Howard, Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group, focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation matters. He has extensive experience in corporate and partnership litigation, business divorce, business torts, trade secret litigation, intellectual property, and commercial real estate recovery disputes.

Anne is a civil litigator, representing both public and private clients in a wide range of cases. Her litigation practice includes federal civil rights matters, personal injury, contract disputes, and real property claims, and she actively practices in both federal and state court.

Ronald Nisonson is a commercial litigator and Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator with over two decades of experience. His practice focuses on contracts, corporate and commercial litigation, construction litigation, professional liability, and insurance defense litigation. Ronald has handled complex matters in trial and appellate courts in both the Florida and federal judicial systems.

Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators in America guide showcases top U.S. litigators across various specialties. Compiled through submissions, journalistic research, and peer vetting, it features 2,878 lawyers from about 100 firms. The guide emphasizes diversity, with 33% women and 19% inclusive representation, covering areas like antitrust, intellectual property, and complex civil litigation. 

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Of the 47 lawyers recognized, 12 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized for the very first time and 14 attorneys were recognized as Ones to Watch. 

Best Lawyers has employed the same transparent methodology for more than 35 years, based entirely on peer review. 

The following includes all Firm attorneys named and areas in which they are recognized:

Miami

• Mitchell A. Bierman (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Contracts, Government Relations Practice)
• Lillian Arango (Real Estate Law)
• Maria Victoria Currais (Real Estate Law)
• Jeffrey Decarlo (Commercial Litigation, Public Finance Law)
• Alan K. Fertel (Sports Law)
• Chad S. Friedman (Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law)
• Jessika Arce Graham (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• Edward G. Guedes (Appellate Practice)
• Stephen J. Helfman (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Juan P. Loumiet (Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law)
• Justin Luger (Commercial Litigation)
• Anthony L. Recio (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Paul Ryder (Employment Law – Management)
• Clifford A. Schulman (Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Joseph H. Serota (Commercial Litigation)
• Eduardo M. Soto (Real Estate Law)
• Richard Jay Weiss (Government Relations Practice)
• Laura K. Wendell (Appellate Practice)
• David M. Wolpin (Employment Law – Management, Government Relations Practice)
• Daniela Cimo (Ones to Watch: Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Kelsie Elmer (Ones to Watch: Real Estate Law)
• Roger C. Pou (Ones to Watch: Municipal Law)
• Samantha W. Soto (Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Alejandro Uribe (Ones to Watch: Land Use and Zoning Law)

Fort Lauderdale

• Daniel L. Abbott (Litigation – Land Use and Zoning)
• Mitchell J. Burnstein (Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law)
• Jamie A. Cole (Commercial Litigation)
• Alicia Gonzalez (Real Estate Law)
• Paul Gougelman (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Michael J. Kurzman (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
• Matthew H. Mandel (Commercial Litigation)
• Eric L. Stettin (Commercial Litigation)
• Susan L. Trevarthen (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Peter D. Waldman (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law)
• Isabella Falcon (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation)
• Anne Reilly Flanigan (Ones to Watch: Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation)
• Narinah Jean-Baptiste (Ones to Watch: Municipal Law)
• Bryan C. Siddique (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation)
• Alison F. Smith (Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management)
• Blayne Yudis (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation)

Boca Raton

• Howard D. Dubosar (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
• Andrew S. Maurodis (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Brett J. Schneider (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Union, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• David N. Tolces (Real Estate Law)
• Ethan Goldstein (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation)
• Ryan Hudak (Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management)
• Jeremy S. Rosner (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation)

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Of the 41 lawyers recognized, 12 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized for the very first time and 12 attorneys were recognized as Ones to Watch. 

Best Lawyers has employed the same transparent methodology for more than 35 years, based entirely on peer review. 

The following includes all Firm attorneys named and areas in which they are recognized:

Miami

• Mitchell A. Bierman (Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Contracts; Government Relations Practice)
• Lewis R. Cohen (Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law)
• Jeffrey Decarlo (Commercial Litigation)
• Ignacio G. Del Valle (Real Estate Law)
• Alan K. Fertel (Sports Law)
• Chad S. Friedman (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Edward G. Guedes (Appellate Practice) 
• Stephen J. Helfman (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Juan P. Loumiet (Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law)
• Justin Luger (Commercial Litigation)
• Paul Ryder (Employment Law Management)
• Clifford A. Schulman (Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Joseph H. Serota (Commercial Litigation)
• Eduardo M. Soto (Real Estate Law)
• Richard Jay Weiss (Government Relations Practice) 
• Laura Wendell (Appellate Practice)
• David M. Wolpin (Employment Law – Management; Government Relations Practice)
• Jake Bland (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction)
• Daniela Cimo (Ones to Watch: Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Roger C. Pou (Pnes to Watch: Municipal Law)
• Caroline G. Saiz (Ones to Watch: Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Samantha W. Soto (Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Alejandro Uribe (Ones to Watch: Land Use and Zoning Law)

