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Jane Whalley Muir

Business Transactions, Operations, and Litigation

15 years of experience
Business Law
Florida

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Biography

Jane Muir is a Miami attorney, whose practice focuses on commercial litigation, contracts and general counsel. Her diverse experience includes purchase, sale and management of businesses, and enforcing a variety business contracts, prosecuting partnership and real estate disputes, defending intellectual property rights, and recovering assets. She has been appointed to serve as Receiver in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, to temporarily manage businesses during legal disputes, and recognized with several significant honors and awards, such as the Florida Bar's 2015 Young Lawyers Division’s Lynn Futch Most Productive Young Lawyer Award.

Practice Area

Business Law: Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Fees

Credit Cards Accepted

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Florida
Since 2009

10th Circuit

11th Circuit

Languages

Spanish: Spoken

Professional Experience

Managing Partner: J. Muir & Associates, P.A.; Current; A business law firm.

Education

University of Miami School of Law: J.D. (2009); 2006 - 2009; Honors: Order of Barristers, John F. Evans Memorial Scholarship, Society of Bar & Gavel; Activities: Mock Trial Team

University of Florida: B.A. (2009) | Political Science, Art History, International Relations; 2002 - 2006; Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Activities: Sailing Team, Independent Florida Alligator, MUSE Student Docent

Awards

Rising Star: SuperLawyers Magazine; 2017

Rising Star: SuperLawyers Magazine; 2016

The Lynn Futch Most Productive Young Lawyer Award: The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division; 2015; Lynn Futch Most Productive Young Lawyer Award that honors a young lawyer who is not a member of the YLD Board of Governors, who has worked most diligently in the past year in Bar activities and/or law-related public activities, and who has an excellent reputation for legal abilities and integrity.

Rising Star: SuperLawyers Magazine; 2015; Jane Muir, who practices law in Miami, Florida, was selected to Rising Stars for 2014 - 2018. This peer designation is awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state. The Rising Stars selection process takes into account peer recognition, professional achievement in legal practice, and other cogent factors.

20 Under 40 Emerging Leaders in South Florida: The Miami Herald; 2014; Each year, the Miami Herald names twenty people “20 Under 40.” They seek emerging leaders in any field, including technology, law, non-profit, business, medicine, education, entrepreneurship, tourism, real estate, or any other endeavor, whose innovative approaches, business acumen, or community focus mark them as leaders. Moreover, nominees must be known for their high ethical standards. This year, Jane Muir was selected for her significant contributions to the legal profession and the community.

President's Award: Coral Gables Bar Association; 2014; Presented for Outstanding Contributions to the Organization.

Rising Star: SuperLawyers Magazine; 2014

Alumni Leadership Award: University of Miami School of Law Alumni Association; 2013; The Alumni Leadership Award recognizes excellence, specifically in the area of leadership. The award often recognizes Bar leaders or directors and presidents of service organizations.