Melbourne Real Estate Lawyers

Dina Arvanitakis graduated from the University of Chicago and completed her Juris Doctorate & Master of Laws degree in International Business and Trade Law at the John Marshal Law School in 1999. Dina is licensed to practice law in Florida, Illinois and Washington D.C. Dina is a member of the Florida Board of Realtors and is a licensed real estate consultant with Real Net Brokerage. Bilingual: English / Greek

Ross D. Kulberg is a Partner with Krinzman Huss Lubetsky Feldman & Hotte, and works as part of the firm’s real estate and finance departments. With almost two decades of practice experience, Ross is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest standard in attorney ratings for strong legal ability and high ethical standards. Ross specializes in all aspects of real estate and corporate law and works with businesses of all sizes. He frequently represents and advises local, national, and international businesses, lenders, and property owners. He can handle virtually all types of commercial transactions, land development, acquisitions, business and property financing, commercial leasing,...

Reed has been practicing law in the state of Florida for over 30 years. He is Board Certified in Construction Law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, which deems him an expert in construction law and litigation matters, but that isn’t the only reason clients request to work with him. Reed prides himself on being able to understand each client’s focus, concern, and priorities without losing sight of the big picture. His long-standing relationships and experience within the industry give him a valuable point of view in recognizing possible disrupters for companies far before they...

With a knack for the creative and an entrepreneurial attitude, Christopher DiSchino specializes in business, securities and intellectual property law. Assisting both individuals and corporate entities, Christopher focuses his practices on complex business transactions, intellectual property registration and enforcement and corporate counsel services. His diverse experience allows him to create value for his clients by using resourceful techniques to minimize unnecessary costs and risks.

Prior to founding DiSchino & Schamy, PLLC, Christopher served as General Counsel in both the hospitality and fashion industries. Exposure to a fast-paced, international environment provided him with an intimate understanding of the business climate in which...

Eminent Domain and Property Rights Litigation.
Real Estate Litigation.
Real Estate Closings and Title Policies.
Member Eminent Domain Committee, The Florida Bar.
Former Senior Attorney with State of Florida Department of Transportation.
BS in Engineering from the University of Florida (1977).

Miami and North Miami Beach Law Firm Serving Florida Personal Injury Claims in Floirda.

Jonathan Perazzo Esquire is founder of the Perazzo Law Firm and has an extensive track-record achieving the best possible results for his clients. He has obtained millions of dollars in compensation for his Miami and Florida personal injury clients from lawsuits against insurance companies.

Through his professional staff of attorneys, and with offices in Miami and North Miami Beach, Jonathan Perazzo strives to deliver professional, unbiased legal representation to Florida residents seeking fair compensation for personal injuries, property damage, or losses as a result of the...

Alisa Wilkes is dedicated to helping the injured, which dedication heavily draws from a serious injury her father suffered as a railroad employee when she was young. She remembers, "​He had no work, no income, and a series of trial-and-error jobs that left my dad depressed, ashamed, and stressed as he struggled to make ends meet. Although they did their best to protect us kids from the enormity of the situation, it was definitely a financial hardship. Later, when we were adults, we learned that there were Christmases when dad had to borrow money just to make sure there were presents...

Itasca Greagor is the owner and Founding Attorney of Itasca Legal, PLLC. Itasca is a skilled and compassionate attorney currently serving clients throughout North Florida. Itasca was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, and is a proud graduate of Eastside High School. Itasca has extensive experience helping victims who have been negligently injured in car and truck accident cases. Additionally, she represents clients in other civil matters. Itasca received her B.S. degree in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida. After working for a personal injury law...

Helping clients with all their real estate needs. Being involved in real estate, both personally and professionally for over twenty years has given me a unique perspective on real estate, and has allowed me to help thousands of people buy, sell, build and refinance their properties.

Mr. Benitah earned his B.S.B.A. cum laude in General Business Administration from the University of Central Florida in 2002. He earned his law degree cum laude in 2005 from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, where he was a Junior Editor of the NSU International Citator and Research Project. While in law school, Jonathan was honored with the Book Award in Contracts, and was a teacher's assistant for Civil Procedure in NSU's Academic Resources Program. His article, "Anti-Scalping Laws: Should They be Forgotten?" was also published in the University of Texas School of Law, Texas Review of Entertainment...

