Paul R. Lipton

Paul R. Lipton

Paul has been in practice for more than 34 years. He has tried numerous jury and non-jury trials in complex commercial, probate, estate and trust litigation involving national and international companies. Paul is an appointee to the Federal Court Peer Review Commission and Co-Chair of the 11th Circuit Committee on Professionalism. Paul is a frequent lecturer on ethics and professionalism within the legal profession.

Areas of Concentration

· Complex commercial litigation

· Real estate and land use litigation

· Probate and estate litigation

· Legal ethics and professional liability

· Partnership dissolution

· ADA, accessibility, building and life safety codes

· Defense of insurance carriers on bad faith claims

Professional & Community Involvement

· Member, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida Peer Review Committee, 1998 to present

· Member, Alliance for Ethical Government, 1999

· Co-chair, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee

· Member, Florida Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism, 1996 to present
- Chairman, Partners in Professionalism

· Adjunct Professor, Nova University School of Law
- Advanced Professional Responsibility - Reclaiming a Noble Profession, 1999
- Pretrial Practice Skills and Trial Practice, 1990 - 1998

· Faculty of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges, Summer and Winter terms, 1998

· Board Member, Journey Institute, 1998

· President, Family Law Inns of Court, 1997 - 1998

· President, North Dade Bar Association, 1980

· Member, Board of Directors, Miami Symphony Orchestra

Awards & Recognition

· Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2009

· Selected by Super Lawyers magazine, 2006 and 2007

· Listed, 2004 and 2007 Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, listing of Florida's top attorneys as selected by their peers

· Family Law Inns of Court Outstanding Leadership Award, 1996, 1997, 1998

· Dade County Bar Certificate of Merit, 1995, 1996, 1997

· Pro Bono Award, 1997

· Who's Who in American Law, The New Millennium Edition

Articles, Publications, & Lectures

Articles

· Co-author, "Expansion of a Trustee's Authority May Not Relax the Standard of Care," Estate Planning Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 7, July 2002

· Author, "An Interview with Judge William Hoeveler," The Professional, Vol. II, No. 8, The Florida Bar, April 2001

· Author, "Professionalism, Is There a Problem in our Profession? If so, what may we do to correct the situation so we are not tarred, feathered and run out of town?"

Lectures

· Faculty and lecturer, Conference of Circuit Court Judges, 1998 and 2002

Speeches

· Frequent speaker on the topic of Professionalism at various Florida Bar functions and Miami-Dade County Legal Assistance Meetings