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EDWARD B. SOBEL ATTORNE Y AT LAW

4900 Manatee Avenue West Suite 206

Bradenton, FL 34209 Tel: 941-746-1203 Fax: 941-746-2094 ed@sobelattorneys.com www.edsobellaw.com For over 30 years Edward B. Sobel has provided specialized advice and representation for individuals involved in complex family law matters. Since 1991 he has been Board Certified by The Florida Bar as an expert in marital and family law. His areas of practice include Florida and interstate divorce, jurisdictional issues, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, domestic violence, paternity, parent, non-parent and grandparent child custody and timesharing, and alimony and child support. He is a Florida Supreme Court certified family mediator and offers both litigation and collaborative services. He is top rated AVVO 10 and Martindale-Hubbell AV preeminent. His J.D. was received from Emory and his B.A. from Muhlenberg.

FAMILY LAW
HARRIS K. SOLOMON
BRINKLEY MORGAN

100 Southeast Third Avenue

23rd Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394

Tel: 954-522-2200

Fax: 954-522-9123
harris.solomon@brinkleymorgan.com
www.brinkleymorgan.com
Mr. Solomon devotes his practice to the resolution of business,
real property, probate, and other contract-related disputes.
He seeks creative solutions to resolve matters quickly and
inexpensively when possible. He is one of approximately
200 members of The Florida Bar who have been Board
Certified as Specialists in Business Litigation, and he is a former
Chairperson of the Business Litigation Certification Committee.
Because of his extensive trial, negotiation, arbitration, and
mediation experience, he is well suited to represent clients in
corporate, probate, contract, real property, and construction
law disputes. Harris is past chair of the Boys and Girls Club of
Broward County and is past president of Temple Bat Yam.
GENERAL LI TIGATION
ESTATE & TRUST LI TIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
RICHARD A. SOLOMON

GREENE, SOLOMON PLC

55 East Pine Street Orlando, FL 32801

Tel: 407-487-4837

Fax: 407-648-0071 rsolomon@cmgpa.com Richard Solomon graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1986, after which he was inducted into the prestigious Order of the Coif. Since then, he has spent his entire career defending building material manufacturers and suppliers and other manufacturers in a wide variety of construction, commercial, product liability, breach of contract, personal injury, and wrongful death claims. He also is one of the principal architects of Florida’s economic loss rule defense, which has helped his construction and manufacturing clients avoid millions of dollars of unwarranted tort liability.

Mr. Solomon also is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

CONSTRUC TION LI TIGATION PERSONAL INJURY PRODUC TS: DEFENSE

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: DEFENSE
DAVID H. SPALTER

JILL S. SCHWARTZ & ASSOCIATES, P. A.

655 West Morse Boulevard Suite 212

Winter Park, FL 32789

Tel: 407-647-8911

Fax: 407-628-4994 dspalter@schwartzlawfirm.net www.schwartzlawfirm.net David H. Spalter is a partner at Jill S. Schwartz & Associates, P.A., an AV-rated firm representing both employees and employers. He has handled employment litigation under the Florida Civil Rights Act, Title VII, the American with Disabilities Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, and has handled unpaid wage claims, whistleblower actions, employment-related torts, non-compete issues, and civil rights matters. He is an author and frequent lecturer on employment law topics. Mr. Spalter has been Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Labor and Employment Law since 2002.

EMPLOYMENT LI TIGATION: PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT

EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR
ROBERTA G. STANLEY

BRINKLEY MORGAN

100 Southeast Third Avenue

23rd Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394

Tel: 954-522-2200

Fax: 954-522-9123 roberta.stanley@brinkleymorgan.com www.brinkleymorgan.com Ms. Stanley is Florida Bar Board Certified in Marital and Family Law. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Ms. Stanley is currently Managing Partner of Brinkley Morgan and practices exclusively in the area of marital and family law. She focuses her practice on complex dissolution of marriage cases for high-net-worth individuals. She also handles difficult business valuations, intricate prenuptial agreements, trust issues, alimony, dissipation and paternity cases. Ms. Stanley lectures regularly and authored the Florida Family Law Trial Notebook. The firm also has an office in Boca Raton, located at 2255 Glades Road, Suite 340W.

