Leisure City Lawyers

Ryan Stumphauzer represents clients in government regulatory enforcement matters, white collar criminal litigation, internal investigations, whistleblower suits, compliance counseling, and civil litigation. Prior to founding Stumphauzer & Sloman, Mr. Stumphauzer served for six years as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida, where he directed over one hundred cases involving allegations of health care fraud, mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, identity theft, and violations of HIPAA and the health care anti-kickback statutes. While at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mr. Stumphauzer served as the Deputy Chief of the Health Care Fraud Unit,...

Mr. Resnick is a highly skilled and experienced business litigator who concentrates on complex business litigation, non-competition covenant litigation, and arbitration matters. Mr. Resnick represents businesses in cases involving breach of contract, business torts, unfair competition, and intellectual property rights. Mr. Resnick has substantial Florida state court appellate experience with Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal and federal appellate experience with the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Resnick prides himself in keeping his clients well-informed throughout all phases of litigation, from initial consultation through summary judgment, settlement or trial, and appeal, if necessary. He is admitted to...

Stacy Mateu Emas is a Cuban American attorney with close ties to South Florida. Born and raised in Miami, she prides herself on being able to represent her community in their time of need. Stacy graduated with honors from Florida International University before graduating Cum Laude from the University of Miami School of Law. After law school, Stacy spent several years working as a litigator for the largest and premier defense law firm in Florida. She used that time to sharpen her litigation skills and to gain a comprehensive understanding as to how large corporations analyze and value cases. Stacy...

Edward Tapanes, Founder & Managing Partner of Tapanes Law, P.A., specializes in state and federal cases in Florida and throughout the United States. He has tried numerous jury and bench trials and has successfully handled several criminal appeals. Many of his cases involve high profile international narcotic traffickers, public corruption, organized fraud, money laundering, felonies and misdemeanors. His civil litigation experience is in commercial litigation, international business transactions, fraud, contract disputes, personal injury, insurance claims, debt collection and real estate. He also performs residential and commercial real estate closings. Tapanes graduated from Florida International University in 1999 and received his...

Ron Isriel is the founding partner of ISRIEL PONZOLI. He focuses on civil and commercial litigation, construction and real estate litigation, as well as business, transactional, and corporate law. Ron is a Title Agent with Old Republic National Title. Ron has tried a multitude of jury and non-jury cases to verdict and has written and argued multiple appeals before the Third and Fourth District Courts of Appeal. Ron has handled and arbitrated highly complex construction claims and disputes under the American Arbitration Association rules in Florida and Washington, D.C. Ron litigates complex will, probate and guardianship claims. Ron handles many cases...

Tyler represents a diverse client base across a range of industries. His counseling of businesses and individuals is backed by extensive litigation experience at the state and federal level.

Tyler focuses his practice on a variety of business-related issues, including shareholder disputes and commercial collections. Tyler is also well-versed in financial fraud matters.

Prior to establishing his own practice, Tyler worked with a well-known Miami business litigation firm. There, he participated in all aspects of numerous matters, which included multi-million dollar commercial disputes, an active creditors’ rights practice and complex administrative agency litigation.

Tyler also worked at a nationally-known securities litigation...

David Heffernan has been a part of the Florida legal scene for over 20 years. He is a proud Florida citizen and takes pleasure in helping the good people of the area. Mr. Heffernan is experienced in all aspects of personal injury law.

Galimidi Law was founded on the idea that everyone should have access to the same level of representation that insurance companies and other large corporations enjoy. After having been hired by the world's companies for nearly twenty years, the Firm's founding partner, Emanuel Galimidi, made the decision to bring his expertise and experience to those who need it the most, the injured and their families. Prior to founding Galimidi Law, Mr. Galimidi was a shareholder at one of the most successful and fastest growing defense firms in the United States with offices in Miami, New York and Los Angeles. Beginning...

Jennifer Felipe is a trial attorney with extensive experience in the areas of construction and personal injury litigation.

Ms. Felipe focuses her practice on construction defect litigation and general liability matters. Ms. Felipe represents commercial and residential property owners, developers, and contractors in Fort Lauderdale and throughout South Florida in all phases of construction litigation.

She also represents Fortune 500 companies in premises liability matters and has vast experience in all areas of personal injury, including automobile accidents, slip and falls, negligent security claims and wrongful death.

She practices in both state and federal courts and is fluent in Spanish.

In 2011, I joined my father to form Suro & Suro. Since then, I have dedicated myself to serving the injured and seeking redress for those who have been wronged. I've been deeply involved in representing many plaintiffs in cases with outstanding outcomes, including federal jury verdicts and favorable settlements. Before then, I was an Associate in the Litigation Practice Group of McConnell Valdés LLC, Puerto Rico’s largest law firm. There, I had the honor of working with some of the island’s leading litigators and gained diverse experience, both in court and in the office. I also lead our firm's business and...

Teresa Abood Hoffman, is the managing partner at Hoffman & Hoffman P.A.. Teresa was admitted to practice law in the state of Michigan in 1989, and the state of Florida in 1990.  Born and raised in Lansing, Michigan, Teresa's father, Fredric S. Abood, founded the Abood law firm in Lansing over 60 years ago, where Teresa worked from a very young age, and where her family still operates and runs the firm today.  Teresa studied in Michigan, completing AA, BA, and JD degrees.  After being admitted to practice law in Michigan, Teresa decided to further her studies in estate planning and...

