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VETERANS OF THE COURTROOM When attorneys or law firms need outside counsel, the 20-lawyer litigation boutique Coffey Burlington has long been the first firm of choice. Coffey Burlington has become the go-to law firm for lawyers, thanks to its attorneys’ decades of winning results across a broad spectrum of high-stakes trials. Best Lawyers® recognized attorney, Robert Burlington, the firm’s managing partner, beams with pride while recounting the firm’s formidable legal talent, assembled during his 40 years of practice: “We have Kendall Coffey, a Best Lawyers® 2019 Professional Malpractice Law – Defense ‘Lawyer of the Year’ winner in Miami; Albert Caruana, Best Lawyers’ 2015 and 2018 Family Law ‘Lawyer of the Year’ winner in Miami; Andy Marks, Best Lawyers’ 2018 and 2020 Litigation – First Amendment ‘Lawyer of the Year’ winner in Miami; former federal prosecuter Jeff Crockett with 36 years experience; and David Freedman with 45 years experience.” Given its depth of experience, Coffey Burlington is able to offer a diverse litigation practice that spans commercial and real estate litigation, trial and appellate matters, arbitration, and federal criminal law. And while Kendall Coffey declines to name the lawyers or law firms that turn to Coffey Burlington when faced with threats or legal challenges, public court records reveal a “Who’s Who” of leading law firms that Coffey Burlington’s attorneys have represented for more than 40 years.
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While the depth, scope, and credentials of the firm’s most seasoned partners is reassuring to its clients, Burlington (a Best Lawyers, Chambers, and Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame honoree) is quick to add that the firm’s continuation and succession is assured.
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Equity partner Susan Raffanello agreed and expanded: “Bob and Kendall coming together in 1978 was our beginning, staying together marked our progress, but working together is our real success. We remained disciplined and we selectively grew to assemble and retain the highly talented group of lawyers that comprise our firm. We got here by not being afraid to give up the good to go for the great, and we will continue on that path for the benefit of our clients.” Equity partners Kevin Kaplan, Paul Schwiep, Dan Blonsky, Susan Raffanello, and partner Melissa Jacobs have been winning for our clients in jury and non-jury trials, and at the appellate level, for more than thirty years. Albert Caruana, David Freedman, Andy Marks, and Jeff Crockett have been champions for our clients for more than forty years. “The firm’s younger lawyers are adding winning layers to the firm’s reputation and legacy” said partner Fernando Tamayo, the globe-trotting Co-Chair of the firm’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance and Defense group. “ I look forward to coming to work every day because I am energized and enriched by the support I receive from my colleagues. We challenge one another at every level and for the benefit of our clients. That process adds value to our preparation and our work product, across all practice groups” said Tamayo. Kendall Coffey added: “We are also fortunate to have a strong group of younger partners and associates who are among the best and brightest anywhere.”
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VER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES, Steve Yerrid and the trial law yers of The Yerrid Law Firm, P.A., have built one of the most successful civil trial practices in the country. Led by Yerrid, who has represented clients in a multitude of high-stakes and precedent-setting cases, the firm has secured more than 300 settlements and verdicts of $1 million or more (which includes numerous 8 and 9 figure results) for individuals and the families of those injured or killed by the wrongdoing of others. “We exert every effort to ensure that our clients have the strongest possible voice in court, even against the most formidable and well-funded wrongdoers,” Yerrid said. “We strive to secure appropriate monetary reparations, but also to make a difference and prevent similar incidents and tragedies from repeating—whether that’s in a specific circumstance or in a nationwide industry. Our lawyers are comfortable with uphill battles against formidable foes because we have won so many of them.”
Yerri d’s rep u t at io n fo r overco ming improbable odds dates back to 1980. That year, he successfully defended John Lerro, the harbor pilot who commanded the 608foot bulk freighter that struck the mammoth Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay, causing its collapse and 35 fatalities. As a result, the new Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which opened in 1987, serves as a template for the construction of new bridges not only in the United States, but throughout the world. The enormity of the case drew international attention and continues to resonate with the Tampa Bay community, so much so that in 2019, a needed documentary about the event and its dramatic courtroom aftermath will premiere. The Skyway Bridge Disaster explores how then-30-year-old Yerrid won Lerro’s complete exoneration using an “Act of God” defense, in which he proved that nothing humanly possible could have been done to change the outcome or alter the course of events that took place. “Defending John Lerro was an unforgettable experience and truly an honor,” said Yerrid,
who produced The Skyway Bridge Disaster with Florida filmmaker Frankie VanDeBoe. “It was one of my earliest professional achievements and my relationship with John— even since his passing years ago—keeps me grounded every day.” Yerrid was in the national spotlight again in the 1990s when he was tapped as the youngest member of the 11 trial lawyers selected by the late Governor Chiles, referred to as his “Dream Team,” in the State of Florida’s historic lawsuit against the then-undefeated cigarette industry on behalf of Florida taxpayers and children. The case resulted in a $13 billion settlement which at the time, was the largest civil monetary settlement in U.S. history. Of equal importance were the advertising restrictions mandated to the cigarette industry and the subsequent societal sea change that drastically reduced youth smoking. “That outcome yielded unprecedented concessions that stopped child pandering, eliminated billboards, vending machines, and Joe Camel and permanently retired the
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Marlboro Man, as well as created tobacco prevention programs built around youth,” he said. “Ironically, as part of the settlement, we required Big Tobacco to fund the Truth.org campaign, which continues to lead a major anti-smoking movement in the United States.” In 2006 he obtained a $216 million verdict, which remains the largest medical malpractice verdict in Florida history. In 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused one of the largest maritime disasters in the nation’s history, Florida Governor Crist appointed Steve Yerrid as the special counsel to handle the tragedy and its aftermath. Subsequently, Yerrid was retained by Mayor Buckhorn to represent the City of Tampa in its litigation, and he secured $27 million, the largest recovery BP Oil paid to any United States city. Given his proven talents both in and out of the courtroom, Yerrid has received many accolades. He has been named “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America © on several occasions. In 2016, he was
honored to be inducted into the National Trial Lawyer Association’s Hall of Fame—a group comprising the countr y ’s mos t distinguished trial law yers, who have all earned recognition as champions for justice. He has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout his career, and he is particularly proud to have been a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates for the last 25 years. The Inner Circle is an invitation-only elite organization composed of the top 100 plaintiffs’ lawyers in the country. Most recently, The Yerrid Law Firm has been repeatedly hired to handle matters that involved sports fatalities and catastrophic events. The results Yerrid and his firm have achieved on behalf of both college and high school student-athletes who were injured or died during practices and conditioning drills have resulted in widespread changes to both university and high school safety protocols. Currently, he is also one of the lead lawyers in a “bellwether case” against MGM Resorts International representing victims of the
horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, where 58 died and more than 500 were injured while attending an outdoor music festival in 2017. “We have handled nearly every type of catastrophe imaginable,” Yerrid said. “Clients put their trust in us in the aftermath of these tragedies. That trust is sacred and serves as our inspiration.”
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THREE DECADES OF COMMITMENT TO THE JUSTICE YOU DESERVE Last October, the powerhouse plaintiffs’ firm of Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen marked its 30th anniversary serving clients in catastrophic medical malpractice and personal injury actions. But while the milestone marked an opportunity to reflect on everything that has brought it this far—founding partners Stuart Z. Grossman and Neal A. Roth are nearing legendary status in South Florida and across the state for their lifelong commitment to justice—this is a firm that has always been solidly focused on what’s next. For clients, that means being supported by a stable of attorneys and medical investigators who prepare each case as if it will end up in the courtroom. It’s a strategy that has helped set the firm apart from its peers, says Grossman, whose long history with Best Lawyers® includes previously being named a 2014 “Lawyer of the Year” in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs in Miami. “Our counterparts know that when they see a Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen case, it’s not frivolous and is something to take seriously,” he notes. “It has always been our approach to only take on the best, most worthwhile cases and work on them with eventuality of trial in mind.” To date, the firm has recovered more than a billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for clients who seek expertise in matters involving catastrophic injury, product liability, and wrongful death cases. It is a leader in emerging litigation as well; partner Andrew Yaffa is a nationally recognized stem-cell malpractice attorney who frequently speaks to media outlets and industry groups about the dangers of these unproven therapies—and the clinics that administer them. Yaffa, for his part, has obtained some $400 million for clients since he began practicing law in 1991 and has been involved in cases that have a national reach and gain the attention of the highest levels of government. Indeed, making systemic changes to prevent other accidents or tragedies strikes at the heart of what the firm is all about. Early on in its history, cofounder Neal Roth—who on two separate occasions was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court to serve on independent commissions—was involved in a case that changed hospital protocol involving pediatric EKGs and their interpretation. Similarly, partner Gary Cohen is a nationally recognized medical malpractice litigator in his own right and is frequently invited to lecture across the US on topics relating to his life’s work. His credentials include recognition by prestigious industry associations and groups. But it’s the work the firm does right in its own backyard—on behalf of real people who have suffered real tragedies—that keeps it firmly rooted in Florida. To that end, Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen has repeatedly been recognized as a leader in medical malpractice litigation for its boots-on-the-ground work across the state. “The partners agree personal injury work is our core practice. That’s been our commitment for the past 30 years, and it will remain so far into the future,” says Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen.
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Conrad & Scherer: William R. Scherer (Commercial Litigation, 2018) is representing a group of 27 hospitals that have suf fered operational and financial harm related to treating opioid addiction. Fraud, negligence, and civil conspiracy concerning a decades-long practice of deception and misleading statements are among the complaints filed against major manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of the opioids. Many hospitals had to make capital investments to their infrastructure, increase security, and deal with an increase in uninsured patients while treating the epidemic. “No party is better positioned, given the appropriate financial resources, to lead us out of this public-health crisis than our hospitals,” said Scherer. “They have measurable damages and must be active participants in any opioid settlement discussions.” In 2018, there were 2,733 opioid-related deaths in the state of Florida.
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representing construction company A2 Group Inc., who was contracted by Charlotte County to build a shooting range for law enforcement. After the site appeared to have passed all code inspections, the county building official suddenly withdrew the certificate of occupancy, claiming the bullet-catching system may not be up to code to deal with Florida’s hurricane-level winds. “No one ever thought about or designed this system to meet the wind codes,” said David Holmes, one of A2’s lawyers. “That’s what this is all about.” The shooting range is unique because it is a hybrid indoor-outdoor facility with no roof.
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Greenberg Traurig: Emilio J. Alvarez-Farré (C o r p o r a te L aw ; I n te r n a t i o n al M e rg e r s & Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2006) led the transaction team for Bio Pappel, S.A.B de C.V. and U.S. Corrugated Holdings II, Inc. in a U.S. $150 million dual-tranche private placement of senior secured notes. “We are pleased to assist our client, Bio Pappel, in this financing transaction—the most attractive in its history,” Alvarez-Farré said. “The terms achieved attest to Bio Pappel’s strong position in the market.” Existing debt and general corporate purposes will be covered by the issuance of the notes.
HONORABLE MENTION Larmoyeux & Bone: Bill Bone (Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2015) represented a 15-yearold boy who suffered multiple broken bones in his back, feet, and left hand after losing his grip on a zip line at a church-sponsored picnic hosted on the property of a 71-year-old Royal Palm Beach resident. The young boy was awarded a $4 million settlement after it was ruled that the property owner illegally and negligently built the zip line. The boy is now 17 years old and will not be able to access the money until he is 21, as the settlement outlined.
