Insurance Defense
Construction
General Civil Litigation
Complex Commercial Litigation
First Party Property Defense
Bar and Court Admissions
1994, Florida
1995, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
Recognition
Best Lawyers in America ®, 2020-2024
Florida Bar Board Certified, Construction Law
AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell (Highest rating possible)
Florida Super Lawyers 2011 – 2020
Top 100: Florida Super Lawyers, 2016 – 2017
Top 100: Miami Super Lawyers, 2016 – 2019
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Attorneys, 2010 – 2021
South Florida Legal Guide, Up and Comers, 2005 – 2009
Florida Trend Legal Elite, Construction, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020
Top Rated Lawyer in Construction, 2013, 2021
Top Rated Lawyer in Commercial Litigation, 2012
Top Rated Lawyer in Mass Tort, 2021
Education
1994, J.D., cum laude, University of Miami School of Law
1989, B.A., with distinction, University of Wisconsin
Professional Memberships
The Florida Bar
Dade County Bar Association
American Bar Association (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry)
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (Education Director, Southern Florida Chapter)
Defense Research Institute (Member: Construction Law Committee; Insurance Law Committee)
General Counsel, South Florida Associated General Contractors, 2005 – 2009
Associated Builders and Contractors
General Counsel, American Society of Professional Estimators, Chapter 49, 2011-2016
Community Service
Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami 2006-2012