PARTNERS
Frank B. Shutts (1870-1947).
Crate D. Bowen (1871-1959).
Eric S. Adams (Partner) (Resident at Tampa Office).
Jeannette E. Albo (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., English, 1991); University of Michigan (J.D., 1994). Michigan Journal of Gender and Law, 1992-1994. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(75%); Commercial Litigation(25%).Email: Jeannette E. Albo
Gary M. Bagliebter (Partner) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Steven K. Barber (Partner) born Lagrange, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia; 1983, Florida. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1975; J.D., 1979). Listed: Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2009; Chambers USA, 2006-2008. Member, Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council. Past Board Member, Tampa Bay Pension Council. Member, The Group. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section, 1986; Executive Council; Chair, Employee Benefits Committee; Secretary; Director: Federal Tax Division; Long Range Planning Committee; Finance Committee). (Resident, Tampa Office). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Pension and Profit Sharing Law; Tax Law.Email: Steven K. Barber
Ryan D. Bailine (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Florida and New Jersey; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2002); University of Miami School of Business (M.B.A., 2003). Practice Areas: Land Use; Environmental Law; Brownfields Redevelopment; Coastal Environmental Law; Environmental Cleanup; Environmental Contamination; Environmental Real Estate; Groundwater Contamination; Property Remediation; Wetlands Regulation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Land Use; Land Development; Land Entitlement; Land Use Permitting; Land Use Regulation; Rezoning; Subdivisions; Water Districts; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances.Email: Ryan D. Bailine
Brendan A. Barry (Partner) (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also at Fort Lauderdale and Tampa Offices).
Brent C. Bell (Partner) (Board Certified Construction Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Bud Bennington (Partner) (Resident, Orlando Office).
Arnold L. Berman (Partner) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
Joseph D. Bolton (Managing Partner) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, February 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Minnesota; 1976, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1970); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1974). Associate Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1973-1974. Author and Lecturer: "Advanced Real Estate Law in Florida," National Business Institute Seminars, 1993-1994; "Title Law in Florida," National Business Institute Seminars, 1995; "Advanced Principles of Title Insurance in Florida," National Business Institute, 1996; Advanced Real Estate Law in Florida, National Business Institute Seminars, 1997; "Banking Considerations in Real Estate and Ethical Considerations," National Business Institute Seminars, 1998; "Florida Real Estate Title Law," National Business Institute Seminars, 1999; "Resolving Title Problems in Real Estate Transactions," Twelfth Institute on Real Property Law, University of Miami Law School, 1999; "What To Do When the Commercial Loan Goes Bad," Lorman Education Service, 2001; "The Unintentional Fiduciary-Avoiding Lender Liability in Commercial Lending," Lorman Education Service, July 2002. Co-Author: "What Do I Do With My Judgment Now? A Primer on the New Centralized Judgment Lien Law," The Florida Bar Journal, November 2001 (Volume LXXV, No. 10); "Ethical Considerations in Commercial Loan Practice," Lorman Education Service, 2005. Member: Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking Transactions; Finance; Corporate Law; Secured Transactions; Creditors; Commercial Transactions.Email: Joseph D. Bolton
Douglas G. Brehm (Partner) born November 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina; 1995, Tennessee; 2000, Florida. Education: Oral Roberts University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Duke University (M.A., 1993; J.D., with honors, 1993). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Douglas G. Brehm
Bowman Brown, (P.A.) (Chairman, Financial Services Industry Practice Group) born New York, N.Y., May 3, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Florida; 1983, New York; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (M.B.A., 1968; J.D., 1968). Adjunct Professor of Banking Law, University of Miami School of Law, 1979-1982. General Counsel, Florida International Bankers Association, Inc., 1997-1999. Director and Member, Executive Committee, Chairman, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee, 2002. Editor of and contributor to: "The Regulation of International Banking," published by Euromoney Publications Limited, London, May, 1988; International Banking Centres, published by Euromoney Publications Limited, London, March, 1982. Member, Editorial Advisory Board of "Banking & Financial Services Policy Report". Author: "Interstate Banking In Florida," Banking Law Journal, January-February, 1985; "Interstate Banking and a Report from the Test Site," Banking Law Journal, August, 1981; "International Banking Facilities," published in New Banks and Bankers, Practising Law Institute, New York, 1982; "International Banking: Florida's Regulatory Framework," The Florida Banker, October, 1980. Member: Florida International and Trade Study Commission; Florida Comptroller's International Finance Council, 1979; Florida Comptroller's Securities Law Advisory Council, 1977; Editorial Board, The Florida Bar Journal, 1978-1980. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Banking Law, 1991-1994, 2001-2004); Dade County (Director, 1970-1982) and American (Member, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, 1979; Banking Law Committee ) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Chairman: Banking Law and Credit Regulation Committee, 1980-1982). Practice Areas: Financial Services; International Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Bowman Brown, (P.A.)
Andrew M. Brumby (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Judith A. Burke (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, November 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Recipient, Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence by the Young Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar, 1980. Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Joe Eaton, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1981. Recognized as one of Florida's Top Women in Commercial Real Estate for 2005 by the Florida Real Estate Journal. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Environmental Land Use Law Section). Practice Areas: Land Use; Zoning; Real Property Development.Email: Judith A. Burke
John W. Bustard (Partner) born Camden, New Jersey, December 10, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, New York (inactive); 2003, Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: John W. Bustard
Sidney C. Calloway (Partner) (Resident to Fort Lauderdale Office).
William P. Cassidy, Jr. (Partner) (Resident, Tampa Office).