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Roetzel & Andress: Beverly Grady (Government Relations Law; Land Use & Zoning Law; Real Estate Law, 2007) represented a marina in the Shell Harbor and Sanibel Estates area during a special meeting to assess the costs relates to waste disposal and dredging of the canal entrance. “The marina has always recognized the importance of this dredging,” she said. The issue arose af ter the cit y levie d a Beverly Grady retroactive assessment to recoup payments that they had covered on behalf of the marina and estates related to the dredging. The City Attorney noted that the residents and marina have always covered the full costs related to the dredging. The dispute was resolved, and the Sanibel City Council approved the assessment with a 4-0 vote.
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athma n Lewis: Wayne Pat h ma n (Com merci a l Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law, 2013) is representing a property owner who would like to build a hotel in a space on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. The Miami Beach Cit y Commission may allow an ordinance that could pave the way for a boutique hotel on a stretch of road that is set to have $67 million invested into it. The Lincoln Road area is a popular tourist destination and frequent hangout for Miami Beach residents. A brand new convention center was recently constructed just a few blocks away from Lincoln Road, making it all the more attractive to build hotels in the adjacent vicinity.
Pathman’s client is asking the commission to extend their ordinance one block further, so it can include a building that is home to a notable Italian eatery. “Having a boutique hotel on Lincoln Road would be the complement to the convention center,” Pathman said. “That’s why you’re s e ei ng more interest, prox i m it y to the convention center. There’s never enoug h convention hotel r o o m s .” T h e design of the boutique hotel would likely be limited to 10 to 12 rooms. The Lincoln Road redesign is aiming to have the popular area keep up with most modern renovations in big cities. It would include an amphitheater, flower garden, public space, and infrastructure upgrades such as drainage and security posts.
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As naturalization fees increase, a local nonprofit provides relief for immigrants. By Joseph Begonis
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HE IMMIGRATION PROCESS they are eligible, Catalyst Miami makes IN TH E UN ITE D STATE S out a check on behalf of the applicant ha s b e co me o ne of t he in the full amount to the Department most tempestuous issues in of Homeland Securit y. The loan is American politics. The path zero-interest and zero-fee with a small to citizenship has become increasingly installment plan that is paid back over difficult from recent policy changes by the course of 10 months. One of the biggest challenges that the Trump administration. One of the recent changes surrounds the cost of immigrants face during the naturalization process is cost. Since the application fee 1989, the price for the that is directed to “Since 1989, the price the Department of for the application process application process has increased by over Homeland Security. 1,000 percent. One C h a n g e s t o t h e has increased by over of the ways to apply waiver process for 1,000 percent.” for a fee waiver was the $725 fee have made cost one of the most prohibitive under “public charge” grounds. A public barriers to naturalization. Catalyst Miami, charge is “an individual who receives one a nonprofit social-services organization, is or more designated public benefits for hoping to help many who wish to become more than 12 months, in the aggregate, U.S. Citizens by offering microloans for within any 36-month period.” Some of the application process. The nonprofit the most common ways an individual conducts a screening to see if an applicant would be considered a public charge is eligible for the immigration process. If would be to qualif y for food stamps,
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Partner at Rikin & Fox-Isicoff, P.A. Miami’s 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in Immigration Law Does this service clear one of the major hurdles that immigrants currently face with the process? Absolutely—the cost of applying for naturalization is prohibitive for many applicants. With the biometrics fee, each naturalization application requires payment of a $725.00 fee to USCIS. Many applicants for naturalization don’t meet the new, stricter USCIS requirements for a waiver of this fee as their annual income is more than 150% of the poverty guidelines. But $725.00 is still a big chunk of their monthly income. Micro- loans are a great resource for working-class applicants to be able to afford becoming U.S. citizens. Once the payment is made, how long will the process take for an applicant? Naturalization currently takes about 1 year, from filing the application with USCIS through the naturalization ceremony.
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Medicaid, or several other pover t yassistance programs. An executive order by the Trump administration has severely restricted that threshold. There have been several other proposed changes and some that have been implemented including scrutinization of applicants’ social media use, reduction in asylum applications, deeper background screening, increased monetary minimums for investor-based residency, and the requirement to show proof of health care coverage. Many of those proposed changes have been met with legal challenges. To date, Catalyst Miami has helped almost 5,500 people with a number of services including help with the Affordable Care Act application process, financial education, state- and public-benefit screenings, as well as tax preparation services. In addition, they have helped actively involve their clients in community projects, volunteer initiatives, and parentalimprovement programs.
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Partner at Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt How much more difficult has the path to citizenship process become? The path to citizenship is fraught with peril. Every citizenship interview now has turned into an investigation of the applicant’s entire past. Every applicant who applies for citizenship opens him or herself up to being stripped of residence. It’s not a simple process anymore. Does this service clear one of the major hurdles that immigrants currently face with the process? The application filing fees for citizenship are now $725 a person. DHS has made it much more difficult to qualify for a fee waiver. This can be costly for anyone. Many families have several applicants who are eligible to file for naturalization, but many cannot afford the filing fees. Most individuals don’t have an extra $725 lying around. Despite these high fees, USCIS has removed “customer service,” and “nation of immigrants” from its mission statement. Thus, applicants for naturalization pay a high fee yet receive little service in return. The naturalization process is often unduly protracted, and officers often treat applicants poorly in the process. W W W.BESTL AW Y ERS.COM
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LEFT TO RIGHT: Jeff Murphy, Ralph Gonzalez, Heather Barnes, Steve Yerrid, Gable Yerrid, David Dickey
Nationally renowned trial lawyer Steve Yerrid discusses the myriad ways he and his firm continue to secure extraordinary results for clients and work toward preventing harm from coming to others.
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HE RESULTS ACCUMULATED by Steve Yerrid and The Yerrid Law Firm can be measured in a variety of ways: statewide and nationally, from compensation and lives saved to changes in legal precedent and community improvement. Yerrid’s historic actions against Big Tobacco and BP Oil are well documented, and his more recent cases and resolutions in the areas of student and public safety have furthered the legal protections of Floridians and Americans. “Our involvement ultimately leads to one thing: justice,” Yerrid says. “Our clients always clearly convey their definition of justice. Whether it’s a change in the law, how a company conducts business or compensates those injured and killed as a result of their wrongdoing, or a combination of those, we fight to secure justice on our clients’ behalf.” RIGHTING WRONGS AND PREVENTING FUTURE HARM For several years, Yerrid has been representing college and high school
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student-athletes—locally and across the country—who have been injured or died related to training or medical complications. Two of his most influential results occurred in Hillsborough County, Florida. In 2016, Yerrid represented Wharton High School football player Sean McNamee following a severe head injury during practice that put him in a coma. In addition to negotiating a $2 million settlement with the Hillsborough County School Board on behalf of the NcNamee family, Yerrid convinced the board to agree to provide an additional $1 million in general liability coverage above the very limited cap of $300,000 in total damages allowed under Florida’s Sovereign Immunity Law that “protects” public entities. The board also established new safety guidelines patterned after the NFL’s concussion protocol. “That was a great first step,” Yerrid notes, “but our next mission is to see that the other 66 counties in Florida follow suit, increase their coverage, and institute appropriate protections and protocols for all studentathletes and their families.”
In 2019, when Middleton High School 14-year-old freshman Hezekiah Walters lost his life in a football “conditioning” drill, his parents turned to The Yerrid Law Firm. Following Walters’ death, which was attributed to overexertion during conditioning, it was revealed that no medical professionals or trainers were onsite while Walters was suffering. This is an oversight Yerrid and his firm have set out to correct throughout Florida. He has thus far praised the district for taking initial corrective measures to ensure student safety but has publicly said that he hopes the board will institute other recommended changes to ensure no one suffers the same fate and to possibly avoid litigation. In an almost immediate response, the school board passed a measure requiring the hiring of full-time athletic trainers at every school during practices, conditioning drills, scrimmages, and official games. Further, additional safety procedures were instituted along with a requirement that all coaches attend every practice and game. “Parents entrust the welfare of their children to public schools, and those schools
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need to validate that trust by considering the health risks of any student-athlete stepping onto a playing field,” Yerrid says. “These matters deal with far more than money— families sincerely want to change protocols to ensure no one else endures such horrific experiences. And we’re making sure their voices are heard.”
HOLDING CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE Yerrid is one of the lead lawyers in what has been labeled a “bellwether case” against MGM Resorts International, representing Todd and Lori Kammer, two Los Angeles County deputy sheriffs who were on vacation and attended the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017. That night, the married couple and parents of three found themselves amid a hailstorm of bullets that killed 58 and wounded more than 500, during what was the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history. The hundreds of plaintiffs claim that MGM’s Mandalay Bay Hotel, where the shooter was perched, was negligent in allowing him to bring a large
“Our involvement ultimately leads to one thing: justice.”
amount of weaponry into the building and set up his shooting gallery. “Lori and Todd’s training kicked in, and they sprung to action to help protect victims and bystanders,” Yerrid says. During the chaos, a bullet shattered Lori’s pelvis and caused severe internal injuries. “The Kammers showed incredible bravery and saved lives during one of the worst crises of our time. They are heroes, and they deserve justice and compensation in order to help them heal physically, emotionally, and psychologically,” Yerrid says. “It is an honor to represent this family in this historic and tragic case.”
