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(Main Office) Hyman Spector & Mars, LLP practices in the following areas of law: Condominium Law, Construction, General Civil and Commercial Trial and Appellate Practice, Transportation, International Trade, Aviation, Admiralty, Professional Liability, Insurance, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Banking and Corporation Law.Year Established: 1978Firm Profile: The firm's representation of condominiums, homeowners, and cooperative associations beginning in 1970 has now grown to over 300 communities in Dade and Broward Counties. The firm's state-of-the-art lien and foreclosure department aids in providing full-service representation of community associations, which includes construction defects litigation, covenant enforcement, document revision, document interpretation, contract review and general counsel services. Hyman Spector & Mars, LLP pioneered the use of arbitration in the resolution of construction defects litigation. The firm's precedent setting international trade practice provides focused representation for logistics providers, freight forwarders, airlines, non-vessel operating common carriers, domestic carriers, and customs brokers. The firm's insurance practice areas include professional liability, general liability, cargo coverage. The firm's litigation department handles all aspects of litigation from trial court level to appeals with specialties in the area of construction, condominium, civil, commercial, cargo, international trade, transportation, insurance defense and personal injury. In addition, the firm provides real estate representation for lenders, community associations and purchasers.Firm Size: 14Languages: Spanish.Representative Clients:Oceanside I, II, III & IV Fisher Island; Seaside Villas Fisher Island; Oceania I and IV; Deering Bay II; Coral Gate Condominium; Brickell Key Condominium Assn.; Plaza del Prado Condominium Assn.; Atlantic III at the Point; Mystic Pointe Master Assn., Inc.; Waterview Condominium Assn., Inc.; Sands Point Condominium Assn., Inc.; Sea Air Condominium Assn., Inc.; Continuum Master Beach Club II; The Tides of Hollywood Beach, Aqua Master Assn., Inc.; Grand Bay Master Assn.; Grovenor House, Setai Resort and Residence; Roney Palace Condominium; L'Ambiance; Sunset Harbor South; Kings Creek; One Miami Condominiums; Ten Museum Park; Parc at Turnberry; Lufthansa German Airlines; Lufthansa Cargo; Alitalia Airlines; UTI Worldwide; UTI United States; Geologistics Americas Inc.; Kintetsu World Express; Hellmann Worldwide Logistics; JAS Forwarding USA; JAS Worldwide; Agility Logistics; BNY Mellon United National Bank; SunTrust National Bank, N.A.; Avalon Risk Management; Royal Sunalliance Ins. Co.; Heath Lambert Group; Eagle Underwriting; XL Specialty; XL Marine; Carter Marine; AIG; Chubb; Lincoln General; Gerling America Insurance; Travelers.MR. MICHAEL L. HYMAN IS AN APPROVED ATTORNEY FOR: Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund.Michael L. Hyman (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, November 20, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: University of Florida (B.A.E., 1964); University of Miami (J.D., 1968). Co-Author of two volume practice manual, "Florida Condominium Law and Practice," published by Matthew Bender, October, 1986. Author: "Alternatives to Recreation Lease Litigation-Structuring the Buyout," Florida Bar Journal, February, 1981. Charter Member, College of Community Association Lawyers. Assistant City Attorney, North Bay Village, 1971-1978. Member, Florida Condominium Commission, 1972-1973. Member, Board of Directors, Community Associates Institute, 1980-1995. Member of the Faculty: Community Associations Law Seminar in Las Vegas 2008 and 2006, Newport Beach, Fl., Orlando, Fl., San Francisco, Ca., Washington, D.C., 1986-1988, 1990-1992 and 2001 and Phil., Pa., La Jolla Ca., 1994-1996; University of Miami Cluster Housing Institute, 1986, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001. Designated Facilitator for Public Educational Seminars on Condominium Law, Florida Department of Professional and Business Regulation. Named, Florida Super Lawyer in the field of Construction Litigation, 2006 and 2007. Facilitator, Public Educational Seminars on Condominium Law, Florida Department of Professional and Business Regulation. Named, Florida Super Lawyer, Construction Litigation, 2006 and 2007. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Committee on Condominium and Cooperatives, 1981). Reported Cases: Ladner vs. Plaza del Prado Condo Association, Inc., 423 S O 2d 97 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982); Chattel Shipping and Investment vs. Brickell Place Condominium Association, 481 S O 2d 29 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985); Steinhart vs. Rudolph, 422 S O 2d 884 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982); Bay Garden Manor Condominium Association, Inc. vs. J.D. Marks Associates, Inc., 576 S O 2d 744 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991); Semel v. La Mer, 610 So.2d 569 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992). Practice Areas: Community Association Law; Civil Litigation; Real Property; Construction Defect Litigation. Email: Michael L. HymanAndrew R. Spector (Member) born New York, N.Y., June 25, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1987, Florida; 1993, Texas, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida including Trial Bar and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Adelphi University (B.A., magna cum laude, honors in Political Science, 1982); Emory University (J.D., 1985). Author: Forwarders Limitation of Liability upheld by 7th Circuit, "The Transportation Lawyer," Vol. 