Our Team

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Ailin Caballero handles all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation, with a primary focus on premises liability, labor and employment litigation, and government liability.

Ailin Caballero

Of Counsel

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Mr. Sanchez Parraga is Of Counsel in the Lydecker Miami and New York offices. He counsels insurers on insurance coverage, claim adjustment, and contract interpretation on first-party property homeowners and commercial losses, bad faith litigation, fire/theft/fraud investigation, and windstorm coverage.

Alex Sanchez Parraga

Of Counsel

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Amanda M. Martinez is an Associate in the First Party Property department at the Lydecker LLP Orlando office.

Amanda Martinez

Associate

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Angela M. Bekhit is an Associate in the Orlando office. She was born and raised in The City Beautiful Orlando and has resided in Florida her entire life. She earned her Juris Doctor at Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas in 2016 and her Bachelor of Science Degree from Nova Southeastern University.

Angela M. Bekhit

Associate

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Ashley Morrison is an associate with the firm’s Miami office. Prior to joining the firm Ms. Morrison worked as an Assistant State Attorney for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida where she prosecuted thousands of felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile delinquency cases and tried over 20 jury trials.

Ashley Morrison

Associate

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Brandon Singh is an associate in the firm’s Tampa Office. Brandon’s practice involves all aspects of state civil trial litigation, with a primary focus in insurance defense litigation.

Brandon J. Singh

Associate

Phone: (201) 630-0903
Prior to joining Lydecker, Brett spent two years at a large insurer in Jersey City, New Jersey handling employment practices liability claims, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matters.

Brett Goldman

Partner

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Brittany Singletary is an associate attorney in the firm’s Miami office. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, and vehicle negligence.

Brittany Singletary

Associate

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Mr. de Zayas’ experience includes debtor-creditor law, bankruptcy, insurance insolvency, construction litigation, employment litigation, and appeals.

Carlos De Zayas

Partner

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Carrie E. Stricklin is of counsel to the firm and works out of the Boca Raton office. She practices general civil litigation.

Carrie Stricklin

Partner

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Mr. Norris’s primary practice involves all aspects of civil litigation. In the past, Mr. Norris has extensively litigated matters involving labor and employment law, real estate, admiralty and maritime, wrongful death, and negligence.

Charles Norris

Partner

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Chelsea Varsaci is an associate attorney in the firm’s Miami office. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, premises, liability, and negligent security.

Chelsea Varsaci

Associate

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Christopher Lutzel is an associate at the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Lutzel concentrates his practice in Commercial and Homeowner’s First-Party Disputes, with an emphasis on Property Practice, Insurance Coverage and Extra-Contractual Litigation.

Christopher Lutzel

Associate

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Chris Brennan is a senior associate in Lydecker's Orlando office where he concentrates his practice in construction law and litigation.

Christopher W. Brennan

Senior Associate

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Conrad C. Witte is an associate in the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Witte’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation with a primary focus in personal injury, governmental liability, and labor and employment litigation.

Conrad C. Witte

Associate

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Danielle is joining us with 15 years of experience in human resources and operations management; 10 of those years were specific to managing a large social security disability and veterans affairs law firm.

Danielle Cerny

Operations/HR Manager

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David B. Kowalski is an partner in the firm’s Orlando office. While earning his Juris Doctorate, Mr. Kowalski worked as a law clerk with Jacksonville area law firms where he focused on complex commercial litigation.

David B. Kowalski

Partner

Phone: (561) 655 6661
Davy Karkason is an associate attorney at the Lydecker’s Boca Raton’s office. Mr. Karkason concentrates his practice in all aspects of Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration, International transactions and investment law.

Davy Karkason

Associate

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Ms. Maken has substantial experience in handling appellate matters. Over her career, she has authored hundreds of briefs filed in the Florida Supreme Court, Florida's District Courts of Appeal, the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Debbie Maken

Partner

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Desiree Dixon is an associate in the firm’s Miami Office. Ms. Dixon’s practice involves all aspects of federal and civil trial litigation with a primary focus in labor and employment law, government liability, commercial litigation, and civil rights litigation.