Sheila M. Cesarano (Partner) born Seattle, Washington, December 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Washington; 1987, Florida, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington and U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.S., summa cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Honors Program, Candidate for President's Medal. Executive Editor, Washington Law Review, 1976-1977. Author: Comment, O'Connor v. Donaldson, 51 Wash. L. Rev. 764 (1976). Attorney Supervisor, National Labor Relations Board, 1983-1987. Trial Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1977-1983. Member, Pacific Coast Labor Law Conference Planning Committee, 1979-1987. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Certified Mediator. Member: Dade County, Washington State, Federal and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). (Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Management Labor and Employment Law(100%).Email: Sheila M. Cesarano
Robert Cheng (Partner) born Beijing, China, August 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, New York; 2001, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1988); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1993). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Robert Cheng
Gary J. Cohen (Partner) born Miami, Florida, November 3, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1978; J.D., 1981; LL.M., in Taxation, 1982). Beta Alpha Psi. Author: "Prepaid Income For Future Services: When May An Accrual Basis Taxpayer Utilize The Deferral Technique?" 34 University of Florida Law Review 776, 1982. Tax Research Instructor, University of Florida College of Law, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to Judge Howard A. Dawson, Jr., U.S. Tax Court, 1980. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Taxation; Securities Law; Syndication; Low Income Tax Credits.Email: Gary J. Cohen
Jonathan Cohen (Partner) born Paterson, New Jersey, January 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1984, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., cum laude, 1972); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Wayne Law Review, 1980-1982. Author: "Judicial Control of the Purse - School Finance Litigation in State Courts," 28 Wayne Law Review 1393, 1982. Law Clerk to the Hon. Horace W. Gilmore, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1982-1984. Member: Dade County and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Litigation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law Forum on Franchising) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; The Florida Bar (Member: Intellectual Property Subcommittee; Securities Subcommittee); International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Securities Fraud; Financial Institution Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jonathan Cohen
Charles B. Costar (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
David J. Coviello (Partner) born Waterbury, Connecticut, December 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Connecticut; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2005, Florida. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., 1996); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to Chief Justice Francis M. McDonald, Connecticut Supreme Court, 1999-2000. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: David J. Coviello
Kevin D. Cowan (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, August 20, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, California; 1983, Florida. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1977, summa award winner); Emory University (J.D., 1980). Member, 1978-1979 and Note and Comment Editor, 1979-1980, Emory Law Journal. Author: "Ancillary Jurisdiction: The Kroger Approach and the Federal Rules," 48 Emory Law Journal 463, 1979. Registered Athlete Agent, National Football League Players Association Contract Advisor. Member: Los Angeles, Dade County and American (Member: Sections on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Kevin D. Cowan
Donald J. Curotto (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Rosemary E. Dailey (Partner) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
John H. Dannecker (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office) (Board Certified Construction Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Jerel C. Dawson (Partner) born Santa Barbara, California, April 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1990); University of Alabama (M.A., 1993); Florida State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1996-1998. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Disability Insurance; Life and Health Insurance.Email: Jerel C. Dawson
Luis A. de Armas (Partner) born Havana, Cuba; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida. Education: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (B.S., in Economics, 1974); Duke University (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1976-1977. Co-author: "Are the Risks of Attorneys Responses to Auditors Inquiries Uninsured Risks?" Florida Bar Journal, December 1977; "Establishing an International Banking Presence in Florida," Florida Bar Journal, June, 1980; "International Banking: Florida's Regulatory Framework," The Florida Banker, October, 1980. Contributor: International Banking Centres, published by Euromoney Publications Limited, London, March, 1982. Author: "Foreign Corporations and Foreign Ownership of Florida Corporations," Florida Corporate Practice, 1986. Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Banking Law; International Business and Financing Transactions; Securities Law.Email: Luis A. de Armas
Jean-Charles Dibbs (Partner) born Cuba, November 20, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1981); Boston College (J.D., 1985). Alpha Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: The Florida Bar; Georgetown University Board of Governors; French American Chamber of Commerce; Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Italian-American Chamber of Commerce; Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce. Languages: French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate, Corporate and International.Email: Jean-Charles Dibbs
Suzanne M. Driscoll (Partner) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Steven M. Ebner (Partner) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 1999, New Jersey; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., Economics/Philosophy, 1994); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1997). Moot Court Honor Society. Recipient, Richardson Merit Scholarship (three-year academic scholarship). Assistant Corporation Counsel and Senior Counsel, New York City Law Department. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Products Liability; Real Estate Litigation; Estate Litigation.Email: Steven M. Ebner
Marshall J. Emas (Partner) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Andrew S. Eitingon (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Joseph R. Englander (Partner) (Fort Lauderdale and Tampa Offices).
James A. Farrell (Partner) (Board Certified Health Law, Florida Board of Legal Specialization) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
Charles Robinson Fawsett, (P.A.) (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Terry B. Fein (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, July 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: University of Miami (A.B., summa cum laude, 1983); University of Michigan (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient: Golden Key Scholarship Award. Member, Mortar Board. Author: "Amazing Grace: Is 'Borrower Liability' Next?" Vol. LXIV, No. 4, The Florida Bar Journal, Pg. 47, April, 1990. Co-Author: "Drafting and Negotiating Purchase and Sale Contracts For Commercial Properties," Chapter One, Florida Real Property Complex Transactions, published 4th Edition February 2005 by The Florida Bar; "Landlord's Remedies Under Commercial Leases in Florida," Chapter One, Commercial Leases: Remedies and Enforcement, December 1989, for seminar sponsored by CLE International. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Terry B. Fein
Jonathan M. Fordin (Partner) born New York, New York, November 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1990, District of Columbia; 1991, New York, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and Southern District of Florida Trial Bar. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1980); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1983). Member, Justice Thornal Campbell Moot Court Board, University of Florida Mock Trial Team. Certified Circuit Mediator, Supreme Court of Florida, 2003. Reported Cases: Adelson v. World Transportation, Inc., 631 F.Supp. 504 (S.D. Fla. 1986; Begley v. Truly Nolan Extermination, Inc., 573 So.2d 1038 (3 DCA 1991); Jasper v. Zara, 595 So.2d 1075 (2 DCA 1992); Reed v. American Express, 863 F.Supp. 1572 (S.D. Fla. 1994); Fath v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America, 928 F.Supp. 1147 (M.D. Fla. 1996); Kritzman v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America, 928 F.Supp. 1165 (M.D. Fla. 1996); Payne v. Ryder System, Inc. Long Term Disability Plan, Ryder System, Inc. and Standard Insurance Company, 173 F.R.D. 537 (M.D. Fla. 1997). Practice Areas: Life and Health Insurance Litigation; Disability Insurance Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jonathan M. Fordin
Robert G. Fracasso, Jr. (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, September 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1992, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1981). Member, The Tax Lawyer, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert G. Fracasso, Jr.
Andrew J. Fruit (Partner) (Resident at Tampa Office).
Roland A. Gallor (Partner) born Miami, Florida, September 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Acctg., 1996; J.D., 2000). University of Florida Law Review, 1998-2000. Certified Public Accountant, 2000. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Roland A. Gallor
William J. Gallwey, III (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 20, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1975, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., 1968); Duke University (J.D., 1972). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Cincinnati, Dade County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute; International Claims Association. Practice Areas: Disability Insurance; Complex Litigation.Email: William J. Gallwey, III
David A. Gart (Partner) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
David A. Gemunder (Partner) (Resident at Tampa Office).
