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David T. Podein
Miami, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Construction, Business and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
David Podein is a partner with Haber Law and has been with the firm since 2009. He concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and construction law, condominium and community association representation, commercial leasing, secured financing, and business and commercial litigation.
A substantial portion of Mr. Podein’s practice involves representation of community associations in the financing, approvals, and contract negotiation for multi-million dollar capital improvement, repair, and/or building upgrade projects. Additionally, Mr. Podein represents real estate developers, investors, joint venture, lenders/servicers, and landlords in connection with real estate related transactions, including commercial and shopping center leasing, landlord tenant negotiations,...
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Candace Renee Duff
Miami Beach, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Construction and Arbitration & Mediation
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Candace Duff, is a Florida Supreme Court certified Circuit Civil, Appellate and Family Law mediator who specializes in commercial, construction, insurance, employment, bankruptcy, federal, appellate, tort, products liability, and real property mediation. She is a member of the American Arbitration Association's roster of neutrals and a federally certified mediator appearing on the Middle District of Florida and the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Court's mediation rosters. She is also a Florida Bar Board Certified construction lawyer and a seasoned litigator with more than twenty years of experience successfully representing developers, banks, architects, contractors, condominium associations, corporate clients and individuals...
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Russell Andrews Kerr
Jupiter, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Business, Immigration and Real Estate
University of Baltimore School of Law
In 2007, Mr. Kerr established the law firm Russell Kerr, P.A. with an emphasis on Business and Real Estate Transactions, Civil Litigation and Immigration Law. Mr. Kerr has extensive experience in real estate and business matters which include a wide array of transactions from residential and commercial real transactions to small business matters to complex mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Kerr is also actively engaged in finding practical Immigration solutions for his clients in this ever-changing complex area of federal law.
Mr. Kerr began his legal career with a highly regarded insurance defense firm located in Rockville, Maryland, a...
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Cynthia Ariel Conlin
Orlando, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Construction, Communications, Consumer and IP
Florida A&M University College of Law
In 2010, after litigating at a downtown Orlando firm, Cynthia Conlin founded her own law firm with a desire to serve clients on a more personal and direct level. One of the things that drew Cynthia to practicing law was the desire to serve people. The practice of law, stripped to its core, means helping people. In practice, Cynthia spends her days helping clients. Before law school, Cynthia wore several hats, including journalist, graphic designer, publisher, and entrepreneur. From her diverse creative and business background, she was quickly drawn to areas of copyright law, defamation, Internet law, and business...
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Jonathan R. Friedland
Coral Gables, FL Construction Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of Miami School of Law
After graduating Cum Laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 1994, Jonathan R. Friedland immediately immersed himself into the legal community of Miami-Dade County. With nearly 25 years of experience as a Miami Personal Injury attorney, Jonathan received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating an attorney can attain. Jonathan served as President of the Miami-Dade County Trial Lawyers Association and is an Eagle Member of the Florida Academy of Justice. Further, Jonathan is in a niche group of lawyers whom hold prestigious membership in both the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation...
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Tom Hunker
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Construction Law Attorney
Construction, Appeals, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Florida State University College of Law
Tom Hunker is a Board Certified, AV Rated appellate attorney with many years of experience at the trial and appellate levels. Tom has successfully briefed and argued numerous appeals in state and federal courts in a broad range of practice areas. Throughout his career, clients and other lawyers and law firms have relied on Tom's knowledge and expertise in formulating litigation strategies and presenting winning arguments.
Prior to founding Hunker Appeals, Tom graduated law school magna cum laude, interned for the Florida House of Representatives, clerked for the Florida Supreme Court, served as in house appellate counsel for a motor vehicle...
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Mr. Christopher John Weiss
Orlando, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction and Arbitration & Mediation
Florida State University College of Law
Christopher J. Weiss is a Florida Board Certified Construction Attorney, practicing in the field since becoming a member of the Florida Bar in 1977. His office number is 407 928 6737. His email address is chris@cweisslaw.com. His address is 2014 E Robinson St. Orlando, 32803. His practice has included.