Desiree P. Dixon

Associate

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Eric McAliley brings more than a decade of legal experience to his representation of professionals and the construction industry.

Eric McAliley

Partner

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Erik J. Gruber is a Partner at the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Gruber concentrates his practice in first-party property defense litigation, with an emphasis in bad faith litigation, fraud investigation, water damage claims, and windstorm coverage issues.

Erik J. Gruber

Partner

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Filippo Carnazzi is an associate in the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Carnazzi’s practice focuses on construction defect litigation. In his practice, Mr. Carnazzi represents developers, general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals in a variety of contexts arising from the construction and design defect.

Filippo Carnazzi

Associate

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Forrest Andrews is Board Certified in Appellate Practice by the Florida Bar and has experience handling all types of appellate proceedings, including extraordinary writs, in state and federal courts.

Forrest Andrews

Partner

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Mr. Wayne is an attorney with more than 30 years of practice with a focus on international and United States tax, corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and aviation law.

Geoffrey M. Wayne

Of Counsel

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Giulia Bollini is an associate with the firm’s Miami office. Ms. Bollini received her Juris Doctor degree from Roma Tre Law School, in Rome, Italy. As part of the Italy-U.S. dual degree program, she then graduated summa cum laude from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law.

Giulia Bollini

Associate

Phone: (201) 676-7692
Gregory Johnson is an Associate in Lydecker’s Jersey City office. He is licensed to practice law in both New Jersey and New York.

Gregory Johnson

Associate

Phone: (561) 655-6661
Ilana J. Moskowitz is an associate at the firm’s Boca Raton office. Ms. Moskowitz focuses her practice on civil and complex commercial litigation, including business torts, deceptive practices, and breach of contract claims.

Ilana J. Moskowitz

Associate

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J.W. Webb is a Litigation Partner in the firm’s Orlando office, where he maintains an active trial and civil litigation practice in Federal and State Courts throughout Florida.

J.W. Webb

Partner

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Jacqueline Figueroa is a partner in our Miami office. Since 2010, Ms. Figueroa has focused her practice on insurance coverage matters, counseling and representing clients as to insurance coverage determinations and when necessary litigation.

Jacqueline Figueroa

Partner

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Jamie Baboolal is an associate with the firm’s Miami office. Her practice areas include products liability, premises liability, and general liability.

Jamie Baboolal

Associate

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Jason B. Trauth can handle a case from start to finish. He is well-versed in all phases of litigation, having handled numerous cases on behalf of his clients in every setting, from federal and state courts to AAA arbitrations and administrative hearings.

Jason B. Trauth

Partner

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Jason Gutknecht is an Associate at the firm’s Miami office.  Mr. Gutknecht concentrates his practice in first-party property defense litigation, with an emphasis in bad faith litigation, fraud investigation, water damage claims, and windstorm coverage issues.

Jason Gutknecht

Associate

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Jeremy Harris is a civil litigator with extensive trial and appellate court experience. Mr. Harris represents clients in all phases of large scale construction defect litigation cases.

Jeremy Harris

Partner

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Ms. LaFaurie is a partner at the Firm’s Miami office and a leader in the Firm’s Product Liability Department. In her professional career Ms. LaFaurie has successfully represented both corporate clients and private individuals in all phases of litigation before Local, State and Federal Courts.

Jessica L. LaFaurie

Partner

Phone: (305) 416-3180
Jessica Aehnlich is an Associate at the firm’s Miami office. Jessica concentrates her practice in products liability. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Law Studies with a minor in Political Science at the University of Mississippi and her Juris Doctor from the University of St. Thomas School of Law.

Jessica R. Aehnlich

Associate

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Nieves is Of Counsel at the firm's Miami office where her primary practice is property insurance litigation. Nieves has years of litigation experience representing insurance carriers in first party property and bad faith claims.