Mark R. Wegmann joined Vilar Law, P.A. in April 2015 and handles all aspects of family law, including divorce, paternity, child support and post-judgment matters

Santiago J. Padilla has been practicing law since the year 1990 and has practiced in a great variety of areas. Currently, he is focusing his practice on the following areas: • Immigration Law • Real Estate Law • Commercial Transactions and Business Acquisitions • Employment Law • Commercial Litigation As mentioned, Santiago J. Padilla has been practicing law for more than two decades, much of that time spent with major U.S. law firms. He commenced practicing law in 1990 with Troutman, Sanders, Lockerman & Ashmore, one of the largest law firms in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Padilla's practice at that time focused on labor and...

Otto C. de Cordoba, was born in Cuba on August 5, 1956, and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1960. He grew up in Queens, New York. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University in 1980 and his law degree from Columbia University in 1984. After he was admitted to the New York Bar in 1985, he worked at a prestigious law firm for several years before he decided to move to Miami, Florida. Over the greater part of fifteen years, De Cordoba has been partner at several prestigious firms where he has represented several Fortune...

Robert H. Thornburg is a Miami based registered patent attorney who assists technology start-ups, inventors, entrepreneurs and small to mid-sized companies realize the value of their ideas. Moreover, he helps identify and harness potential patentable subject matter in your business. Once identified, he creates cost-effective flat-fee arrangements to help protect and monetize your companies ideas. Robert proudly provides the following patent related legal services: * Patent application and drafting * Patent prosecution * Patent licensing * Patent enforcement and litigation * Patentability opinions and prior art searches * Patent (non) infringement opinions * Patent (in)validity opinions * Clearance...

Jose L. Becerra is an associate of The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A. After graduating from the University of Miami School of Law in 2013, he focused on complex commercial litigation and the defense of criminal prosecutions for a boutique litigation firm. Mr. Becerra was also selected to The Order of Barristers, a national honor society encouraging oral advocacy and brief writing skills. His practice areas include mesothelioma and asbestos, environmental toxic torts, wrongful death, and product liability.

"AV" rated, Georgia-licensed attorney with a diverse civil law background, possessing excellent
e-Discovery and traditional discovery skills, legal research & writing, commercial law, contract negotiation &
drafting and litigation skills.

Harris Nizel focuses his practice on litigation in the areas of employment law and business disputes. Nizel Law, P.A., utilizes technology to improve the delivery of legal services and keep clients informed every step of the way.

Mr. Nizel's skill in employment cases and commercial matters, along with his substantial trial experience, uniquely position him to effectively represent clients in a wide range of employment, business, and other civil disputes at every stage in litigation, from guiding pre-suit strategy through trial.

Mr. Sobota began his law practice in the Fort Lauderdale office of Ruden McClosky before going into solo-practice. His office is located in Davie, FL and features convenient access from I-595 and I-75. Mr. Sobota’s principal areas are personal and commercial litigation, aviation, real estate transactions, landlord/tenant matters, and preparing wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and health care surrogate designations. Recent matters include breach of contract actions, commercial loan defaults, enforcing insurance agent commission agreements, mortgage foreclosures, appointment of receivers, deficiency judgments, garnishments, tenant evictions, and aircraft levy and sale. Mr. Sobota has also...

Gregory Michael Dell is a partner and the managing attorney of the disability income division of Dell & Schaefer, Chartered. The firm’s disability income division is comprised of eight attorneys who represent claimants throughout all stages (i.e. applications, denials, appeals, litigation, & lump-sum policy buyouts) of a claim for individual or group (ERISA) long-term disability benefits. Gregory Dell received his B.S./B.A. in Accounting at Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in New York City. Following law school, Mr. Dell spent several years developing his trial skills as an Assistant State Attorney...

Mark A. Seff was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He and Anna-Maria Capizzi formed Seff Capizzi Law Group in order to provide the community with accurate, reliable and proven results in the Family, Social Security Disability & General Practice Areas. Mark has over 35 years of experience as a star attorney, has made appearances in ABC News articles and has been a Panel Participant in the cable television production of “We the People”.

After attending St. Thomas University for law school, Attorney Craig Posner was admitted in 2004 to the Florida State Bar Association. Working as a former insurance defense attorney for a nationally known auto insurance company, he was able to retain insightful legal knowledge regarding the insurance industry. Learning what car insurance providers look for and what tactics they use, Attorney Posner has been able utilize that information to fight against their schemes when they try deny or delay rightful claims. Dedicated to each and every client first and foremost, Attorney Posner works on a contingency fee basis. This means that...

Graduating from St. Thomas University with his Juris Doctorate, Fort Lauderdale personal injury attorney, Eric Feingold, was admitted to the Florida State Bar in 2004. He spent the first part of his career as a public defender in the Miami-Dade justice system. Additionally, he spent his time as a member of the Counsel for a National Health Insurance Company, where he learned the importance of protecting the rights of personal injury victims. Knowledgeable regarding the tactics that insurance providers sometimes use and with experience as a public defender, Attorney Feingold understands what a fair case settlement looks like and how...