GIVING BACK In addition to his exceptional legal career, Yerrid serves as President and Chairman of the Board of The Yerrid Foundation, his self-funded, nonprofit organization which has donated millions of dollars to hundreds of charities over the years, many of which focus on causes to benefit children. Yerrid has also served as a patron and is a past Chairman of the Gentlemen’s Committee of The Children’s Home, one of Tampa’s leading charitable organizations dedicated to abused and neglected children. He was also the second recipient of the Ted Williams Award as a Champion of Charity, an honor that was personally bestowed upon him by the late baseball legend on behalf of the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. “It is pa r ticu la rly wonder f u l to help local Florida communities, legal associations, and charitable organizations that improve people’s lives and better our profession,” Yerrid says. “To me, giving back and making a difference is why we are all here.” W W W.BESTL AW Y ERS.COM
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here are no words to describe what this means,” said Tama Beth Kudman, West Palm Beach’s 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” honoree in Criminal Defense – White Collar Law, when describing the award. “It’s extraordinary.” Kudman’s passion for criminal justice and the rights of citizens is abundantly evident in both the way she speaks and the actions she takes in the community. It is fair to say that being a lawyer is in Kudman’s blood. The drive, however, was something that was instilled in her by her father. He immigrated to the United States at a very young age and firmly believed in the rights granted to its citizens. “He was so passionate about constitutional democracy,” Kudman explained, “and the importance of protections for individuals. He believed that there was no greater gift a person could receive, than those gifts under the Constitution. Real due process.” Kudman’s work isn’t limited to her clients and firm. She is heavily involved
with the Innocence Project in Florida and champions their charitable events. The project seeks out meritorious cases of potentially wrongly incarcerated individuals and advocates for criminal justice reform to prevent future wrongful convictions. Criminal justice reform is a topic Kudman feels very strongly about. The current system has become deeply f lawed because of many conf licting i nt e res t s , i nc lu d i n g s ent enc i n g guidelines. “People are afraid to go to trial,” she explained when describing the choice a defendents often face when offered a lenient plea from a prosecutor versus a guideline that could demand over 10 years of prison time. She notes that for-profit prisons have corrupted the intent of justice, and that a shift towards punitive law has moved us as a society away from rehabilitating. “We have created a cycle of crime,” Kudman illustrated. “We get so much more back as a society by focusing on rehabilitation.” W W W.BESTL AW Y ERS.COM
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WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER LAW OFFICES OF SUSAN J. HAHN STEARNS ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Susan J. Hahn Eric K. Gabrielle (EM) page 29 SHANE, SHANE & BRAUWERMAN Evan J. Shane, Michael Shane
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BRINKLEY MORGAN BRINKLEY MORGAN Thomas R. Tatum* Kenneth A. Gordon, John Lambros, Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter, Jonathan Schiller, DELL & SCHAEFER Rachel F. Alters, Gregory M. Dell Roberta G. Stanley KAUFMAN DOLOWICH & VOLUCK GLADSTONE & WEISSMAN Thomas F. Morante
Heather L. Apicella, Peter L. Gladstone, Denise L. Schneider, Jeffrey A. Weissman page 34-35
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HOGAN LOVELLS US Daniel E. González, Martin L. Steinberg
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GREENBERG TRAURIG SEQUOR LAW Mark D. Bloom**, John B. Hutton III**, Leyza Blanco*, Gregory S. Paul J. Keenan, Jr. Grossman**, Fernando Menendez
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CLARKE SILVERGLATE Mercer K. Clarke, Spencer H. Silverglate
COFFEY BURLINGTON Robert Burlington, Kendall Coffey, Andrew H. Marks page 2-3 COLSON HICKS EIDSON Dean C. Colson, Joseph J. Kalbac, Jr., Julie Braman Kane, Roberto Martinez, Curtis B. Miner COZEN O’CONNOR Jeffrey C. Gilbert, Charles C. Kline CRIDEN & LOVE Alexander Angueira DAMIAN & VALORI Melanie E. Damian, Peter F. Valori DAY PITNEY Manuel A. Garcia-Linares, Alan Graham Greer, Mark A. Romance
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WEIL SNYDER & RAVINDRAN Ronald P. Weil
COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE George Truitt**
PECKAR & ABRAMSON Gary M. Stein
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Alvin B. Davis, Peter M. Kramer
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES Edward Soto
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STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Alan H. Fein, Jay B. Shapiro, Mark D. Solov, Eugene E. Stearns
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PODHURST ORSECK Joel D. Eaton, Robert C. Josefsberg, Aaron S. Podhurst, Peter Prieto page 24
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN Laura E. Besvinick, Lewis F. Murphy, Robert T. Wright
WHITE & CASE Jaime A. Bianchi, Raoul G. Cantero III, John K. Cunningham, David P. Draigh, Daniel S. Fridman, Thomas E. Lauria
STUMPHAUZER, FOSLID, SLOMAN, ROSS & KOLAYA Adam M. Foslid
YOUNG, BERMAN, KARPF & GONZALEZ Andrew S. Berman
RASCO KLOCK PEREZ & NIETO Joseph P. Klock, Jr.
SWEETAPPLE, BROEKER & VARKAS Douglas C. Broeker
REED SMITH José I. Astigarraga, Edward M. Mullins
TACHE, BRONIS, CHRISTIANSON AND DESCALZO Stephen J. Bronis
RENNERT VOGEL MANDLER & RODRIGUEZ Jill Nexon Berman
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TUCKER RONZETTI T. Tucker Ronzetti
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RASCO KLOCK PEREZ & NIETO Ramón E. Rasco
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GREENBERG TRAURIG Christopher L. Barnett*, Alan T. Dimond*, Michael J. Thomas
HABER LAW ATTORNEYS AT LAW David B. Haber**, Franchesco Soto** page 32 HOGAN LOVELLS US Daniel E. González* HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH Barry R. Davidson*
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STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Joy Spillis Lundeen*
FOX ROTHSCHILD Joseph A. DeMaria*
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SIEGFRIED RIVERA Helio De La Torre
RUSSOMANNO & BORRELLO Herman J. Russomanno
DUANE MORRIS Scott D. Kravetz*
SIEGFRIED RIVERA Jason Rodgers-da Cruz, Steven M. Siegfried**, Stuart H. Sobel**
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ROSS & GIRTEN LAW FIRM Lauri Waldman Ross
DLD LAWYERS Pete L. DeMahy*, Kenneth R. Drake*
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FOLEY & LARDNER Ralf R. Rodriguez**
GREENBERG TRAURIG Manuel R. Valcarcel IV
RIVERO MESTRE Amanda McGovern, Jorge A. Mestre, Andrés Rivero, Alan H. Rolnick
SEQUOR LAW Leyza Blanco, Edward H. Davis, Jr.
ZUMPANO, PATRICIOS Leon N. Patricios
DAY PITNEY Manuel A. Garcia-Linares*, Alan Graham Greer*
RENNERT VOGEL MANDLER & RODRIGUEZ Jill Nexon Berman*
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PECKAR & ABRAMSON Jerry P. Brodsky*, Melinda S. Gentile*, Adam Handfinger**, Stephen H. Reisman**, Donald S. Rosenberg, Neal I. Sklar**, Gary M. Stein** REMBOLD HIRSCHMAN Scott D. Rembold
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FOX ROTHSCHILD Joseph A. DeMaria
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Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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General Practice
BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN & STUMPF Roy Black, Scott Kornspan, Maria De los Angeles Neyra, Mark Shapiro, Howard M. Srebnick page 35
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AKERMAN Steven E.M. Hartz
PODHURST ORSECK Robert C. Josefsberg, Peter Prieto page 24 RATZAN & FACCIDOMO Jude Faccidomo ROSS, AMSEL, RABEN, NASCIMENTO Robert G. Amsel ROTHMAN & ASSOCIATES David B. Rothman SINCLAIR, LOUIS & ZAVERTNIK Marcos Beaton SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Rebekah J. Poston TACHE, BRONIS, CHRISTIANSON AND DESCALZO Stephen J. Bronis TUNKEY LAW William Tunkey WASERSTEIN NUÑEZ & FOODMAN LAW Donald I. Bierman WEISBERG KAINEN MARK Dennis G. Kainen
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GELBER SCHACHTER & GREENBERG Daniel S. Gelber, Gerald E. Greenberg
NEAL R. SONNETT Neal R. Sonnett NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Jon A. Sale
COLSON HICKS EIDSON Roberto Martinez, Curtis B. Miner
GRAYROBINSON Brian Bieber, Joel Hirschhorn
ROBERT J. BECERRA 305.375.0112 WWW.RJBECERRALAW.COM BELL ROSQUETE REYES Henry P. Bell BERGER SINGERMAN Sharon L. Kegerreis
BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN & STUMPF Roy Black, Scott Kornspan, Maria De los Angeles Neyra, Jacqueline L. Perczek, Howard M. Srebnick page 35 BOZORGI LAW Susan K. Bozorgi, Susan Van Dusen BRIAN L. TANNEBAUM Brian L. Tannebaum CARLTON FIELDS Michael S. Pasano, Lee E. Stapleton COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE Thomas E. Scott
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PIÑERA-VAZQUEZ LAW FIRM Silvia B. Piñera-Vazquez
JONES WALKER Edward R. Shohat
PODHURST ORSECK Robert C. Josefsberg, Steven C. Marks, Peter Prieto page 24
JOSE M. QUIÑON Jose M. Quiñon JOSEPH BEELER Joseph D.W. Beeler
RASKIN & RASKIN Jane Serene Raskin, Martin R. Raskin
KATZ, BARRON, SQUITERO, FAUST, FRIEDBERG, ENGLISH & ALLEN H. Eugene Lindsey III
RIVERO MESTRE Andrés Rivero ROSS, AMSEL, RABEN, NASCIMENTO David Raben
LASH & GOLDBERG Martin B. Goldberg LAW OFFICE OF SCOTT A. SREBNICK Scott A. Srebnick LAW OFFICES OF H. FRANK RUBIO H. Frank Rubio, Jr. LAW OFFICES OF MELVIN S. BLACK Melvin S. Black LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT S. REIFF Robert Scott Reiff LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM AARON William Aaron
MARKUS/MOSS David Oscar Markus, Mona Markus, A. Margot Moss MICHAEL J. ROSEN Michael J. Rosen MOSCOWITZ & MOSCOWITZ Jane W. Moscowitz, Norman A. Moscowitz NEAL R. SONNETT Neal R. Sonnett NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Jon A. Sale, Jayne C. Weintraub
Elder Law MARKOWITZ RINGEL TRUSTY & HARTOG Candis D. Trusty
CAMP & SCHUSTER Laura N. Camp, Andrew H. Schuster
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Rebekah J. Poston
GRAYROBINSON Bradley S. Gould
STUMPHAUZER, FOSLID, SLOMAN, ROSS & KOLAYA Ryan K. Stumphauzer
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Amy Brigham Boulris, Juan M. Muñiz
WASERSTEIN NUÑEZ & FOODMAN LAW Donald I. Bierman
MARCUS, NEIMAN & RASHBAUM Jeffrey E. Marcus
LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT S. REIFF Robert Scott Reiff
SEQUOR LAW Edward H. Davis, Jr.
THE LS LAW FIRM Lilly Ann Sanchez
MARCOS D. JIMÉNEZ Marcos Daniel Jiménez
DUI/DWI Defense
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
THE LAW OFFICE OF STEPHEN JAMES BINHAK Stephen James Binhak
MANDEL & MANDEL David S. Mandel, Nina Stillman Mandel
SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL Jeffrey S. Tenen
ROTHMAN & ASSOCIATES David B. Rothman
TACHE, BRONIS, CHRISTIANSON AND DESCALZO Stephen J. Bronis, Marissel Descalzo
LEHR LEVI & MENDEZ Bruce H. Lehr
PRIVATE ADVISING GROUP Juan Pablo Cappello
WEISBERG KAINEN MARK Dennis G. Kainen, Brielle Mark, Alan L. Weisberg WHITE & CASE Daniel S. Fridman
Derivatives and Futures Law HOLLAND & KNIGHT Louise McAlpin HUGHES HUBBARD & REED Amy G. Dulin, Timothy J. McCarthy
LAW OFFICES OF BRIAN P. PATCHEN Brian P. Patchen ROBERT C. BYRNE Robert C. Byrne RON A. ADAMS Ron A. Adams
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law AKERMAN Peter E. Salomon GREENBERG TRAURIG Steven B. Lapidus
Entertainment Law CHASELAWYERS Barry Oliver Chase (F) EISENBERG LEHMAN Steven E. Eisenberg (M)
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON John M. Barkett**
YOUNG, BERMAN, KARPF & GONZALEZ Cynthia L. Greene, Mitchell K. Karpf
THE GOLDSTEIN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FIRM Michael R. Goldstein
Family Law Arbitration
GREENSPOON MARDER Leslie J. Zigel (F)
WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE & BIERMAN Clifford A. Schulman
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Jorge L. Hernandez-Toraño (F, M)
Equipment Finance Law
KENNY NACHWALTER Stanley H. Wakshlag (F) page 21 KLUGER, KAPLAN, SILVERMAN, KATZEN & LEVINE Abbey L. Kaplan (F) page 22 PRYOR CASHMAN James G. Sammataro (F) STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Alison W. Miller (F)
Environmental Law BERCOW RADELL FERNANDEZ & LARKIN Jeffrey S. Bercow BILZIN SUMBERG Carter N. McDowell, Eileen Ball Mehta*, Howard E. Nelson**, Stanley B. Price CARLTON FIELDS T. Neal McAliley**, Paul L. Nettleton*, Benjamine Reid*
WHITE & CASE Christian W. Hansen
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law WASERSTEIN NUÑEZ & FOODMAN LAW Daniel Foodman
Family Law AJ BARRANCO & ASSOCIATES Anthony J. Barranco, Jr. AKERMAN Richard C. Milstein BARRY S. FRANKLIN & ASSOCIATES Barry S. Franklin BERGER SINGERMAN Hugo Acebo
BLUESTEIN AND WAYNE Harold Bluestein, Barry M. Wayne page 32 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Robert F. Kohlman
DOUGLAS M. HALSEY Douglas M. Halsey**
BUCKNER, SHIFRIN, ETTER, DUGAN & BRADFUTE Jeannie M. Etter, Deanna S. Shifrin
JONATHAN H. GREEN & ASSOCIATES Jonathan H. Green
GREENBERG TRAURIG Kerri L. Barsh**, Lucia A. Dougherty, Joseph Z. Fleming**
CARLTON FIELDS Edith G. Osman
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Sharon Quinn Dixon
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Joseph G. Goldstein, Juan J. Mayol, Jr.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Robert J. Friedman
Energy Law HOLLAND & KNIGHT Ira N. Rosner
RASCO KLOCK PEREZ & NIETO Matthew P. Coglianese**, Gabriel E. Nieto
CAROLAN FAMILY LAW FIRM Aliette H. Carolan
COFFEY BURLINGTON Albert G. Caruana page 2-3 DAVIS SMITH & JEAN Laura Davis Smith DAY PITNEY Dolly Hernandez
DEUTSCH BLUMBERG & CABALLERO, P.A.
