Copeland Lawyers

Alan E. Krinzman represents individuals and companies in acquiring and developing all types of commercial, residential and condominium properties and in negotiating related financing documents. Mr. Krinzman also helps clients navigate the governmental permitting process including site plan approval, platting and zoning variances as well as negotiating construction documents and budgets with contractors and architects, and representing the owner’s interests during the construction process. In addition to representing clients in all types of real estate transactions, a portion of Mr. Krinzman’s practice is devoted to representing investors and developers as well as institutional and private lenders in work-outs, foreclosure litigation...

Caridad Rusconi concentrates her practice in community association law. She assists condominium and homeowner’s associations in the day-to-day management and operation of their community, as well as in a broad range of general community association matters. Ms. Rusconi’s representation includes drafting and negotiating contracts, providing legal opinions and guidance regarding requirements of the governing documents and the laws, drafting amendments to the governing documents, preparing meeting packages, attending Board and owner meetings, and revitalizing and preserving the covenants and restrictions of homeowner’s associations in accordance with the Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) and the Homeowners’ Association Act. Ms. Rusconi has...

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.

I graduated from Harvard Law School in 1993. Prior to law school, I graduated summa cum laude from the Pierre Laclede Honors College at the University of Missouri, and am a distinguished veteran of the U.S. Army. My areas of expertise are Business Transactions, Contracts and Contract Disputes, Bankruptcy, and all areas of Real Estate. In the area of Business Law, I bring in-house and real-world, business-related experience to the table when assisting clients with a variety of transactions, whether they be domestic or international. In doing so, for example, I provide a unique perspective when it comes to assisting...

Nichelle Womble loves people and is passionate about advocating for human rights and diligently representing her clients in various kinds of lawsuits. She serves as an Attorney with Counsel in the American Islamic Relations office in Philadelphia, representing clients on criminal, civil rights, and civil law matters with a laudable winning rate. She fiercely fights for justice and equality. As a litigation associate Ms. Womble offers legal advice and handles cases including criminal law/trials, sports/business, civil rights, police brutality, workplace discrimination, wage violations, labor rights violations, sexual assault, unlawful imprisonment, juvenile & family law, student defense/title ix, etc. Prior to attending law...

I am Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Labor & Employment Law and have more than 27 years of experience protecting the rights of employees in the workplace and helping them recover their wages when they are not paid by their employers. During my career I have settled or successfully tried hundreds of cases on behalf of employees in Florida's state and federal courts. In addition to discrimination and unpaid wage/overtime claims, my firm also specializes in representation of local, state and federal government employees on disciplinary matters, EEO/retaliation claims and disability issues arising under the Americans...

Jason focuses his practice on complex civil litigation involving business and real estate matters. In his business litigation practice, Jason has experience representing clients in matters involving the rights and obligations of shareholders, officers and directors, LLC members and managers, business partners, and other business stakeholders, the enforceability of restrictive covenants such as non-compete and confidentiality agreements, the collection of commercial debts, the application of state and federal laws governing consumer protection, unfair competition, trade secrets, copyrights, racketeering activity, and securities fraud, and a wide variety of other contract and business tort disputes.

In his real estate litigation practice, Jason...

Brenda Schamy is a founding partner at DiSchino & Schamy, PLLC. She practices a blend of litigation and transactional work, counseling on entertainment including brand and social influencer deals, hospitality, branding, tech, start ups, non profits, and general business dealings and intellectual property as well as any related litgiation. She thrives on obtaining creative resolutions and negotiation tactics to further her client’s interests. Brenda is licensed in Florida, New York, D.C., and Michigan.

Brenda’s diverse and distinguished professional experience allows her to offer wholistic counseling to entrepreneurs, social media influencers, and companies of all shapes and sizes. Due to her...

As the founder of Haber Law Attorneys At Law, David B. Haber has successfully litigated multiple complex commercial disputes throughout South Florida. A veteran attorney of over 30 years, Mr. Haber has trained under some of the best legal minds in Florida, including the Honorable Alan R. Schwartz, former Chief Judge of the 3rd District Court of Appeals; the Honorable Gerald T. Wetherington, former Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida; the Honorable Judge Robert Shevin, former Florida Attorney General and former Justice of the 3rd District Court of Appeal; and the Honorable Judge Ursula Ungaro. Mr. Haber...

- Enjoys an "AV rating" from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating obtainable.

- Voted by his peers one of the "Best of the Bar"

- Named as one of Florida Trend's "Legal Elite", an honor given to less than one percent of the lawyers in the state.

- Selected as a "Super Lawyer," lawyers who have attained certain honors, results or credentials, which indicate a high degree of peer recognition or professional competence.

- Serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law
Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

- Member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, where...

Evan Hoffman of The Hoffman Firm has committed his legal career to defending the rights of individuals across Florida. With more than 17 years of experience handling complex criminal cases, he brings a deep understanding of trial strategy to every case he takes on. Mr. Hoffman began his career in 1998 as an Assistant State Prosecutor with the Broward County State Attorney's Office. In that role, he prosecuted a broad range of misdemeanor and felony offenses, including battery, drug possession, and driving under the influence (DUI). Over the course of his time in the prosecutor’s office, he tried more than 100...

Edward S. Schwartz has practiced law in Miami, Florida since 1982. He graduated magna cum laude from Williams College and cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law, where he served as Articles and Comments Editor of the Law Review. He is admitted to practice in all Florida courts. He is a member of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and of its Appellate Practice Section. He has also served on the Amicus Committee of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, in which capacity he has prepared and submitted amicus briefs on behalf of that organization. His practice...

Ibrahim Reyes is a civil litigation attorney whose practice is dedicated to helping businesses deal with the legal challenges of starting a company, structuring it, creating contracts for employees, vendors and customer relationships, dispute resolution, and litigation. Within the realm of business law, Mr. Reyes's Sports and Entertainment Law practice assists football (soccer) players and coaches, clubs, and leagues, and musicians, music and event producers, artists, art galleries and art dealers. Elite Lawyer named Mr. Reyes as a top Sports and Entertainment Lawyer in 2023 and 2024. Chambers and Partners named Reyes Lawyers, P.A. as one of Florida's top law firms in...

Curtis J. Mase is the Managing Shareholder and founder of Mase Seitz Briggs. He is board certified in civil trial law by the Florida Bar and National Board of Trial Advocates (NBTA). Mr. Mase is also board certified in pretrial practice by the NBTA. His main area of practice is civil litigation with an emphasis on maritime and admiralty, personal injury and class actions. Mr. Mase has tried hundreds of jury and non-jury matters. Born in Coral Gables, Florida, Mr. Mase earned his B.A. with a dual major in English and Business from Florida State University in 1982. He graduated from...

Jonathan M. Mofsky concentrates his practice on community association law. He represents clients in a broad range of general community association matters, litigation, administrative, collection and foreclosure matters. Mr. Mofsky's representation includes transactional work, covenant enforcement, providing opinions and guidance about statutory and documentary guidelines for the administration and operation of the association, drafting amendments to governing documents, performing contract review and drafting, drafting opinion letters, and preparing meeting packages for board meetings, annual meetings and elections and other meetings requiring a vote of the owners. His representation also includes assisting clients with administrative investigations by the Bureau of Compliance,...

Maryvel De Castro Valdes joined the Siegfried Rivera in 2012 and concentrates her practice in community association law and residential and commercial real estate law. She represents a broad range of clients in real estate matters including acquisition and condominium/planned unit development, commercial lending, residential and commercial lease transactions, and landlord/tenant disputes. Ms. Valdes also has extensive experience in representing community associations in both condominium lien foreclosure actions and mortgage foreclosure actions. She works closely with Boards and management on the enforcement of Association collections policies, preparing demand letters, claims of liens, settlement repayments plans and proceeding with foreclosure actions...

Injury accidents are serious and can occur with little to no warning. If you have been harmed in an injury accident, it is of the utmost importance that you immediately secure the representation your case requires. You may be wondering where you can find the support you need at such a pivotal time in your life. Come to Mesa Law Firm, where your case can receive the care and attention it needs from a Miami personal injury lawyer. Have you been harmed in a pedestrian accident or bike accident? Attorney Mesa can assist you. He has dealt with all kinds...

Richard A Schurr is an attorney with 23 years of experience in family law, business, and civil litigation. Mr. Schurr also has experience as a forensic accounting, holds a Masters of Law Degree in Taxation, and is a Certified Financial Planner. He is a Harvard trained mediator and negotiator and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator. He is a SuperLawyer, is rated AV Preeminent (highest rating) by Martindale Hubbell, and is on Florida Trend Magazine's list of Legal Elite for 2018.

For over 20 years, Mark has practiced in the areas of probate administration, estate planning, guardianship and elder law. Through his career, he has helped those clients who have the need for estate plans with very little or no assets but important goals to be accomplished for their loved ones and estate plans for clients with large financial estates with the need to protect their assets and plan for their loved ones financial care in the future. Mark has assisted those clients with the need for navigating through the probate and guardianship process at a time of loss and need...

For over two decades, John D. Ameen has been an integral part of the South Florida community. After graduating from the University of Miami with General University Honors in 1991 and its School of Law three years later, he gained valuable experience defending various insurance companies in personal injury and accident matters. His extensive knowledge provides him a profound insight into how insurers approach cases - giving his clients an invaluable edge when pursuing justice against them. Since 1994, John has been a respected attorney for plaintiffs and is currently at the forefront of insurance class action cases. In 1998, he...

Steven Flaxman is committed to continuing the Flaxman family's tradition of providing exceptional legal representation to personal injury victims, landlords and tenants. With a strong background in trial advocacy and a passion for justice, Steven helps clients navigate the complexities of personal injury law with confidence. As the leader of Flaxman Law Group's Denver office, he now serves individuals and families throughout Colorado, offering the same high level of care and legal expertise that the firm is known for in South Florida.

Justin B. Shapiro is a partner at Leesfield & Partners, a renowned personal injury law firm located in Miami, Florida. Upon graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Miami School of Law, Mr. Shapiro joined the firm and immediately focused his practice on catastrophic injury cases and wrongful death cases. Upon being named Partner, Justin Shapiro obtained a record verdict of $36,960,000.00 in a wrongful death.

Helene B. Raisman has been practicing criminal law exclusively since 1985. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the University of Miami in 1982 and she graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 1985. While in law school, Helene served as law clerk to the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Michael Salmon, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. She also completed a legal internship at the Dade County State Attorney’s Office where she was assigned to the DUI division. Following her internship, Helene began her legal career as a criminal defense attorney working at Essen &...

Forged in large-firm environments and two decades of practice with my own firm, I litigate and provide advice in business matters in Georgia, Florida and Puerto Rico. My experience in state and federal courts and arbitration fora includes creditor rights, business torts, antitrust, distribution law, corporate control, securities, tax controversies, construction defects and commercial insurance coverage disputes.

Mr. Blum spent many years in the financial services industry as a licensed stock and commodity broker trading for institutions and private individuals prior to becoming an attorney. He worked in the "pits" of the Commodity Exchange in the World Trade Center in New York. Mr. Blum then combined his extensive experience and knowledge of the securities industry with a law degree and joined one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the world, with sixteen offices and over five hundred attorneys. Mr. Blum learned the inner workings of the arbitration process during his tenure at NASD Dispute Resolution,...

Rayo Moreno has been handling Florida Worker's Compensation cases for 18 years, and is a member of the Worker's Compensation section of the Florida Bar, Broward County Bar Association, and Florida Worker's Advocates. She is admitted to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District.

Our Firms mission statement is to maintain the highest degree of ethics, while serving our Clients. Our focus is the "C.A.R.E." concept which is to be Compassionate toward our Client: to Advocate zealously for our Clients; to provide Resolution for our Clients; to be as Efficient as possible in order to earn the confidence and trust of all involved.

Eminent Domain and Property Rights Litigation.
Real Estate Litigation.
Real Estate Closings and Title Policies.
Member Eminent Domain Committee, The Florida Bar.
Former Senior Attorney with State of Florida Department of Transportation.
BS in Engineering from the University of Florida (1977).

David Di Pietro is an AV Preeminent rated trial attorney who focuses his legal practice in the areas of healthcare law, probate litigation, trust litigation, guardianship law, commercial and business litigation, medical malpractice defense, construction litigation, personal injury and election law. David is an experienced and aggressive trial attorney that has tried over fifty (50) jury trials and numerous bench trials. David is also a member of the Healthcare Law and Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar. David began his career has an Assistant State Attorney with the Broward State Attorney's Office. As an Assistant State Attorney, David...

