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3000 Wachovia Financial Center
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33131 (Miami-Dade Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeBankruptcy and Business Reorganization, Creditors' Rights, Real Property Transactions and Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Condominium Development, Corporate and Business Law, Probate, Guardianship, Estate Planning, and Labor and Employment Law. Year Established: 1993
Firm Size: 12
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Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards - Visa
- MasterCard
- American Express
Address3000 Wachovia Financial Center
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131, (Miami-Dade Co.)
PhonePhone: 305-358-6363
Fax: 305-358-1221
Website
http://www.melandrussin.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Mark S. Meland (Partner) born Montreal, Quebec, Canada, February 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Paris, France; University of Florida (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1988). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Associate Executive Editor, 1987 and Senior Executive Editor, 1988, University of Florida Law Review. Author: Note, "The Constitutionality of Second Generation State Takeover Statues - A New Life for State Regulation," 40 Univ. Fla. L.R., 209, 1988; Casenote, "Supreme Court's Affirmance of Topless Jogger's Conviction Fosters Arbitrary Police Action," Dade County Bar Bulletin, May, 1987. Co-Author: "The 50% Rule: A Primer for Real Estate Lawyers," Volume LXVIII, No. 9, The Florida Bar Journal, 1994. Fellowship Instructor, Legal Research and Writing Program, University of Florida, Spring and Fall, 1987. Member: Dade County (Member, Real Property Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Construction Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Practice Areas: Real Property; Condominium Development; Corporate; Bankruptcy Law.Email: Mark S. Meland
Peter D. Russin (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, June 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1994, Trial Bar. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., with departmental honors, 1985); The George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1988). Member, Moot Court Board. Winner of 1986 Van Vleck Advanced Moot Court Competition. Winner of the 1987 Jacob Burns Prize for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy. Listed, "The Best Lawyers In America", Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law section, 2009. Interned for the Honorable Lawrence S. Margolis, U.S. Claims Court Judge, 1988. Co-Author: Partnership Bankruptcy: Liability of Partners and Related Issues," 63rd Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, PESI, Inc., 1989, Republished in Emerging Creditors' Rights Issues Under the Bankruptcy Code and Uniform Commercial Code, The Florida Bar, 1990; "Creditors' Prejudgment Remedies in Florida," Florida Creditors' Remedies, PESI, Inc., 1988, 1990 and 1991; "Triangular Preferences-Avoidance of Payments within One Year to No-Insider Transferee Holding Guaranties," Delivered to The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, 1988; "The Automatic Stay, Adequate Protection, and Other Issues Facing Secured Creditors In Bankruptcy Court," New Foreclosure and Repossession in Florida, National Business Institute, Inc., 1994; "The 'Bulk Sale' After Repeal of the Bulk Sales Act," A Practical Guide to the UCC in Florida, The Florida Bar, 1996; "Dealing with Bankruptcy," Commercial Lending in Florida, National Business Institute, 1999-2001, Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, UCC/Bankruptcy Committee of the Business Law Section, 1990); Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida (President, 1997-1998). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Peter D. Russin
Michael S. Budwick (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, September 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A. with honors, 1988; J.D. with honors, 1991). Beta Gamma Sigma. Intern for Hon. Robert A. Mark, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1991. Member: The Florida Bar; Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida (Director, 1998-2000; Treasurer, 2001-2002; Vice President, 2002-2003). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Business Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael S. Budwick
Sandra M. Ferrera (Partner) born Miami, Florida, November 24, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1996); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Phi Delta Phi. University of Miami Business Law Review. Author, "Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: Affecting Lenders Secured Priority Interest," University of Miami Business Law Review. Member: Dade County Bar Association (Liaison to Cuban American Bar Association, 2005-2006); The Florida Bar (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections); Cuban American Bar Association (Director, 2003-2006; Secretary, 2003; Treasurer, 2006-2007; Vice-President, 2008-2009); Hispanic Law Student Association (Mentor, University of Miami School of Law); Hispanic National Bar Association; South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Languages: Fluent in Spanish. Practice Areas: Probate; Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Condominium Development; Guardianship.Email: Sandra M. Ferrera
——————————Jonathan S. Feldman (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, December 7, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1999); Emory University (J.D., with honors, 2004). Member, Emory Law Journal. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jonathan S. Feldman
Daniel Nattan Gonzalez (Associate) born Miami, Florida, January 25, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: Boston College (B.A., Communications, 1999); University of Florida (J.D., 2002). Recipient: Federal Courts Book Award. Securities and Exchange Commission Summer Honors Program, 2001. Member: Dade County and Cuban-American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law, Trial Lawyers and International Law); Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).Email: Daniel Nattan Gonzalez
Richard S. Lubliner (Associate) born New York, N.Y., 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2007, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1999); Emory University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2002). Recipient, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Scholarship. Published Author and Notes and Comments Editor, Emory International Law Review. Former Corporate Reorganization/Restructuring Associate, New York City Office of Chadbourne & Parke LLP. Co-Author, "Selected Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 Adequate Protection Issues" which was presented as a panel discussion at the 2008 Southeastern ABI Conference. Member: Bankruptcy Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Fraud; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Insolvency; International Bankruptcy; Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Richard S. Lubliner
James C. Moon (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, Connecticut; 2001, New York; 2004, Florida. Education: University of Connecticut (B.G.S., 1995); Universiteit Leiden; Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid (International Law Programme, 1999); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2000). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: James C. Moon
Taraneh Maloney (Associate) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Recipient: Book Award in Advanced Topics in Real Property, 2008; UF Best Paper, Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc., "Florida's Condominium Associations: What is their duty to rebuild and restore the common elements after a hurricane?" 2008. Intern to Hon. Ursula Ungaro, United States District Court, Summer 2006.Email: Taraneh Maloney
OF COUNSELJoshua W. Dobin (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: The Florida Bar; Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida (First Vice President, 2003). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Restructuring; Real Estate Workouts ; Creditors Rights; Receiverships.Email: Joshua W. Dobin
Solomon Genet (Of Counsel) born Miami, Florida, 1975; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., History, cum laude, 1996); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Staff Editor, University of Miami Law Review. Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Robert A. Mark, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida. Former Adjunct Professor, University of Miami School of Law's Comparative Law LLM Program. Former Instructor, St. Thomas University School of Law. Member: The Florida Bar; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Workouts; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Receiverships; Workouts.Email: Solomon Genet
Cheryl E. Zuckerman (Of Counsel) born Suffern, New York, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Maryland, College Park (B.A. in Psychology, cum laude, 1996); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, University of Miami Law Review. Recipient: CALI Excellence For the Future Award for Legal Research and Writing; Dean's Certificate of Achievement Award for Constitutional Law II and Advanced Evidence. Co-Author and Co-Speaker, "FMLA Can Cause HR Health Problems - What's the Rx?" Stearns Weaver Miller's Fifteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar. Member: Dade County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Cheryl E. Zuckerman
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