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Sami R. Achem, Jr. practices in the area of general defense litigation, with an emphasis upon complex litigation involving premises liability, automobile negligence, products liability, trucking/transportation, indemnification disputes, insurance disputes, Lemon Law litigation, landlord/tenant litigation, construction defect disputes, and negligent security. Mr. Achem was elected to Florida Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for 2017-2020. …

Janelle Acevedo is an associate in the Miami office. Her practice focuses on construction defect defense. Janelle was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She attended Florida State University for undergraduate studies and received a Bachelors in Accounting. During undergrad, she was an accounting intern for a non-profit organization in Tallahassee and during the summers,…

Christina is an associate in the firm’s West Palm Beach Office. Her practice focuses on the defense of complex personal injury claims, wrongful death, and professional malpractice. In this work, Christina has successfully handled numerous cases requiring extra sensitivity, but aggressive litigation, to defend firm clients. This includes matters involving catastrophic injuries to children and…

Tiffany B. Batten is an associate trial attorney in the firm’s Miami office. Her practice areas include General Civil Litigation, with a focus on premises liability. Ms. Batten has extensive experience representing Fortune 500 clients, hotels, restaurants, gas stations, night clubs, apartment and condominium complexes, event spaces, and other retail establishments in various negligence and…

Scott Bassman concentrates his practice on state and federal civil trial and appellate law, including banking and financial and class action litigation, civil rights, commercial litigation, condominium and homeowners’ association, employment and labor law, errors and omissions, land use and real property disputes, premises liability, product liability, and professional malpractice.  He has experience handling Errors…

Anthony Spinella is an experienced trial attorney with over 11 years of courtroom experience. Attorney Spinella has litigated more than 50 jury and court trials to verdict and has been successful in more than 95% of those cases. He is currently co-counsel representing plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed in federal court claiming that…

Attorney Brendon P. Levesque’s practice focuses on appeals in state and federal courts in Connecticut, Professional Disciplinary Matters, Ethics Consultations and Bar Admissions, Civil Litigation, and Insurance Defense. Attorney Levesque represents attorneys before grievance panels, in public hearings before the Statewide Grievance Committee, and in presentments and appeals. He also represents candidates for bar admission…

Michael S. Taylor has over 25 years of experience litigating appeals at the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. His appellate litigation has encompassed a broad range of topics, including constitutional law, contract disputes, land use and eminent…

Maria C. Barall assists clients in the areas of family law and custody, residential and commercial real estate, foreclosure litigation, estate planning, and probate administration. Now in her 20th year of practicing law, Attorney Barall is experienced at handling financially and emotionally complicated divorces and delicate custody matters. Part of her practice is also devoted…

Ryan P. Barry received his B.A., with honors, from the University of Connecticut and his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law. During law school, Attorney Barry worked as a Judicial Extern for United States District Court Judge Dominic J. Squatrito. He was also selected to membership on The Connecticut Law Review and is…