Practice Areas - Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
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| University | Yale University, B.A., 1966; University of North Carolina, M.R.P., 1970 |
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| Law School | Northeastern University, J.D., 1976 |
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| Admitted | 1976, Florida; 1978, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit |
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| Memberships | Coral Gables (Director, 1999-2001) and Dade County (Member, Haitian Refugee Voluntary Lawyers Task Force, 1981—; Construction Law Committee, 1991—) Bar Associations; American Planning Association. |
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| Born | Montclair, New Jersey, November 27, 1944 |
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| Biography | Adjunct Professor, University of Miami, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, 1991-1992. Author: "The Other Property Problem - Applying the Economic Loss Rule to Contracting Claims," Florida Bar Journal, June, 2000; "Diminished Capacity Owners' Ability to Sue for Construction Defects," Florida Bar Journal, June, 1997; "Distinguishing Quantum Meruit and Unjust Enrichment in the Construction Setting," Florida Bar Journal, March, 1997; "Federal Remedies for Commodities Fraud," Florida Bar Journal, December, 1983. Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Member, Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators: American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators; National Futures Association. Member, Florida Academy of Certified Mediators, 1990—.
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| Reported Cases | Casa Clara Condominium Association, Inc. v. Charley Toppino & Sons, Inc., 620 So. 2d 1244 (Fla. 1993); Charley Toppino & Sons, Inc. v. Seawatch at Marathon Condominium, Inc., 658 So. 2d 922 (Fla. 1994). Eaton v. Dorchester Development, Inc., 692 F.2d 727 (11th Cir. 1982); Geary v. Starr, 418 So. 2d 1135 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982); Gatens v. International Precious Metals Corp., Comm. Fut. L. Rep. (CCH) Section 22, 636 (CFTL June 18, 1985); Metropolitan Dade County v. Walsh Construction Co. of Illinois, 570 So. 2d 368 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990); West Point Construction Co. v. Helms (Edd), Inc., 581 So. 2d 183 (Fla. 3d DCA, 1991) |
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| ISLN | 905024996 |
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