Surfside Appeals & Appellate Lawyers

Boris Lavent has been recognized as a National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 and won the prestigious “10 Best Attorneys for Client Satisfaction”. If you’ve decided to file a lawsuit, Boris will personally handle every aspect of your case. We have experience handling a wide range of complex personal injury and medical malpractice cases. The money you get from your personal injury claim can help you get through this difficult time. Hiring our Miami injury attorneys will allow you to maximize your financial award. We offer our services on a contingency fee bases, which means you don’t have to worry about...

Frederick A. Neustein, a Miami native of 56 years, has been a licensed attorney in the State of Florida for 31 years. Mr. Neustein, together with the staff at NLG, have been responsible for defending Thousands of foreclosure cases across the state of Florida and saving 1000's homes. For twelve years, Mr. Neustein worked “for the Banks” in the Mortgage Banking Industry for various Institutional Investment Banks. Mr. Neustein served as Vice President and counsel for American Residential Equities (ARE) headquartered in Miami-Dade County, which acquired approximately $1 Billion in residential and commercial mortgages. At ARE, Mr. Neustein was primarily responsible for...

Nicole (Neustein) Moskowitz is a Miami native who has been licensed to practice law since 2008. After law school, Ms. Moskowitz worked for a major law firm in which she defended multi-million dollar insurance and products liability cases. Ms. Moskowitz also has extensive courtroom experience as both a litigator and federal law clerk.

Ms. Moskowitz brings a unique experience to the practice of law having completed prestigious clerkships for two federal magistrate judges in the Southern District of Florida. These clerkships exposed Ms. Moskowitz to the inner workings of a court room and a variety of federal cases including civil rights...

Joshua Williams concentrates on complex business and commercial litigation, probate and trust litigation, appellate practice and insurance defense and coverage disputes.

Mr. Williams graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. (Film, 2013) and magna cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2016). While in law school, Mr. Williams was actively involved in the school’s advocacy organizations, where he held the position of vice-president of both the nationally ranked Charles C. Papy Moot Court Board and UM’s Mock Trial Team. While competing nationally for UM’s Moot Court, Mr. Williams won the prestigious Irving R. Kaufman...

Attorney Jason M. Melton, is a founding partner of Whittel & Melton. As a former state prosecutor, he continues fighting for victims bringing in some of the largest single event results in Central Florida. Jason is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million and Million Dollar Advocates Forum, AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and continues to be listed among SuperLawyers in Florida by Thomson Reuters. He is a Founding Member of the National Academy of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers, and in 2023 was named President. Attorney Melton is dedicated to providing clients with personalized, high-quality representation. We handle Auto Accidents, Slip and Fall, Injury, Nursing...

David Edelstein is an AV® rated criminal defense attorney representing clients facing criminal charges in both state and federal courts throughout the State of Florida. Mr. Edelstein started his career as a criminal lawyer in Miami at the Miami-Dade County Public Defender's Office and has been in private practice for the past 20 years. He has defended clients facing criminal charges in Florida from Jacksonville to Key West and from Portland, Oregon to New York City. Although he has occasionally represented clients on appeal, Mr. Edelstein spends the majority of his time as a criminal trial attorney.

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An experienced trial attorney, Robert Whittel provides his clients with strong, disciplined, results-oriented representation. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he served as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy. Robert graduated from both law school and the United States Merchant Marine Academy with honors, and served on the esteemed Florida Law Review. Before co-founding Whittel & Melton, a full-service law firm, Robert gained valuable experience in the court room both serving as a former prosecutor and representing large corporations in complex litigation and transactional matters. Robert is devoted to fighting for his clients’ rights. He handles all types of criminal...

Jason H. Weber is the founder and Business Development partner of Xander Law Group, P.A. He has extensive civil litigation experience representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants in various business litigation, tort matters, and chapter 11 bankruptcy actions having conducted trials in both the federal and state courts. Mr. Weber is generally brought in on mission critical "bet the company" matters where equity owners need to know that their attorney is a business man and lawyer.

Jason Weber currently practices Commercial Litigation, Business Law, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, real estate, personal injury and general civil law throughout the South Florida region incuding Miami...

Robert Stone Jeffrey is the owner of Jeffrey Law, PA, and focuses his practice on domestic and international marital and family law disputes, including divorce and child custody issues, throughout the state of Florida. Robert also handles civil and family law appeals and business litigation. Robert is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of Florida, the United States Supreme Court, and the United States District Courts?in and for?the?Middle District of Florida and the Southern District of Florida.

