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Stacy A Eckert
Orange City, FL Business Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Florida
Welcome to the Law Offices of Stacy A. Eckert. Mr. Eckert provides his clients with personalized service and attention in cases involving bankruptcy, estate planning and probate, foreclosure defense, corporate and business law along with real estate disputes. As a 39 year resident of Volusia County, he has dedicated his career to providing his clients with caring and competent service while keeping them informed and up to date on the processes involved with their cases. Over the years, Mr. Eckert has filed over 3000 bankruptcy cases, both personal and business. He has handled and defended against multiple...
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Andrew Manie
Lakeland, FL Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Collections and Construction
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Attorney Andrew John Manie was born in Queens, New York, to a family with roots in Trinidad and Tobago. Raised in the Virgin Islands and later settling in North Lauderdale, Florida, Mr. Manie’s diverse upbringing has provided him with a unique perspective on life and the law. He graduated from Boyd Anderson High School, and soon after, he answered the call to serve his country.
The day after his 18th birthday, Mr. Manie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he served as a communications repairman with an infantry battalion. His military service included a deployment to Iraq, where he...
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Erica Canas
Miami Beach, FL Business Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
(786) 708-1586
407 Lincoln Road, Suite 6h, PMB 176
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP and Trademarks
Florida International University College of Law
Erica is the founder and owner of the ID Law Shop, a specialized resource for interior designers to protect their businesses and simplify their legal processes. As an attorney, she understand the importance of having legal protections in place when running an interior design business and has leveraged her expertise to develop customizable legal templates, including client contracts, personnel agreements, intellectual property protection agreements and more, all tailored specifically to the needs of interior designers.
Prior to launching the ID Law Shop, Erica worked as an intellectual property, transactional and marketing law attorney. In her 16+ year practice, she has...
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Edwin Christian Cisneros
Miami Beach, FL Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Georgetown University Law Center and University of Miami School of Law
I am an attorney with a sharp mind and a strong ethical foundation, focusing on private wealth management services for high net-worth clients, those with assets exceeding $24 million. My work primarily involves complex tax planning, trusts, trust and probate administration, and resolving various issues that arise. I also provide knowledgeable consultation to pre-immigration international clients, advising them on asset protection, tax management, and risk mitigation, while highlighting the financial and tax implications of relocating to the U.S.
In addition to my client work, I take the initiative in driving internal operational improvements and enhancing the quality of client-facing presentations. I...
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Morgan Theodore
Miami Beach, FL Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Business, Appeals and IP
University of Miami School of Law
I bring fifteen years of experience to my practice as a civil litigator and transactional business attorney. Presently, I operate as a sole practitioner, offering in-house support to a range of small businesses and established corporate clients. My focus is on intellectual property law, where I provide trademark and copyright counseling to both corporate entities and creative individuals.
Additionally, I offer appellate and litigation support as co-counsel for various firms, dealing with a wide array of civil issues. My background includes significant experience in litigating in both state and federal courts, with over ten years dedicated to complex brief writing and...
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Dennis Chen
Winter Garden, FL Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Consumer and Personal Injury
University of Florida
Dennis Chen is a Central Florida attorney practicing in the areas of Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Real Estate Litigation, Landlord-Tenant Law, Foreclosure Defense, General Civil Litigation and Lemon Law Claims.
He was born in Jamaica and lived there until he completed high school. He migrated to Florida and attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He then joined the US Army and was stationed in Bamberg, Germany. He returned to the US and attended the University of Florida where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and later a law degree, Juris Doctor.
Dennis worked for State Farm as an insurance adjuster...
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Megan M. Kelly
Naples, FL Business Law Attorney with 7 years of experience
Business, Elder and Estate Planning
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Megan M. Kelly, Attorney at Law concentrates on estate planning, business law, and real estate law in Naples, FL and all of Southwest Florida.
As a mobile attorney in Naples, Megan provides personalized legal solutions to individuals and families, assisting with wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, advance medical or health care directives, and any other documents related to legal life planning.
Megan M. Kelly also offers subscription-based strategic business consulting to corporate clients of all sizes and stages of growth from startup to ongoing business needs including contract preparation and review, pre-litigation consulting, and risk mitigation.
