Obtained jury returned verdict in favor of the firm's client against client's former employees and their competing business, where jury determined that the company's client list constituted a protectable trade secret and found defendants liable on all counts and awarded plaintiff damages for the business losses resulting from the defendants' wrongful conduct, even though the former employees were not bound by non-competition or non-solicitation agreements

Obtained multi-million dollar jury award in favor of residential developer client against party who breached right of first refusal in development agreement that gave client the right to acquire the remaining developable land

Obtained seven-figure award following bench trial on former employees' claims against former employer for breach of employment agreements for failure to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in earned commissions with additional damages including over $1 million in attorney fees and costs to client; representation also included successful defense of counterclaims by former employer for alleged violations of non-compete agreements and theft of trade secrets

Prosecuted claims in arbitration on behalf of subsidiary rights holder against author and producer of national production of off-Broadway musical and negotiated favorable settlement following multi-million dollar arbitration award in favor of client

Represented members of closely-held, family-owned businesses in settlement of shareholder derivative litigation involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, usurpation of corporate opportunity, conversion and civil conspiracy

Successfully represented the five adult children of a decedent in defense of a multi-million dollar surcharge action, which was aggressively pursued by the successor personal representative on behalf several financial institutions; negotiated settlement of all claims and obtained releases in favor of all clients and a discharge from the probate court

Represented national fast food franchisor in settlement of federal court litigation with franchisee over claims of fraud, misrepresentation and tortious interference with business relationships

Defended a group of doctors and their medical practices against RICO, fraud and deceptive trade practice claims, asserted by insurance carriers seeking million in damages related to their performance of certain surgical spinal procedures; matter settled to clients satisfaction

Defended businesses and individual family members in multi-jurisdiction litigation involving claims of alleged fraudulent transfers where plaintiffs claimed that clients transferred of millions of dollars in assets to avoid the reach of judgment creditors

Successfully defended a law firm in an investigation by the attorney general in assessing whether fraudulent documentation had been created and filed by the firm in an effort speed up foreclosure processes, where the law firm denied all allegations and successfully quashed the subpoena; upheld on appeal and created new law in the State of Florida as to the power of the attorney general to investigate law firms

Represented condominium association in multi-year litigation against former country club owner arising from club operator's breaches of covenants contained in the Declaration of Condominium; obtained final summary judgment in favor of client and later pursued post-judgment proceedings against successor club owner and obtained final judgment in favor of condominium association resulting in successor club owner conveying millions of dollars in waterfront property to client

Education

• St. John's University School of Law, J.D.
• University of Florida, B.S.

Admissions

• State of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
• State of New York
• U.S. Supreme Court

Affiliations

• Palm Beach County Bar Association, Past President; Board of Directors, Former Member; Committee on Professionalism, Former Chair; Committee on Diversity and Gender Sensitivity, Former Chair; Leadership Academy, Creator and Former Chair; Judicial Campaign Practices Commission, Former Chair
• The Florida Bar, Constitutional Judiciary Committee, former Chair; Standing Committee on Professionalism, former Member
• Leadership Palm Beach County, 2022
• Leadership West Palm Beach, 2005
• Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
• The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches