Stuart Lawyers

I am a business lawyer, real estate lawyer and immigration attorney. I represent clients in title and real estate matters who are purchasing, selling or refinancing a home or business; negotiating a lease on commercial or residential property and litigating issues that arise from real estate transactions. I provide day-to-day legal and business counseling to both established and successful companies, as well as startups. I offer my clients unparalleled transactional expertise from business formation and preparation of business contracts, to business financing, mergers and acquisitions. U.S. immigration laws are very complex and the factors to be...

Peter J. Guala is a Florida attorney, and the Founder and Managing Shareholder of Guala Law Firm which offers legal counsel in practice areas including condominium and planned development / community association law, corporate counsel, real estate law and industry focused practices. Mr. Guala is a Board Certified Specialist in Condominium and Planned Development Law. During his career Mr. Guala has worked closely with clients to provide them successful representation and counsel in various legal matters regarding real estate issues, business matters, and operation of associations operating condominiums and other communities. He has acted as general corporate counsel to numerous...

Mr. McCaughan is the founder of Mac Law PLLC, a law firm dedicated to serving individuals and businesses in all aspects of real property law. After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law, Mr. McCaughan practiced at a well-regarded litigation firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before deciding to start Mac Law PLLC. He is a title insurance and settlement agent of Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, and currently serves as “of Counsel” for a prominent South Florida real estate law firm. Mr. McCaughan is a native of Miami, Florida, and is active in...

Philip Freidin has been practicing law for 50 years and has devoted his life to representing clients who have been seriously injured by the wrongful acts of others. Phil has represented plaintiffs in some of the most significant personal injury and medical malpractice cases in Florida’s history and has earned his status as a pillar in the South Florida legal community. As one federal judge recently wrote, “he is unquestionably among the upper echelons of lawyers in our district.” Phil has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law since 1989 and recertified three times. Board certification recognizes lawyers’ special knowledge, skills,...

Founding Partner Robert Zarco has been at the forefront of protecting the legal rights and interests of business clients in the USA and internationally for over 35 years, handling complex commercial trials, legal transactions, disputes and other litigation in Federal and State Courts, as well as Arbitration and Mediation. Zarco and the firm have represented franchisees from over 500 franchise systems & over 40 franchisee associations in more than 40 states and 20 countries in disputes against major franchisors. He leads a team of experienced attorneys who have a long track record of helping franchisees and other businesses form,...

Gianni Mendes Toniutti is a Founding Partner of Tosolini, Toniutti & Partners and the Head of its Immigration Department. Gianni Mendes Toniutti is admitted to practice before the State of New York since 2005 and principally handles immigration-related matters for corporate transfers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors. Mr. Mendes Toniutti is particularly specialized in immigration cases involving extraordinary ability individuals, including musicians, actors, models, athletes, and other "extraordinary ability" aliens coming to temporarily or permanently work in the United States. Mr. Mendes Toniutti has been named by several Italian and American media as "The Guru of Immigration" and "The Lawyer of...

Jonathan S. Goldstein is a partner at Haber Law. His practice areas include Condominium and Homeowners Association (HOA) law, commercial litigation and construction litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Goldstein was a partner at a boutique law firm in Miami where his practice was focused in the areas of condominium and HOA representation and commercial litigation. Mr. Goldstein has represented community associations in all facets of general representation and collections, including but not limited to turnover and construction related disputes, covenant enforcement, amendment drafting, meeting attendance, arbitration before the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobiles Homes, lien foreclosures,...

As the Miami, FL, based VP & General Counsel at Earlens Corporation, a Silicon Valley hybrid FDA medical technology and healthcare retail (covered entity) company that developed the Earlens Contact Hearing Solution, a revolutionary, ENT procedure-based, bionic hearing device that directly vibrates the eardrum; I lead the legal and compliance functions for the organization. I have 7+ years of experience as a tech-enabled healthcare IT, IP, AI, telehealth, digital health, cyber, privacy, and compliance attorney licensed in Florida, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., and over 20+ years as a board-certified healthcare administrator and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare...

Estate Planning - As older family members passed, Evan saw that good estate planning eliminated the need for probate and made life so much easier for those already grieving a loss. Mortgage Foreclosure Defense - When the foreclosure crisis hit in 2008, Evan dove in. He has appeared for hundreds of trials and dozen of appeals, helping clients achieve their goals. When Florida foreclosure defense attorneys formed a group to help better serve their clients, they asked Evan to serve as their president. He accepted and continues to serve in that role. Real Estate Closings - Evan grew up with...