Johana E. Nieves

Of Counsel

Phone: (561) 655-6661
Jonathan J. Levy is an associate at the Boca Raton office. Mr. Levy's practice includes Construction Defect Litigation focusing on defending developers, general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, environmental consultants, and product manufacturers

Jonathan J. Levy

Associate

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Prior to joining our firm, Jonathan worked as a Prosecutor for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, where he handled a wide-array of misdemeanor cases, numerous dispositive motions, depositions, plea negotiations, and bench/jury trials.

Jonathan Riveras

Associate

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Jordan Roth is an Associate at the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Roth concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, with an emphasis on contractual disputes, business torts, and insolvency. Prior to joining Lydecker, Mr. Roth was an associate at a boutique commercial litigation firm in Miami.

Jordan Roth

Associate

Phone: (813) 443-8424
Mr. Garcia is an associate attorney at the firm’s Tampa Office. While earning his Juris Doctorate, Mr. Garcia served as a law clerk for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, where he assisted several judges in civil matters.

Joseph A. Garcia

Associate

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Joshua R. Paikowsky is an associate in the firm’s Miami Office. Mr. Paikowsky’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation with a primary focus in personal injury, governmental liability, and labor and employment litigation.

Joshua R. Paikowsky

Associate

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Katherine Chin is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law and an associate in the firm’s Miami office. Ms. Chin represents corporations, entrepreneurs, media companies, entertainers, and municipal entities in all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation and arbitration.

Katherine Chin

Associate

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Katherine F. Gora is a Senior Associate at the firm’s Miami office, and concentrates her practice in property insurance litigation.

Katherine F. Gora

Senior Associate

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Katie Gudaitis is an associate in the firm’s Miami office. Ms. Gudaitis’ practice involves all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation with a primary focus in commercial litigation, professional liability, labor and employment litigation, premises liability, and government liability

Katie Gudaitis

Associate

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Katrina Carrillo is an Associate at Lydecker handling Florida civil litigation matters. Ms. Carrillo has extensive experience in the defense of civil disputes.

Katrina Carrillo

Associate

Phone: (904) 443-3514
Kristoffer R. Budhram is a senior associate in the firm’s Jacksonville office. Mr. Budhram’s practice involves all aspect of general litigation.

Kristoffer R. Budhram

Senior Associate

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Prior to joining Lydecker, Mr. Patten was a prosecutor for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office where he obtained extensive trial experience prosecuting criminal traffic, misdemeanor, and felony level charges.

Lee Patten

Partner

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Ms. Mevers is the Co-Chair of the Employment Practices Liability Division.

Margaret H. Mevers

Partner

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Mark A. Emanuele is a native of Hartford, Connecticut and has resided in Florida since 1973. He earned his Juris Doctor at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in 1985 and his Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Thomas University in 1980.

Mark A. Emanuele

Partner

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Mr. Hendricks is the Managing Partner for Lydecker LLP. He practices out of the firm’s Miami and Boca Raton offices where he maintains an active trial and civil litigation practice in the Federal, State, and Appellate Courts throughout the State of Florida.

Mark A. Hendricks

Managing Partner

Phone: (201) 633­-6521
Matthew Biondi is a Partner in the firm’s New Jersey office and New York office. Mr. Biondi represents clients in litigation matters throughout the Northeast.

Matthew Biondi

Partner

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Maurice Mitchell is an associate attorney in the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Mitchell’s practice is concentrated in civil litigation with a primary focus in the areas of labor and employment law and commercial litigation.

Maurice Mitchell

Associate

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Ms. Franks is a partner in the firm’s Miami office.

Meaghan Franks

Partner

Phone: 213-293-7926
Megan Ortiz is an Associate Attorney in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Ms. Ortiz’s practice includes all aspects of civil litigation with a primary focus on professional liability, employment law, and general liability.