Prior to founding Jeffrey Law, PA, Robert was a partner at two boutique commercial and family law...

Dorothy Easley is the founder of Easley Appellate Practice PLLC (EAP), a top-rated, award-winning premiere all-Board-Certified appellate law firm. Concentrations: Federal and Florida appeals, particularly business law, family law, contracts, intellectually property and trademark law, and employment and business torts. We deliver a full range of appellate and trial support services, particularly in complex and multi-jurisdictional matters. EAP's founder, Dorothy Easley, is the nationally recognized author of the appeals treatise, Successful Federal Appeals in All Circuit Courts: A Practical Guide for Busy Lawyers, a primary resource for attorneys to understand federal appeals nationwide. Easley is practices in all federal...

Mr. Eskander is an AV Preeminent rated attorney with Capital Partners Law PLLC. He is a dynamic leader, both within the firm and the local business community. As a true legal ambassador to the corporate world, he is passionate about helping individuals and companies succeed in a global economy while maintaining focus on integrity, honesty, high personal ethics, and creating an atmosphere of cooperation & teamwork.

As a business, real estate, and litigation attorney, Mr. Eskander prides himself on being a zealous advocate and trusted advisor to his clients. His knowledge and understanding of the law, combined with his ability...

Mr. Faro is Boston born and educated. Faro has been a Registered Patent Attorney since 1971; and, since then. has continuously represented inventors (and their companies) in the protection, exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property rights throughout the U. S. Prior to entering private practice Faro was the patent counsel for the Baxter Healthcare three (3) divisions, in Miami, Florida (immuno-diagnostics), and in Costa Mesa, California (clinical chemistry) and in the Stanford, Connecticut (Wappler Endoscopic Instruments) In private practice, Mr. Faro has represented his former employer, Baxter Healthcare, IVAX Inc., C.R. Bard. Polaroid Corp., Meridian Diagnostics, Coulter Diagnostics,...

Ricardo V. Alsina is an active trial attorney and maritime lawyer at Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A. Mr. Alsina has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1991 and has earned a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV – the highest rating for legal ability and professional and ethical standards in the industry. He focuses his practice on maritime related matters including cruise ship personal injury, cruise ship rape matters and wrongful death claims. He is also experienced in handling a number of personal injury areas including aviation disasters, automobile accidents, medical malpractice and class action civil lawsuits.

We are a law firm of aggressive and experienced advocates focusing on complex civil litigation, government regulatory enforcement matters, internal investigations, receiverships, whistleblower representation and white collar criminal defense. Whether it is assisting a whistleblower to report fraud and collect a reward, advising a corporation managing an allegation of wrongdoing, defending an executive accused of fraud, or recovering assets on behalf of fraud victims, our attorneys can help.

Our firm, Samuel J. Rabin Jr., P.A, is 100% dedicated to criminal defense in both federal and state courts. We have extensive experience and a successful track record in the defense and litigation of numerous types of crimes, including, but not limited to, asset forfeitures, criminal investigations, SEC litigation, domestic crimes, durable medical equipment fraud, grand jury investigations, healthcare fraud, Medicare or Medicaid fraud, pharmacy related fraud, insurance fraud, internet crimes, money laundering, mortgage fraud, narcotics and drug trafficking, public corruption, real estate fraud, RICO racketeering, sentencing hearings and sentencing reductions, tax and securities fraud, and white collar crimes. ...

Offering top-notch legal services in South Florida for over 36 years.

We are Trial Lawyers. Whether it be civil litigation, commercial litigation, federal or state criminal litigation, medical malpractice litigation, or personal injury litigation, my partners and I have over 60 years combined of experience trying cases in Florida and throughout the country. Let us protect your valuable rights.

Sasha Sampaio is the managing attorney of The Sampaio Law Firm, PLLC. She represents individuals and small businesses in South Florida and beyond. Sasha earned her law degree from Loyola University in New Orleans and Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico (Cum Laude). Before forming The Sampaio Law Firm, Sasha was the lead associate at Kieran P. Fallon, PA, a general practice firm in Miami. She continues to work with the firm on select cases as of counsel. Sasha's legal experience includes complex matters such as...

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...

Joshua Spector has advocated for clients in disputes ranging into tens of millions of dollars in controversy. As lead counsel, Mr. Spector has tried jury trials in both state and federal courts, and represented clients in federal appeals and appeals in Florida’s district courts and the Florida Supreme Court. Mr. Spector has represented a foreign head of state, Grammy-nominated artists, record labels, models, artist managers, songwriters, and film production companies, in addition to numerous related businesses, officers, and directors.

