) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1991); Tulane University Law School (J.D., Common and Civil Law, 1994). Dean's List. Moot Court-Finalist at Columbia University School of Law's, Appellate Moot Court Competition, 1994. Awarded the Brian P. McSherry Community Service Award for Excellence in Community Service. Founded and Directed two pro bono clinics. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Karen L. Stetson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: The Florida Bar; Dade County and American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property; Business Torts) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society; International Anti-Piracy Coalition. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation; Copyrights; Entertainment Law; Trademarks.Email: Karen L. Stetson
Frank P. Terzo (Shareholder) born Cincinnati, Ohio, March 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: Notre Dame University; University of Cincinnati (B.S., 1971); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Adjunct Professor of Law, Bankruptcy Law, Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad School of Law. Director, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the South District of Florida. Member, The Florida Bar Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Business Law; Health Care Law. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Healthcare Insolvency Committee). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights; Complex Bankruptcy Litigation; Workouts; Restructuring.Email: Frank P. Terzo
Nicolas J. Watkins (Shareholder) born Kent, England, March 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Brunel University, England (LL.B., with honors, 1981); Florida State University (J.D., 1983). Chairman, Editorial Board, Florida State University Moot Court Team, 1983. Articles and Notes Editor/Research Editor, Florida State University Law Review, 1983. Honorary Legal Advisor to Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, Miami, 1995. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Grievance Committee 11N, 1993-1996; Member, UPL Committee, 1999-2002); American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, South Florida Chapter, 1989-1990); British American Chamber of Commerce (President, 2002-2004; Chairman, 2004-2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Immigration and Naturalization.
Mark Weinberg (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida, August 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1991); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Mark Weinberg
——————————Terrance W. Anderson, Jr. (Associate) born Tampa, Florida; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., Business Administration, 1999); St. Thomas University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member, International Moot Court Board, 2004-2006. Oralist, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 2005. Recipient, Book Awards in Criminal Law, Torts I and Comparative Immigration Law. Member, 2004-2006 and Articles Editor, 2006, St. Thomas University Law Review. Intern to Justice Peggy A. Quince, Florida Supreme Court, Fall 2005. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Richard F. Danese (Associate) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 2004); Florida International University of Law (J.D., 2008). Dean's List, 2006-2008. Recipient, Book Awards, Contracts and Bankruptcy. Member: Dade County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Banks and Banking.Email: Richard F. Danese
Ileana M. Espinosa Christianson (Senior Associate) born Leon, Nicaragua, October 31, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., Business Administration, 2000); Boston College (J.D., 2003). Member: Mortar Board; Moot Court. Recipient: Zuckerman Scholarship, University of Miami; Phi Kappa Phi Superior Scholarship, University of Miami. Recipient: Business School Scholastic Award; Most Distinguished Award for Service; Political Science Dept. Senior Award; Omicron Delta Kappa Ivan Hoy Leadership Award; Phi Sigma Sigma May A. Brunson Service and Leadership Award; Rho Lambda Outstanding Leadership; Most Outstanding Graduate Student Award; Law Student Association President's Award; Boston College Law School Most Involved. President: Student Government, University of Miami; Law Student Association, Boston College Law School; Boston College Law Alumni Florida Chapter. ZTA Highest G.P.A. Member: Women's Chamber of Commerce; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation; Nicaraguan-American Chamber of Commerce. Member: Dade County Bar Association; Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Bar Institute; Nicaraguan Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Construction Law; Real Estate; Employment Law.Email: Ileana M. Espinosa Christianson
OF COUNSELJonathan L. Gaines (Of Counsel) born Newburgh, New York, April 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1978); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1981). Board Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "The Application of the Oral Admissions Exception to the Uniform Commercial Code's Statute of Frauds," 32 Florida Law Review 486, 1980. Member: Dade County Bar Association.
Jack P. Hartog (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., March 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Massachusetts; 1981, Maryland; 1987, Florida. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1968); Stanford School of Law (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Health Care(80%); Civil Rights(10%); Government Contracts(10%).
All Attorneys are Members of The Florida Bar, The American Bar Association and, unless otherwise stated, the Orange County Bar Association.
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