Megan Ortiz

Associate

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Meliz Martin is a Partner in the firm’s Miami office. Ms. Martin’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state trial litigation with a focus on complex commercial and construction litigation.

Meliz Martin

Partner

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Mewerick Mozza is an associate attorney at the Lydecker’s Miami office. Mr. Mozza concentrates his practice in all aspects of federal and state civil litigation.

Mewerick Mozza

Associate

Phone: 213-293-7926
Mr. Douglass is an experienced trial attorney with a diverse civil litigation practice, who is eligible to practice in all California state and federal courts. Mr. Douglass focuses on the defense of corporate and municipal clients in complex, high-exposure general liability, professional liability, trucking, employment, insurance bad faith, consumer finance, and product liability matters.

Michael C. Douglass

Partner

Phone: (201) 430-2212
Michael Goldman is a Partner at the firm's New Jersey and New York offices. His practice focuses in the areas of general liability, employment law, discrimination claims, professional liability, constitutional law, construction law, and commercial disputes. Michael also specializes in representing public entities, including municipalities and school districts, in matters involving tort liability, labor and employment law, and civil rights defense.

Michael Goldman

Partner

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Michael Poreda is an Associate in the New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania offices of Lydecker. He is licensed to practice law in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, and is admitted to practice in five of the federal jurisdictions in those states.

Michael Poreda

Associate

Phone: 646-483-5036
Michael Rawlinson is a partner in our New York office. Mr. Rawlinson’s practice involves all aspects of Federal and State Civil trials litigation with a primary focus on architects and engineers, construction (New York Labor Law and construction defect), premises liability and transportation.

Michael R. Rawlinson

Partner

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Mrs. Diverio is partner at Lydeckder’s Miami office. Mrs. Diverio serves as coverage counsel for first and third party property claims, bad faith litigation, fire/theft/fraud investigation, and windstorm coverage and defense.

Michelle Diverio

Partner

Phone: (201) 676-7692
Ms. Robles is an Associate at Lydecker, where her focus is on Florida civil litigation.

Monica A. Robles

Associate

Phone: (407) 255-2070
I am litigation associate in the firm’s Orlando office, where I focus my practice area in a range of topics in general civil litigation.

Morgan L. Fayocavitz

Associate

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Natalia Pinzon Martinez is an associate in the firm’s Miami Office. Ms. Pinzon Martinez’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation with a primary focus in personal injury, governmental liability, and labor and employment litigation.

Natalia Pinzon Martinez

Associate

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Natalie Rodriguez is a South Florida native and a member of the Florida Bar. She grew up in the world of Insurance litigation as her family owns and operates several companies that cover Adjusting, Appraisal, and Umpire Services.

Natalie Rodriguez

Associate

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Mr. Conto is a Partner at the firm’s Boca Raton Office.

Nicholas Conto

Partner

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Paris T. Baker is a St. Louis, Missouri native and an associate in the firm’s Orlando office. Ms. Baker’s primary practice consist of first party property claims.

Paris T. Baker

Associate

Phone: (201) 676-7692
Patience Brown is an Associate at Lydecker, a full-service AV Preeminent law firm, in the New Jersey office. Her practice involves all aspects of federal and state trial litigation with a primary focus on complex insurance disputes.

Patience S. Brown

Associate

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Mr. Harutunian was born and raised in suburban Boston, Massachusetts. He practices in the areas of bankruptcy law, commercial litigation, and labor and employment law.

Peter Harutunian

Partner

Phone: (305) 416-3180
The firm’s founding partner, Richard J. Lydecker, has a diverse and extensive background in the general practice of civil litigation, mainly concentrating in the areas of complex commercial litigation, professional liability, Bad Faith litigation, and insurance coverage.

Richard Lydecker

Senior Partner

Phone: (407) 255-2070
Richelle Claytor is an Associate Attorney in the firm’s Orlando office.