Stephen B. Gillman (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, November 10, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida; 1977, District of Columbia; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1983, New York. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1971; J.D., with high honors, 1974). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1973-1974. Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice, 1975-1979. Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1979-1981. Member: The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar.Email: Stephen B. Gillman
Scott A. Glass (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Anthony T. Golden (Partner) born New York, N.Y., December 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: Principia College (B.A., 1988); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 1995); University of Miami (LL.M., Estate Planning, 2000). Member, Viking Law Society, 1993. Member: Miami-Dade County and Indian River County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Wills and Trusts; Corporations Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law.Email: Anthony T. Golden
Joseph M. Goldstein (Partner) (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Fort Lauderdale and Tallahassee Offices).
René J. González-LLorens (Partner) born Santa Clara, Cuba, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1995, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); Harvard University (M.P.P., 1990); New York University (J.D., 1993). Member: Dade County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Texas; The Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: René J. González-LLorens
Florentino L. Gonzalez (Partner) born Orlando, Florida, April 1, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1989); Loyola University (J.D., 1993). Top Deal maker in Office Real Estate, Daily Business Review, 2009. American Jurisprudence Certificate of Excellence, 1993. Member of the Miami-Dade County Library Advisory Board. Member: Federal Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financing and Commercial Transactions.Email: Florentino L. Gonzalez
Michael L. Gore (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
William L. Grant (Partner) (Board Certified Construction Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Michael J. Grindstaff (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Michael W. Hennen (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Edmund T. Henry, III (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, May 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida; 1980, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1972); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1975). Member of Staff, University of Florida Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk to Honorable Bryan Simpson, U.S. Circuit Judge, Fifth Circuit, 1975-1976. Member: The Florida Bar; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Edmund T. Henry, III
R. Alan Higbee (Office Managing Partner, Tampa) (Resident at Tampa Office).
Mark D. Hobson (Partner) born Portland, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Tampa College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); Florida State University ( J.D., with honors, 1992); Program On International Legal Cooperation, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (LL.M., cum laude, 1993). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law Section). Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Transactions; Securities; International Transactions; Intellectual Property and Technology; Commercial Finance.Email: Mark D. Hobson
Mary Ruth Houston (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
J. Gregory Humphries (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
William N. Jacobs (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Harvard University (J.D., 1983). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Transactions; International Lending.Email: William N. Jacobs
Juli Simas James (Partner) (Resident, Orlando Office).
John E. Johnson (Partner) (Resident, Tampa Office).
James F. Johnston (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Brian M. Jones (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Rod Jones (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Temple F. Kearns (Partner) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Todd F. Kobrin (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Kathleen M. Krak (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Suzanne Youmans Labrit (Partner) (Resident, Tampa Office).
Anitra D. Lanczi (Partner) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Jeffrey M. Landau (Partner) born Brooklyn, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.S.); Columbia University (M.A.); Fordham University (Ph.D.); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude). Associate Note Editor, University of Miami Law Review, 1989-1990. Author: "Successorship Doctrine, The Courts and Arbitrators: Common Sense or Dollars and Cents?" 44 U. Miami L. Rev. 403 (1989). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Life and Health Insurance; Disability Insurance; ERISA Litigation; Insurance.Email: Jeffrey M. Landau
Alfred A. LaSorte, Jr. (Partner) (Board Certified Civil Trial and Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
Peter H. Levitt (Partner) born Jackson Heights, New York, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1986, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton, Harpur College (B.A., with honors, 1979); Columbia University (J.D., with honors, 1982). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Peter H. Levitt
Maxine Master Long (Partner) born Pensacola, Florida; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Fifth Circuits and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida including Trial Bar. Education: Bryn Mawr College (A.B., cum laude, 1965); Georgetown University (M.S., 1971); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1978-1979. Member, Society of Wig & Robe. Author: "Trends in Usury Legislation," 34 University of Miami Law Review 325, January 1980; Federal Jurisdiction Chapter, "Business Litigation in Florida," (Fla. Bar, 3d ed. 1998); "What Do I Do With My Judgment Now? A Primer on the New Centralized Judgment Lien Law," The Florida Bar Journal, November 2001. Law Clerk to Hon. C. Clyde Atkins, Chief U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida, 1979-1980. Board Certified, Business Litigation Law, The Florida Bar, 1996. Member, Business Court Jury Instruction Committee, Florida Supreme Court, 2007. Member: Dade County (Member, Federal Courts Committee) and American Bar Associations; American Bar Foundation (Fellow, 1998); The Florida Bar (Member: Business Law Section, Chair, 2004-2005; Executive Council, 1993; Chair, Legislative Committee, 2001-2002; Chair, Business Litigation Committee, 1993-1994; Florida Bar Business Litigation Certification Committee, 1996-1999, Vice Chair, 1996-1997). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Creditors Rights.Email: Maxine Master Long
Don A. Lynn, (P.A.) (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1974, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1970); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Member, Thurston Society. Author: "Injurious Falsehood," Florida Bar Journal, May 1978. Member, Editorial Board, Florida Bar Journal, 1980-1981. Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors' Rights.Email: Don A. Lynn, (P.A.)