* Defense of a national contractor for deterioration of fire retardant plywood used in a major theme park;
* Drafting and negotiation of construction contract documents for, and counsel during the administration of, dispute resolution for construction of a variety of theme parks;...
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Kacie Kelly Hutchinson
Jacksonville, FL Construction Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Construction, Employment, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
Florida Coastal School of Law
Kacie Kelly Hutchinson is a litigation attorney and focuses her practice on liability matters including insurance defense, personal injury, automobile and trucking liability, premises liability, professional liability, employment law, negligent security, and construction defects.
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Oscar R. Rivera
West Palm Beach, FL Construction Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
(800) 737-1390
1655 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd
#500
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Construction, Business and Real Estate
Georgetown University Law Center
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Gary M. Mars
Coral Gables, FL Construction Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Construction, Business and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
Gary M. Mars joined the firm in 1991, developing a specialty in community association representation. Since then, his practice has evolved into full-service community association representation, including transactional work, covenant enforcement, drafting of opinion letters regarding the management and operation of the association, drafting amendments to governing documents, performing contract review and preparing meeting packages for board meetings and annual meetings. His representation also includes assisting clients with matters pertaining to construction defect negotiations and litigation, and turnover issues Mr. Mars has over 25 years of experience in assisting community associations in the pursuit of Chapter 558 claims and has...
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Edgar Velazquez
Coral Springs, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Products Liability
George Mason University School of Law
I proudly represent victims and families of victims who have been injured due to someone else's negligence, maximizing the value of each case to fully compensate each client. I am dedicated to protecting the rights of victims of automobile, motorcycle, truck, bus, and other types of vehicular accidents; nursing home abuse; medical malpractice; construction accidents; slip and falls; defective products; and insurance company bad faith negotiations.
Orgullosamente represento víctimas y familias de víctimas que han sido lesionados a causa de la negligencia de otros, siempre con la meta de maximizar el valor de cada caso para completamente compensar cada cliente. Me...
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Laura Manning-Hudson
West Palm Beach, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(800) 737-1390
1655 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd
#500
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Construction and Collections
Florida State University and University of Miami School of Law
Laura Manning-Hudson concentrates her areas of practice in condominium and community association law and construction litigation, handling a broad range of legal issues for the firm's clients. She has handled numerous trials, arbitrations and mediations, and argued before the appellate courts in the Third and Fourth District Courts of Appeal. Ms. Manning-Hudson handles all aspects of community association law including interpretation of governing documents, covenant enforcement, contract negotiation and drafting, drafting amendments to governing documents, board and membership meetings, elections and recalls, collections, fair housing issues, and insurance claims. In the construction sector, she handles turnover issues for association clients...
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Andrew John Bernhard
Miami, FL Construction Law Attorney
Free ConsultationConstruction, Business, Consumer and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
During his law career, Andrew Bernhard has represented national real estate developers, financial institutions, and corporations in their complex commercial, consumer finance, and real estate development matters. Before establishing Bernhard Law Firm, Andrew Bernhard litigated trials and appeals for Rivero Mestre LLP, handling commercial, finance, and banking disputes. Andrew represented national financial institutions in their escalated litigation matters ranging from violation of federal business and banking statutes, preservation of bank-owned real estate, defending securities fraud claims, and negotiating director and shareholder settlements. Prior to Rivero Mestre, Andrew Bernhard represented Florida communities and national real estate developers in real estate...
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Nickolas C. Ekonomides
Clearwater, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Construction, Business and Real Estate
University of Akron
Nickolas C. Ekonomides is the sole shareholder of Nickolas C. Ekonomides, P.A., with offices in Clearwater, Florida and has been practicing law in the Tampa area since 1994. His practice covers a wide range of corporate and real estate representation with concentration in business and commercial state and Federal litigation. Mr. Ekonomides was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1994 and to the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, in the same year. In 2004, Mr. Ekonomides was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
He is a long standing member of his...