Core specialties in Mr. Spector’s practice include complex business litigation and related arbitrations, trade dress infringement, cybersquatting and domain name disputes, all...

Paul Petruzzi is a 23 year veteran criminal defense attorney with a boutique criminal defense lawfirm based in downtown Miami.

PARTNER at Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A. PRACTICE AREAS: Complex Commercial Litigation Franchise Arbitration Litigation and Mediation General Business Corporate Law Appellate Practice HONORS & AWARDS: Chambers USA National Ranking in Franchising (mainly Franchisee) 'AV Pre-Eminent' Rating, Martindale-Hubbell/Lexis-Nexis, 2011- Present Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2022 - Present Best Lawyers in America, Franchise Law, 2022 - Present 'Super Lawyers' in Florida, Franchise & Dealership – 2021- Present ‘Top Young Attorneys in Florida’, The Wall Street Journal & Miami Magazine, 2012-2013 'Florida Rising Star' – Super Lawyers, 2010, 2012-2013 South Florida's Top Lawyers - Miami Herald ‘Legal Elite’ - Florida Trend Magazine, 2001- Current 'Cambridge Who’s Who Registry Among Executives & Professionals' - Miami, Florida, 2010-2012 Who's Who Legal...

Michael Mirer is a seasoned criminal defense lawyer in Miami-Dade, Florida. His firm, the Law Office of Michael Mirer, P.A., handles all types of misdemeanor, felony, and federal charges. Michael earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law and was licensed by the Florida State Bar in 1997. Michael served as a Miami-Dade County Assistant State Attorney before entering into private practice. His experience on both sides of the courtroom helps him build comprehensive defenses and seek the best possible results for each client. Michael has defended a number of high profile cases...

Alan is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, and is an expert in personal injury matters, including slip and falls, automobile accidents, product liability and defamation. Alan writes extensively about Florida personal injury law on his blog, southfloridainjuryaccidentblog.com, including issues related to slip and falls at grocery stores and in hotels, hotel negligence, rear-end car accidents and defamation. Since 2002, Alan has been an AV rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell. Alan is married to a Board Certified Family Law Attorney and has two children. Representing clients in the cities of Hallandale Beach, Hollywood Florida, Aventura, Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale, and all other cities...

Attorney Ronald J. Manto provides legal representation to his clients in Miami-Dade County and throughout the State of Florida. As a criminal defense trial lawyer with more than 20 years experience, Ronald J. Manto has successfully defended people charged with serious criminal offenses in both State and Federal Courts. If you are charged with a crime, you owe it to yourself and your loved ones to seek and experienced criminal defense lawyer.

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...

Robin F. Hazel has been an attorney for fourteen years. Her practice consists of appeals and litigation support in both state and federal court. Ms. Hazel handles appeals in diverse areas of law including contract law, real estate, land use, family law and criminal law. Ms. Hazel was named a Florida Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018.

Prior to establishing HAZEL LAW, P.A., Ms. Hazel was a Senior Associate with Ruden McClosky P.A. and Greenspoon Marder P.A. There, she represented the firm’s clients in appellate and litigation matters in state...

Lawyer with over ten years’ experience litigating complex commercial disputes in Florida and California State and Federal courts and an uncommon dedication to clarity and precision in drafting and editing. Counsels and assists clients and other attorneys in a broad range of matters, including corporate structuring, contract drafting and review, insurance coverage analysis and disputes, administrative law, and civil appeals.

Bar Admissions
- All State Courts in Florida and California
- U.S. Courts of Appeals, 11th and Fed. Cirs.
- U.S. District Court, S.D. Florida
- U.S. District Court, M.D. Florida
- U.S. District Court, N.D. California

Amir Ghaeenzadeh graduated from the University of South Florida, with honors, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Sciences and a minor in Public Health in 2009. He then attended Florida Coastal School of Law, where he graduated Cum Laude, and is admitted to practice law in Florida and the District of Columbia. Mr. Ghaeenzadeh passionately represents injured clients, and has the knowledge as he formally worked as an insurance defense attorney. He also represents corporations. Mr. Amir Ghaeenzadeh has considerable experience dealing with automobile and trucking negligence, and premise liability (malls, hotels, restaurants, venues, etc.) resulting in catastrophic injuries...

Matthew Kish is an attorney with substantial experience in all aspects of bankruptcy, real estate, and commercial law. Matthew has practiced law in California and Florida and he has a proven ability to find sound solutions to complex legal, commercial, and financial concerns. Originally from Philadelphia, he is an avid surfer and outdoorsman.