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Detroit, Mi, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Miami, Florida, Us

Provided transactional, project consultation, and dispute resolution counsel to Florida’s construction industry, including developers/owners, general contractors, local builders/trades and design professionals.

Miami, Florida, Us

Represented national and international general contractors, local builders, subcontractors and design professionals throughout all stages of construction as well as local and state administration/compliance.

Managed construction practice for Firm’s Miami office, including pre-suit claims and litigation in connection with public and private projects, representing industry professionals in breach of contract, property damage, wrongful death/worksite accident, construction defect, and subrogation matters. Appointed as outside counsel for International General Contractor, providing transactional, project consulting, claims and litigation support.

Miami, Florida, Us

•Negotiated construction contracts, and served as higher authority for disputes with customers, trade partners and municipalities, protecting the company’s interests at all times and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses and legal fees. •Trained and developed project managers utilizing KPI’s and CRM software with an emphasis on proper setting of expectations, daily project review, and conflict resolution resulting in 400% increase of positive internet reviews. •Minimized risk, generated additional revenue and improved customer service through the creation of enhanced terms and conditions, disclosure forms and visual aids in order to better educate both staff and public.•Explored and dissected the customer journey uncovering gaps in processes and opportunities to strengthen the customer experience allowing for better employee performance and the reduction of potential exposures for the company. •Spearheaded federal and state law compliance efforts.•Optimized A/R and cash flow and shortened project cycle times through development of new scheduling methodology that accounts for all phases of a project and the creation of a stop-work policy for delinquent accounts.•Eliminated estimating errors and improved profit margins by leading the implementation and utilization of cutting edge aerial measurement technology.

-Lead trial preparation efforts and prevailed at trial, including an award of legal fees, in highly contentious litigation over assessments between unit owner and condominium association.-Served as outside counsel for largest residential roofing contractor in South Florida.-Reviewed, drafted and revised a multitude of AIA construction agreements/forms as well as other construction contracts to provide greater client protections.•Procured pre-litigation settlement in products liability matter against foreign manufacturer and Chinese insurer despite prior unsuccessful efforts by three different seasoned attorneys.•Negotiated deals and developed transactional proficiency in the areas of commercial and residential real estate, mergers and acquisitions, and business entity formation, management and dissolution.

Miami, Florida, Us

-Associate in Firm’s Construction Defect Practice Group-Defended construction industry professionals, including contractors, engineers, and architects. -Represented historic Miami Beach hotel in $33 million lien dispute with General Contractor before the American Arbitration Association and in associated state court litigation with design professionals and subcontractors.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, Politics, And Law

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