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Nicholas D. Siegfried
Coral Gables, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Construction, Collections and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
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James D. Kisio
Clermont, FL Construction Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Construction, Business and Real Estate
University of Houston - Main Campus
James D. Kisio is an Of Counsel attorney with the Central Florida law firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns. Mr. Kisio practices areas of law including Business Law, Real Estate Development, and Contract Action Law. He is admitted to the bars in both Florida and Texas, where he received his J.D from University of Houston.
Prior to receiving his law degree, James D. Kisio earned his B.A.E. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. In the past, he has worked for organizations including NASA, using his technical background to work on simulators designed to train astronauts how to land spacecraft.
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Eduardo J. Valdes
Coral Gables, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Construction, Business and Insurance Defense
University of Miami School of Law
Eduardo J. Valdes has been practicing in the area of general litigation, including insurance defense and commercial litigation since 2003. His practice includes general association representation, as well as construction defect litigation and insurance defense. In his association representation, he has personally handled a wide range of litigation matters, including developer transition claims, contract disputes, enforcement of declaration/bylaws/rules by injunction actions, financial mismanagement claims, directors and officers liability defense, commercial lease disputes, employment grievances, constitutional issues, assessment collection, easement disputes, and mixed use development disputes. In addition, Mr. Valdes has prepared condominium documents for associations, negotiated and documented condominium loans...
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Ramil A. Kaminsky
Lakeland, FL Construction Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Construction and Business
Stetson University College of Law
Ramil Kaminsky is the first-generation American son of Jewish Uzbek immigrants who fled the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R) under threat of religious persecution. He was raised on Brighton Beach, NY, also known as “Little Moscow”, where he learned not only about the “evils of communism”, but also the value of being an American.
Young Ramil was very blessed. Unlike other Jewish parents, who only wanted medical doctors, Ramil’s parents gave him options to either be a medical doctor, a lawyer, or an accountant.
Ramil’s parents pursued the American dream from New York to Florida.
He moved to the Tampa Bay Area as a Junior...
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Gregory J. Lesak
Jacksonville, FL Construction Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
(904) 895-5796
8280 Princeton Square Blvd. W
Suite 1
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Construction, Business, Health Care and Real Estate
Florida State University College of Law
Gregory J. Lesak, Jr., places great emphasis on attaining a profound comprehension of his clients' underlying businesses and their specific needs. While being results-driven and assertive, Mr. Lesak consistently prioritizes cost-effectiveness in all his endeavors. With extensive experience as a transactional attorney and litigation attorney, he has cultivated a unique perspective in assisting clients. His dual role as both client and attorney equips him with a comprehensive understanding of clients' business requirements and enables him to solve problems effectively. As a solution-oriented lawyer with a strong foundation in business knowledge, Mr. Lesak views problem-solving as the core responsibility of legal...
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Jason Lawrence Molder
Plantation, FL Construction Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction
University of Miami School of Law
Jason is a 2002 cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida, and has a B.A. in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Jason gained legal and litigation experience working at several boutique Florida law firms. In addition, immediately prior to forming what is now Molder Legal Group, P.A., Jason was a construction litigation associate at Akerman Senterfitt in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jason represents clients across a variety of legal issues, in both the transactional and litigation contexts.
Prior to attending law school, Jason was an assistant network engineer for...
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Alton C. Hale Jr
Coral Gables, FL Construction Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Construction, Business and Personal Injury
Georgetown University Law Center
Alton C. Hale, Jr. has focused his practice on helping victims and organizations with legal disputes of the upmost consequences involving insurance claims, business litigation, construction defects, catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.
Mr. Hale served as an assistant state attorney in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties in Florida’s Treasure Coast. He honed his trial skills as the lead attorney in more than 60 jury trials while serving as a prosecutor in the state’s Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.
