Lizza C. Maldonado

Lizza C. Maldonado: Attorney with Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A.

Biography

Lizza C. Maldonado is a Partner in the firm’s West Palm Beach office and practices in the areas of commercial litigation, intellectual property, professional malpractice, banking and finance, real estate litigation, and employment and labor.

Ms. Maldonado maintains a significant practice in defending professionals in both civil disputes and grievance matters. She has represented attorneys, accountants, real estate professionals, insurance brokers, and other professionals. Ms. Maldonado has achieved favorable results for clients in both federal and state venues including several of Florida’s Complex Litigation Divisions. She has successfully defended several multi-million dollar legal malpractice claims.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a minor in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University. Ms. Maldonado received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law. While in law school, she served as an Executive Board Member of the Moot Court Society, Bilingual Editor for the ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, and placed as a quarter-finalist in the AIPLA Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition.

Prior to joining Cole, Scott & Kissane, Ms. Maldonado worked for a boutique commercial litigation firm handling cases in intellectual property, complex and general litigation. Prior to that, she was an Honors Legal Intern for the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Miami Regional Office.

Awards & Recognitions

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch In America, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Professional Malpractice Law, recognized since 2024

Super Lawyers Rising Stars: 2023 - Present

Areas of Practice (6)

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Intellectual Property (Patent and Trademark)
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Banking and Financial
  • Real Estate and Foreclosures
  • Employment and Labor

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Florida Atlantic University, B.A., Business Administration, Minor in Accounting
Law School Attended:
Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, J.D., cum laude
Year of First Admission:
2017
Admission:
2017, Florida; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Memberships:

Associations

•The Florida Bar
•The Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar
•Broward County Bar Association
•Palm Beach County Bar Association
•Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association
•American Bar Association

ISLN:
1000245820

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