FOGEL & RUBIN Terry L. Fogel, Scott Rubin FOSTER-MORALES SOCKEL-STONE Dori Foster-Morales, Bonnie Sockel-Stone FREIDIN BROWN Joel H. Brown
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Family Law Mediation ALISON C. WEINGER Alison C. Weinger RCC FAMILY LAW Richard J. Preira
FDA Law GRAYROBINSON Peter A. Quinter
First Amendment Law CARLTON FIELDS Richard J. Ovelmen**
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Food and Beverage Law SPIRITUS LAW Marbet Lewis, Robert F. Lewis page 25
Franchise Law COZEN O’CONNOR Charles C. Kline FOLEY & LARDNER Mary Leslie Smith GENOVESE JOBLOVE & BATTISTA W. Barry Blum, Nina Greene, Michael D. Joblove, Jonathan E. Perlman GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Jason M. Murray
ZARCO EINHORN SALKOWSKI & BRITO Alejandro Brito, Robert M. Einhorn, Kaari Gagnon, Robert F. Salkowski, Robert Zarco page 33
Government Relations Practice BILZIN SUMBERG Albert E. Dotson, Jr. GREENBERG TRAURIG Robert S. Fine MIRTA P. CANTON Mirta P. Canton WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE & BIERMAN Mitchell A. Bierman, Richard Jay Weiss
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THE PADRON LAW GROUP Brian D. Fell, Luis M. Padron
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY Ira J. Coleman, Gary Scott Davis, Jerry J. Sokol, Jennifer A. Vecchio
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HALL, LAMB, HALL & LETO Jon W. Zeder page 10-11 HAMILTON, MILLER & BIRTHISEL Jerry D. Hamilton*
HICKS, PORTER, EBENFELD & STEIN Irene M. Porter page 27
Immigration Law
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON Andrew Grigsby**, Ronald L. Kammer
AKERMAN Maria I. Casablanca
JOHN H. ROONEY, JR. John H. Rooney, Jr.
AVILA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ MENA & FERRI Eugenio Hernandez
KAPLAN ZEENA Susan B. Harwood
BERNSTEIN & BERGER David S. Berger CORDERO & ASSOCIATES Luis A. Cordero FOLEY & LARDNER Roy J. Barquet FONTE IMMIGRATION FIRM Magda Montiel Davis, Kari Ann Fonte FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY Enrique Gonzalez III GRAYROBINSON Nicolas J. Watkins GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Sarah Lea Tobocman KURZBAN KURZBAN TETZELI & PRATT Ira J. Kurzban, John Patrick Pratt, Helena M. Tetzeli LATOURLAW Jose Latour LAW OFFICE OF MARY E. KRAMER Mary E. Kramer
MINTZER SAROWITZ ZERIS LEDVA & MEYERS Addison J. Meyers* REED SMITH R. Hugh Lumpkin** ROIG LAWYERS Nelson Bellido* SANCHEZ-MEDINA, GONZALEZ, QUESADA, LAGE, GOMEZ & MACHADO Emilia Quesada* SHUTTS & BOWEN Bowman Brown, Jeffrey M. Landau, John E. Meagher, Miranda Lundeen Soto*, Frank A. Zacherl* SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Peter M. Kramer STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN Lewis F. Murphy VER PLOEG & MARINO Stephen A. Marino, Jr., Brenton N. Ver Ploeg
RIFKIN & FOX-ISICOFF Tammy Fox-Isicoff
WHITE & CASE Raoul G. Cantero III
SALEH & ASSOCIATES Anis N. Saleh
Intellectual Property Law
WEISS & KAHN Elaine F. Weiss
Information Technology Law COZEN O’CONNOR Samuel A. Lewis LOTT & FISCHER Ury Fischer
ROPERS MAJESKI KOHN BENTLEY Jose I. Rojas page 35
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ALLEN NORTON & BLUE Robert L. Norton (EM, LM), Susan Potter Norton (EM, LM)
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BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga (G), C. Ryan Reetz (C, G)
BT LAW GROUP Jason D. Berkowitz (LE*)
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ENA T. DIAZ Ena T. Diaz (LE*) page 35
FOLEY & LARDNER Mark J. Neuberger (EM, LE*)
is acelebrated pivotal year For 25 years, the Law Offices of DianaFORDHARRISON aving recently thefor firm’s 28th MARK have MIGDALobtained & HAYDEN numerous attorney Diana and Santa Maria Rodolfo Gomez (EM, LE*), Elizabeth M. anniversary,trial Diana Santa Maria Donald J. Hayden (C) Rodriguez (LE*) Santa Maria, as her firm marks its multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements her firm continue to be recognized among REEDofSMITH 25th anniversary defending the rights for victims all types of accidents FOWLER WHITE BURNETT José I. Astigarraga (C), M. Cristina the upper echelon of law firms handling of injured victims and their families. and wrongful deaths involving unsafe Elizabeth P. Johnson (EM) Cardenas (C), Edward M. Mullins (C) plaintiffs’ injury, wrongful Also, thispersonal year, Diana Santa Maria isdeath, conditions and practices. Representative GRAYROBINSON RIVERO roadway MESTRE and construction recipient the 2016 Compassionate and medical malpractice cases.the Besides beingofchosen among a select group cases include Marlene Quintana (EM) Jorge A.drownings Mestre (C) © bySanta the Maria site accidents, in pools and of attorneys in The Best LawyersGladiatrix in AmericaAward, since presented 2009, Diana GREENBERG TRAURIG Florida Justice Association. This award is swimming venues, negligent medical SCALE LAW and her firm are listed as part of the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100; she Joseph Z. Fleming (EM, LE*, LM), Jaime Guttman (C) presented to an individual who exemplifies procedures, cases involving nursing home Patrick F. Martin (EM, LM), Ronald M. is AV rated and listed in the Martindale-Hubbell directory of preeminent strength, skill, drive, and heart and who abuse, and neglect in (EM, LM) SEQUOR LAW and criminal assaultsRosengarten attorneys. Over the past 28 years, has obtained canDiana be described as an multimillion-dollar “unwavering public places to inadequate security. Edwarddue H. Davis, Jr. (C) GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART verdicts and settlements for victims of auto, train, of bus, and advocate, a master theaviation, trial, and a boating The common denominator is always the Arturo Ross (EM, LM) SHOOK,unsafe HARDY & practices, BACON champion for victims.” products, or CATASTROPHIC INJURY accidents, injuries and deaths on construction sites, drownings in unsafe same—where Carlos F. Concepción (C) HOGAN LOVELLS US Ms. Santa Maria’s practice is exclusively procedures result in harm due to neglect pools and swimming venues, criminal assaults in public places resulting from TRANSPORTATION WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES devoted to plaintiffs’ personal injury, or indifference to safety, the criteria is Mark R. Cheskin (LE*) ACCIDENTS inadequate security, and medical malpractice Diana ismalpractice. also committedmet for the Edward wrongful death,cases. and medical firmSoto to(C) embark on a quest for HOLLAND & KNIGHT th to giving She serves a Governor for the 17 compensation and correction. Once she Kelly-Ann G. Cartwright (EM, LE*, LM), AUTO, BUS, back TRAINto&the legal profession. It’s recognized foras excellence in advocacy International Mergers TRUCKING Circuit onACCIDENTS the Florida Bar’s Board Governorstoand a recognized leader andofadherence the is highest standards of and undertakes a case, Ms. Santa Maria andEdward her Diaz (EM), Robert J. Friedman (EI), Marilyn J. Holifield (EM, LE*, LM) & Acquisitions ethics in the justice for clients firm passionately pursue justice and each Fellow of the Florida Justice Association, thepursuit state’s of trial bar organization. CONSTRUCTION HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH AKERMAN their families. client’s loss becomes their cause. SITE ACCIDENTS A frequent author and lecturer and in her field, Diana has served as adjunct Terence G. Connor (EM, LM), Juan C. Jonathan L. Awner, Stephen K. professor at Nova Southeastern University Law School and sits on the law MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Enjamio (EM, LE*, LM) Roddenberry, Carl D. Roston school’sHOME BoardNEGLECT of Governors. AsLaw attorneys understand, and help, the NURSING JACKSON LEWIS CARLTON FIELDS Officeswho of Diana Santa care Maria Scott Allen (LE*), Pedro P. Forment Andrew J. Markus, Dennis J. Olle firm strives to follow its motto of passionately pursuing justice its Lauderdale, clients. 5220 S. University Dr., Suite 205C for | Fort FL 33328 PRODUCTS LIABILITY (EM), Mendy Halberstam (LE*), Jenna phone 954.434.1077 | fax 954.434.4462 | email diana@santamarialaw.net COZEN O’CONNOR Rinehart Rassif (EM, LE*), Jennifer A. INADEQUATE SECURITY Jahan S. Islami, Martin T. Schrier www.santamarialaw.net Schwartz (LE*), Pedro Jaime Torres-
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SOUTH FLORIDA
SHUTTS & BOWEN Sheila M. Cesarano (EM, LM), Rene J. Gonzalez-LLorens (EM)
AVA J. BORRASSO Ava Borrasso (C)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Jose A. Casal (C), Adolfo E. Jimenez (C)
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Labor and Employment Law
HOGAN LOVELLS US Daniel E. González (C), Richard C. Lorenzo (C)
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AKERMAN Luis A. Perez (C), Francisco A. Rodriguez (C), George Volsky (C)
HARPER MEYER PEREZ HAGEN ALBERT DRIBIN & DELUCA Burton A. Landy (C, G)
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SHUTTS & BOWEN Bowman Brown, Luis A. de Armas
F. X. SEXTON Francis X. Sexton Jr. (C)
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MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Anne Marie Estevez (LE*, LM), Mark E. Zelek (EM, LE*, LM)
International Arbitration
DIAZ, REUS & TARG Gary Davidson (C, G), Michael Diaz Jr. (C, G), Brant C. Hadaway (C)
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LITTLER MENDELSON Sherril M. Colombo (LE*), Patrick G. DeBlasio III (EM, LE*), Scott A. Forman (EM), Courtney B. Wilson (EM, LE*)
DUANE MORRIS Robert A. Zinn GREENBERG TRAURIG Emilio J. Alvarez-Farré, Robert Grossman HOLLAND & KNIGHT Jorge L. Hernandez-Toraño, George Mencio, Jr. HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH Fernando C. Alonso JONES DAY Lorne S. Cantor
Díaz (LE*)
JAMS Patricia H. Thompson (EM, LM) K&L GATES April L. Boyer (LE*, LM), Carol C. Lumpkin (EM, LM) LAW OFFICES OF GARY A. COSTALES Gary A. Costales (EI) LEVINE KELLOGG LEHMAN SCHNEIDER + GROSSMAN Stuart I. Grossman (EM)
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Rene F. Ruiz (EM, LM), Robert S. Turk (EM, LE*, LM) SUGARMAN & SUSSKIND Robert A. Sugarman (EI, LE*, LU), Howard S. Susskind (LE*, LU) TEIN MALONE Gaye L. Huxoll (EM)
AKERMAN Neisen O. Kasdin AVILA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ MENA & FERRI Simon Ferro BERCOW RADELL FERNANDEZ & LARKIN Jeffrey S. Bercow, Ben J. Fernandez, Michael W. Larkin BILZIN SUMBERG Brian S. Adler*, Javier F. Aviñó, Albert E. Dotson, Jr., A. Vicky Leiva, Carter N. McDowell, Eileen Ball Mehta**, Stanley B. Price** DAMIAN & VALORI Patricia M. Baloyra DOUGLAS M. HALSEY Douglas M. Halsey* GREENBERG TRAURIG Kerri L. Barsh**, Lucia A. Dougherty, Iris Escarra, Robert S. Fine*, Joseph Z. Fleming** GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Mario Garcia-Serra HOLLAND & KNIGHT Joseph G. Goldstein, Juan J. Mayol, Jr. SHUBIN & BASS Jeffrey S. Bass*, John K. Shubin* WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE & BIERMAN Stephen J. Helfman, Gilberto Pastoriza, Clifford A. Schulman
Legal Malpractice Law DAY PITNEY Alan Graham Greer (D) FOX ROTHSCHILD Joseph A. DeMaria (D) HINSHAW & CULBERTSON Ronald L. Kammer (D)
KENNY NACHWALTER Richard H. Critchlow (D), Michael Nachwalter (D) page 21 KLEIN GLASSER PARK & LOWE Robert Michael Klein (P) WARREN R. TRAZENFELD Warren R. Trazenfeld (P)
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law AKERMAN Jonathan L. Awner, Teddy D. Klinghoffer, Stephen K. Roddenberry BERGER SINGERMAN Daniel H. Aronson
P L E A SE RE F E R TO T HE P R AC T IC E A RE A S K E Y ON PAG E 16 F OR A DE S C RIP T ION OF A S T E RISK S A ND SP ECI A LT Y A BBRE V I AT IONS .