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Noelia M Ramos
DORAL, FL Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Business, Immigration and Real Estate
St. Thomas University and Universidad Catolica
Nicaraguan-born attorney graduated from Law School in 1998 in Universidad Catolica de Nicaragua. Relocated in the United States where she continued her passion to promote justice as Florida Certified Paralegal. In 2002, Mrs. Ramos completed her Immigration Legal Studies at Florida International University. Later, in 2016, she graduated from Saint Thomas Law School and joined the American Immigration Lawyers Association to continue developing best practices to achieve better results for her clients. Mrs. Ramos is constantly volunteering her time to help the immigrant community through pro-immigrants associations and to advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law. Ms. Ramos...
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Alain E Roman
Doral, FL Business Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning and Probate
New York University School of Law
I practice primarily on the areas of estate planning and probate law. I have a Masters in Taxation (LL.M.) from the University of New York. I help individuals and business owners reduce their estate tax liability and protect their assets.
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Mery Lopez
Hialeah , FL Business Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
I am a Cuban American Female Lawyer, and I enjoy helping families with the true American dream of securing home ownership. I assist families in purchasing and handling the closing of the home or business of their dream. As well as:
Our office handles all real estate and probate law. We are set up with CDC guidelines to meet with our clients. We continue to be open and are helping families with loan modifications, foreclosure defense and short sales as needed.
Our staff and the attorney speak Spanish. We have zoom meetings and or office...
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Nick J. Pineiro
Lakeland, FL Business Law Attorney with 4 years of experience
Business, Construction, Estate Planning and Probate
Stetson University College of Law
I am a native Floridian and Cuban-American, born and raised in the vibrant state of Florida. In 2015, I completed my bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration at the University of Central Florida. Before stepping into the legal field, I was deeply involved in coordinating healthcare services for injured workers within Florida’s workers’ compensation system. This role provided me with invaluable experience in navigating complex regulations and advocating for those who were injured.
In 2017, I moved to Saint Petersburg to pursue my legal studies at Stetson University College of Law. During my time in law school, I sharpened my skills as...
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Bruce Jacobs
Miami, FL Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense and Foreclosure Defense
Fordham University
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Benjamin Lusk
Fort Myers, FL Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Benjamin Lusk is an associate with Lusk, Drasites & Tolisano, P.A. and practices in the areas of civil litigation and civil trial.
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Mr. Jeffrey R. Kuhns
Punta Gorda, FL Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Chapman University Fowler School of Law and Whittier Law School
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Braelyn Saumure
North Miami, FL Business Law Attorney with 3 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Miami School of Law
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Tony Andre
North Miami, FL Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business, Collections, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Tony Andre, Esq. is the principal shareholder of Andre Law. Before founding Andre Law, Mr. Andre worked at two of prominent law firms in the city. Mr. Andre is experienced in an assortment of legal matters from litigation to transactions. He has represented institutional clients and investors in transactions and litigation and has also represented those same clients in various capacities (including plaintiff, defendant, and neutral third party).
Mr. Andre’s representative matters include the representation of a leading national bank in federal court involving high-stakes litigation involving the Republic of Argentina. In addition, Mr. Andre has represented countless...
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Jennings Kemp Brinson
Winter Haven , FL Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, Employment and Probate
George Washington University - Virginia Campus
J. Kemp Brinson is a Partner at Bloodworth Law, PLLC, in Orlando, Florida, and Winter Haven, Florida. Kemp has practiced business litigation, trust litigation, probate litigation, and employment litigation since 2004.
Kemp is able to see legal issues as a plaintiff’s attorney and as a defendant’s attorney.
“I would describe it as perspective because I know what the other side is thinking,” Kemp said. And it’s most valuable in the settlement context because I know exactly what conversation is had if I’m on the plaintiff’s side or whether as the defendant’s attorney. I know what it’s going to take to...
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Jonathan K. Allen
Orlando, FL Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
390 N. Orange Ave, Suite 2300
Orlando, FL 32801
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and International
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Mr. Jonathan K. Allen, Esquire, received his bachelor's degree in Legal Studies from University of California, Berkeley. He minored in philosophy. Having acquired a notable scholarship, he continued his education and earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Thomas M. Cooley School of Law. While in law school, he served as Vice President of the law school chapter of Amnesty International and became a member of Phi Alpa Delta Law Fraternity. He also participated in mock trial and moot court competitions. After completing law school, Mr. Allen gained admission to practice law in New York, New Jersey and Florida. He...
