LUIS A. CORDERO
CORDERO & ASSOCIATES
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 4650
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: 305-777-2677
Fax: 305-777-2670
lcordero@corderoassociates.com
www.corderoassociates.com
IMMIGRATION
Luis Cordero has practiced immigration law exclusively since
his admission to the bar. In 2006, he established his own
immigration, nationality, and consular law firm, Cordero &
Associates, with an emphasis on serving professionals,
entrepreneurs, investors, entertainers, and artists. Mr. Cordero
has personally represented hundreds of clients at U.S.
Embassies and Consulates abroad and before the U.S. Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of State,
and U.S. Department of Labor. Mr. Cordero graduated from the
University of Miami School of Law. He is fluent in English and
Spanish and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.
R. HUGH LUMPKIN
VER PLOEG & LUMPKIN, P.A.
100 Southeast Second Street
30th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: 305-577-3996
Fax: 305-577-3558
hlumpkin@vpl-law.com
www.vpl-law.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
R. Hugh Lumpkin, born in San Tome, Venezuela, received
his B.A. from Duke University in 1977 and his J.D. from the
University of Miami in 1980. He is admitted to The Florida Bar;
U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; and U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Lumpkin has written and lectured extensively on a variety of
insurance coverage and insurance bad faith issues. His practice
consists of representing policyholders in evaluating, litigating,
and taking to trial insurance claims filed in state and federal
courts, including appellate representation.
MARK A. BOYLE
BOYLE, GENTILE, LEONARD &
CROCKE TT, P. A.
2050 McGregor Boulevard
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Tel: 239-337-1303
Fax: 239-337-7674
mboyle@boylegentilelaw.com
www.boylegentilelaw.com
APPELLATE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Mark A. Boyle is the managing shareholder of the law firm of
Boyle, Gentile, Leonard & Crockett, P.A. With prior experience
serving as in-house counsel for an insurance carrier and then
defending carriers, Mr. Boyle now represents policyholders in
litigation against carriers from the trial level through appeal, in
both state and federal courts. In the case of U.S. Fire Ins. Co. v.
JSUB, Inc., 979 So.2d 871 (Fla. 2007), Mr. Boyle represented
JSUB, the general contractor, at trial and through all phases
of appeal to the Florida Supreme Court. This is the seminal
decision in Florida as to what constitutes an occurrence and
property damage in CGL policies. His practice focuses on all
types of insurance recovery including insurance coverage for
first- and third-party bad faith and extra contractual claims.
STEPHEN A. MARINO,
JR.
VER PLOEG & LUMPKIN, P. A.
100 Southeast Second Street
30th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: 305-577-3996
Fax: 305-577-3558
smarino@vpl-law.com
www.vpl-law.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Stephen A. Marino, Jr. is a shareholder in the law firm of Ver
Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A., with offices in Miami and Orlando,
Florida. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage and bad
faith litigation, taking cases through litigation into trial and
appeal in both state and federal courts. Mr. Marino received
his B.A. from Columbia University and his J.D., cum laude, from
the University of Miami School of Law. He is the president of
the Miami-Dade Justice Association and the Florida Justice
Association and is an appointed governor of the American
Association for Justice. He is a frequent speaker on bad faith
litigation and insurance coverage issues.
LEE D. GUNN IV
GUNN LAW GROUP, P.A.
400 North Ashley Drive
Suite 2050
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-228-7070
Fax: 813-228-9400
lgunn@gunnlawgroup.com
www.gunnlawgroup.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
INSURANCE COVERAGE
With over 28 years of experience, Lee Gunn concentrates on
handling only the most serious of cases involving insurance
coverage and bad faith, personal injury, medical malpractice,
and products liability. After 17 years of defending insurers,
hospitals, and major corporations, Mr. Gunn exclusively
represents plaintiffs. Gunn Law Group, located in Tampa,
Florida, frequently works with referring attorneys, handling
complex cases and pursuing insurance coverage and bad
faith damages. Mr. Gunn is Board Certified as a Specialist in
Civil Trial Law by both The Florida Bar and the National Board
of Trial Advocacy and is a member of the American Board of
Trial Advocates.
BRENTON N. VER
PLOEG
VER PLOEG & LUMPKIN, P.A.
100 Southeast Second Street
30th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: 305-577-3996
Fax: 305-577-3558
bverploeg@vpl-law.com
www.vpl-law.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Brenton Ver Ploeg is the founding partner of Ver Ploeg &
Lumpkin, P.A., presently the largest firm in Florida limiting its
practice to representing policyholders’ interests. He received a
B.S. from Northwestern University in 1969 and a J.D. from the
University of California Hastings College of the Law in 1973,
where he was a Note and Comment editor on the Hastings Law
Journal. Ver Ploeg has extensive commercial and insurance
litigation experience, including over two decades representing
insurers, but now restricts his practice to the representation
of policyholders in all varieties of insurance coverage and bad
faith disputes.
GARY E. DAVIDSON
DIAZ, REUS & TARG, LLP
100 SE 2nd Street
Suite 2600
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: 305-375-9220
Fax: 305-375-8050
gdavidson@diazreus.com
www.diazreus.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
INTERNATIONAL
High-stakes international litigator and arbitrator with noted
successes in state and federal courts and before AAA, ICDR,
and other arbitral institutions. Frequent speaker and author
on international law. Currently sits on the Executive Council of
The Florida Bar’s International Law Section. Former adjunct
professor of law, Nova Southeastern University School of
Law; Visiting Lecturer in International and Comparative Law,
University of Tartu, Estonia, and Comenius University, Slovakia.
Former liaison to Slovakia for American Bar Association’s
Central and Eastern European Law Initiative, providing advice
and assistance to various Slovak governmental and judicial
organs at independence.
MARK S. BENTLEY
MARK BENTLEY, P. A.
One Tampa City Center
Suite 1650
201 North Franklin Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-223-5050
Fax: 813-223-3555
mbentley@bentleylawfirm.net
www.markbentleypa.com
EMINENT DOMAIN
GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES
LAND USE/ZONING
Mark Bentley focuses his practice on land use, zoning, eminent
domain, and governmental law. Mark is Board Certified by The
Florida Bar as an expert in City, County, and Local Government
Law; is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell; and is a member in
the American Planning Association’s (APA) American Institute
of Certified Planners (AICP). In 2009, Mark received the APA’s
Planner of the Year Award and is an adjunct professor for
the University of South Florida’s Master’s degree program in
Urban and Regional Planning. Mark has authored numerous
articles and frequently speaks concerning land use law, eminent
domain, billboard regulation, and noise regulation. Mark also
serves as a special master state wide for conflicts concerning the
Florida Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution Act.
ROBERT W. HUDSON
HUDSON & CALLEJA, LLC
3211 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Suite 102
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: 305-444-6628
Fax: 305-444-6627
rhudson@hudsoncalleja.com
www.hudsoncalleja.com
EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR
INSURANCE COVERAGE
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
Robert Hudson is a co-founder of the law firm of Hudson &
Calleja, LLC, a certified Minority Business Enterprise in Coral
Gables, Florida. His practice focuses on employment matters
in state and federal courts, including claims under the FLSA,
Title VII, and Florida’s employment laws, among others. He
has represented parties in proceedings with the EEOC, the
FCHR, and other federal, state, and county agencies, and has
published articles and spoken on various legal topics. Rob
is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, was peer-named on the
2012 Florida Super Lawyers list, and was named one of the
2012 Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine. He graduated from
the University of Miami School of Law in 1993 and was admitted
to The Florida Bar that same year.
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