Richelle A. Claytor

Associate

Phone: (305) 416-3180
Robert joined the firm as an Associate in September of 2017 and is now Of Counsel. Prior to joining the firm, Robert clerked for the Honorable Travis L. Francis, Assignment Judge of the Superior Court, Middlesex County.

Robert Graves

Of Counsel

Phone: (305) 416-3180
Robert J. Pariser was formerly an equity partner at an AMLaw100 law firm where he practiced in the areas of employment, real estate (co-op/condo) law, and professional liability defense.

Robert Joseph Pariser

Partner

Phone: 813-443-8424
Robert Sylvester Jr. is an associate in the firm’s Tampa office. Prior to joining Lydecker, Mr. Sylvester served as a law clerk for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, where he assisted several judges in matters relating to civil, criminal, and family law.

Robert Sylvester

Associate

Phone: (904) 443-3514
Samantha Ceres is an Associate attorney in the firm’s Jacksonville office. Ms. Ceres’ practice involves all aspects of civil litigation.

Samantha Ceres

Associate

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Shaun Robert Koby is a Shareholder with the Firm’s Orlando and Tampa offices. His practice focuses in the areas of complex commercial litigation, professional malpractice, insurance defense, and constitutional law.

Shaun Robert Koby

Partner

Phone: (407) 255-2070
Sonia Paola Herrera is an association in the firm’s Orlando office. Ms. Herrera represents clients throughout the state in a variety of federal and state civil litigation claims with a focus in premise liability, personal injury, and negligence.

Sonia P. Herrera

Associate

Phone: (305) 416-3180
Spencer Mallard is a Board Certified Construction Lawyer with a statewide practice in all facets of construction and oversees the Firm’s construction practice.

Spencer Mallard

Partner

Phone: (904) 443-3514
Stav Bottner is an associate in the firm’s Jacksonville Office. Mr. Bottner earned his J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law. Upon graduating, Mr. Bottner began practicing law in the State of Georgia and Florida focusing on Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, Construction Law, Contracts, and Disability.

Stav Bottner

Associate

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Stephanie Pidermann’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation, with a primary focus on professional liability, labor and employment litigation and government liability.

Stephanie Pidermann

Partner

Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Johnson has successfully litigated and tried matters throughout the state of Florida. Mr. Johnson specializes in the representation of insurers and corporations in a broad range of complex business and business tort matters.

Stephen Hunter Johnson

Partner

Phone: (813) 443-8424
Taylor George is a Partner and trial counsel for the Tampa office, also working with the Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee offices.

Taylor George

Partner

Phone: (813) 443-8424
Tom Allmond is a trial attorney in the firm’s Tampa Office, also working with the Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee offices. Mr. Allmond’s practice includes all aspects of civil trial litigation.

Thomas C. Allmond

Associate

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Tiran Alon is an associate in the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Alon’s practice focuses on construction defect litigation. Mr. Alon’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and construction litigation.

Tiran Alon

Associate

Phone: (813) 443-8424
Tobias Koch is an associate in the firm’s Tampa Office. Mr. Koch’s practice involves aspects of General Litigation with a primary focus in personal injury and property damage.

Tobias Koch

Associate

Phone: (407) 802-3969
Mr. Iacono has over 20 years of litigation experience. He began his litigation career as a prosecutor for the 20th Judicial Circuit in Lee County, Florida.

Vincent F. Iacono

Partner

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Vivian Bauza is an Associate attorney in the firm's Miami office. Ms. Bauza regularly represents domestic and foreign clients in various industry sectors in transactions and disputes across multinational borders and insolvency proceedings.

Vivian Bauza

Associate

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Yina Cabrera is an Associate in the firm’s Miami office. Ms. Cabrera’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation with a primary focus in personal injury, government liability, and civil rights litigation. Ms. Cabrera also handles employment litigation matters, including FLSA and FMLA violations, and Title VII violations including discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment.

Yina Cabrera

Associate