Partner
Education
B.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1986, cum laude
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1989, cum laude
Bar Admissions
New York, 1989
Florida, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
Practice Areas
Construction Litigation
Construction Defects
Construction Liens
Construction Contracts
Business Litigation
Factoring Law Litigation
Contract Fraud
Real Estate Litigation
Biography
Former Partner, Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell
Former Associate, Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn
Professional Associations and Memberships
Florida Bar Association
New York Bar Association
Palm Beach County Bar Association
U.S. Green Building Council, South Florida Chapter
Past Chairman, Palm Beach County Green Task Force on Environmental Sustainability & Conservation
The Associated General Contractors of America
Florida East Coast Chapter of the Independent Electrical Contractors
Construction Association of South Florida
International Factoring Association
Awards and Recognition
Board-Certified in Construction Law, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education since 2006
U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional (LEED-AP)
AV® Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Selected for Inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers every year since 2007
Selected as an Elite Lawyer in Construction Law every year since 2011
Reported Cases
O’Hara Gallery, Inc. v. Gary Nader, 892 So.2d 512 (Fla. DCA 2005)
Valente v. Sullivan, 897 F.2d 54 (2nd Cir. 1990)
Burr by Burr v. Sobel, Department of Education, 888 F.2d 258 (2nd Cir. 1989)
Roby v. Corporation of Lloyd’s, 824 F. Supp. 336 (S.D.N.Y. 1992)
Lone Star Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance, 131 B.R. 269 (D. Del.1991)