Eric Dibert is a litigation attorney located in Gainesville, Florida, and is the founding shareholder of the Dibert Law Group, P.A. He primarily handles Real Estate Litigation, Probate Litigation, and Business Litigation. He attended Florida State University, receiving his B.S degree in Political Science and Interdisciplinary Social Science (double-major). Mr. Dibert received his law degree from the University of Alabama College of Law in 2011.

M. Scott Kleiman is an experienced and dedicated trial and transactional attorney who has practiced law in Dade, Broward and throughout Florida for 30 years. He represents clients in the areas of real estate and corporate transactional matters, after devoting many years of his practice to commercial litigation. He continues to litigate select matters for his clients, primarily in commercial and real estate based actions, including lender-borrower matters, foreclosures, landlord-tenant disputes, partnership and shareholder disputes, and consumer and collection matters.

Mr. Kleiman’s real estate transactional representation and experience includes: the purchase and sale of commercial and residential real property; real estate...

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,...

Sergiu "Sergey" Gherman is a commercial attorney. Having had experience with all stages of lawsuits, including appeals, Sergiu has appeared before judges in state and federal courts. He has successfully represented clients in matters alleging fraud, securities fraud, fraudulent transfers, employment discrimination defense, trusts and estate defense, in prosecution of professional malpractice, products liability, statutory easement, insurance claims (group health, individual health, auto), as well as in appeals. Sergiu is the former Honorary Consul of the Republic of Moldova in the State of Florida.

A Miami-native, Oscar grew up and attended all academic training in South Florida. While in college, he obtained his Real Estate Sales Associate license and has been actively engaged in real estate transactions throughout South Florida since the age of 19. During his undergraduate degree, he created and opened his own Real Estate Brokerage company, Endeavor International Real Estate. It was through these labors that helped pay his way through law school. During his law school training, he worked for The Lasarte Law Firm where he worked over two years in the land use/zoning and governmental affairs field. It was...

Ms. Trigg concentrates her practice in the areas of condominium and community association law. Ms. Trigg assists a variety of clients, including developers and condominium, community and cooperative associations, with complex and innovative transactional issues. She has extensive experience with all aspects of condominium and community association law, including, but not limited to, contract preparation and negotiations, assisting with finance transactions, reviewing, interpreting and drafting governing documents and amendments, providing legal advice and legal opinions regarding day-to-day operational issues, assisting with covenant enforcements, preparing documents related to member, board and committee meetings, assisting with insurance claims and providing guidance on...

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...

Ms. Kurtz practices community association law, with a concentration in representing homeowners’ associations and condominium associations. In such practice, Ms. Kurtz routinely interprets community associations’ governing documents; provides legal advice to boards of directors as to day-to-day concerns and disputes; prepares and negotiates construction and vendor contracts on behalf of community associations; prepares meeting package documents for annual meetings and other community association meetings; attends owner, board and committee meetings; and drafts, interprets and amends community association governing documents.

Eliot T. Brais is the sole and managing shareholder in his North Attleboro, Massachusetts office. He began his law career in 1988, joining his father, Ronald A. Brais, who had enjoyed a 40 year practice primarily concentrating on estate planning and small business law.

In his father’s footsteps, Eliot T. Brais’ areas of expertise include estate and business planning. Over the years, Eliot’s practice areas expanded to include real estate, real estate development and criminal law having handled in excess of 1,000 criminal cases and 50 trials.

Eliot T. Brais’ representation of clients’ interests goes well beyond the award of monetary sums...

Jeffrey N. Schatzman is a native of Miami, Florida. He received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Florida in 1986 and his J.D. degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Western Michigan University) in 1989.

Mr. Schatzman is a member of The Florida Bar and is admitted to practice in all Florida State Courts as well as the Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Mr. Schatzman concentrates his practice in the areas of Bankruptcy, representing both creditors and debtors; Commercial Collections; Commercial Litigation; and Commercial Transactions.

He has been a...

Andy Wayne Williamson is a life long resident of the Florida Panhandle. Wayne was born in Marianna, Florida. Wayne lived in Bonifay, Florida until 1981 when His Family moved to DeFuniak Springs. Wayne graduated from Walton Senior High School in 1987. Wayne attend Okaloosa Walton Community College (Now NW Florida State College) and graduated with two degrees. Wayne then attended Florida State University and graduated in 1993. Wayne attended Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia and graduated in 1997 with a Juris Doctorate degree. Wayne's primary office is located South...