FAMILY LAW
MICHELLE R.
SUSKAUER

SUSKAUER FEUER, LLC

1601 Forum Place Suite 610

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Tel: 561-687-7866

Fax: 561-688-0581 michelle@suskauerfeuer.com www.suskauerfeuer.com Michelle is the managing partner of The Suskauer Feuer, LLC, in West Palm Beach, which specializes in criminal defense in the State of Florida. She is President-elect of the Florida Bar and has served on the Florida Bar Board of Governors, 15th Judicial Circuit since 2010. Michelle serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County. She is Past-President of the Palm Beach County Bar Association and Past-President of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Palm Beach County. She is a nationally known legal analyst for WPTV, WFLX, FOX News, CNN, Newsmax, WJNO 1290am, and WFTL 850 AM. She was recognized by the Governor’s office, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Legal Aid Society for her initiation of the Breakfast and Books Mentoring Program.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/D WI CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR

CRIMINAL DEFENSE
STEPHANIE A. TAYLOR

TAYLOR, WARREN & WEIDNER, P. A.

1823 North 9th Avenue Pensacola, FL 32503

Tel: 850-438-4899

Fax: 850-438-4044 staylor@twwlawfirm.com www.twwlawfirm.com Stephanie Taylor received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado and her Juris Doctorate degree with honors from the Florida State University College of Law where she served as president of the Student Bar Association. She is licensed to practice law in Florida and California, the United States District Court of the Northern District of Florida, and the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Florida Justice Association and serves as a Pensacola Police Pension Board Trustee and Vice President of the First City Art Center. Ms. Taylor practices in the areas of insurance disputes and disability law, including ERISA, Social Security/SSI, serious injury, and wrongful death.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF

INSURANCE COVERAGE
WARREN R.

TRAZENFELD

WARREN R. TRAZENFELD, P.A.

2665 South Bayshore Drive Suite 700

Miami, FL 33133

Tel: 305-860-1100

Fax: 305-858-6123 wrt@trazlaw.com www.floridalegalmalpractice.com Warren R. Trazenfeld, Esq. The focus of his civil trial practice is suing negligent attorneys and accountants. Mr. Trazenfeld authored articles in the January 1995 edition of The Florida Bar Journal entitled “Legal Malpractice: A Framework for Assessing Potential Claims” and in the Fall 2002 edition of Nova Law Review entitled “Legal Malpractice in Florida” and has spoken on the topic of legal malpractice at numerous seminars and conferences. He is a co-author of the treatise entitled Florida Legal Malpractice and Attorney Ethics. In every edition since 1999, the South Florida Legal Guide has named Mr. Trazenfeld as one of South Florida’s best lawyers. He has been selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of legal malpractice since 2005 and is Board Certified in legal malpractice by the ABPLA.

PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: PLAIN TIFF LOUIS M. SILBER

SILBER & DAVIS

1806 Old Okeechobee Road West Palm Beach, FL 33409

Fax: 561-615-6263 lsilber@silberdavis.com www.silberdavis.com Louis M. Silber is a partner in the firm of Silber & Davis. Mr. Silber specializes in commercial and consumer litigation, insurance coverage, bad faith, personal injury, civil rights and women’s reproductive rights. A significant number of his cases involve Class Actions. Mr. Silber has been a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer since 1983. He has been board certified in Business Litigation since 1988. He has been re-certified in these specialties every five years. He is a member of the Florida Justice Association and has served on its Board of Directors. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Palm Beach County Justice Association and the American Justice Association and a member of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Mr. Silber is a frequent lecturer for these organizations.