R. Gavin Mackinnon (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Lee D. Mackson (Partner) born Kingston, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., with honors, 1981); Duke University (J.D., 1984). Phi Alpha Theta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation.Email: Lee D. Mackson
Stephen T. Maher (Partner) born New York, New York, November 21, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida; 1979, District of Columbia, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and Trial Bar. Education: New York University (B.A., 1971); University of Miami (J.D., 1975). Author: "Beyond Notice and Comment: An Examination of the Rulemaking Process in Florida," Virginia Bar Associations News Journal, July, 2002; "How the Glitch Stole Christmas: The 1997 Amendments to the Florida Administrative Procedure Act," 25 FLA. ST. U.L. REV., 235-72, 1998; "The Death of Rules: How Politics is Suffocating Florida," 8 ST. THOMAS L. REV. 313-347, 1996; "Five Easy Pieces on Changing the Florida Administrative Procedure Act: An Introduction to the Symposium," 22 FLA. ST. U.L.REV. 243-245, 1994; "Getting Into The Act," 22 FLA. ST. U.L. REV. 277-306, 1994; "The Florida Cabinet: Is it Time for Remodeling?" 18 NOVA L. REV. 1123-1132, 1994; "Emergency Decision making During the State of Florida's Response to Hurricane Andrew," 17 NOVA L. REV. 1009-1027, 1993; "The 1991 and 1992 Amendments to the Florida Administrative Procedure Act," 20 FLA. ST. U.L. REV. 367-439, 1992; "Clinical Legal Education in the Age of Unreason," 40 BUFF. L. REV. 809-834, 1992; "No Easy Walk to Freedom," 1 DIST. COL. L. REV. 243-267, 1992; "Patricia Ann Dore and The Florida Administrative Procedure Act," 19 FLA. ST. U.L. REV. 951-956, 1992; "The Seventh Administrative Law Conference Chairman's Introduction to the Symposium Issue," 18 FLA. ST. U.L. REV. 607-616, 1991; "We're No Angels: Rulemaking and Judicial Review in Florida," 18 FLA. ST. U.L. REV. 767-853, 1991; "The Praise of Folly: A Defense of Practice Supervision in Clinical Legal Education," 69 U. NEB. L. REV. 537-663, 1990; "A Strategy For Increasing the Mental and Emotional Fitness of Bar Applicants," 23 IND. L. REV. 821-861, 1990 (Co-Authored with Dr. Lori Blum). Partner, 2003, Director of Attorney Training and Of Counsel, 1992-2003, Shutts and Bowen LLP. Associate Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law, 1984-1992. Member: The Florida Bar (Former-Chair, Administrative Law Section; Former-Chair, Council of Sections); American Bar Association. Florida Bar Foundation (Former-Director and Member, Executive Committee). Reported Cases: World Fuel Corp. v. Geithner, 568 F.3d 1345 (11th Cir. 2009); Board of Medicine v. Vazquez 11 So.3d 994 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009); CNL Resort Hotel, L.P. v. City of Doral, 991 So.2d 417 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008); Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., v. Valat International Holdings, Ltd., 987 So.2d 703 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008); Weisser v. PNC Bank, 967 So.2d 327 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007); Coastal Fuels Marketing, Inc. v. Canaveral Port Authority, 962 So.2d 942 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007); Simmons v. State, Agency for Health Care Administration, 950 So.2d 431 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007); 5220 Biscayne Blvd., LLC v. Stebbins, 937 So.2d 1189 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006); In re Amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, 907 So.2d 1138 (Fla. 2005); Blinco v. Green Tree Servicing LLC, 400 F.3d 1308 (11th Cir. 2005); Blinco v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC, 366 F.3d 1249 (11th Cir. 2004); Boyd v. Provident Life and Accident Ins. Co., 885 So.2d 1002 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004); Barfield v. Department of Health, 805 So.2d 1108 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001); Plante v. Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 716 So.2d 790 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998); Arias v. State, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 710 So.2d 655 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998); Son v. Department of Professional Regulation, 608 So.2d 75 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992); Guerra v. Department of Labor and Employment Security, 427 So.2d 1098 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983); Balino v. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 362 So.2d 21 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978); Balino v. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 348 So.2d 349 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Stephen T. Maher
William Bernard McCarthy (Partner) born New York, N.Y., September 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1974); University of Houston (J.D., 1986). Former Senior Attorney, Chief Counsel's Office, Internal Revenue Service. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section); American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Tax Audits; Tax Litigation.Email: William Bernard McCarthy
David B. McCrea, (P.A.) (Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida, June 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., 1972); Georgia State University (M.B.A., 1973); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member, Governing Committee, Conference on Consumer Finance Law. Official Observer, Uniform Certificate of Title Drafting Committee, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Member: Dade County and American (Chair, Subcommittee on Personal Property Financing of the Consumer Financial Services Committee, Section on Business Law, Chair, 1995-1999, Vice Chair, 1994-1995; Member, Banking Law Committee; Commercial Financial Services Committee) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Fellow: American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers. Practice Areas: Consumer Financial Services; Asset Based Lending; Banking.Email: David B. McCrea, (P.A.)
William G. McCullough (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1993, Florida and District of Columbia. Education: London School of Economics, London, U.K.; Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1988); Stanford University (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, Stanford Law Review. Member: The Florida Bar; Massachusetts Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate Law; Technology Law.Email: William G. McCullough
Jack C. McElroy (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Joseph F. McSorley (Partner) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
John E. Meagher (Chairperson, Insurance Practice Group) born Brooklyn, New York, July 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Phi Kappa Phi.; Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, International Journal of Georgetown University Law Center, 1984-1985. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Federal District Court Trial Bar Association; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Life, Health and Disability Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Disability Insurance; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Unfair Insurance Practices; First and Third Party Insurance; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; Breach of Contract; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation.Email: John E. Meagher
Arthur J. Menor (Partner) (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
C. Richard Morgan (Partner) born Charlottesville, Virginia, November 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., with distinction in Philosophy, 1972), University of Virginia (M.A., 1973; J.D., 1979). Member: Miami-Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Asset Based Finance; Lender Law.Email: C. Richard Morgan
Timothy J. Murphy (Partner) born Topeka, Kansas, September 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia; 1972, Florida. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1968); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1970); Harvard University (LL.M., 1976). Member, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1969-1970. Member, Florida House of Representatives, 1982-1984. Member: The Florida Bar; Virginia State Bar; Federal, American and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: International Business Transactions; Taxation and Immigration.Email: Timothy J. Murphy
Lee Edward Nelson (Partner) (Resident, Tampa Office).