PROFILED FIRM/LAWYER HOLLAND & KNIGHT David A. Barkus, Marc L. Druckman, Aaron T. Slavens MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY Frederic L. Levenson, Harris C. Siskind
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) AKERMAN Jacqueline M. Arango SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Peter M. Kramer THE BRODSKY LAW FIRM Richard E. Brodsky
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions BUCKNER MILES Seth E. Miles (P) CARLTON FIELDS Benjamine Reid (D)
COFFEY BURLINGTON Robert Burlington (D) page 2-3 COLSON HICKS EIDSON Lewis S. Eidson (P), Joseph J. Kalbac, Jr. (P) DLA PIPER Fredrick H.L. McClure (D) GAEBE, MULLEN, ANTONELLI & DIMATTEO Mark R. Antonelli (D) KOZYAK TROPIN THROCKMORTON Harley S. Tropin (D, P) MARLOW, ADLER, ABRAMS, NEWMAN & LEWIS Joel D. Adler (D) NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH George G. Mahfood (P)
FRIEDMAN & FRIEDMAN Gary Alan Friedman (P) GAMBA HERRERA TRIAL LAWYERS Tomas F. Gamba (P) GOLD & GOLD Philip A. Gold (P)
LAW OFFICE OF RODNEY H. BELL
GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN Rodney H. Bell Natasha S. Cortes (P), Stuart Z. MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY Bernard P. Grondin, Frederic L. Grossman (P), Neal A. Roth (P), Levenson, Harris C. Siskind Andrew B. Yaffa (P) page 6-7 NELSON MULLINS RILEY & HANNON LEGAL GROUP James A. Hannon (P) HICKEY LAW FIRM John H. Hickey (P) KUTNER, RUBINOFF & MOSS Arno Kutner (P), Andrew M. Moss (P) LEIGHTON LAW John Elliott Leighton (P) LOMBANA HOELLE TRIAL LAW Hector J. Lombana (P)
SCARBOROUGH Mark F. Raymond*
PRIVATE ADVISING GROUP Juan Pablo Cappello SHUTTS & BOWEN Bowman Brown, Luis A. de Armas STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON Alison W. Miller WATTS-FITZGERALD LAW
NEEDLE & ELLENBERG Abigail C. Watts-Fitzgerald Andrew L. Ellenberg (P), Andrew YOUNG, BERMAN, KARPF & Needle (P) GONZALEZ page 30 Andrew S. Berman*
PANTER, PANTER & SAMPEDRO David Sampedro (P)
Municipal Law
PENNEKAMP LAW Tom Pennekamp, Jr. (P)
GREENBERG TRAURIG Alan T. Dimond*
QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER Edward C. Prieto (D)
SHUBIN & BASS John K. Shubin*
RATZAN LAW GROUP Stuart N. Ratzan (P)
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Alvin B. Davis*
ROSSMAN, BAUMBERGER, REBOSO & SPIER Charles H. Baumberger (P), Manuel Alejandro Reboso (P), Stephen F. Rossman (P)
Natural Resources Law
STEWART TILGHMAN FOX BIANCHI & CAIN Gary D. Fox (P) W. SAM HOLLAND LAW W. Sam Holland (P) WICKER SMITH O’HARA MCCOY & FORD Oscar J. Cabanas (D), Frederick E. Hasty III (D)
GREENBERG TRAURIG Kerri L. Barsh
Nonprofit / Charities Law AKERMAN Henry H. Raattama, Jr. WATTS-FITZGERALD LAW Abigail C. Watts-Fitzgerald
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Personal Injury Litigation
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AKERMAN Jonathan L. Awner, David F. Birke, Martin G. Burkett, Mary V. Carroll, Daniel Jacobson, Teddy D. Klinghoffer, Stephen K. Roddenberry, Carl D. Roston
ARONOVITZ LAW Tod Aronovitz (P)
W. SAM HOLLAND LAW W. Sam Holland (P)
ALVAREZ & DIAZ-SILVEIRA Albert Diaz-Silveira
WHITE & CASE Raoul G. Cantero III (D)
AVILA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ MENA & FERRI Daniel O. Mena*
BUCKNER MILES David M. Buckner (P), Seth E. Miles (P)
BERGER SINGERMAN Daniel H. Aronson
CARLTON FIELDS Benjamine Reid (D)
BILZIN SUMBERG Alan D. Axelrod
CLARKE SILVERGLATE Mercer K. Clarke (D), Francisco Ramos, Jr. (D)
Media Law CARLTON FIELDS Richard J. Ovelmen GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Thomas R. Julin HOLLAND & KNIGHT Sanford L. Bohrer
Medical Malpractice Law BOYERS LAW GROUP Robert B. Boyers (P) page 35 BUCKNER MILES Seth E. Miles (P) CARLTON FIELDS Benjamine Reid (D) COLSON HICKS EIDSON Joseph J. Kalbac, Jr. (D), Julie Braman Kane (D, P) DOLAN DOBRINSKY ROSENBLUM Manuel L. Dobrinsky (P), Daniel D. Dolan II (P), Randy Rosenblum (P) FOWLER WHITE BURNETT James D. DeChurch (D), Christopher E. Knight (D) FREIDIN BROWN Philip Freidin (P)
CARLTON FIELDS Andrew J. Markus COZEN O’CONNOR Martin T. Schrier
ALAN GOLDFARB Alan Goldfarb (P)
COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE Michael E. Brand (D), Richard P. Cole (D), Gene P. Kissane (D) COLSON HICKS EIDSON Dean C. Colson (P), Joseph J. Kalbac, Jr. (P), Julie Braman Kane (P), Curtis B. Miner (P)
HOBSON FIRM Mark D. Hobson
CULMO TRIAL ATTORNEYS Thomas Culmo (P)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT David A. Barkus, Bruce Jay Colan, Bradley D. Houser, Steven D. Lear, Roberto Pupo, Ira N. Rosner HOMER BONNER JACOBS Peter W. Homer* J2 LEGAL GROUP Jacqueline G. Hodes
IMMIGRATION LAW S u s a n J . Ha h n ’s im mig r a t io n a n d nationality law practice was established in 1995. Ms. Hahn focuses on international business-related immigration matters for multinational and international corporations worldw ide. Ms. Hahn has represented public and private companies, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, universities, medical organizations, airlines, unions, and telecommunication and multimedia entities. Ms. Hahn represents clients in corporate transfers of managers and executives, specialized business professionals, investment entrepreneurs, business trade professionals, as well as medical professionals, professors and researchers, chefs and hotel employees, and foreign nationals who are extraordinary in the field of business, science, and the arts. Ms. Hahn is a member of the Florida Bar and its International Law Section, the American Bar Association and its Section of International Law, and the American Immigration Law yers Association. Ms. Hahn has been recognized as one of “Florida’s Legal Elite” by Florida Trend magazine. She has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© , 2012-2020 for the field of immigration law. Her firm, The Law Offices of Susan J. Hahn, P.A., has received a Tier 1 ranking for Immigration Law in Miami since 2015 and in Fort Lauderdale since 2016 from U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”. Ms. Hahn has served as a committee member for The Florida Bar’s Unauthorized Practice Section and is featured in the Nationwide Register’s Report of Who’s Who in Executives and Businesses.
