Biography:
About Me I am a former Metro-Dade police sergeant who enjoyed an 11-year career in law enforcement prior to pursuing my law degree. In 1989, I completed law school and passed the Florida bar. In 1998 became a Board-certified civil trial lawyer and three years later I joined Rubenstein Law. Expertise As the Senior Trial Attorney, I concentrate my practice on serious catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. I’ve settled and tried automobile, motorcycle, and trucking cases, as well as products liability. I am fluent in Spanish and often assist the firm in representing our Hispanic American and Hispanic clients from South America, Central America and the Caribbean. In 2015 I was honored to become a member of ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates). ABOTA is a prestigious and selective national Trial Lawyer organization. This year of the 38 nominees, only 6 were granted membership. ABOTA is committed to preserving the constitutional right to trial by jury and maintaining the independence and equity of our courts as the third branch of government. Board certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Civil Trial since 1998 Member, American Board of Trial Advocates Miami-Dade Justice Assoc and Florida Justice Assoc Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and Dade County Trial Lawyers Association Florida Bar, Cuban-American Bar Association and Dade County Bar Association Licensed to practice in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia Serves as associate personal injury counsel for the Dade County Police Benevolent Association General counsel for the Hispanic Police Officers Association Education and Accolades Juris Doctor degree from St. Thomas University School of Law Served on Florida International University’s Council of 100 Florida International University College of Law Dean’s Advisory Council Board of Directors of The Miami-Dade Justice Association Judicial Nominating Committee of the Florida Bar Rated 10/10 Avvo SuperLawyer 2014 Top attorneys in Florida selected by Peer recognition and Professional Achievement AV rated Martindale Hubbell 2018 Florida Justice Association Board of Directors