Scott D. Newsom (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Louis Nostro (Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1978; J.D., with honors, 1982; LL.M. in Taxation, 1987). Lecturer, The Florida Bar Continuing Education Seminars: "Not for Profit Corporations in Florida," 1991; "Charitable Planning," 1998; "Planning in Contemplation of Estate and Gift Tax Reform," 2000; "Saving for College: An Overview of Section 529 Plans," 2002; "Post Mortem Planning: A Primer on Tax and Administration Elections," 2003; "Promoting Philanthropy: The Attorney's Role in Introducing, Developing and Implementing a Charitable Component of a Client's Estate Plan," 2004; "State Tax Issues in Estate Planning," 2005; "Planning in Contemplation of Estate Tax Reform," 2006. Lecturer: "Gift, Estate and Generation-Skipping Tax Planning," American Bar Association Seminar, Washington, DC and National Webcast, 2007; "Planning in Contemplation of Estate Tax Reform," Washington and Oregon Tax Institute, 2008 and NYU Federal Wealth Transfer Tax Institute, 2008; "Recent Developments in Estate and Charitable Planning," Washington and Oregon Tax Institute, 2009; "Recent Developments in Charitable Planning," NYU Federal Wealth Transfer Tax Institute, 2009. Adjunct Professor (Graduate LL.M. Program in Estate Planning), University of Miami College of Law, 2003-2008. Author: "Establishing and Operating a Private Foundation," Florida Bar Journal, June 1990; "Operation of a Not For Profit Corporation," Chapter of Not For Profit Corporations in Florida, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Publication, 1991; "Pitfalls and Mine Fields in Estate Planning," Chapter of Basic Estate Planning in Florida, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Publication, 1993. Co-Author, "The New Passive Activity Loss Regulations," Florida Bar Journal, October 1988. Member: Miami-Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Estate and Trust Planning Committee; Tax Law Certification Committee). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Board Certified Taxation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Law.Email: Louis Nostro
Daniel T. O'Keefe (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Edward J. O'Sheehan (Partner) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
William Jay Palmer (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, February 22, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Tennessee; 1974, Florida. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1968); Memphis State University (J.D., 1972); University of Miami (LL.M., in Taxation, 1977; LL.M., in Estate Planning, 1981). Member: Dade County and Tennessee Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Reported Cases: Fromvald v. Wolfe, 760 So.2d 1020 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000); Bravo v. Sauter, 227 So.2d 1103 (Fla. 4th DCA); In re Estate of Robinson, 720 So.2d 540 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998). Practice Areas: Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation; Trust Administration; Estate Administration; Tax Planning; Estate Planning.Email: William Jay Palmer
Harold E. Patricoff Jr. (Partner) born Miami, Florida, March 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Trial Bar. Education: Stetson University (B.A., cum laude, 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Beta Beta Beta; Gamma Sigma Epsilon; Phi Eta Sigma. Board of Directors and Vice Chairman, American Heart Association. Member, Board of Directors: Jay Molina International Trade Consortium for Miami-Dade County; Historical Association of South Florida; Lifequest Foundation; Ted Smallwood Store; Latin Builders Association of South Florida. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Litigation; Litigation; Insurance Defense; Banking; Construction; Real Property Litigation; Ad Valorem Tax Protest Matters; Health Care; Environmental and Electrical Power Generation Industry.Email: Harold E. Patricoff Jr.
Dario A. Perez (Partner) born Miami, Florida, June 30, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1990; M.A., 1992); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Author: Journal of Transnational Law & Policy-United States Haitian Interdiction Policy: Sales v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc. General Counsel, One Nation, Inc. Member: American and Cuban Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Dario A. Perez
George I. Platt, III (Partner) (Resident Manager at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Christopher W. Prusaski (Partner) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, May 27, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2006, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Palm Beach Atlantic University (B.S., 1994); St. Thomas University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. President, Moot Court Board, 1996-1997. Articles Editor, St. Thomas Law Review, 1995-1997. Formerly with Proskauer Rose LLP. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(75%); Banking Litigation(25%).Email: Christopher W. Prusaski
Geoffrey Randall (Partner) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, November 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction, 1978; M.A., 1980; J.D., 1982). Associate Editor, Michigan Yearbook of International Legal Studies, 1981-1982. Contributor to "The Regulation of International Banking," published by Euromoney Publications Limited, London, May, 1988. Co-Author: "Interstate Banking in Florida," Banking Law Journal, January-February, 1985. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate and Securities.Email: Geoffrey Randall
E. Zachary Rans (Partner) (Resident, Tampa Office).
Francis E. Rodriguez (Partner) born Miami, Florida, May 26, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., International Relations, cum laude, 1995; B.A., History, cum laude, 1995); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Business Law Journal. Member: Coral Gables and Dade County (Member: Young Lawyers Division; Tax Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: General Tax; International Tax; Estate and Gift Tax; State and Local Tax.Email: Francis E. Rodriguez
Aliette Del Pozo Rodz (Partner) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1996); University of Florida (J.D., 1999). Member: Dade County (Member, International Litigation and Arbitration Committee) and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Cuban-American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; International Litigation; International Arbitration; Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation; Health Care Law; Product Liability; Personal Injury.Email: Aliette Del Pozo Rodz
Margaret A. Rolando (Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida, January 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: Spring Hill College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Florida State University (M.A., 1974; J.D., with honors, 1978). Publications: Co-Author: "Planning and Structuring of Real Estate Developments Using Condominium and Owners' Associations," Chapter 2 of Florida Condominium and Community Association Law published by The Florida Bar (2007); "The Condo Glut - A Survival Guide for Condominium Workouts," The ACREL Papers (October 2007). Author: "Making and Encouraging Pre-Sale Disclosures," 23 The Practical Real Estate Lawyer 57 (July 2007); "Governing Documents For Mixed Use Developments," 22 The Practical Real Estate Lawyer 43 (Jan. 2006); "How to Enforce Small Value Liens for the Community Association," 15 The Practical Real Estate Lawyer 49 (Sept. 1999). CLE Presentations: Panelist, "The New Age of Condominium Workouts, Perspectives from All Angles and the Tremendous Potential for Disaster," May 1, 2008, American Bar Association (ABA) Real Property Trust and Estate Section (RPTE) Spring Symposium. Planning Chair and Panelist: "Distressed Condominium Projects: A Survival Guide in Uncertain Financial Times," March 4, 2008, sponsored by American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA); "Condominium Workouts: A Survival Guide," November 28, 2007, sponsored by ALI-ABA. Faculty Member: "Drafting Documents for Residential and Mixed-Use Condominiums and Planned Communities: Practice and Principles," February 7-9, 2008, sponsored by ALI-ABA; "Drafting Documents for Condominiums, Planned Communities and New Urbanism Developments," February 22-24, 2007, sponsored by ALI-ABA; "Drafting Documents for Condominiums, Planned Communities and New Urbanism Developments," March 2-4, 2006, sponsored