Michael W. Wallace is a trusted personal injury attorney who represents injured clients throughout the State of Florida, including injuries arising from Auto Accidents, Premise Liability (Slip & Fall and Trip & Fall), and Wrongful Death cases.

Mr. Wallace is a south Florida native. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida (located in Orlando) in 2009. He then returned to south Florida where he attended and graduated from St. Thomas University, School of Law, in December 2012. While at St. Thomas, Mr. Wallace held the position of Articles Editor...

David R. Chase, a securities lawyer, has an extensive background in SEC and FINRA securities regulatory defense, as well as the representation of defrauded stock market investors in cases to recover their investment losses.

Mr. Chase began his legal career at Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm in Miami, where he represented securities and financial firms in securities cases and SEC and FINRA investigations.

Thereafter, he accepted a position as Staff Counsel in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he worked for almost four years, ultimately obtaining the title of Senior Counsel. For part of that time,...

Florida Immigration Law Center, P.A. takes great pride in its comprehensive representation of clients and the positive results Attorney Frank Krieger consistently achieves. These results are driven by the work ethic, knowledge, and high level of professionalism applied to each matter. In order to fully understand our clients’ objectives, Attorney Frank Krieger provides each client with the individual time and attention he or she deserves. By employing a detailed and methodical approach to our clients’ needs, we are able to explore all appropriate options necessary to achieve successful results. Florida Immigration Law Center, P.A. is dedicated to helping our...

Gavin T. Elliot is an international lawyer who is licensed to practice in Florida, Washington D.C., England, and Wales. Gavin is the founder of The Elliot Legal Group, P.A., a private practice with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Established in 2010, Attorney Elliot and his firm concentrate on business law, real estate law, foreclosure defense, and general counsel services. Throughout his accomplished career, Mr. Elliot has represented a wide variety of clients, including single member LLCs and Fortune 500 companies. Recognized for his work inside and outside of the courtroom, Mr. Elliot understands what is best for his clients. Beginning...

Candace Duff, is a Florida Supreme Court certified Circuit Civil, Appellate and Family Law mediator who specializes in commercial, construction, insurance, employment, bankruptcy, federal, appellate, tort, products liability, and real property mediation. She is a member of the American Arbitration Association's roster of neutrals and a federally certified mediator appearing on the Middle District of Florida and the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Court's mediation rosters. She is also a Florida Bar Board Certified construction lawyer and a seasoned litigator with more than twenty years of experience successfully representing developers, banks, architects, contractors, condominium associations, corporate clients and individuals...

I earned a Bachelor of Environmental Science and Geology from The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN., and received his Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, FL. While in law school, I received the Best Student in Evidence Award and was Vice President in Evidence Award and was Vice President of the Environmental Law Society.

Prior to becoming a founding partner of our firm, I was an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County, Florida where he had extensive Jury trial experience.

I also practiced in the private sector with several law firms, specializing in Family Law, Criminal...

Bryan was born in Orlando, Florida. His family moved to Charlotte County a year later. He attended Port Charlotte Middle School and Charlotte High School (Class of 2008). He attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, and graduated with a degree in Economics. Immediately thereafter, Bryan attended Stetson University’s College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he was an Honor Roll student and graduated with his law degree. Bryan joined All Injuries Law firm in May of 2017. Before then, he worked as an attorney at a large insurance defense firm in Sarasota representing giant insurance companies and...

Prior to joining Whittel & Melton, Mr. Sheslow served as an Assistant Public Defender in Manatee County, Florida. Mr. Sheslow accumulated an impressive trial record while with the Public Defender’s Office. He was quickly promoted from a Misdemeanor to Felony case load in less than 10 months. Mr. Sheslow has tried over 20 cases ranging from DUIs and Domestic Batteries to life felonies. He has earned acquittals in serious cases such as firearms offenses and sex offenses. Additionally, Mr. Sheslow completed the National Criminal Defense Lawyers College held at Mercer College of Law in Macon, Georgia, where he learned from...