Fort Lauderdale

• Mitchell J. Burnstein (Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law)
• Jamie A. Cole (Commercial Litigation)
• Paul R. Gougelman (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Michael J. Kurzman (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• Matthew H. Mandel (Commercial Litigation)
• Eric L. Stettin (Commercial Litigation)
• Susan L. Trevarthen (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Peter D. Waldman (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law)
• Anne R. Flanigan (Ones to Watch: Appellate Practice; Civil Right Law; Commercial Litigation)
• Narinah Jean-Baptiste (Ones to Watch: Municipal Law)
• Scott Mullin (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation)
• Alison F. Smith (Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management)

Boca Raton

• Howard D. DuBosar (Commercial Litigation)
• Andrew S. Maurodis (Land Use and Zoning Law)
• Brett J. Schneider (Litigation – Labor and Employment, Employment Law – Management)
• Harrison R. DuBosar (Ones to Watch: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation) 
• Ryan Hudak (Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management)

Tampa, FL

• Sarah L. Johnston (Government Relations Practice)

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Super Lawyers recognizes distinguished attorneys who have undergone a rigorous screening process and who are ultimately selected for inclusion in their annual list of exceptional legal professionals. Published by Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers is a rating service of attorneys from more than 70 practice areas and determines its rankings through independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. Only the top 5 percent of outstanding lawyers in Florida are rated by Super Lawyers, while no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers under 40 years old or who have practiced for fewer than 10 years are selected as Rising Stars.

The Firm’s recognized attorneys are listed below.

Miami

Recognized as Super Lawyers

• Mitchell A. Bierman
• Alan K. Fertel
• Edward G. Guedes
• Joseph H. Serota

Recognized as Rising Star

• Justin D. Luger
• Richard Rosengarten

Fort Lauderdale

Recognized as Super Lawyers

• Mitchell J. Burnstein
• Jamie A. Cole
• Susan Trevarthen
• Peter D. Waldman

Recognized as Rising Stars

• Candice Balmori
• Anne Reilly Flanigan
• Alicia Gonzalez
• Chanae L. Wood

Boca Raton

Recognized as Super Lawyers

• Howard D. DuBosar
• Alen H. Hsu
• Brett J. Schneider

Recognized as Rising Stars

• Harrison R. DuBosar

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“Adding this important practice area expands our firm’s profile and services. I could not be prouder to launch this practice with a group of highly talented WSHC+B attorneys,” said Fort Lauderdale office managing director, Jamie Cole.

Read the full article here: https://www.law360.com/articles/1547289?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 

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Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman (WSHC+B) announced the addition of a Mediation Services Practice Group to its roster of practice areas. This practice group will provide Florida Supreme Court certified circuit and/or county mediators for cases that involve local government, commercial litigation, construction litigation, eminent domain, property rights and education.

The firm’s certified mediators will work to assist parties find amicable resolutions to their disputes by ensuring fair and unbiased mediation services in situations where courts order mediation or when parties involved in litigation independently want to pursue a settlement. 

“Adding this important practice area expands our firm’s profile and services,” said Jamie Cole, partner and Fort Lauderdale office managing director. “I could not be prouder to launch this practice with a group of highly talented WSHC+B attorneys who have been certified by the Florida Supreme Court.”

With the firm’s comprehensive understanding of different types of disputes, WSHC+B’s certified mediators are uniquely equipped to increase the odds of a successful resolution.

The firm’s team of Supreme Court certified mediators includes:

• Jamie Cole – Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator
  Areas of focus: Local Government, Commercial Litigation
• Howard DuBosar – Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator
  Area of focus: Commercial Litigation
• Ronald Nisonson – Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator
  Area of focus: Construction Litigation
• Pete Waldman – Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator
  Areas of focus: Eminent Domain, Property Rights
• Candice Balmori – Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator
  Area of focus: Local Government
• Ayanna Hypolite – Florida Supreme Court Certified County Court Mediator
  Area of focus: Education

In addition to this new practice area, the firm has had exceptional growth this year through its acquisition of a boutique law firm in Gainesville, expanding its office in Boca Raton and hiring 16 lawyers and 13 staff in 2022.

