Family Law

• Guardianship

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
• Wrongful Death
• Fraud
• Embezzlement
• Internet Crimes
  Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. ’s healthcare law practice focuses on the trends, initiatives and objectives set by health-related industries.  QPWB represents healthcare clients in a wide range of issues.  In addition to its healthcare transactional practice, QPWB is primarily recognized for its prominence in handling healthcare litigation-related matters.  The firm has particular experience in negotiation and in the areas of dispute resolution, tax, medical and professional malpractice claims, employment law, immigration, real estate, legislative representation, healthcare regulatory compliance, intellectual property and internet law, fraud and abuse investigations, product liability defense and general litigation.  The firm provides interdisciplinary solutions drawing upon the experience of lawyers in other key practice groups allowing for collaboration to address both simple and complex legal issues across all sectors of the health continuum.  Healthcare systems, hospitals, physician groups and other healthcare providers rely on QPWB to successfully represent them with the completion of their business transactions in a timely and cost effective manner.   QPWB can serve the full spectrum of clients’ needs; from local and regional issues to matters with national and international implications.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Cybersecurity, the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, Corporate Ethics, Director/Officer/Agent and Independent Contractor Duties, Corporate Governance and Best Practices, Healthcare Compliance, U.S. Patriot Act/Know Your Customer Policy.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Because the healthcare industry demands legal advice on a variety of issues, QPWB attorneys have extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions for both private and public companies of varying sizes and structures. The firm’s experience encompasses all aspects of business combinations, including financing and the ability to procure Florida and federal licenses necessary to operate in the healthcare industry.
• Business Disputes
  Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. routinely represents individuals and institutions in various types of liability cases in matters ranging from slip and falls, to general breach of contract disputes.  To meet the needs of clients, our attorneys work aggressively in civil and multi-district proceedings in Federal and State courts.
• Business Transactions
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
• Employment Discrimination
  Employment discrimination claims (EEO claims) under federal and state laws including but not limited to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Florida Civil Rights Act, and other state employment discrimination laws
• Employment Contract
• Employment Litigation
  Many employment issues center around workplace culture. Implementing internal policies and procedures is important to employers and employees in communicating and operating consistent with that culture. Our attorneys have corporate governance and compliance experience in specialized areas that affect a wide array of businesses and industries, including...

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Vilma Martinez is a Partner in the Tampa office. Her practice is emphasized in the areas of medical and dental malpractice defense, nursing home, and assisted living negligence defense, and the representation of healthcare providers in administrative proceedings. She is a Florida licensed Health Care Risk Manager and provides legal counsel to healthcare facilities and others since 2010 in all of her areas of practice and pertaining to electronic health records, e-discovery, healthcare technology, HIPAA compliance and data breach response. Her practice is also focused in premises liability, automotive liability, catastrophic injury and wrongful death matters. Ms. Martinez received her law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 2009. She is fluent in Spanish, and proficient in Mandarin Chinese and French. She served in the United States Army for two years and received numerous military honors before her honorable discharge in December 1997.
• Construction Litigation
  Thomas A. Valdez is a Partner in the Tampa office and Chairs the firm’s Appellate Practice Group which provides clients with both traditional appellate services and proactive trial support services before, during and after trial.  Although his practice is mainly focused on appellate practice he also devotes his time to defending long term care, medical malpractice, general liability, commercial and construction claims.  He earned his law degree with high honors from Florida State University College of Law in 1997.
• Real Estate Transactions
  The lawyers at Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., have extensive knowledge and experience representing individuals, local governments, as well as corporations in the purchase, sale, and development of real property.
• Eminent Domain
• Land Use and Zoning

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  QPWB lawyers have substantial experience in the development, sale, acquisition, and representation of managed care organizations; and in the negotiation and review of managed care service agreements.  The firm also handles matters of credentialing and network de-selection; and conduct analyses of state law and regulations impacting provider agreements, and renegotiation of payor agreements.  QPWB represents clients who are vendors to the health insurance and managed care industries, such as preferred provider organizations, third-party administrators, and other managed care service companies working in the group health, workers’ compensation and auto/personal injury protection markets.
• Medical Malpractice
  Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. represents individuals and practice groups in defense of medical malpractice actions brought against healthcare providers, employers and insurers.
• Social Security Disability
  Manuel A. Fernandez is a partner in the Miami office and is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Education and Specialization since 2002. Mr. Fernandez’s diverse law practice focuses on torts, personal injury defense, professional negligence, products liability, labor and employment law, workers’ compensation defense, automobile liability, including PIP/UM/UIM; construction law, and Social Security Disability.  He has litigated matters before federal and state trial and appellate courts, and in administrative forums. He received his law degree from Florida State University in 1991. He is bilingual and fluent in Spanish.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Wills
• Trusts
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
  In tough economic times we are also called upon to help with workouts, bankruptcies, foreclosures and restructuring of troubled assets and projects. We have experience on both sides of the table and can assist both the lender and borrower to reach a fair and amicable solution.
• Debt Collection