LAW OFFICES OF SUSAN J. HAHN, P.A. Mizner Park | 327 Plaza Real, Suite 319 | Boca Raton, FL 33432 phone 561.288.9090 | fax 561-288-9022 email shahn@susanhahnlaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY, INSURANCE COVERAGE, COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
BOYERS LAW GROUP Robert B. Boyers (P) page 35
GREENBERG TRAURIG Emilio J. Alvarez-Farré, Jaret L. Davis, Yosbel Ibarra, David E. Wells
HOGAN LOVELLS US Daniel E. González*
SUSAN J. HAHN
KLUGER, KAPLAN, SILVERMAN, KATZEN & LEVINE Abbey L. Kaplan* page 22
DEUTSCH & BLUMBERG Edward R. Blumberg (P), Steven K. Deutsch (P) page 26 DIAZ LAW GROUP Rolando A. Diaz (D) DLA PIPER Fredrick H.L. McClure (D)
DOLAN DOBRINSKY ROSENBLUM JONES DAY L. Dobrinsky (P), Enrique J. Martin, Nicholas E Rodríguez Manuel Daniel D. Dolan II (P), Randy Rosenblum (P) K&L GATES Clayton E. Parker FOWLER WHITE BURNETT Christopher E. Knight (D)
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cLuskey, McDonald & Hughes, P.A. represents individuals and businesses throughout the state of Florida. The firm’s litigation practice is focused on serious personal injury and wrongful death, insurance coverage litigation for
policyholders as well as commercial and business litigation. We have proudly accepted cocounsel relationships with attorneys from around the state and around the country since our formation in 1999. Our bilingual staff and lawyers bring a personalized approach to each case we handle. The firm is continually humbled by recognition received from the legal industry, our peers, and the media. McLuskey, McDonald & Hughes, P.A. is ranked Tier 1 in Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs in Miami by U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2020, and the firm routinely receives recognition as a top law firm by many organizations responsible for rating law firms and lawyers in Florida. Our lawyers are proud to be listed in South Florida’s Best Lawyers 2020 for their work in the following practice areas: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Partners John W. McLuskey and David M. McDonald; Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance, John W. McLuskey; and Commercial Litigation, Of Counsel, James E. McDonald. The firm’s South Florida presence transcends the courtroom. With deep roots in Miami’s local communities, we take a leadership role and sponsor many charity events to raise funds and awareness for area nonprofit organizations. The Barrister Building 8821 S.W. 69th Court Miami, FL 33156 PHONE 305.670.2020 www.mmlawmiami.com
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FREIDIN BROWN Joel H. Brown (P), Philip Freidin (P)
STANLEY M. ROSENBLATT Stanley M. Rosenblatt (P)
HAMILTON, MILLER & BIRTHISEL Jerry D. Hamilton (D)
FRIEDMAN & FRIEDMAN Gary Alan Friedman (P), Marvin Ross Friedman (P), John S. Seligman (P)
STEWART TILGHMAN FOX BIANCHI & CAIN David W. Bianchi (P), Stephen F. Cain (P), Gary D. Fox (P)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Lee Philip Teichner (D)
FRIEDMAN, RODMAN, AND FRANK Ronald Rodman (P)
MEDICAL MALPR ACTICE – PL AINTIFFS
GAEBE, MULLEN, ANTONELLI & DIMATTEO Mark R. Antonelli (D), Greg Gaebe (D), Michael A. Mullen (D)
THE HAGGARD LAW FIRM Jason R. Brenner (P), Pedro P. Echarte III (P), Michael A. Haggard (P), William Andrew Haggard (P), Christopher L. Marlowe (P), Douglas J. McCarron (P), Todd J. Michaels (P)
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION – PL AINTIFFS
GOLD & GOLD Philip A. Gold (P)
THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT L. PARKS Robert L. Parks (P)
GOLDBERG & ROSEN Judd G. Rosen (P)
THE LAW OFFICES OF SEAN M. CLEARY Sean M. Cleary (P)
GREENBERG TRAURIG Elliot H. Scherker (D)
THE MALONE LAW FIRM T. Omar Malone (P)
Andrew Ellenberg represents individuals and families who have suffered catastrophic loss as a result of medical negligence, defective products, auto and aviation accidents, and neglect or abuse of vulnerable adults and the elderly. Mr. Ellenberg’s expertise spans the range of cases that make up a plaintiff’s personal injury and wrongful death practice. Mr. Ellenberg has been included, from 2009-2020, in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his representation of plaintiffs in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Ellenberg has been named a South Florida Business Leader “Power Player”, and is rated as ”10-Superb” by Avvo for medical malpractice cases. He has been selected as one of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite for his representation of plaintiffs in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. He has been has been included in every edition of the South Florida Legal Guide “Top Lawyers,” every edition of Florida Monthly’s “Best Legal Eagles”, and every edition of Florida Super Lawyers, for his representation of plaintiffs in personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN Natasha S. Cortes (P), Stuart Z. Grossman (P), Neal A. Roth (P), Andrew B. Yaffa (P) page 6-7
1401 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900 | Miami, FL 33131 phone 305.530.0000 | fax 305.530.1919 | email AEllenberg@needleellenberg.com
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W. SAM HOLLAND LAW W. Sam Holland (P) WICKER SMITH O’HARA MCCOY & FORD Oscar J. Cabanas (D), Leslie A. McCormick (D), Jackson F. McCoy (D)
LIPCON, MARGULIES, ALSINA & WINKLEMAN Charles R. Lipcon (P), Jason Margulies (P), Michael Winkleman (P)
ANDREW NEEDLE MEDICAL MALPR ACTICE L AW PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
MINTZER SAROWITZ ZERIS LEDVA & MEYERS Addison J. Meyers (D)
Privacy and Data Security Law GRAYROBINSON Kevin M. Levy
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law AKERMAN Teddy D. Klinghoffer, Stephen K.
Ethan W. Johnson
Product Liability
Litigation NEEDLE & ELLENBERG Andrew L. Ellenberg (P), Andrew BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER Stephen N. Zack (D) Needle (P) page 30 CARLTON FIELDS
Amy E. Furness (D), Benjamine Reid (D)
CLARKE SILVERGLATE Mercer K. Clarke (D), Francisco Ramos, Jr. (D)
PODHURST ORSECK COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE Joel D. Eaton (P), Steven C. Marks (P), Ricardo M. Martinez- Henry Salas (D) Cid (P), Aaron S. Podhurst (P), COLSON HICKS EIDSON Dean C. Colson (P), Lewis S. Eidson Stephen F. Rosenthal (P) (P), Joseph J. Kalbac, Jr. (P) page 24 RATZAN LAW GROUP Stuart N. Ratzan (P) RIVKIND, MARGULIES & RIVKIND Brett A. Rivkind (P) ROBERT J. FIORE Robert J. Fiore (P) ROSSMAN, BAUMBERGER, REBOSO & SPIER Charles H. Baumberger (P), Manuel Alejandro Reboso (P), Stephen F. Rossman (P) RUMBERGER KIRK & CALDWELL H. Jacey Kaps (D), Scott M. Sarason (D) RUSSOMANNO & BORRELLO Herman J. Russomanno (P)
1401 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900 | Miami, FL 33131 phone 305.530.0000 | fax 305.530.1919 | email ANeedle@needleellenberg.com
ZUMPANO, PATRICIOS Leon N. Patricios (D, P)
MCLUSKEY MCDONALD & Roddenberry HUGHES EDELBOIM LIEBERMAN REVAH David M. McDonald (P), John W. OSHINSKY McLuskey (P) Jeffrey M. Oshinsky page 29 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS
PITA WEBER DEL PRADO Shannon N. Del Prado (P), Howard K. Pita (P) Following graduation from Cornell University in 1974 and the University of Miami, cum laude, in 1977, Andrew Needle began practicing law with one of the premier personal injury and medical malpractice firms in Florida. Since then he has distinguished himself both in and out of the courtroom as a trial lawyer, author, and lecturer and has been called “a lawyer’s lawyer” over the course of his 40 years of practice pushing the bounds of existing law. He is a Florida Bar board certified civil trial lawyer, former editorial consultant to Matthew Bender Law Books, the author of “Post-Trial Motions,” Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, twelfth edition, and the author of ‘Inside The Minds’ Representing Plaintiffs in Medical Malpractice Cases, “Current Challenges in Handling Medical Malpractice Actions: Statutory Protections, Expenses, and Societal Misconceptions” (Thomson Reuters/ Asparatore2012). He has been named as one of South Florida’s Top Lawyers in medical malpractice by the South Florida Legal Guide 2002–2019. He was selected as a Heavy Hitter in health care law by the South Florida Business Journal, February 10, 2006, and selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©, 2007–2020.
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KUBICKI DRAPER Brad J. McCormick (D)
LEVINE, BUSCH & SCHNEPPER Edward Busch (P)
SHUTTS & BOWEN John E. Meagher (D)
MCLUSKEY MCDONALD & HUGHES David M. McDonald (P), John W. McLuskey (P) page 29
ROSSMAN, BAUMBERGER, REBOSO & SPIER Manuel Alejandro Reboso (P), Stephen F. Rossman (P)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Lee Philip Teichner (D)
LEIGHTON LAW John Elliott Leighton (P)
MARLOW, ADLER, ABRAMS, NEWMAN & LEWIS Joel D. Adler (D)
RATZAN LAW GROUP Stuart N. Ratzan (P)
HICKEY LAW FIRM John H. Hickey (P)
LEESFIELD SCOLARO Ira H. Leesfield (P)
LEIGHTON LAW John Elliott Leighton (P)
PALMER PALMER & MANGIERO David Mangiero (P)
HANNON LEGAL GROUP James A. Hannon (P)
KUTNER, RUBINOFF & MOSS Arno Kutner (P), Andrew M. Moss (P)
KUTNER, RUBINOFF & MOSS Andrew M. Moss (P)
MONTOYA LAW Edward Montoya (P)
GROVES & VERONA Russell M. Verona (P)
HIGHTOWER, STRATTON, NOVIGROD, & KANTOR Dale R. Hightower (D) page 35
KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES Kelly Anne Luther (D)
DLD LAWYERS Pete L. DeMahy (D), Frank L. Labrador (D)
DOLAN DOBRINSKY ROSENBLUM Manuel L. Dobrinsky (P), Randy Rosenblum (P) FOWLER WHITE BURNETT Christopher E. Knight (D) FRIEDMAN & FRIEDMAN Gary Alan Friedman (P) GAEBE, MULLEN, ANTONELLI & DIMATTEO Mark R. Antonelli (D), Michael A. Mullen (D) GASS WEBER MULLINS Joseph M. Fasi II (D)
GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN Stuart Z. Grossman (P) page 6-7
RUMBERGER KIRK & CALDWELL Scott M. Sarason (D) SHOOK, HARDY & BACON William P. Geraghty (D), Kenneth J. Reilly (D) STEWART TILGHMAN FOX BIANCHI & CAIN David W. Bianchi (P) THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT L. PARKS Robert L. Parks (P) W. SAM HOLLAND LAW W. Sam Holland (P)
Professional Malpractice Law COFFEY BURLINGTON Robert Burlington (D), Kendall Coffey (D) page 2-3 COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE Richard P. Cole (D) COLSON HICKS EIDSON Dean C. Colson (D, P) DAY PITNEY Alan Graham Greer (D) MITRANI, RYNOR, ADAMSKY & TOLAND Isaac J. Mitrani (D) STANLEY M. ROSENBLATT Stanley M. Rosenblatt (P) STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN Laura E. Besvinick (D)
Public Finance Law BRYANT MILLER OLIVE JoLinda L. Herring GREENBERG TRAURIG Albert A. del Castillo, Robert C. Gang, Bruce H. Giles-Klein NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Mark F. Raymond SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Luis Reiter
Railroad Law ROSSMAN, BAUMBERGER, REBOSO & SPIER Howard A. Spier
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MOORE & COMPANY Michael T. Moore
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Resolution
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Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
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Elder Law
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Medical Malpractice Law BABBITT & JOHNSON Theodore Babbitt (P) BILLING, COCHRAN, LYLES, MAURO & RAMSEY Bruce M. Ramsey (D) BOBO, CIOTOLI, WHITE & RUSSELL Eugene L. Ciotoli (D) CLARK, FOUNTAIN, LA VISTA, PRATHER & LITTKY-RUBIN Mark W. Clark (P), Nancy La Vista (P), David C. Prather (P) COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL Stephan A. LeClainche (P) DOMNICK CUNNINGHAM & WHALEN Sean C. Domnick (P)
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Corporate Law
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BERNSTEIN, DECAILY & MARSHALL Richard N. Bernstein
WARD DAMON Eddie E. Stephens III
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FOX ROTHSCHILD Laura M. Holm
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Government Relations Practice
HOLLAND & KNIGHT Richard C. Hutchison, David I. Spector
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Clifford I. Hertz, Jacqueline S. Miller
AKERMAN Christopher S. Duke (EM, LE*), Eric A. Gordon (EM, LE*)
CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN Mark T. Luttier
COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL Leslie M. Kroeger
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Scott Monroe Coffey
NASON, YEAGER, GERSON, WHITE & LIOCE Nathan E. Nason*
Labor and Employment Law
Family Law
FERRARO LAW GROUP Russell J. Ferraro, Jr.