Schlacter Law is an award-winning personal injury law firm located in South Florida serving clients all throughout the state. The principal and founder, Brett L. Schlacter, Esq. has recovered millions of dollars and has handled thousands of injury cases. He has been featured on major news stations and has many awards and accolades. Some include 10.0 “Superb” Avvo Rating, National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40®, Super Lawyers®, and membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum®.

Robert Rubenstein established Rubenstein Law in 1988, after beginning his legal career at prominent firms where he focused on corporate mergers, acquisitions, and tax law. During that time, he sharpened his skills in business strategy and negotiation while also realizing the value of building a client-centered practice. What started as a small practice has since expanded into a powerhouse personal injury firm with more than 400 team members and offices across Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York. The firm’s results speak for themselves, consistently proving to be a formidable challenger against large insurance companies and corporate defendants. Despite the firm’s rapid...

I am a first generation immigrant of Italian and Swiss parents. Having immigrated to the U.S. at an early age I have come to appreciate the freedoms and liberties we have in America. I also have a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and I have worked in federal law enforcement ( U.S. Customs) and security for 15 years before becoming a lawyer. This experience gave me valuable insight as to the inner workings of the U.S. government and its law enforcement mechanisms and procedures which allows me to provide real life practical advice to my clients as...

I am the founder and lead attorney at True North Law, P.A., a family law firm based in Miami, dedicated to serving clients across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. My areas of practice include paternity, divorce, child support, and related family law matters. I am a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator in Family Law. Having lived in Miami-Dade and Broward counties for many years, I pursued my Bachelor of Arts degree at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, graduating in 2011. I then earned my law degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 2014. During my time in law...

Mr. Musca is a passionate, aggressive and nationally-renowned criminal defense attorney who represents clients on all criminal defense matters in the State of Florida. He completed his undergraduate studies at Boston College, and graduated cum laude in 1994. He then went on to earn his law degree from Case Western University School of Law in 1997. Mr. Musca began his career representing the indigent as an Assistant Public Defender. Then, in 2001, he began his own practice, Musca Law, P.A, a firm which focuses exclusively in the area of criminal defense. He also speaks fluent Spanish. Mr. Musca...

Mr. Parron has over 20+ years of executive and legal experience in the television, music and motion picture industries. He is the past-chair of the Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law section, a board member of the Miami-Dade County Film & Entertainment Advisory Board and an elected Grammy Governor of the Recording Academy. Prior to opening his law firm and his tenure at Universal Music Group as in-house attorney, Mr. Parron served as CEO & founder of Ritmoteca.com, Inc., the worlds first legal source for downloadable Latin music via the Internet and mobile networks. Mr. Parron is often...

Beatrice Bianchi Fasani is a Florida licensed attorney and the founding member of the firm. She currently focuses her practice on inbound and outbound tax planning, pre-immigration tax planning, estate planning, real property transactions and corporate law.

Ms. Bianchi Fasani has extensive experience advising high-net-worth families and closely held businesses investing in the U.S. real estate market, on U.S. and international wealth planning matters, as well as income, estate, and gift tax planning.

As a US corporate attorney, Ms. Bianchi Fasani has experience in mergers and acquisition including creating U.S. and foreign entities and advising international and domestic companies on multi-million...

Anwar E. Hadeed was born and raised on the beautiful twin islands of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean. The son of Syrian immigrants who moved to the islands in the 1980s, Anwar’s upbringing was shaped by the rich cultural traditions of the Caribbean and the Middle East. At 17, he moved to the United States to pursue higher education, driven by a passion for understanding human behavior and society. Anwar graduated summa cum laude from Moravian University in Pennsylvania, earning double majors in Psychology and Sociology. As an undergraduate, he excelled in leadership roles, including President of the Psychology Club,...

Stephen S. Stallings is an experienced trial lawyer with over two decades of public and private experience providing counsel in False Claims Act/qui tam matters, white collar defense, commercial and securities litigation, FCPA, corporate compliance and internal investigations. He frequently serves as lead trial counsel in complex federal cases.

Mr. Stallings served for over seven years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, where he prosecuted fraud and public corruption matters through investigation, indictment, trial and appeal in the U.S. Attorney's Offices for the Southern District of Florida in Miami and the Western District of...

Mark Kaire has practiced as a personal injury lawyer in Miami for many years. In 1997, he founded Kaire & Heffernan, LLC — a law firm dedicated to providing tenacious, aggressive and devoted service to each client. My belief is that every client, regardless how big or small their case, deserves the best personal representation. Thus our firm motto: It's Not Business, It's Personal!! Mr. Kaire is a member of the "Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum," an exclusive group of trial lawyers who have achieved settlement or verdicts in excess of $2 million Mark Kaire has been recognized by Best Lawyers...