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Sherri Kandel Dewitt
Orlando, FL Business Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Divorce and Family
Cornell University
Sherri K. DeWitt was born and grew up in Middletown, New York. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1982 and has been authorized to practice before the U.S District Court of the Middle District of Florida since 1983 and before the U.S. Court of Appeal since 1985. She received her B.A. Cum Laude in 1973 and Ph.D. in 1977 from State University of New York at Binghamton. Dr. DeWitt received her J.D. Degree from Cornell University in 1982. She was an editor of the Cornell Law Review and is the author of a book and numerous articles. Dr....
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Kristen Marena Jackson
Orlando, FL Business Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Washington University School of Law and Stetson University
Attorney Kristen M. Jackson is the founding partner at Jackson Montoya Law Firm. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1974, and then another from the University of South Florida in 1981. Ms. Jackson then earned a Juris Doctorate from Stetson University in 1983, and an LLM in Taxation from Washington School of Law in 1983. Attorney Jackson established Jackson Montoya Law firm in 1996, after working for various other firms for 12 years. At the firm, Ms. Jackson focuses her practice on estate planning, probate and trust administration, elder law, business...
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AnnaDanielle Carter
Bonita Springs, FL Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(239) 594-7227
3301 Bonita Beach Road
Suite 200
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
Business, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
With over 25 years of legal experience, AnnaDanielle Carter, Esq., is a trusted advisor and thought leader in community association law. AnnaDanielle has built a career defined by her deep expertise in operational, management, and corporate decision-making issues, as well as her exceptional track record as a civil litigator in state, appellate, and federal courts.
As a valued attorney at Hamilton Mikes, P.A., AnnaDanielle has been instrumental in supporting the firm's growth, representing over 300 common-interest associations, and delivering strategic solutions across a broad range of legal challenges. Her legal proficiency extends to matters involving The Florida Condominium Act, The...
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Isaac David Tilton
Orlando, FL Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy and Probate
Brooklyn Law School
Associate attorney Isaac Tilton handles bankruptcy, business and commercial litigation, trust litigation, estate litigation, and employment litigation for Bloodworth Law, PLLC, in Orlando, Florida.
Isaac has more than a decade of experience in commercial litigation and is licensed to practice law in Florida, New York, and California.
Isaac has experience in bankruptcy, commercial litigation including breach of contract, corporate disputes, partnership disputes, real estate disputes, fraud, and employment disputes.
Isaac received a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School in 2008. He was the Associate Managing Editor of the Journal of International Law. He was a member of the Moot Court Honor...
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David Gongora
MIAMI, FL Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Collections, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
Florida International University College of Law
David D. Gongora is an Attorney at the Law Offices of Blaxberg, Grayson & Kukoff, P.A. and concentrates his practice in the Financial Services industry in the areas of Real Estate law and Commercial Litigation. Since 2002, David earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Real Estate to hone his analytical skills during his tenure as a strategic management consultant for manufacturing operations. Meanwhile, he also focused his experience and education for businesses across South Florida as a commercial real estate broker negotiating industrial Real Estate leasing and sales transactions. In 2004, David was elected as councilman for...
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Andrew Graves
Lake Mary, FL Business Law Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Personal Injury
Ave Maria School of Law
Andrew Graves, Esq is an experienced attorney specializing in the areas of personal injury, workers compensation, medical malpractice, and business litigation. He is licensed to practice in the state of Florida.
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Tyler Mamone
Miami, FL Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business, Collections, IP and Native American
The University of Toledo College of Law
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...
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Ms. Lisa Capote
Miami, FL Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, Administrative and International
University of Miami School of Law
Mrs. Capote represents businesses with regulatory compliance issues and litigation. She focuses her practice on representing clients before regulatory agencies, such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Joseph A. Davidow
Naples, FL Business Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
975 6th Avenue South
Suite 200
Naples, FL 34102
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Civil Rights and Criminal Defense
St. Thomas University School of Law
I am a trial attorney and I have developed the knowledge and experience to aid my clients in all facets of litigation. My practice is focused on developing legally and factually sound arguments for every possible venue. I handle cases involving issues before trial courts, administrative courts, appellate courts, legislatures, civic boards, mediators and arbitrators.