Mr. Hale served as an Assistant State Attorney in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties in Florida’s Treasure Coast. He honed...
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Tiffany M. Hurwitz
Coral Gables, FL Construction Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Construction
DePaul College of Law
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Andy Dogali
Clearwater, FL Construction Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Construction, Business, Insurance Claims and Legal Malpractice
Florida State University College of Law and Florida State University College of Law
Andy Dogali was born in San Diego, California in 1962. He received his B.A. Degree, magna cum laude, from Florida State University in 1983. He received his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the Florida State University College of Law in 1986. He was admitted to the Bar in 1986 and co-founded the firm of Forizs & Dogali, P.A. In 2013 he aquired sole ownership of Forizs & Dogali and re-named the firm Dogali Law Group. Mr. Dogali is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Florida, and has appeared in litigated matters in more...
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David B. Haber
Miami, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Construction, Business and Real Estate
University of Florida
As the founder of Haber Law Attorneys At Law, David B. Haber has successfully litigated multiple complex commercial disputes throughout South Florida. A veteran attorney of over 30 years, Mr. Haber has trained under some of the best legal minds in Florida, including the Honorable Alan R. Schwartz, former Chief Judge of the 3rd District Court of Appeals; the Honorable Gerald T. Wetherington, former Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida; the Honorable Judge Robert Shevin, former Florida Attorney General and former Justice of the 3rd District Court of Appeal; and the Honorable Judge Ursula Ungaro. Mr. Haber...
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David G. Hamilton
Edgewater, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Construction, Business, Consumer and Personal Injury
University of North Dakota School of Law
Licensed to Practice Law in Florida Court and Federal Court
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
University of North Dakota School of Law
Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Idaho College of Business
Educational Leadership
Sierra Nevada College
Bachelors of Science in Accounting (B.S.)
Brigham Young University - Idaho
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Jack Taylor
Gainesville, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Construction, Business and Landlord Tenant
Florida A&M University College of Law
Jack Taylor is a commercial litigation and construction litigation attorney with the full service Central Florida law firm Bogin, Munns & Munns. During his time as an attorney, he has successfully argued contested motions in circuit and county courts in Central Florida, and negotiated advantageous settlement agreements in a number of cases. Mr. Taylor has drafted numerous complaints, motions, interrogatories, requests for admissions, requests for production, replies, responses, and other pleadings and court filings.
An experienced litigator, Mr. Taylor has provided courtroom representation in dozens of Florida county and circuit court cases. His hearing and trial representation includes...
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Benjamin P. Nigro
Fort Lauderdale, FL Construction Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Business and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
Benjamin is a partner at the firm with a practice focused on real estate and business transactions, and real estate litigation. Benjamin received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude, was a member of the International and Comparative Law Review, and received multiple scholarships and awards, including the Dean’s and Cali Honors Award in Federal Courts and the Dean’s Merit Scholarship.
After graduating from law school, Benjamin has developed an acute understanding of real estate matters, both from a litigation and a transactional perspective. He has years of experience as a...
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Steven M. Siegfried
Miami, FL Construction Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
Construction
American University Washington College of Law
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George T. Breur
West Palm Beach, FL Construction Law Lawyer
(800) 737-1390
1655 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd
#500
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Construction, Business, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
St. Thomas University School of Law
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Miguel A. Brizuela
Coral Gables, FL Construction Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Foreclosure Defense and Immigration
University of Michigan Law School
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Kelsey Black
Fort Lauderdale, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(954) 320-6220
1401 E. Broward Blvd.
Suite 204
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Construction, Business, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Suffolk University Law School
I founded Waterway Black P.A. with a vision - to partner with my clients, not just in their most recent matter but with their ultimate business goals in mind. WBPA offers big firm quality and experience, with small firm efficiency, service and value. We provide clients with constant access to our attorneys and staff and keep clients informed throughout the pendency of every matter we handle. I represent companies and individuals in all aspects of civil litigation throughout Florida, including business litigation, shareholder disputes, entity dissolution, insurance litigation, product liability, railroad defense, transportation, and coordinating counsel/litigation management.
