MEMBERS OF FIRM
Richard N. Krinzman (Member) born Orange, New Jersey, July 18, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Member and Vice Chairman, South Florida Regional Planning Council, 1992. Chairman, South Florida Clean Cities Coalition, 1999. Member: Governor's Southeast Florida 2025 Committee, 1994-1995. Chairman, 2003 and Director, Dade County Fair and Exposition; Executive Committee, 1998. Chairman, 2000-2003 and Director, 1995-2003, Friends of WLRN (Public Radio and T.V.). Member: Dade County and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate.
Joseph J. Huss (Member) born New York, N. Y., May 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida International University (B.A., with high honors, 1978); Nova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Student Articles Editor, Nova Law Journal, 1980. Author: "Injured Mates Denied Suit," a case comment on Interspousal Tort Immunity in Florida, Nova Perspective, Vol. 4, No. 3, Spring 1980. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Grievance Committee, 1996). Practice Areas: Title Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Probate Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Joseph J. Huss
Cary A. Lubetsky (Member) born Bethesda, Maryland, February 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1998, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1989); Tulane Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Miami-Dade County and American Bar Associations; Florida Land Title Association. Reported Cases: Sutton Enterprises, Ltd. v. Santa Clara Const. Co., Inc., 767 So.2d 547 (Fla, 3d DCA 2000); Dhaduvai v. Belsito, 663 So.2d 1356 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995); Levine v. Levine, 648 So.2d 1228 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Title Insurance Litigation; Real Estate; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Appellate Practice.
ASSOCIATES
Sean Christopher Burnotes (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1995); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Outstanding Editor Award, Stetson Law Review, Fall 1998; County and Local Government Law Section Award, Spring 1999. Editor, Stetson Law Review, 1998-1999. Listed, Who' Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Law Clerk to: Hon. Lacey A. Collier, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 1999-2001; Hon. James M. Hopkins and Hon. Ann E. Vitunac, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2006-2007. Member, Stetson Lawyers Advisory Counsel. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Franchise Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Fraud; Employment Law; Labor Law; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Sean Christopher Burnotes
Mindy C. Funk (Associate) born Miami, Florida, April 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1979); George Washington University (J.D., 1982). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property Law; Probate Law; Trusts). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Title Insurance; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Mortgage Foreclosure; Probate.
Monica Espino (Associate) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A. in English and International Affairs, 2000); University of Miami (J.D., 2004). Member: Florida Bar Association; Cuban American Bar Association. Special Agencies: Member Agent of Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.
Aniella Gonzalez (Associate) born Miami, Florida, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (M.I.A., 1995); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member, International Moot Court Board, 2000-2001. Editor-in-Chief, University of Miami School of Law International & Comparative Law Review, 2000-2001. Author: "Being Individuals: A Comparative Look at Relationships, Gender and the Public/Private Dichotomy," 9 U. Miami Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 112 (2000-01). Co- President, Miami Wellesley College Club, 2004-2006. Board Member, Wellesley College Annual Giving Committee, 2004-2006. Chair, Community Partners Committee, Junior League of Miami, Inc., 2005- 2006. Member: Miami-Dade County, American and Cuban American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; International Litigation.
Joshua J. Shore (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida; US. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Philosophy, 1998); University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Federal Litigation; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.
OF COUNSEL
Peter M. Brooke (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., June 6, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida; 1972, New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1967); Fordham University (J.D., 1971). Recipient, New York State Regents Scholarship. Speaker, Marketing the Condominium Project: Out of State Land Sales and OILSR Registration, 11th Institute on Condominium and Cluster Developments, University of Miami, 1986. Speaker, "Representing the Lender in Land Sales Portfolio Acquisitions," National Land Council Conference, 1990, and at the National Business Institute Seminar on Developing and Operating Planned Communities and Condominiums, 2006. Member: Coral Gables, Dade County, New York State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Land Council (Director and past President). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Administrative Agency Practice; Condominium Law; Condominium Development; Condominium Conversions; Condominium Association Law; Community Association Law; Common Interest Community Law; Conveyancing; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Land Trusts; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Brokers Licensing; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Settlements; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Workouts; Residential Real Estate.Email: Peter M. Brooke