LOCKE LORD John G. Igoe
JONES FOSTER Scott G. Hawkins*
SHUTTS & BOWEN Steven M. Greenberg (C, IP*, P, T), Hank Jackson (IP*)
CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN Gregory W. Coleman (LE*)
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Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions
Environmental Law
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ROTH & DUNCAN David L. Roth
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
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HOLLAND & KNIGHT David I. Spector
FOX ROTHSCHILD Gregory A. Nelson (P)
JONES FOSTER H. Adams Weaver, Jr.
SCOTT WAGNER & ASSOCIATES Cathleen Scott (EM)
DOMNICK CUNNINGHAM & WHALEN Fred A. Cunningham
RICHARD G. LUBIN Richard G. Lubin
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART John W. Little III, Brian M. Seymour
LAW OFFICE OF ROBYN S. HANKINS Robyn S. Hankins (EM)
CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN Gregory W. Coleman**, Robert D. Critton, Jr.*
AKERMAN James M. McCann (IP*), Mark D. Passler (P)
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Joseph G. Santoro (LE*)
Insurance Law
LAW OFFICE OF SCOTT N. RICHARDSON Scott Richardson
DOANE & DOANE Rebecca G. Doane
GREENBERG TRAURIG Bridget A. Berry (EM, LE*), Mark F. Bideau (EM, LE*)
DEVORE LAW GROUP Jeffrey A. Devore
First Amendment Law
FAMILY LANDS REMEMBERED Ernest A. Cox III
Health Care Law SHUTTS & BOWEN James A. Farrell
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Einhorn
Salkowski
Brito
Gagnon
Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito, P.A. wishes to congratulate Robert Zarco, Robert Einhorn, Robert Salkowski, Alejandro Brito and Kaari Gagnon for being selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020! LEADERS IN FRANCHISE LAW GENERAL BUSINESS LAW & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
CONGRATULATIONS! Z ARCO E INHORN S ALKOWSKI B RITO, P.A.
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2020 RECOGNITIONS LARMOYEUX & BONE Christopher M. Larmoyeux (P) LYTAL, REITER, SMITH, IVEY & FRONRATH Joseph J. Reiter (P), Kevin C. Smith (P) PERSONAL INJURY OF FLORIDA Daniel A. Zuniga (P) ROBERT T. BERGIN, JR. Robert T. Bergin, Jr. (P) SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY F. Gregory Barnhart (P), Brian R. Denney (P), Mariano Garcia (P), John Scarola (P), Christian D. Searcy, Sr. (P), Karen E. Terry (P) THE LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM E. JOHNSON William E. Johnson (P)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law BEASLEY & GALARDI James W. Beasley, Jr.* CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN Gregory W. Coleman*, Robert D. Critton, Jr.* GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART David G. Bates, Michael V. Mitrione REID BURMAN LEBEDEKER XENICK J. Michael Burman*
Municipal Law JONES FOSTER John C. Randolph**
Personal Injury Litigation A. MCMILLAN LAW Andrea McMillan (P) ADAMS COOGLER Roy R. Watson II (D) BABBITT & JOHNSON Theodore Babbitt (P), Joseph R. Johnson (P) BRYAN BOYSAW & ASSOCIATES Bryan Boysaw (P) CLARK, FOUNTAIN, LA VISTA, PRATHER & LITTKY-RUBIN Mark W. Clark (P), Donald R. Fountain, Jr. (P), Nancy La Vista (P), Julie H. Littky-Rubin (P), David C. Prather (P)
LESSER, LESSER, LANDY & SMITH Chad C. Hastings (P), Joseph B. Landy (P), Gary S. Lesser (P), Glenn E. Siegel (P), Michael S. Smith (P) LYTAL, REITER, SMITH, IVEY & FRONRATH Lance C. Ivey (P), Lake H. Lytal III (P), Joseph J. Reiter (P), William S. Williams (P) PERSONAL INJURY OF FLORIDA Timothy J. Murphy (P), Daniel A. Zuniga (P) PIKE & LUSTIG Michael J. Pike (P) REID BURMAN LEBEDEKER XENICK J. Michael Burman (P), Justus W. Reid (P) ROBERT T. BERGIN, JR. Robert T. Bergin, Jr. (P) ROMANO LAW GROUP J. Eric Romano (P), John F. Romano (P), Todd A. Romano (P) ROSENTHAL, LEVY, SIMON & RYLES Steven C. Simon (P) SCOTT SMITH INJURY LAW Scott B. Smith (P)
DAVID J. GLATTHORN David J. Glatthorn (P) DOMNICK CUNNINGHAM & WHALEN Fred A. Cunningham (P), Sean C. Domnick (P), Jeanmarie Whalen (P), Gregory M. Yaffa (P) EDNA L. CARUSO Edna L. Caruso (P) EDWARD M. RICCI Edward M. Ricci (D) GAEBE, MULLEN, ANTONELLI & DIMATTEO Anthony DiMatteo (D) GORDON & PARTNERS Steven Calamusa (P), Jennifer Lipinski (P), Daniel G. Williams (P)
Professional Malpractice Law
GREENBERG TRAURIG Mark F. Bideau (S*), Joseph C. Coates III (S*), Tracy L. Gerber (S*), Bradford D. Kaufman (R, S, S*)
CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN Gregory W. Coleman (D)
LINK & ROCKENBACH Scott J. Link (S, S*)
SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY Karen E. Terry (P)
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Scott Monroe Coffey (S)
Public Finance Law GREENBERG TRAURIG Stephen D. Sanford LOCKE LORD Richard J. Miller MARK E. RAYMOND Mark E. Raymond
Real Estate Law AKERMAN Lawrence P. Rochefort*
Tax Law BOYES FARINA AND MATWICZYK Peter Matwiczyk* COMITER, SINGER, BASEMAN & BRAUN Alan H. Baseman, Richard B. Comiter CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD David M. Halpen DEAN, MEAD, EGERTON, BLOODWORTH, CAPOUANO & BOZARTH Michael D. Minton GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Adi Rappoport
BEASLEY & GALARDI DAY PITNEY Gary S. Betensky*, Gerald F. Richman* James W. Beasley, Jr.* BOYES FARINA AND MATWICZYK FOX ROTHSCHILD Peter Matwiczyk** Gary M. Dunkel*
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS Patricia E. Lowry (D) THE LAW OFFICES OF CRAIG GOLDENFARB Spencer T. Kuvin (P)
BERROCAL LAW Carlos Berrocal CIKLIN LUBITZ Alan J. Ciklin, Robert L. Crane CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN Gregory W. Coleman*, Robert D. Critton, Jr.*
GELFAND & ARPE Michael J. Gelfand
THE LAW OFFICES OF DAVID M. GASPARI David M. Gaspari (P)
GREENBERG TRAURIG Bridget A. Berry*, Mark F. Bideau*, Laurie L. Gildan**, David M. Layman
THE LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM E. JOHNSON William E. Johnson (P)
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Paul K. Hines, Stephen C. Page*, H. William Perry
WILLIAM PRICE William W. Price (P)
JECK, HARRIS, RAYNOR & JONES Philippe C. Jeck
BABBITT & JOHNSON Theodore Babbitt (P) CLARK, FOUNTAIN, LA VISTA, PRATHER & LITTKY-RUBIN Mark W. Clark (P), Donald R. Fountain, Jr. (P), Nancy La Vista (P) COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL Leslie M. Kroeger (P), Stephan A. LeClainche (P), Theodore J. Leopold (P) DOMNICK CUNNINGHAM & WHALEN Fred A. Cunningham (P) EDWARD M. RICCI Edward M. Ricci (D) GAEBE, MULLEN, ANTONELLI & DIMATTEO Anthony DiMatteo (D) GREENBERG TRAURIG Phillip H. Hutchinson (D)
KEEN LAW GROUP W. Hampton Keen (P)
KEEN LAW GROUP W. Hampton Keen (P)
KUBICKI DRAPER Laurie J. Adams (D)
LYTAL, REITER, SMITH, IVEY & FRONRATH Lance C. Ivey (P), Joseph J. Reiter (P)
LAW OFFICES OF RAFAEL M. DIAZ Rafael M. Diaz (P)
DIMOND KAPLAN & ROTHSTEIN Scott Dimond (S*)
SELLARS, MARION & BACHI Robert L. Johnson (P)
KAMMERER MARIANI John F. Mariani (D)
LARMOYEUX & BONE Bill Bone (P), Christopher M. Larmoyeux (P)
THE LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM E. JOHNSON William E. Johnson (P)
BEASLEY & GALARDI James W. Beasley, Jr.*
JAMES D. WILKERSON JR. James D. Wilkerson Jr. (P)
LABOVICK LAW GROUP Peter Hunt (P), Esther U. LaBovick (P)
DAY PITNEY Gerald F. Richman (S*)
SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY Rosalyn S. Baker-Barnes (P), F. Gregory Barnhart (P), T. Hardee Bass III (P), Brian R. Denney (P), Mariano Garcia (P), Jack P. Hill (P), Andrea A. Lewis (P), John Scarola (P), Christian D. Searcy, Sr. (P), Christopher K. Speed (P), Karen E. Terry (P), C. Calvin Warriner III (P)
ZELE HUBER TRIAL ATTORNEYS COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL Gregory T. Zele (P) Michael Dolce (P), Nicholas C. Johnson (P), Leslie M. Kroeger (P), Stephan A. LeClainche (P), Theodore J. Product Liability Leopold (P), Poorad Razavi (P) Litigation CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN Gregory W. Coleman (P), Robert D. Critton, Jr. (D, P)
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS John B.T. Murray, Jr. (D)
JERRY E. ARON Jerry E. Aron JONES FOSTER Ben Alexander, Jr., Larry B. Alexander, Scott G. Hawkins*, Peter S. Holton MCDONALD HOPKINS Peter M. Bernhardt*, John T. Metzger** MRACHEK, FITZGERALD, ROSE, KONOPKA, THOMAS & WEISS L. Louis Mrachek*, Alan B. Rose* NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Steven Ellison*, Stacey Halpern, Clifford I. Hertz, Jacqueline S. Miller, Carl V. Romano
JONES FOSTER David E. Bowers
Technology Law GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART David G. Bates
Trusts and Estates
COMITER, SINGER, BASEMAN & BRAUN Alan H. Baseman, Keith B. Braun, Richard B. Comiter, Michael S. Singer** CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN Robert D. Critton, Jr.* CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD David M. Halpen DEAN, MEAD, EGERTON, BLOODWORTH, CAPOUANO & BOZARTH Michael D. Minton DOANE & DOANE Randell C. Doane DOWNEY & DOWNEY Robert. Lee McElroy IV* GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART Elaine M. Bucher, Daniel A. Hanley, William T. Hennessey**, John C. Moran**, Stephen C. Page*, Lisa A. Schneider, Michael D. Simon* JONES FOSTER David E. Bowers, Theodore S. Kypreos*, Peter A. Sachs* MCDONALD HOPKINS Peter M. Bernhardt*
RABIDEAU LAW Guy Rabideau
PRESSLY & PRESSLY James G. Pressly, Jr.**
REID BURMAN LEBEDEKER XENICK J. Michael Burman*
REID BURMAN LEBEDEKER XENICK J. Michael Burman*
ROSEN LAW GROUP Marvin S. Rosen
SHUTTS & BOWEN David A. Gart
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SHUTTS & BOWEN Alfred A. LaSorte, Jr.*, Arthur J. Menor, John B.T. Murray, Jr.* Harvey E. Oyer III, Steven R. Parson SLUSHER & ROSENBLUM Jeremy E. Slusher* WARD DAMON Conrad Damon, Philip H. Ward III WENDY SARTORY LINK Wendy Sartory Link
ROMANO LAW GROUP J. Eric Romano (P), Todd A. Romano (P)
Securities / Capital Markets Law
SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY Brian R. Denney (P), Mariano Garcia (P), Edward V. Ricci (P), Christian D. Searcy, Sr. (P), Karen E. Terry (P), C. Calvin Warriner III (P)
AKERMAN David P. Ackerman (S*)
Venture Capital Law LOCKE LORD John G. Igoe
Workers’ Compensation Law BRYAN BOYSAW & ASSOCIATES Bryan Boysaw (C) LAW OFFICE OF STANLEY NARKIER Stanley J. Narkier (C)
BEASLEY & GALARDI James W. Beasley, Jr. (S*)
SOUTH FLORIDA
GLADSTONE & WEISSMAN, P.A.