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Stuart H. Sobel
Coral Gables, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Construction
University of Miami School of Law
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Marcus Thompson
Saint Augustine, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Construction, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Stetson University College of Law
Marcus Thompson attended the University of Georgia, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Advertising. During his senior year, Marcus studied international media and history at Oxford University. He attained his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. During law school, Marcus clerked at a St. Petersburg law firm and gained a wide variety of experience handling cases in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, business litigation, family law, and civil litigation. After law school and his admission to the Florida Bar, Marcus returned to his hometown of St. Augustine to build his...
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Michael L. Morgan
Sarasota, FL Construction Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Southwestern University School of Law
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Brian Andrew Leung
Tampa, FL Construction Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Construction, Business and Real Estate
The Florida State University College of Law
Practice Areas: Business Law; Construction Law; Real Estate
Admitted: 2005, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Law School: Florida State University, J.D.
Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar.
Biography: Board of Directors, Tampa Interbay Rotary Club. Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Lifetime Member Veterans of Foreign Wars. AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Named “Rising Star” in Business Litigation by Super Lawyers. Consistently named to “Tampa’s Top Rated Lawyers” by Legal Leaders Magazine.
Born: Charlotte, North Carolina, April 1, 1974
MilitaryService: U.S. Navy, 1993-1999
Cases: Scherer v. Villas Del Verde Homeowners Ass'n, Inc., 55 So.3d 602 (Fla....
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Jacquelyn M. Codd
Lakeland, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 4 years of experience
Construction, Business and Collections
Stetson University College of Law
Jacquelyn M. Codd, Esq., has been a Polk County native since she was 5 years old.
She started working in local law firms in 2010 and worked as a paralegal and law clerk throughout her time in undergrad and law school. She consistently focused on clerking in areas which could give her valuable contracts, collections, and construction law experience. She also ensured that she spent at least one year working in the area of consumer and collection defense so that she could learn the tricks of the trade and protect her future clients from falling into regulatory compliance traps during...
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Helio De La Torre
Coral Gables, FL Construction Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Construction, Business and Real Estate
Florida State University College of Law
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Bryan J. Yarnell
Melbourne, FL Construction Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
(321) 726-8338
1901 S. Harbor City Blvd.
Suite 700
Melbourne, FL 32901
Construction and Appeals
Harvard Law School
Mr. Yarnell has been admitted to the Florida Bar, Texas Bar, all Florida and Texas Federal District Courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Yarnell first attended Louisiana Tech University where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering graduating summa cum laude (1987). After completing his service in the U.S. Navy, Yarnell attended Harvard Law School and received his juris doctor degree graduating cum laude (1996).
Conducted over a dozen trials and hundreds of hearings as sole or lead counsel. Litigated cases throughout the State of Florida and in Utah,...
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Amanda C Micallef
Dunnellon, FL Construction Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Criminal Defense, Family and Real Estate
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
We are a full service, boutique law firm, offering personalized service tailored to each clients needs. At the Law Offices of Amanda C. Micallef, P.A we understand that each clients situation is different and our goal is to obtain the best possible outcome for each and every client. Big or small, simple or complex, your legal issue is important to us.
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Bruce L. Scheiner
Fort Myers, FL Construction Law Attorney with 53 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, DUI & DWI, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Miami School of Law
Bruce L. Scheiner moved to Fort Myers, Florida after graduating from the University of Miami School of Law in 1970.
After almost 40 years representing the injured, Bruce L. Scheiner is one of the most experienced and longest-serving personal injury lawyers in South Florida.
Today, with his wife Cheryl, who runs the office, and son Preston, who is an associate attorney, Bruce L. Scheiner hand selects each case the firm represents and partners with one or more of his associate attorneys to provide each client with tough, experienced and aggressive representation, both in the negotiating room ... and in the courtroom.