For more information on the firm’s new practice group, please visit: https://www.wsh-law.com/practices/litigation/supreme-court-certified-mediation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

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The new lease will more than double the size of the firm’s Boca Raton office, setting the foundation for continued growth of staff, attorneys, and practice lines in Palm Beach County.

Butters Realty & Management office team of Caroline Fleischer, Darcie Lunsford and Sky Butters represented Weiss Serota in the lease transaction. Laurel Oswald of Tower Commercial Real Estate represented landlord, CP Group.

“While many companies were shedding real estate and recalibrating staffing levels in the face of the pandemic, Weiss Serota seized the counter-cyclical opportunity to grow, turning uncertainty to its negotiating advantage,” said Butter’s Fleischer, who is executive vice president of occupier services. “One Boca Place, fresh off the heels off a multimillion renovation, offered the firm both the prestige and the physical infrastructure needed to meet its growth trajectory.”

Weiss Serota originally established a Boca Raton office in January 2017, with just five Palm Beach County-based attorneys there at the time. Since then, the firm has more than tripled the size of its team and anticipates having at least 17 attorneys working out of One Boca Place when it moves into the space in spring 2022. The new office gives the firm additional space to continue its expansion in Palm Beach County.

Notable recent additions to the firm’s Boca Raton office include The DuBosar Law Group, led by accomplished litigator Howard D. DuBosar, veteran construction attorney Ronald S. Nisonson and veteran municipal and real estate attorney David N. Tolces.

“Our Boca Raton office has proven to be a catalyst for growth for the entire firm, particularly with our private sector practice areas,” said Brett J. Schneider, Partner and Boca Raton Office Managing Director. “There is tremendous activity and expansion occurring throughout Palm Beach County. We believe our continued growth and new space will help us better serve this growing business community while also provided our employees with a vibrant and highly desirable place to work near where many of them live.”

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“My client is very pleased with the outcome,” Howard said. “They felt very strongly about the language in the lease. The damages are in the neighborhood of three-quarters of a million dollars.”

For the last two years, JP Morgan Chase had refused to pay annual rent increases for a one-story commercial building at 14590 Biscayne Boulevard that it leases from Cypress Property LLC. In defending against a lawsuit filed by the landlord, JP Morgan Chase alleged the company and Cypress Property had agreed that rent hikes would occur every five years. U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles ruled that the lease requires JP Morgan Chase to pay the landlord’s yearly rent increases.

According to Howard, JP Morgan Chase is on the hook for about roughly $750,000 in unpaid rent increases since 2019. 

While Howard said that the lease’s template is a standard one used by JP Morgan Chase, he believes the bank took an aggressive position, resulting in the loss.

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DuBosar and his team bring significant and diverse commercial litigation experience to the firm. Specialty areas include corporate and partnership litigation; business divorce; business torts – including fraud, negligence, and statutory claims; commercial real estate recovery and workouts; bankruptcy litigation; and intellectual property litigation. The group has also represented law firms in numerous partnership and co-counsel disputes.

The team joining Weiss Serota includes Harrison DuBosar, an attorney who focuses on commercial litigation and appellate work, and several longtime employees of The DuBosar Law Group, P.A.

“Howard and Harrison DuBosar’s wide-ranging skillset takes our litigation division and Boca Raton office, which already has a phenomenal group of attorneys, to another level,” said Boca Raton Office Managing Director Brett Schneider. “We are thrilled to welcome them to the Weiss Serota family and know they will add tremendous value to the firm.”

Before launching The DuBosar Law Group, P.A., Howard DuBosar served as partner at Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan & Berlin, P.A. – leading the Miami law firm’s expansion into Boca Raton, and as managing shareholder of the Boca Raton office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

“Weiss Serota has a phenomenal culture and I have been impressed with the growth of the Firm,” said DuBosar. “I’ve known for several years the firm’s attorneys and looking forward to working with lawyers across various practice groups,” he added.

DuBosar earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law and a Bachelor of Science from Florida State University. He has substantial industry and community involvement, including as a board member of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County; the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County – where he has held various leadership positions including past president of its Young Adult Division; and as past president of the Hillel Day School of Boca Raton’s Board of Trustees.

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