1, No. 5, Nov., 1992. Member: The Florida Bar (Chairman, Grievance Committee, 2000-2001); Transportation Lawyers Association; Aviation Insurance Association. Reported Cases: ABN Amro Verzekeringen BV v. Geologistics Americas, Inc. 485 F.3d 85, (2nd Cir NY 2007); Express Air Cargo Services, Inc. v. 2 Four Inc., 738 So.2d 1008 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2000); Prima Westinghouse v. Panalpina, 223 F. 3d 126 (2nd Cir. 2000); United Kingdom v. Panalpina, 1 F. Supp. 2d 521 (D.Md. 1998); Ram Sourcing Agency v. Seaboard Marine, 995 F. Supp. 1465 S.D. Fla. (1997); Pacific Coral Shrimp v. Bryant Fisheries, 844 F. Supp. 1546 S.D. Fla. (1994); Winter v. Union-Air Transport, 650 So.2d 45 Fla. 3rd DCA (1994); U.S. Express v. Intercargo Insurance Company, 841 F. Supp. 1328 (E.D.N.Y. 1994); General Electric v. Harper Robinson, 818 F. Supp. 31 (E.D.N.Y., 1993); Capitol Converting Equipment v. LEP Transport, 965 F.2d. 391 (7th Cir. 1992); Semel v. Condominium Association of La Mer 610 So.2d 569 (Fla 4th DCA 1992); Dei Digi Calzature v. Cast and Bruzzone Shipping, 733 F.Supp. 773 (S.D.N.Y. 1990); Prigal v. Kearn, 557 So.2d 647 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990); Clover Systems, Inc. v. Almagran, S.A., 2007 WL 1655377 (S.D. Fla.); Limited Brands v. UTi, U.S., 2005 WL 1629777 (S.D. Ohio); Morgan Home Fashions, Inc. v. UTi, U.S., Inc., 2004 WL 1950370 (D.N.J.). Practice Areas: Trials and Appeals; Commercial Litigation; Transportation; Insurance Defense; Cargo Claims; Aviation Law; Admiralty Law. Email: Andrew R. SpectorGary M. Mars (Member) born North Miami, Florida, June 23, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1988); University of Miami (J.D., 1991). Chief Editor, Corporate Law Digest. Member: Dade County Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Division); The Florida Bar; The American Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Community Association representation; Construction law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Defects. Email: Gary M. MarsMarc A. Rubin (Member) born Miami Beach, Florida, May 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1992); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Transportation Law; General Civil Litigation; U.S. Customs Law; Condominium Law. Email: Marc A. RubinElizabeth Bowen (Associate) born Trenton, New Jersey, December 4, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1986); St. Thomas University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Foreclosures; Community Association Law; Real Property; Litigation. Email: Elizabeth BowenAnthony R. Garrett (Associate) born Santa Ynez, California, January 31, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.B.A., 1994); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1998). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Community Association Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice. Email: Anthony R. GarrettJeffrey S. Respler (Associate) born Waterbury, Connecticut, July 28, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1995); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1998). Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Theta; Golden Key. Henry Rutgers Scholar; H. Bert and Ruth Mack Scholar. Member, Eagleton Institute of Politics. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Condominium Law; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Jeffrey S. ResplerMarnie Dale Ragan (Associate) born Winter Park, Florida, May 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: George Washington University (B.A., Political Science, 1997); University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., 2000). Chairperson, Law School Honor Committee, 1999-2000. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Condominium Association Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Marnie Dale RaganShari R. Wald (Associate) born Miami, Florida, June 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A.Ed., 1996; M.A.Ed., 1997); University of Miami (J.D., 2001). Member, Young Lawyers, First American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Condominium Law; Community Association Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Shari R. WaldRobert Borak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1997); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Robert BorakDarrin Blake Gursky (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1999); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Marc A. Smiley (Associate) born New York, N.Y., December 13, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2004, Florida; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1995); St. John's University (J.D., 2000). Member: Dade County Bar Association. Email: Marc A. SmileyAvi Samuel Tryson (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of Maryland, College Park, MD (B.A., Political Science, 1998); Florida International University College of Law, Miami, FL (J.D., 2006). Member: The Florida Bar. Email: Avi Samuel TrysonOF COUNSELBeverly L. (Pevsner) Greenberg (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C., April 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of International Trade, and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with honors, 1971); George Washington University; University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1982). General Counsel, Miami Foreign Trade Association, 1985-1995. Member: Coral Gables Bar Association; South Miami Kendall Bar Association (Director); The Florida Bar; Women in International Trade (Director). Practice Areas: International Law; Administrative Law; Customs Law; Corporate Law; Travel Law.

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