by ALI-ABA; Drafting Documents for Condominiums, Planned Communities and New Urbanism Developments," February 3-5, 2005, sponsored by ALI-ABA. Presenter and Moderator, "The Condo Glut, A Survival Guide for Condominium Workouts," October 13, 2007, Main Program and 2 Workshops, sponsored by American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). Lecturer: "Condominium Termination: Past and Future," 27th Annual Legislative Update & Recent Case Review, August 3, 2007, sponsored by The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (RPPTL); "Condominiums: Legislative, Case Law and Regulatory Update," 26th Annual Legislative Update & Recent Case Review, August 11, 2006, sponsored by The Florida RPPTL Section; "Structuring the Mixed Use Development: Planning & Drafting Perspectives," 25th Institute on Condominiums and Planned Developments, October 26, 2000, sponsored by University of Miami School of Law; "Enforcement of Liens of Small Value: Special Problems From the Viewpoint of Community Associations," August 2, 1998, sponsored by the General Practice Section, ABA; "The Real Estate Contract," January 15 - 16, 1998, sponsored by The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division; "Co-Tenancy, Going Dark and Lease Termination Clauses," Commercial Lease Negotiations, November 20, 1997, sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center; "Real Estate and the Economic Loss Rule - Recent Developments," 16th Annual Legislative Update & Recent Case Review, July 26, 1996, sponsored by The Florida Bar RPPTL Section; "Prorations: Beyond the Basics," Commercial Real Estate Issues and Trends, February 21, 1996, sponsored by Lorman Education Services Publications. Lecturer and Panelist: "Sleepless Nights: Unit Owner and Management Issues in Hotel Unit Rental and Management Agreements," 31st Institute on Condominiums and Planned Developments, October 19, 2006 sponsored by University of Miami School of Law; "Termination of a Condominium: What You Need to Consider," Ins and Outs of Condominiums and Communities - 2005 Edition, March 11, 2005, sponsored by The Florida Bar RPPTL Section; "Structuring the Community Development: the Tricks and the Traps with an Emphasis on Mixed Use, Multiple Owner Projects," Ins and Outs of Condominiums and Communities - 2004 Edition, March 25, 2004, sponsored by The Florida Bar RPPTL Section; "Evolving Issues in Mixed Use Development," 27th Institute on Condominiums and Planned Developments, October 24, 2002, sponsored by University of Miami School of Law; "Deeds from Estates and to/from Trustees," Attorney/Trust Officer Liaison Conference, June 18, 1999, sponsored by The Florida Bar RPPTL Section. Panelist: "Condominium Conversions," May 5, 2006, sponsored by ABA RPTE Section; "Structuring the Regime and the Fundamentals of Condominium Thought," "The Declaration of Condominium: The Core of the Issue," "Disclosure Requirements under Florida Law," "The Association's Corporate Governance Documents and Budgets," and "So You Want to be a Condominium Developer's Attorney?", March 24, 2006, sponsored by The Florida Bar, RPPTL Section; "The Interstate Land Sales Act: Not Your Garden-Variety Song and Dance," Ins and Outs of Florida Condominium Law - 2006 Edition, March 23, 2006, sponsored by The Florida Bar, RPPTL Section; "Disgruntled Clients and Angry Third Parties: Real Estate Lawyer Conflicts of Interest and Potential Liability to Clients and Non-Clients," September 16, 2005, sponsored by ABA RPTE Section; "Eyes Wide Open: a Checklist for Buyers of Residential Units in a Mixed Use Project," 29th Institute on Condominiums and Planned Developments, October 30, 2004, sponsored by University of Miami School of Law; "Ethical Dilemmas: Ethical and Practical Considerations in Third Party Real Estate Opinions," 39th Annual Fund Assembly, May 16, 2003, sponsored by Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc.; "Commercial Lease Negotiations: Hot Topics," Real Property Seminar, Annual Section Convention, May 25, 2001, sponsored by The Florida Bar RPPTL Section. Presenter, "Termination Issues and Proposed Solutions Facilitating Redevelopment," 30th Institute on Condominiums and Planned Developments, November 16, 2005, sponsored by University of Miami School of Law. Presenter and Workshop Leader, "Ethics in Real Estate Transactions," April 15-16, 2005, sponsored by Annual Conference of International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE); "The Not So Simple Life: Interstate Land Sales Issues in Condominium and Mixed Use Developments," Main Program and 2 Workshops, March 19, 2005, sponsored by American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). Moderator and Panelist, "Complex Foreclosures: a Roundtable on Issues in Multiparty and Multiparcel Mortgage Enforcement," Enforcement Issues for the Real Property Practitioner, March 17 - 18, 1999, sponsored by The Florida Bar RPPTL Section. Moderator, "Title Teasers," 33rd Annual Fund Assembly, May 15, 1997, sponsored by Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc. Organizer and Moderator, "Bankruptcy Issues for the Real Property Practitioner," April 23, 1996, sponsored by The Florida Bar RPPTL Section. Member: Board of Trustees, Spring Hill College (2000); Board of Visitors, Florida State University College of Law (1994); Board of Advisors, Georgia Museum of Art (1992). Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Florida State University College of Law, 1976-1978. Phi Delta Phi. Member and Notes and Comments Editor, Florida State University Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers - ACREL (Board of Governors; Common Interest Ownership Committee; Program Committee); The Florida Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section - RPPTL); Dade County and American Bar Associations; International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominium Development; Planned Unit Development Law; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development.Email: Margaret A. Rolando
John H. Rooney, Jr. (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 1980, Louisiana; 1996, Florida. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., History, with honors, 1974); University of Texas (J.D., 1979); Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (M.P.A., 1979). Research Editor, Texas International Law Journal, 1978-1979. Law Clerk: Justice Jack C. Watson, Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, 1980. Lecturer, Latin American and International Law, Loyola University School of Law, 1987. Summer Intern, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1977. Adjunct Faculty, University of Miami School of Law, 1998. Associate, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, 1980-1992. Member: Louisiana State, American and Inter-American (Council Member and Chair, International Arbitration Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar (Past Chair, International Law Section). Reported Cases: Virtual Computacion y Comunicaciones, S.R.L. v. Fischzang, 776 So.2d 327 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2001). Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: International Arbitration(40%); Insurance Regulation(10%); International Insurance(40%); Reinsurance(10%).Email: John H. Rooney, Jr.
Allan M. Rubin (Partner) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Glennys Ortega Rubin (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Raul J. Salas (Partner) born Havana, Cuba, August 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida and U.S. Tax Court; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Lafayette College; Florida International University (B.B.A., 1977); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1978. Member: Dade County and Cuban American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Executive Council, Tax Section, 1986-1988); Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Cuban American Certified Public Accountants. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Tax; Corporate; International.Email: Raul J. Salas
Paul L. SanGiovanni (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Robert A. Savill (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Paul J. Scheck (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Peter E. Shapiro (Partner) (Resident in Fort Lauderdale Office).
Lynn W. Sherman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: Florida Southern College (B.S., 1980); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1983); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1989). Member: The Florida Bar. (Resident, Tampa Office).