Scott Critzer began working in the construction and real estate business more than 30 years ago, after graduating from Virginia Tech’s top ranked Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Scott worked first as an engineer for a commercial developer and later as a development project manager. Continuing his education, Scott graduated from Georgia State University College of Law in 1993, and has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since that time. The Critzer Law Firm opened in Atlanta where Scott worked litigating real estate cases and performed real...

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...

After earning his law degree and a Master of Business Administration from Stetson University, Jason Hamilton Mikes began his career in Southwest Florida in 2003, where he worked at local offices of large international firms. During his tenure at these firms Jason excelled in representing condominiums, homeowners associations, developers, and commercial real estate owners. He has advised hundreds of community associations on day-to-day and complex legal matters and served as counsel of record in more than 1,000 mortgage and lien foreclosure cases in Lee and Collier counties. Jason has guided developers of residential, commercial, golf and marina properties from project...

Michael Singer is an associate of Lieser Skaff Alexander who specializes in real estate litigation as well as the representation of commercial and residential landlords in the Tampa area.

He also has extensive experience in probate law. Michael graduated cum laude from University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010, and while there he served as the Articles Editor for the Journal of Technology Law and Policy. A recipient of the Young Lawyers Pro Bono Award in2013, he serves both his community and his clients with integrity and distinction.

He is based in LSA Tampa office.

Gavin T. Elliot is an international lawyer who is licensed to practice in Florida, Washington D.C., England, and Wales. Gavin is the founder of The Elliot Legal Group, P.A., a private practice with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Established in 2010, Attorney Elliot and his firm concentrate on business law, real estate law, foreclosure defense, and general counsel services. Throughout his accomplished career, Mr. Elliot has represented a wide variety of clients, including single member LLCs and Fortune 500 companies. Recognized for his work inside and outside of the courtroom, Mr. Elliot understands what is best for his clients. Beginning...

Mr. Burnett is the founder of St. Johns Law Group. Serving as Managing Partner, Mr. Burnett manages the day-to-day operations of the firm and is available to all clients as a resource to support the other attorneys in the firm. Mr. Burnett balances those responsibilities while maintaining an active real estate and development law practice. PRACTICE AREAS Local government law, including serving as general counsel for the St. Augustine – St. Johns County Airport Authority and the City of St. Augustine Beach, Florida. Mr. Burnett’s practice also includes real estate development, real property and construction litigation, land use...

Kevin F. Jursinski is recognized as one of Southwest Florida's premier attorneys. He has concentrated more than 30 years of practice in the area of real estate, business and construction law in Naples and Fort Myers. As a testament to his dedication to his legal practice, Kevin is Florida Bar Board Certificated in three areas of practice: Real Estate Law, Construction Law and Business Litigation. He is the only attorney (out of more than 96,000 attorneys) in the entire state of Florida who has ever received certification in these three practice areas simultaneously. Certification is The Florida Bar's highest level...

Mrs. Diffenderfer is Shareholder and President of Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A. and holds an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Michelle assists landowners, businesses and governments with local, state and federal, environmental, natural resource and land development legal requirements. Michelle helps clients navigate these laws and regulations in the permitting of their land development and infrastructure projects.

Michelle volunteers for a number of organizations dear to her, including, the American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy & Resources, the Gulfstream Council for Leadership Florida and the Episcopal Church of Bethesda by the Sea. Michelle is also a member of...

For over 20 years, our team has been representing property and business owners in eminent domain and property rights litigation throughout the State of Florida. My practice concentrates on problem-solving from strategy and negotiation thorough trial. I serve as lead counsel in jury and non-jury trials, mediations, and other dispute resolution procedures. Our firm guides an owner through the condemnation process, protects an owner's property rights, and fights for an owner to receive full compensation. Practice areas: Eminent domain and property rights legal representation in trial and appellate court proceedings and administrative hearings. Founded in 1970, Trenam...

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....

Alicia’s life story begins in Westchester County, New York and she moved to Florida when she was relatively young. After high school, she attended Florida State University and obtained her undergraduate degree in English Literature. Subsequently, Alicia attended Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida where she concentrated her studies in Trial Advocacy. Prior to forming Seward Law, Alicia worked in the real estate field representing associations and landlords in resolving various real estate matters.

Alicia’s personal hobbies are spending time with her niece, running 5K’s, traveling, and relaxing by the pool. She lives and works in the Tampa, Florida...