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Collaborative Law (Family Law)

Jeffrey P. Wasserman is proud to be a Collaborative Lawyer in the evolving field of family law. He has been involved with Collaborative Law for the past few years, having handled several Collaborative Law cases reaching excellent outcomes through the Collaborative Law Process. He continues to attend advanced training in the practice to stay on the cutting edge of this field as a highly effective Collaborative Law practitioner.

Now that the Collaborative Law Statute has been enacted, effective July 1, 2017, by virtue of the passage of the Rules by the Supreme Court, it is anticipated that Collaborative Law will become more popular in the Family Law arena as being the best alternative to litigation. It saves time and money, but most importantly, it maintains a better cohesiveness for the family. The Collaborative Process provides families with the ability to move on from a divorce more intact than it would be after hotly contested litigation. Because both parties are integral to the process, both sides have a voice at the table in order to reach a fair and equitable resolution in a constructive fashion.

Jeff will be pleased to provide a free consultation to explain the Collaborative Law Process and to explore whether Collaborative Law is right for you.

ADA Public Access Lawsuit and Compliance: Shareholder Adam S. Chotiner oversees the firm’s ADA Public Access Lawsuit and Compliance practice group.

This group’s practice is focused on litigation and compliance under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”). Over the past 20 years, there has been an explosion in the number of ADA Title III lawsuits being filed, particularly in Florida. Such ADA lawsuits often allege the existence of “physical barriers,” such as inaccessible restrooms or parking lots. A more recent trend is for ADA lawsuits to allege that a company’s website is inaccessible to visually-impaired individuals.

Mr. Chotiner has extensive experience defending claims under Title III of the ADA and assisting businesses with ADA compliance, including assisting clients with onsite inspections, negotiating with the plaintiff’s attorney to resolve matters as early as possible in litigation and making recommendations as to necessary modifications. Mr. Chotiner’s clients include a wide variety of businesses, from “mom and pop” businesses to companies listed on the Fortune 500.
Appellate Matters: Sometimes litigation does not end at the trial level. When an appeal is pursued, the firm’s Appellate practice group is ready to step in with its extensive experience.

The firm’s Appellate practice group is chaired by Adam S. Chotiner. The firm handles appeals in both state and federal court, and within the full range of legal matters covered by its other practice groups — from commercial and construction litigation to probate litigation, from labor and employment law to family law.

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Business Transactions: Michael Shapiro, a founding shareholder of the Firm, heads this practice area. Together with senior named shareholder Andrew Blasi and a staff of experienced paralegals, they comprise the Real Estate and Business Transactions practice. We provide guidance in the investigation, acquisition and financing of all types of commercial and residential properties, including...

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Collaborative Law (Family Law): Jeffrey P. Wasserman has now expanded his practice to offer Collaborative Law as the alternative process in helping clients resolve their differences with their spouse. He has been properly trained and certified as a Collaborative Lawyer. Continuing with his education and training in Collaborative Law helps him provide the best service possible for you in this process.

Jeff has come to recognize the benefits and need for resolving divorces through a process that keeps the parties from entering the unknown realm of the courthouse. The Collaborative Practice of Divorce Law assists people to find creative solutions without litigation. It helps the parties to achieve a fair outcome with the least amount of emotional and financial cost.

The process does not permit litigation in the Courts. Instead, it brings people together in a way that they are part of a process of resolving the issues of divorcing parties. Issues such as developing a Parenting Plan and other issues relating to the children of a couple who are going to divorce are much better resolved between the parents than by giving the final decision to a total stranger, who happens to wear a robe and goes by the salutation of “Your Honor.”

Collaborative law permits the parties to resolve all issues relating to support (spousal and child) and dividing assets and liabilities just like having them resolved by a Judge. In this process, you are in charge of your own destiny and you move at the pace set by both parties in coming to a resolution. Instead of a Judge and unfamiliar Rules setting the pace and process, you will have the benefit of legal and mental health professionals and experts to guide you through to the end in a non-litigious setting.