Mr. Taylor has been certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in criminal trial defense since 1983 and is a veteran of well over 400 felony jury trials. He has represented public entities and figures, as well as private individuals, on matters ranging from driving under the influence to capital murder in state courts and from narcotics to health care fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, and securities fraud in federal courts. For over 30 years, Mr. Taylor has been acknowledged by his peers and held the distinction of being rated AV Preeminent (highest for ethical standards and legal...

Edward Dabdoub is Managing Partner of Dabdoub Law Firm – a firm dedicated to representation of individuals with long term disability claims. He built this firm with the specific purpose of helping people collect disability benefits from disability insurance companies. He handles long term disability claims, appeals and lawsuits with all major insurance companies. He has represented clients in lawsuits in both state and federal courts against insurance companies and has won cases at both the District Court level and the Appeals Court. Mr. Dabdoub routinely advises clients on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), particularly with...

Monique Lavender Greenberg is the founding attorney of Lavender Greenberg PLLC in Coral Gables, Florida. In this role, she focuses her practice on estate planning and probate law, advising families and individuals on the financial, legal, and tax aspects of their estate plans. Monique is Board Certified in Wills, Trusts, and Estates by the Florida Bar and she obtained both a Master of Laws in Estate Planning and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law. Monique is a former president of the Coral Gables Estate Planning Council, where she has actively participated in several roles and currently serves on its...

Philip M. Gerson is a board certified civil trial lawyer who has practiced law in Miami, Florida for more than 40 years. He is a cum laude graduate of the University of Miami Law School, where he was a member of the editorial board of the Law Review, a Moot Court winner and student instructor in legal research and writing. Mr. Gerson is admitted to practice in all Florida Courts, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States District Court for...

Nicholas I. Gerson is a personal injury attorney whose practice consists of representing plaintiffs in serious, catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. Mr. Gerson focuses on auto, truck, and motor vehicle accidents, cruise ship accidents, maritime and marine related injuries, negligent security, premises liability, victims of crime, and other complex litigation.

Mr. Gerson is known within the legal community for his hard work, dedication and providing zealous legal representation. He has secured over 25 million dollars in jury verdicts and personal injury settlements in his first 13 years of practice. Some of Mr. Gerson's highlights include a $1.7 million dollar jury...

Michael A. Winkleman is one of the nation’s top maritime lawyers. An active trial and appellate attorney, Mr. Winkleman is also a frequent contributing expert on maritime and cruise ship law. He has made more than 100 national television appearances regarding cruise ship law, including The Today Show, Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, 20/20, Inside Edition, OutFront with Erin Burnett, Fox News Channel’s ‘American’s Newsroom,’ ‘Fox & Friends,’ ‘America Live,’ ‘Happening Now,’ ‘Justice with Judge Jeanine’; and ‘Imus in the Morning.’ Mr. Winkleman has received numerous honors and accolades in recognition of his contributions to the field of maritime law

Ira Leesfield is a prominent and respected Miami attorney. Mr. Leesfield is the managing partner of the nationally recognized law firm, Leesfield & Partners. The firm has earned a reputation for achieving outstanding results on behalf of their clients as well as exercising extraordinary initiative in prosecuting cases that benefit public interest. With an emphasis on cases involving serious personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and related fields, Leesfield & Partners has served the community by defending the rights of the individual. Ira Leesfield has headed these efforts, contributing more than five decades of litigation experience.

As a trial lawyer, I see people at a time when they are in their greatest need. Unfortunately, it's not easy to choose the right lawyer for your case. If you choose a lawyer who will never go to court, you are destined to settle your case for too little. Lawyers who never go to court by definition always take the last best offer to settle. Insurance companies know which lawyers will always talk their clients into a settlement.

I am Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Civil Trial. I'm proud to go to trial when necessary to...

Founding partner at Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum, LLP available to represent victims of medical malpractice, product liability, civil rights and other cases involving personal injury in Miami, FL.

Founding partner at Miami law firm Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum, LLP specializing in helping victims of personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and auto accidents. Fluent in Spanish and actively involved in the legal community in Florida. Selected to Super Lawyers every year since 2006.

Eric Bluestein concentrates his practice in personal injury, automobile accidents, medical malpractice, consumer fraud, premises liability, wrongful death litigation, insurance bad faith and commercial litigation. He has tried numerous cases and obtained verdicts in excess of one million dollars for his clients.

Mr. Bluestein has been recognized by Florida Trend's Magazine as a Florida Legal Elite Up and Comer annually since 2011 and has been honored as a Rising Star in Super Lawyers Magazine consecutively since 2013.