David A. Shontz (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Neil B. Shoter (Partner) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
Alfred G. Smith, II (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, November 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Duke University School of Law, 1980-1981. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section on Corporation, Bankruptcy and Business Law); The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate, Securities and Banking.Email: Alfred G. Smith, II
William F. Smith (Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1969; J.D., 1976). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate; Secured Transactions.Email: William F. Smith
Ricardo J. Souto (Partner) born Coral Gables, Florida, December 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999); University of Miami (LL.M., 2000). Recipient, Book Award-Income Taxation. Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation; Estate Planning.Email: Ricardo J. Souto
John C. Strickroot, Jr. (Partner) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
Alexander I. Tachmes (Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida, July 10, 1965; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa; Member and Published Author, University of Miami Law Review; Order of the Coif; American Jurisprudence Award, Creditors' Rights & Remedies; First Assistant City Attorney, City of Miami Beach, 1994-1997; Member, Board of Trustees and Finance Committee, Miami City Ballet; Member, Board of Governors, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce; Past Member, Executive Committee, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce; Past Co-Chair, Finance Committee, Miami-Dade Democratic Party; Past Chair, Government Affairs Committee of Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce; Past Member, University of Miami Hurricane Club. Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Governmental Law; Hotels and Other Hospitality Businesses; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law.Email: Alexander I. Tachmes
Terri Thomas (Partner) (Resident, Tampa Office).
Mark D. Thomson (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Stephen K. Tilbrook (Partner) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Jennifer Slone Tobin (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Geoffrey L. Travis (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, July 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Cornell University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1993). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Banking Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Creditors' Rights; Commercial Litigation.Email: Geoffrey L. Travis
Robert W. Vale (Partner) born Washington, D.C., December 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1991); University of Florida (J.D., 1994). Member, Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1994. Member: American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Local Government Law.Email: Robert W. Vale
M. Thérèse Vento (Partner) born New York, N.Y., June 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida including Trial Bar; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with high honors, 1974; J.D., with honors, 1976). Member, Appellate Moot Court. Law Clerk to the Hon. William O. Mehrtens, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida, 1976-1978. Member: Dade County (Director, Young Lawyers Section, 1981-1983) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1983-1985; Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1982-1990; Sections on: Executive Council of Trial Lawyers, 1996-2004; Labor and Employment; Appellate); Leading American Attorneys (Member, Florida Chapter); Florida Association for Women Lawyers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: M. Thérèse Vento
Robert H. Waltuch (Partner) (Resident, Tampa Office).
Karen W. Wankelman (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Leann M. Warfield (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Joseph Donald Wasil (Partner) born Tampa, Florida, September 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1972); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member, University of Miami Law Review. Author: "Satz v. Perlmutter: A Constitutional Right to Die?" 35 University of Miami Law Review 377, 1981. Member: Dade County and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Board Certified, Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business; Creditors Rights.Email: Joseph Donald Wasil
Bryan Wells (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee, September 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., with highest honors, 1991); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "SEC Interim Final Rules Implementing the Securities 'Push Out' Provisions of the GLBA," Banking and Financial Services Policy Report, July, 2001. Co-Author: "Banking Across Borders: Regulatory Frameworks Dictate Business," Latin Finance, (1996 Supplement); "The Worldwide Market for Sex: A Review of International and Regional Legal Prohibitions Regarding Trafficking in Women," 2 Mich. J. Gender and Law 83, 1994. Adjunct Professor, Banking Law, University of Miami School of Law. Law Clerk to the Honorable William M. Hoeveler, Senior U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida, 1994-1995. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Bryan Wells
James G. Willard (Partner) (Office Managing Partner, Resident at Orlando Office).
Jason Gregg Williams (Partner) (Resident, Orlando Office).
Kenneth W. Wright (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Francis A. "Frank" Zacherl III (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1987); George Washington University (J.D., 1990). Publications: "Telemarketing Fraud and its Antidotes," Consumer Protection Reporting Service (Spring, 1999). Recipient, National Merit Scholarship. Certified Instructor, Insurance/Risk Management Education, Florida, 2000. Assistant State Attorney, 1990-1992, 11th Judicial Circuit. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Complex Litigation; Maritime Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance.Email: Francis A. "Frank" Zacherl III
Steven J. Zucker (Partner) (Resident at Orlando Office).
ASSOCIATES
Claire Ashington-Pickett (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Lauren S. Atherton (Associate) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
Olesia Y. Belchenko (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Earlham College, Richmond, IN (B.A., Political Science, with honors, 2003); University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL (J.D., 2006). Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; International Dispute Resolution; Complex Litigation; International Litigation.Email: Olesia Y. Belchenko
Gerald L. Black, Jr. (Associate) (Resident at Tampa Office).
Patrick G. Brugger (Associate) born Miami, Florida, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: St. Thomas University (B.A., 2002); Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Recipient, Book Award, Lawyering Skills & Values I, 2003. Staff Member, Nova Law Review, 2004-2006. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2004-2005. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Patrick G. Brugger
Eric A. Castleson (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Matthew R. Chait (Attorney) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
Jaafar Choufani (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Chadwick E. Crews (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Nicole A. Deese (Associate) (Resident at Tampa Office).
Erin K. Degnan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida and Massachusetts. Education: Brown University (B.A., with honors); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.). Member: The Florida Bar; Massachusetts Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyer's Division); Miami Dade County Bar Association; Florida Association for Women Lawyers. Languages: French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Business Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Erin K. Degnan
Alberto J. Delgado (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.S., Social Work, 1997); University of Florida (J.D., 2000). Member: Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Alberto J. Delgado
Tiffany A. DiIorio (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Criminology, 2000); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: The Florida Bar. (Resident, Tampa Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Tiffany A. DiIorio
Stephen P. Drobny (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, September 29, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2008, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1999); Boston College (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk to Hon. W. Richard Lee, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of California, 2002-2003. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Stephen P. Drobny
Andrew Parker Felix (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Eduardo J. Fernandez (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Danet Rodriguez Figg (Attorney) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
Daniela Fonseca (Associate) born Belo Horizonte, Brazil, September 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Faculdade de Direito Milton Campus (1996); Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Editor in Chief, Nova Southeastern University International Citator, 2003. Member, Journal of International & Comparative Law. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Portuguese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; International Law; Business Law.Email: Daniela Fonseca
Peter A. Franke (Associate) (Resident at Tampa Office).