101 Renaissance Centre 101 N. Federal Highway, Suite 702 Boca Raton, FL 33432 phone 561.447.2274 | fax 561.447.2275 www.gwpa.com
PETER L. GLADSTONE FAMILY LAW
Peter L. Gladstone, Principal/Shareholder of Gladstone & Weissman, P.A., is a graduate of Brandeis University (B.A., 1985) and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1988). Board Certified in Marital & Family Law and AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Gladstone is the Immediate Past President of the prestigious American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Florida Chapter and is a past Chair of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar. He is one of a select few in 40 years to serve in both positions. A chosen member of the 2018 Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, he has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America © (2005-2020 editions), Florida Trend Legal Elite magazine, Florida Super Lawyers (“Top 100 List. – S. Florida”) magazine and South Florida Legal Guide – Top Lawyers. GLADSTONE & WEISSMAN, P.A.
101 Renaissance Centre 101 N. Federal Highway, Suite 702 Boca Raton, FL 33432 phone 561.447.2274 | fax 561.447.2275 www.gwpa.com
DENISE L. SCHNEIDER FAMILY LAW
Denise L. Schneider, Partner at Gladstone & Weissman, P.A., and Board Certified in Marital & Family Law was recently listed in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America © for Family Law in the Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area (which includes Boca Raton/Delray). Following her admittance to the Florida Bar in 2002, Ms. Schneider strictly limited her practice to complex matrimonial and family law cases, including prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, dissolution of marriage, equitable distribution, alimony and spousal support, parenting issues and time-sharing. Ms. Schneider is active in the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar and is a past Chair of the Family Law Section of the Broward County Bar Association. She previously served on the board of directors of the Broward County Bar Association as well as the board of directors of Abi’s Place, a nonprofit school for children with moderate to severe developmental disabilities. Ms. Schneider was also named a 2017 Top 100 Florida Super Lawyer and a Top Lawyer for 2017 in South Florida Legal Guide.
GLADSTONE & WEISSMAN, P.A.
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Heather L. Apicella, Partner at Gladstone & Weissman, P.A., and Board Certified in Marital & Family Law was recently listed in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America © for Family Law in the Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area (which includes Boca Raton/Delray) which is a recognition she obtained in 2018 and 2019. Ms. Apicella was also selected as a Florida Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. In 2015, she was selected by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel as the Nation’s Top One Percent. Ms. Apicella serves as the Treasurer of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar and is an active member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, South Palm Beach County Bar Association and Broward County Bar Association. Ms. Apicella concentrates her practice in the area of complex Marital & Family Law cases. She has the unique communication skills required to enable her to guide her clients through every step of the settlement and litigation process.
101 Renaissance Centre 101 N. Federal Highway, Suite 702 Boca Raton, FL 33432 phone 561.447.2274 | fax 561.447.2275 www.gwpa.com
P L E A SE RE F E R TO T HE P R AC T IC E A RE A S K E Y ON PAG E 16 F OR A DE S C RIP T ION OF A S T E RISK S A ND SP ECI A LT Y A BBRE V I AT IONS .
JEFFREY A. WEISSMAN FAMILY LAW
Jeffrey A. Weissman, Principal/Shareholder of Gladstone & Weissman, P.A., is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1994). Board Certified in Marital & Family Law and AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Weissman has been listed in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America © for Family Law and Family Law Mediation. This is the 13th consecutive year that Mr. Weissman has been selected for inclusion and in 2018, 2016, and 2014, he was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Family Law in the Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area (which includes Boca Raton/Delray). A chosen member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, he has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers, Florida Trend Legal Elite, Florida Super Lawyers and South Florida Legal Guide – Top Lawyers.
GLADSTONE & WEISSMAN, P.A.
101 Renaissance Centre 101 N. Federal Highway, Suite 702 Boca Raton, FL 33432 phone 561.447.2274 | fax 561.447.2275 www.gwpa.com
ROBERT A. DULBERG ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Robert A. Dulberg, principal of Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution, a full service ADR firm, has been certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Civil Mediator and Family Mediator since 1989. He is also a mediator in the Southern District of the U.S. District Court and a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator. Mr. Dulberg is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. He has mediated over 8,000 cases in the areas of complex personal injury, insurance disputes, commercial litigation, labor and employment, professional malpractice, probate, disability insurance, and family law. He has been recognized repeatedly as one of Florida’s Legal Elite, named to The Best Lawyers in America© since 2012, and is a Florida Super Lawyer in the field of ADR. Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution has offices throughout the state of Florida. SALMON & DULBERG DISPUTE RESOLUTION 19 West Flagler Street, Suite 620 | Miami, FL 33130 phone 305.371.5490 | fax 305.371.5492 email info@sd-adr.com www.sd-adr.com
VICTOR M. DIAZ, JR. MASS TORT/COMMERCIAL LITIGATION CLASS ACTION LITIGATION PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION REAL ESTATE LITIGATION
Victor M. Diaz, Jr., is the senior partner of V.M. Diaz & Partners, LLC, a boutique litigation firm, handling complex civil litigation, including commercial, personal injury and wrongful death, mass tort, and class action litigation. Victor has been recognized as an elite trial lawyer by over a dozen national and regional publications, including being listed for over a decade by The Best Lawyers in America© in the area of commercial litigation and being recognized by Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a “Tier One” Litigation Attorney. In 2013, South Florida Legal Guide named Victor its “Lawyer of Year.” In 2014 and 2019, Victor received the Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” award for Litigation – Real Estate in Miami. Victor received his bachelor’s degree from Duke University in 1982 and is a 1985 graduate of Yale Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of Yale Law & Policy Review. VM DIAZ & PARTNERS 1000 FIFTH STREET, SUITE 400 MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139 phone 305.704.3200 | fax 305.538.4928 WWW.DIAZPARTNERS.COM
DALE R. HIGHTOWER PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION – DEFENDANTS
Congratulations to JOSE I. ROJAS for his selection by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in Information Technology Law, Technology Law, and his selection as 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” in Technology Law in Miami.
Southeast Financial Center 200 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2750, Miami, FL 33131 (305) 428-0300 | www.ropers.com
ROBERT BOYERS
DENNIS M. CAMPBELL
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
BANKRUPTCY & CREDITORS’ RIGHTS COMMERCIAL LITIGATION CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE LITIGATION PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Robert Boyers is the founding shareholder of Boyers Law Group, P.A. Mr. Boyers represents clients throughout Florida in cases involving medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, products liability, and wrongful death. He has been named a Top 100 Litigation Lawyer in Florida by the American Society of Legal Advocates, a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers association, and is listed in America’s Top 100 Attorneys. Mr. Boyers is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been repeatedly voted by his peers as one of The Best Lawyers in America© in the fields of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs since 2012, a Florida Super Lawyer, one of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite and a Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide. He is a past president of the Miami Dade Trial Lawyers Association. BOYERS LAW GROUP, P.A.
2333 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Penthouse 1120 Coral Gables, FL 33134 phone 305.512.7600 | email Rob@BoyersLaw.com
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Dennis M. Campbell specializes in complex commercial litigation involving real estate, construction, bankruptcy, and product liability issues. With more than 40 years of trial experience, Dennis M. Campbell is board certified in business litigation and creditors’ rights. In 2011, he founded the Campbell Law Firm with a dedicated group of professionals. Mr. Campbell has substantial experience in representing financial institutions, insurance carriers, engineers, developers, and manufacturers in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts throughout Florida. He has been AV Preeminent Rated® by Martindale-Hubbell for 30 years and has been consistently recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© since 2008 and Florida Super Lawyers. He was named among “Florida’s Legal Elite” by Florida Trend Magazine and as a “Top Lawyer in South Florida” by the South Florida Legal Guide. He has lectured nationally and throughout Florida on a variety of topics concerning commercial litigation, including lender liability issues.
CAMPBELL LAW FIRM PLLC
201 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 602, CORAL GABLES, FL 33134 phone 305.444.6040 | fax 305.444.6041 email DCAMPBELL@CAMPBELLMIAMI.COM
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Hightower, Stratton, Novigrod & Kantor, a leader in corporate and insurance defense for 28 years, has zealously represented clients in personal injury and other insurance-related matters. Dale R. Hightower, firm founder, has tried over 200 jury trials. He has been selected to The Best Lawyers in America© since 2012, “Top Lawyer” by the Florida Legal Guide, selected to the Super Lawyers® list, achieved Senior Fellow status by the Litigation Council of America, and has maintained AV Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell® since 1993. The firm has also been recognized by U.S. News - Best Lawyers®“Best Law Firms” as a Tier 3 firm for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants in Miami. Mr. Hightower and the skilled attorneys at Hightower, Stratton, Novigrod & Kantor work diligently to provide clients with solutions to reach their legal goals. Our experience and attention to cost-effective litigation consistently results in prompt and favorable results for clients.
HIGHTOWER, STRATTON, NOVIGORD & KANTOR 4770 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1200 | Miami, FL 33137 phone 305.539.0909 fax 305.530.0661 email dale@hightowerlaw.net www.hightowerlaw.net
ENA T. DIAZ EMPLOYMENT LAW AND MEDIATION Ena T. Diaz is an experienced employment lawyer who offers bilingual personal and professional legal services to businesses and individuals, particularly highlevel executives. Ms. Diaz assists employers in understanding employment law issues and recommends solutions for the business. Ms. Diaz offers a practical and straightforward approach to resolving employment law disputes without extensive litigation, when possible. Her solid employer-side background is an asset when Ms. Diaz represents individual employees. This experience allows her to quickly assess the strengths and weaknesses of potential cases. She is a frequent speaker at programs and seminars on employment law matters. Ms. Diaz also serves as a mediator and arbitrator on employment law matters. She is a certified Circuit Civil Mediator by the Florida Supreme Court and a certified mediator by the U.S. District Court, S.D. of Fla. Ms. Diaz is AV® Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She earned her law degree with honors from Southern Methodist University and received her undergraduate degree from Duke University. LAW OFFICES OF ENA T. DIAZ, P.A. 999 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Suite 720 Coral Gables, FL 33134 phone 305.377.8828 | fax 305.356.1311 email ediaz@enadiazlaw.com www.enadiazlaw.com
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