Having tried before judges and juries a diverse range of civil disputes over his thirty plus year career, Paul is the firm’s senior trial counsel. A member of Community Associations Institute, he also directs the firm’s condominium and community association law practice.
Representative Experience
Commercial Disputes – Co-counseled high profile health-care arbitration defense over 16 days resulting in substantial reduction of liability for client; obtained verdict against foreign bank for trespass to safe deposit box owned by inmate in federal prison; six figure jury verdict against seller of commercial real property based on fraud and misrepresentation.
Construction – Successfully defended an engineering firm accused of professional negligence for providing inaccurate estimates to a municipality; represented an engineering firm which had performed construction inspection and contract administration services on a municipal project for the erection of a highway overpass; handled the defense of an internationally known architecture firm accused of preparing defective design plans for a facility housing thoroughbred jockeys and groomers; obtained a zero verdict in a multi-million dollar breach of contract claim brought against a large, international engineering firm.
Publications, Presentations and Professional Activities
Co-authored the Chapter entitled “Construction Defect Litigation”, Matthew Bender’s Florida’s Condominium Law and Practice.
Speaker, Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in Florida”, Lorman Seminar, (September 2002).
President, American Jewish Congress, Southeastern United States (2001-2005).
Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
Recognitions and Awards
1995 Dade County Bar Association, Pro-Bono Award
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