Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Corporate litigation is a specific type of business litigation involving corporate merger and acquisition issues, or internal disputes among shareholders, directors, officers, managers, members, limited partners or general partners. Many of these disputes concern operating agreements or shareholder agreements which govern the operations and control of the business entity. Several of our attorneys who practice in this area are Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Business Litigation. “Business Litigation” is defined by The Florida Bar as the practice of law dealing with legal problems arising from commercial and business relationships, which include corporate litigation.
• Business Disputes
  Many commercial and residential lease disputes can be avoided by analyzing potential issues during the lease negotiation stage and incorporating appropriate provisions into the lease and the related lease documents. Business Law Certified and along with representing parties involved in commercial and residential lease disputes, our attorneys have helped our Firm’s commercial clients prepare, revise, and negotiate commercial lease agreements in all commercial settings, including ground leases, warehouses, mixed use, and retail.
• Construction Contracts

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
  Our attorneys who practice in the area of entertainment and sports litigation have done so for many years in Florida’s state and Federal courts, as well as in arbitrations. Some of our attorneys in this practice group are Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Business Litigation. “Business Litigation” is defined by The Florida Bar as the practice of law dealing with legal problems arising from commercial and business relationships. Most non-labor related entertainment and sports disputes are specific forms of business litigation, which often arise from media agreements, talent contracts, merchandise agreements, license and royalty contracts, agency and management agreements, special event agreements and employment agreements.
• Employment Litigation
  Since the inception of our Firm, the representation of School Boards and Superintendents (both elected and appointed) throughout the State of Florida has been one of our primary practice areas. Our Education and School Law Practice Group includes a Florida Bar Board Certified Education Law Specialist, who has been serving School Boards and Superintendents for over 20 years. She and the other attorneys in our Education and School Law Practice Group represent School Boards and Superintendents throughout the State of Florida as both general counsel handling all day-to-day legal matters, as litigation and appellate counsel in all aspects of litigation lodged against our clients or necessarily initiated by our clients, and as specially retained counsel for specific projects or litigation. Our attorneys also represent private colleges and universities, and have litigated on behalf of educational institutions in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings in Florida and in other states. The attorneys in our Education and School Law Practice Group, together with other members of our Firm, handle all aspects of governance, Sunshine Law issues, Public Records issues, student issues, employment issues, charter school issues, collective bargaining, procurement, drafting/negotiating contracts, and policy development under both federal and state laws and regulations for our School Board and Superintendent clients. Further, Our Education and School Law Practice Group has successfully responded to and defended complaints lodged against our educational institution clients through state and federal regulatory bodies and accrediting bodies in multiple states, including Florida.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  One of the primary bases for the foundation of our Firm is the representation of municipal and local government clients. Our Firm is proud of its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional day-to-day and special counsel representation to its municipal and other local government clients. Several of our attorneys in our City, County, and Local Government Practice Group serve as the primary city attorney for one or more of the Firms’ many municipal clients, and in that capacity, routinely handle the myriad of legal issues and challenges faced by Florida’s municipalities and local governmental bodies. Additionally, many of the Firm’s City, County, and Local Government attorneys also serve as special counsel to other municipalities and local governmental bodies, and in that capacity, provide specialized assistance in handling legislative, quasi-judicial, and real estate matters, as well as matters where the opinion or assistance of an outside specialist in city, county, and local government law is needed. Most of the city attorneys in our City, County, and Local Government Group have at least 25 to 30 years of experience in this unique but extraordinarily diverse and dynamic area of the law. Furthermore, several of the attorneys in our Firm’s City, County, and Local Government practice group are Board Certified by the Florida Bar in City, County and Local Government Law, or have been recognized by their peers as one of Florida’s Legal Elite or one of Florida’s Super Lawyers. One of our attorneys was even honored by being named City Attorney of the Year by the Florida League of Cities. Our Firm has the experience and steadfast commitment which enable it to handle any issue or challenge facing a municipality or local governmental body.
• Construction Litigation
  We represent owners, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in drafting and analyzing construction contracts; development and presentation of negotiation positions; litigation; arbitration; and participation in claim discussions and settlement proposals. Our attorneys have successfully represented parties in construction disputes involving both private and public projects, including roadways, parks, high rises, underground utilities, bridges and single family residences. We also negotiate, prepare, and evaluate construction contracts for all types of project delivery systems including CM at risk, design-build, and lump-sum.
• Real Estate Transactions
  The Firm’s practice group in the area of real estate transactions and litigation includes attorneys who are Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Real Estate Law and Business Litigation. Our attorneys handle a wide variety of real estate transactions and disputes, including, real estate acquisitions and dispositions; financing; title review and analysis of survey; title defect claims; environmental issues; lease drafting and disputes; zoning and land use; flood zones; document recordation requirements and fees; title commitments and endorsements; and closing and escrow services. Our attorneys are also experienced in negotiating, drafting and reviewing acquisition, leasing and financing documentation, as well as writing title insurance, handling survey issues, resolving title defects, supervising environmental due diligence and resolving environmental issues for both residential and commercial properties.
• Eminent Domain
  When the government takes private property for public projects, it must pay full compensation to the property owners. Eminent domain and inverse condemnation claims are highly complex matters. Our Firm’s attorneys who practice in the area of eminent domain/inverse condemnation have represented our municipal and school board clients, and have been retained as special counsel, to pursue and defend eminent domain and inverse condemnation claims.
• Land Use and Zoning
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Many of our attorneys in our commercial and residential landlord/tenant practice group began representing landlords and tenants over 30 years ago. Our attorneys are experienced in handling breach of lease disputes, evictions, co-tenancy and use restrictions, and Fair Housing claims for tenants and landlords, including public housing authorities and Section 8 landlords. Additionally, our attorneys in this practice group negotiate and draft leases on behalf of our landlord and tenant clients. Our attorneys have utilized their expertise to educate others by presenting numerous seminars throughout the State of Florida to landlords, tenants, and property managers on topics including Florida’s Landlord Tenant Act, The Fair Housing Act, and lease negotiations and drafting.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Our Firm’s Trial Practice Group includes attorneys who each have defended personal injury claims, attorneys who are Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Civil Trial Law, and an attorney who previously worked as in-house counsel for one of the nation’s largest insurance carriers. Our attorneys take pride in aggressively and thoroughly litigating personal injury claims, and often prevailing on claims by utilizing creative arguments or uncovering evidence which others might have missed. In addition to successfully taking personal injury claims to jury trial and earning defense verdicts, our attorneys have successfully concluded numerous cases at the summary judgment stage, and obtained a rare directed verdict at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence in a motor vehicle negligence action.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Congratulations to our 2021 “Best Lawyers in America”, Anthony A. Garganese – Municipal Law; Gary S. Salzman – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates.
• Trusts
  “Best Lawyers in America”, Anthony Garganese – Municipal Law; Gary S. Salzman – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
  The attorneys who comprise our Community Association Law Practice Group guide homeowners and condominium associations in the areas of preparation and interpretation of governing documents; collections; lien foreclosures; and covenant enforcement. Our attorneys have over 35 years of combined experience in this very specialized area of the law, and proudly represent more than 90 communities across central Florida, in Orange, Osceola, Lake, Polk, Seminole, and Volusia counties.
• Debt Collection
  OUR LAW FIRM MAY BE DEEMED A DEBT COLLECTOR UNDER THE FEDERAL FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (FDCPA). THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.