Paul D. Breitner

A member of the Florida Bar since 1974, Paul holds a Peer Review Rating of AV Preeminent and is admitted to the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal, and Florida's state courts where he has engaged in an extensive and wide ranging tríal practice. Paul obtained hís B.A. from the University of Maryland in 1971 and his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1974. His professional associations have included the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar, Dade County Bar Association (where he was a recípient of the 1995 Pro Bono Award), the Coral Cables Bar Association (where he was a Director and Treasurer), and the Florida Bar's Standing Committee on Professionalism. He is also past president of the American Jewish Congress for the Southeastern United States.

Paul co-authored the chapter "Construction Defects Litigation" found in Florida Condominium Law and Practice, is a member of Community Associations lnstitute and directs the firm's condomíníum and community association law practice. With more than 30 years of civil litigation experience, Paul has successfully tried a number of large dollar cases before both judges and juries in South Florida. In addition to his function as senior trial counsel at the firm, Paul also serves the legal community as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator.