Practice Areas
Admiralty & Maritime
Products Liability (Practice Group Chair)
Commercial Litigation (Practice Group Chair)
Insurance Defense
Property and Casualty
Premises Liability

Recognition
AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell (highest rating possible)
2009, Listed as a Top Lawyer in Admiralty and Maritime Law, South Florida Legal Guide
2010, American Boat and Yacht Council, Standards Certification

Bar Admissions
1994, Florida

Court Admissions
United States District Courts, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Education
1993, J.D., University of Miami School of Law
1990, B.S.E.E., University of Miami, School of Engineering, Dean’s List
 

Professional Memberships and Activities
Director, Cuban American Bar Association, 2005 to present
Fellow, The Florida Bar Foundation, 2009 to present
Commissioner, Judicial Campaign Practices Commission, Dade County Bar Association, 2006 to present
President, League of Prosecutors, 2010 to present
Admiralty Law Committee, The Florida Bar, 2007 to present 
American Bar Association
Dade County Bar Association
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, 1999 to present
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1988 to present

Lectures and Publications
Speaker, "Management of Maintenance and Cure", Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, 2009
Author and Speaker, "Products Liability: Man, Machine and Environment of Use", Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, 2008
Speaker, "Handling Maritime Claims in the United States: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You!", Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, 2008
Facilitator, University of Miami School of Law Orientation Seminar, 2004
Speaker, Florida International University School of Law Orientation, 2005
Speaker, Cuban American Bar Association Spring and Fall Mentor Program Events, 2004 to present
Co-Author, “Maritime Law and Practice”, Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction, Fall 2007
Co-Author, Mentoring Tips, CABA Annual Mentoring Luncheon, 2007

Community Service
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - MS 150 Bike Tour
Board of Trustees, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (2007-2010); Team in Training (2009 to present)

Languages
Spanish

Other Experience
Design Engineer, University of Miami, Medical Computer Systems Laboratory, 1989-1993
Prosecutor, Miami-Dade County State Attorneys Office, 1993-1996

Personal
Born in Atlanta, Georgia