Please contact Jeff for more information on Collaborative Law if you are interested in this process for resolving the issues of your divorce.

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Commercial Litigation: The Commercial Litigation practice group consists of experienced attorneys all of whom have trial and appellate experience in all courts of the State of Florida, as well as in Federal District Courts throughout Florida and the Federal Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. All of the attorneys represent clients from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and individuals in all types of matters including but not limited to contract disputes, business disputes, defamation claims and commercial torts. Firm attorneys are also admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court.

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Construction Litigation: Shareholder Andrew Dector and senior attorney Robin Frank comprise the firm’s Construction Litigation practice group.

The firm represents contractors, subcontractors, owners, sureties, material suppliers and design professionals, both as plaintiffs and defendants in construction-related litigation and mediation.

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Family Law: Jeffrey Wasserman heads the firm’s Family Law practice group. He is the former Chair of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar (2000-2001) and the former Chair of the Florida Bar Family Law Rules Committee (2004-2005). He is currently serving on the Florida Supreme Court Family Law Forms Workshop which he Chaired in 2007 and 2008. Mr. Wasserman has been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as an “AV” rated lawyer for many years; is recognized in Who’s Who; and has consistently been recognized as a “Top Lawyer” in South Florida Legal Guide and as a “Super Lawyer by Super Lawyer’s Magazine.

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Healthcare: In a rapidly changing and complex regulatory environment, our dedicated Florida Healthcare attorneys deliver exceptional results, addressing cases in complex litigation, transactional, operational, legislative and regulatory matters. We guide clients in a manner that ensures compliance, balanced with cost-efficient resolution of disputes.

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Labor & Employment: Shareholder Adam S. Chotiner oversees the firm’s Labor and Employment Law practice group, which also includes senior attorney Robin I. Frank.

The group’s practice is focused on the litigation of labor and employment law disputes, as well as preventive labor relations. The firm primarily represents management.

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Probate, Trust & Fiduciary Litigation: The firm’s attorneys are well experienced in all aspects of probate, trust and fiduciary litigation.

The firm’s Probate, Trust and Fiduciary Litigation practice group regularly engages in the evaluation, consultation, litigation and mediation (as both mediator and advocate) of disputes involving trusts, estates and fiduciary relationships. The firm’s clients include corporate and individual trustees, banks, investment professionals, personal representatives (executors), administrators, guardians, beneficiaries and other companies and individuals who are involved in disputes concerning trusts, estates and probate actions.

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Product Liability: Our Florida product liability team is made up of accomplished trial attorneys who have extensive experience defending a wide array of corporate interests, including international manufacturers of heavy equipment, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and vertical transportation systems, as well as cosmetic companies, industrial developers, and component part manufactures/distributors. These cases range from serious personal injuries to individual and class action warranty disputes or claims of defect, and they are litigated at both the State and Federal level.

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Real Estate: Michael Shapiro, a founding shareholder of the Firm, heads this practice area. Together with senior named shareholder Andrew Blasi, senior associate Linley Schatzman and a staff of experienced paralegals, they comprise the Real Estate and Business Transactions practice.

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Real Estate Litigation: Senior named shareholder Andrew B. Blasi oversees the Firm’s real estate litigation practice group, which includes shareholder Andrew M. Dector and senior attorney Robin I. Frank.

This practice group is focused on the litigation of all types of litigation based upon real property and real estate deals gone bad. The group devotes a large part of their practice to representing and assisting buyers in pre-construction real property contracts seeking to revoke or rescind the sales contract, to recover deposits paid by the buyers to sellers/developers and to recover any other damages the buyers have incurred where builders or developers have failed to comply with the requirements of the law, most notably the Federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act and the Florida Condominium Act. With an overabundance of condos and houses on the market and values plummeting, the group continues to represent and assist buyers in demanding and getting refunds of their deposits along with damages against developers who have failed to conduct their business in a legally appropriate or required manner.

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