In 2016, he was elected by the Young Lawyers Division of the Dade County Bar Association to serve as President for the 2017 to...

Call (310) 208-6200 to see if you qualify for a consult with Dennis Brager, first 15 minutes FREE. Mr. Brager is a California State Bar Certified Tax Specialist and a former Senior Trial Attorney for the Internal Revenue Service's Office of Chief Counsel. In addition to representing the IRS in the United States Tax Court, he advised the Service on complex civil and criminal tax issues. Mr. Brager's attorney firm of 15 attorneys and support staff is based in West Los Angeles. He has been featured every year from 2008-2023 as a Super Lawyer in the field of Tax by Los...

I am a seasoned criminal defense attorney with 25 years of courtroom experience. My background as a former prosecutor and law enforcement academy instructor gives me unique insight into defending the rights of the accused, which I am passionate about. I graduated from the University of Miami Honors Program and received my Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University. My legal journey began in insurance defense, but I quickly transitioned to criminal defense to advocate for clients daily. With over 200 trials under my belt, I have successfully handled a wide range of criminal cases, including homicide, drug trafficking, and DUI. My...

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...

Greg Popowitz, Florida Bar Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law, is a partner in our Fort Lauderdale office. He is a Registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent & Trademark Office and focuses his practice on Intellectual Property. Mr. Popowitz helps clients protect their inventions, brands, and other creations using patent, trademark, and copyright rights. This includes the prosecution of patents and trademarks, licensing, co-existence agreements, evaluating new inventions, brands, and technology, clearance searches, and litigation. Mr. Popowitz enjoys counseling clients on the various mechanisms available to protect their Intellectual Property, which ultimately adds value to their business. Mr. Popowitz's...

John M. Frazier, Jr. is a partner at Widerman Malek, PL that focuses on delivering a full range of litigation in both state and federal courts; including the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States as well as acting in advisory capacities for businesses and corporations reviewing contracts, documents, and providing legal feedback to aid and assist decision-makers. His area of practice includes corporate litigation and transactions, complex commercial litigation, real estate litigation and transactions, business representation, and maritime law. John has been a keynote speaker educating the public on the...

Eric S. Rosen is a Florida Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist and a Fort Lauderdale personal injury attorney with more than 17 years of experience representing seriously injured clients. He is the founder of Rosen Injury Law, P.A., and has obtained over 100 million dollars in jury verdicts and settlements in complex catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. His practice includes car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, pedestrian, and rideshare accidents, as well as medical malpractice, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and wrongful death claims. He is recognized among the best personal injury lawyers in Fort Lauderdale and is a respected trial instructor...

Joshua Brownlee is a trial lawyer and partner of JT Law Firm. Mr. Brownlee has tried several jury trials in which he has obtained favorable verdicts in favor of his clients. Mr. Brownlee has represented hundreds of policy holders in both Commercial and Residential Property Insurance claims. Mr. Brownlee is a Partner at JT Law Firm where he serves clients, protect their interests, and helps them recover from their insurance company. Throughout his career Mr. Brownlee has earned over $2.5 million in settlements for his clients. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Brownlee graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a...

Monica Balyasny is a licensed attorney in the States of Florida and New York. She is fluent in both English and Russian.

Mrs. Balyasny graduated from John Jay College with a Bachelors in Science in Criminal Justice in 2012. After graduation, she moved to South Florida to attend Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 2018. While in law school, Mrs. Balyasny received her concentration in Health Law while actively participating in extracurricular activities at Nova. She was a representative for the Jewish Law Society Association and a member of the “Pulse” Health...

John Tolley is a former Prosecutor & Insurance Defense lawyer licensed in the States of New York, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Tolley has tried over 45 criminal and civil jury trials. He is the co-owner and a partner in JT Law Firm where he represents clients in disputes regarding homeowner's insurance claims and criminal defense. Mr. Tolley attended Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 2014. While in law school, Mr. Tolley was an active member of the Nova Trial Association and the Moot Court Society, representing his law school in...

Wilnar Julmiste is a highly experienced Personal Injury and Maritime Law Attorney representing clients throughout the state of Florida. She is an experienced litigator and tough negotiator. She has been passionately representing personal injury clients since 2008. Prior to opening Julmiste Legal, Wilnar spent many years representing large companies that were defending themselves from claims. During that time, Wilnar gained valuable insight into the world of defense litigation strategy and understands what motivates insurance companies and large corporations to properly resolve claims. In addition to personal injury, Wilnar also concentrates her practice on maritime law, the body of law governing the...