Daniel M. Greene (Associate) born Wareham, Massachusetts, September 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1993); University of Florida (J.D., 2000). Engineer-in-Training, 1993. Member: Orange County and American (Member, Forum on The Construction Industry; Trial Practice Committee; Construction Litigation Committee) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). (Resident, Orlando Office) (Board Certified Construction Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: Robert C. Kany, P.E. v. Florida Engineers Management Corporation, 948 So.2d 948 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Administrative Law.Email: Daniel M. Greene
Allison Grossman (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 2004; J.D., 2007). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Creditors Rights; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Allison Grossman
Janelle M. Herrera (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Florida. Education: Brown University (B.A.); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude) Order of the Coif. Member: Univeristy of Miami Law Review 2007-2009; Univeristy of Miami Moot Court Board 2007-2009. Recipient: CALI Book Award Real Estate Transactions 2009; CALI Book Award Immigration Law 2008. Languages: Spanish.Email: Janelle M. Herrera
Jason W. Hill (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
John H. Holley (Associate) (Resident at Tallahassee Office).
Kristen K. Idle (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Ahmand R. Johnson (Associate) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Jennifer W. Jones (Associate) born Ft. Myers, Florida; admitted to bar, 2009, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Finance, 1992); Florida International University (J.D., 2008); University of Miami (LL.M., Estate Planning, 2008). Fellow, Rotary International, Paul Harris. Certified Financial Planner. Member, Estate Planning Council of Broward County. Member, Planned Giving Council of Broward County. Member: Dade County and American (Member, Real Property, Trust and Estate section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; New Tax Committee). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Jennifer W. Jones
Sara Koch (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Peter A. Lagonowicz (Associate) born Managua, Nicaragua, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1999); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 2003); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax; Real Property; Probate and Trust; International Law); American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section); Dade County Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Foreign Investments; International Law.Email: Peter A. Lagonowicz
Robin H. Leavengood (Associate) (Resident at Tampa Office).
Rachel LeBlanc (Associate) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Jordan G. Lee (Associate) (Resident, Tampa Office).
Brandon Levitt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Washington University (B.A., 2003); University of Maryland (J.D., 2006).Email: Brandon Levitt
David J. Markese (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Arturo Martinez (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: University of Cincinnati (J.D.).Email: Arturo Martinez
Michael McAllister (Associate) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
R. John Nadjafi (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Robin Organek (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2004); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 2008; M.B.A., 2008). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Robin Organek
Kimberly A. Prior (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Finance and Marketing, 2001); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2004); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Member: Clearwater and Hillsborough Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law.Email: Kimberly A. Prior
Damien H. Prosser (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Martha Rabbitt (Associate) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Brad Redlien (Associate) born Miami, Florida, January 11, 1980; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida; 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 2001); George Washington University (J.D., 2004). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Brad Redlien
Eric Reed (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Brett Renton (Attorney) (Resident, Orlando Office).
Suhail Rivera (Associate) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 2009, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., cum laude, 2004; J.D., 2007). Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish.Email: Suhail Rivera
Michael P. Silver (Associate) (Resident, Tampa Office).
Amanda G. Simmons (Associate) (Resident, Orlando Office).
Linda Socolow (Associate) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Jennifer P. Sommerville (Associate) (Resident at Orlando Office).
Tania V. Sotelo (Associate) born New York, N.Y., 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2000, New York; 2002, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2004, Florida. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., 1995); Rutgers University School of Law at Newark (J.D., 1999). Editor-in-Chief, Women's Rights Law Reporter, 1998-1999. Member: The Florida Bar; New Jersey State Bar Association; Hispanic National Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Business Planning.Email: Tania V. Sotelo
Stacey Tabraue (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Miami. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Ad Valorem Tax; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; Federal Taxation; International Taxation; Local Taxation; Sales and Use Tax; State Taxation; Individual Taxation; Corporate Law; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Income Tax; Corporate Organization; Corporate Planning; Corporate Reorganization.Email: Stacey Tabraue
James P. Terpening (Associate) born Stuart, Florida, 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Building Construction, summa cum laude, 2005); Emory Law School (J.D., 2009). Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal. Author, All or Nothing: Properly Deducting Vehicle Ownership Expenses Under § 707(b)(2)(a)(ii)(i), 25 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 565 (2009). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: James P. Terpening
Ethan Wasserman (Associate) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate.Email: Ethan Wasserman
Janelle A. Weber (Associate) (Resident, Tampa Office).
Benjamin E. Wilson (Associate) born Paducah, Kentucky, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky; 2004, Florida. Education: Murray State University (B.S., 1999); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2003); University of Miami (LL.M., Real Property Development, 2004). Member: Kentucky and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominium Law; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance.Email: Benjamin E. Wilson
Adam Woodruff (Associate) (Resident, Tampa Office).
OF COUNSEL
Stephen E. Cook (Of Counsel) born Pasadena, California, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1975); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member: American Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; International Council of Shopping Centers; Seminole Community College Foundation (Member, Board of Directors); Sweetwater Episcopal Academy (Member, Board of Trustees). [Lieut., U.S. Army, 1975-1979]. (Resident at Orlando Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions and Development; Leasing; Finance.
Dana Robin Goldman (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1989, Florida and District of Columbia. Education: Brandeis University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1983); George Washington University (J.D., 1988). Member: The Florida Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate(90%); Construction Law(10%).Email: Dana Robin Goldman
Alexander P. Heckler (Of Counsel) (Resident at Fort Lauderdale Office).
Antonio Martinez, Jr., (P.A.) (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., January 11, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.C.E., 1957); New York University; University of Florida (J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1962). Co-Author: Chapter 5A, Florida Real Property Litigation, Third Edition, 2001, published by The Florida Bar. Member: Dade County Bar Association (Director); The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Antonio Martinez, Jr., (P.A.)
Tammie A. Rosen Purow (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado, May 23, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 2002, Florida. Education: Columbia College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1993); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Tammie A. Rosen Purow
Barbara Palone Richardson (Of Counsel) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
Rosemarie N. Sanderson Schade, (P.A.) (Of Counsel) (Resident at Amsterdam, The Netherlands Office).
Shelly Wald (Of Counsel) (Resident at West Palm Beach Office).
Sally T. Woodward (Of Counsel) (Resident at Tampa Office).
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Lawrence P. Lataif, Sr. (Senior Immigration Counsel) (Admitted in District of Columbia; Not admitted in Florida)(Also at West Palm Beach Office).
CONSULTING ATTORNEY
Patrick L. Murray (Special Counsel) born Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 23, 1941; admitted to bar, 1969, Argentina (Not admitted in United States). Education: El Salvador (Jesuit), Buenos Aires, Argentina (J.D., 1969); University of Miami (M.C.L., 1984). Member: Buenos Aires Bar Association-Province of Buenos Aires Bar Association; Interamerican and American (Member, International Law and Practice Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: International Corporate and Business Law; Aviation Law; General Private International Law.Email: Patrick L. Murray