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Isabel Yague
Miami, FL Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(305) 901-2782
Killian Professional Village
10723 SW 104 Street
Miami, FL 33176
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and International
University of Miami School of Law and Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Isabel Yague is a business and franchise law attorney with extensive experience in both corporate counsel and law firm positions in the U.S. and Spain. Over her legal career, Ms. Yague acquired wide experience drafting and negotiating various types of complex contracts and agreements to advance business interests of her clients in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. In Spain, Isabel Yague was a corporate attorney at a multinational insurance company Mapfre Empresas. In the U.S., Isabel worked as a corporate counsel for two international franchisors – 100 Montaditos and Hair Club for Men. Also, she was first an...
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Robert Waller Bivins
Valrico, FL Business Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Business, Agricultural, Environmental and Estate Planning
University of Florida
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James Boatman
Naples, FL Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business, Construction, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
James A. Boatman, Jr., is an attorney at the Boatman Law Firm in Naples, Florida. Mr. Boatman works with cases involving construction defect litigation, contract enforcement, foreclosure prosecution, foreclosure defense, internet wire fraud prosecution, special asset recovery, common law tort cases such as defamation and fraud and other complex legal issues. He serves clients in Naples and throughout the state of Florida.
Mr. Boatman has over 20 years of experience and is committed to helping his clients achieve their goals through negotiation or litigation. Licensed as an attorney since 1997, Mr. Boatman is qualified to appear before all Florida state courts,...
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Eric Albert Parzianello
Naples, FL Business Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Employment and Real Estate
University of Detroit Mercy
My practice is concentrated in representing employers and entrepreneurs in all aspects of employment and business law including severance, termination issues, non-compete disputes and in issues involving the protection of proprietary information.
I also represents employers in Fair Labor Standards Act disputes, including those with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. I represent clients in complex commercial litigation regarding these issues at both the trial and appellate levels. A significant portion of my litigation experience has been in business breakups, corporate and partnership dissolutions, securities and shareholder disputes, and related valuation issues. My business litigation experience allows me to...
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David Howard Abrams
Lake Mary, FL Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Administrative and Real Estate
Concord Law School, The George Washington University Law School and Florida A&M University College of Law
The Law Office of David H. Abrams in Orlando, Florida provides legal services in:
Aviation Law
Corporate Law
Computer & Internet Law
Copyright & Trademark
Estate, Elder Law, & Probate
Real Estate
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Jeffrey D Ostlie
Lake Mary, FL Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Florida International University
Jeff started The Law Office of Jeffrey D. Ostlie, P.A. in 2010 with a focus on real estate and business law. The firm is particularly focused on assisting distressed homeowners resolve problems related to the recent unprecedented decline in Central Florida home values.
Jeff has wide ranging experience in real estate matters. Prior to receiving his Juris Doctor from Florida International University, in Miami, Florida, Jeff worked as a real estate sales associate, selling residential and commercial real estate in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After graduating from law school, Jeff started multiple real estate brokerages in the Orlando, Florida area where...
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Jeffrey A. Dowd
Brandon, FL Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Trademarks
University of Akron School of Law
I am an entrepreneur at heart and went to college to study business. While in college I began working at a law firm, where I discovered my passion for the law. While in law school, I focused my studies on business law, and wills, trusts and estates. I graduated from law school in May of 1996 and was admitted to the Florida Bar in September 1996.
My first job out of law school was working for a sole practitioner representing businesses in workers compensation cases. Soon thereafter I took a job with an international law firm managing a satellite office in...
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Ronald Isriel
Miami, FL Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Personal Injury
St. Thomas University School of Law
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...
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Mark Krzykwa
Miami, FL Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and IP
Nova Southeastern University
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Berenice Marie Mottin-Berger
Coral Gables, FL Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Business, Construction and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
Berenice Mottin-Berger's practice is primarily focused on complex commercial and construction litigation, as well as in community association law. Ms. Mottin-Berger has experience litigating cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants involving: defective construction, contractual disputes, director and officer claims, and condominium disputes. In her role as general counsel to community associations, Ms. Mottin-Berger assists on all operational matters, including: evictions, owner conflicts, lease disputes, election recalls, and annual meetings.
Ms. Mottin-Berger’s clients include condominium associations, homeowner associations, contractors, individual homeowners, and developers.
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Otto De Cordoba
Miami, FL Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Business, Administrative and International
Columbia Law School
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...
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Miguel Antonio Suro
Miami, FL Business Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Universidad de Puerto Rico Escuela de Derecho
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...
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Robert Houpt Thornburg
Miami, FL Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Business, IP and Patents
University of Florida
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...