Florida Civil Litigation Lawyers

Civil Litigation

1 SE 3rd Ave, Suite 3020, Miami, FL 33131

Civil Litigation

1300 Thomaswood Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32308, USA

Mr. Bigham is a shareholder of the firm. He has about 15 years of experience practicing in the areas of environmental law, land use zoning, entitlements, boundaries and permitting, property rights and boundaries, water rights, eminent domain/condemnation, professional licensure, public procurements and bid disputes, administrative law, and general civil litigation and related appeals. Mr. Bigham has represented a variety of public and private clients in civil cases involving contract disputes, business torts. environmental permitting, remediation, and regulatory enforcement proceedings, agency rulemaking, and public procurements. Prior to joining the firm he was a partner at Berger Singerman from 2021-2024, and a litigation attorney for Oertel, Fernandez, Bryant & Atkinson, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and Ausley McMullen. Mr. Bigham is a graduate of Tulane University with majors in both English and Philosophy, and graduated from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law, in 2009.

Civil Litigation

100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 2050, Miami, FL 33131

Stevan Pardo is a leading authority on Florida construction and corporate hospitality law. During his more than 30 years as a construction litigator, Stevan has represented companies involved in virtually all aspects of the construction industry including owners, contractors, design professionals, subcontractors, sureties, and insurers. His legal representations have included delay and defect claims arising out of commercial and residential, high-rise residential, hospitality and resorts, multifamily, retail, and office construction projects. Stevan?s clients rely on him to advise them on all aspects of the delivery of construction and engineering projects, from procurement and the drafting and negotiation of contracts, to contract administration, the avoidance and resolution of disputes, and insurance matters. Stevan has developed an impressive track record representing developers and investors in multimillion-dollar real property transactions, including purchases and sales, joint ventures, and residential and commercial development. Stevan brings a unique perspective to the real estate side of his practice because of his 20 years of personal experience as a real estate developer and a hotel owner, builder, and operator. His own experience handling complex construction, buying and selling properties, and negotiating with lenders, has given him deep insight into the world of construction and renovation and has served to enhance the legal advice and business strategies he provides to his hotel clients. As a result of his practical knowledge, Stevan is well-versed in both the business impacts and legal aspects of his clients? real estate and construction endeavors. His real-world experience has helped Stevan to become a go-to attorney when negotiating and implementing real estate deals in Florida and across the country. Stevan?s distinctive business background also has given him a unique ability to troubleshoot difficult projects for clients before they devolve into full-blown disputes, and to craft business solutions to his clients? business problems. When necessary, however, Stevan brings extensive trial experience in representing clients before the Florida courts, federal courts, mediators, arbitration panels, and appellate courts. Other key areas of Stevan?s expertise include working with franchisors and franchisees, management companies, vendors, and insurers. Drawing from his real-life experience in hotel ownership, Stevan provides his clients with insight into the business aspects of a legal decision and the legal effects of a business decision. Stevan has developed relationships with various hotel franchisors, including Ritz Carlton, St. Regis, Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and other well recognized industry flags. This holistic combination of legal experience and hospitality industry knowledge brings a critical and essential benefit to Stevan?s hotel and resort clients. Stevan?s membership in the American Hotel and Lodging Association and Young Presidents Organization (YPO) Hospitality Network allows him to remain current on issues relating to the business and legal challenges in today?s hospitality community. His role as President of the South Florida Chapter of International Network of Boutique and International Law Firms enables Stevan to keep his pulse on the trends, changes, and challenges facing the construction, real estate, and hospitality community in South Florida, the United States, and internationally. A strong believer in pro bono work, Stevan has committed his legal and construction skills to bettering his local community. He is the current chair of the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board. In that role, Stevan combines his experience as a real estate developer, a lawyer, and a resident to balance the importance of historic preservation with development. Stevan also serves as both construction and legal consultant to a large new community center in his neighborhood. He was the President of the Venetian Island Homeowners Association for several years and spear headed the historic preservation of the Venetian Causeway, a historic link between Miami and Miami Beach. Prior to launching his law firm, Stevan, an AV-rated lawyer, was a partner and leader of the construction litigation department of Greenberg Traurig, where he practiced law for more than a decade.

Civil Litigation

9999 NE 2nd Ave., 306, Miami Shores, FL 33138

T. Roger White, Jr., is a Partner with the firm, and specializes in the areas of Personal Injury Protection, Personal Injury and Contract litigation. Mr. White graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in English, and graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law, where he was a Merit Scholar, a member of Trial Advocacy team and Moot Court. Mr. White’s career began at the Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s office, where as an assistant public defender he handled hundreds of cases in the criminal justice system. After a brief stint as an equities trader for Carlin Equities, where he obtained his Series 7 license, he returned to the legal profession as a litigation associate at Fowler White Burnett, then as a Senior Associate at Wood & Bronstein. Mr. White was then hired as a lead trial counsel for the Offices of the General Counsel at UAIG. In his career, Mr. White has participated in hundreds of jury trials in both criminal and civil court. He is a founding member of the firm, and has had his own practice since the Summer of 2012.

Civil Litigation

4401 Salisbury Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32216, USA

Tom is the senior partner in Edwards & Ragatz, P.A., is AV Rated (highest rating possible along with outstanding ethics) and Board Certified in Civil Trial by The Florida Bar since 1991. His achievements as a trial lawyer are extraordinary. Tom and his team have million and multi-million-dollar verdicts in multiple states, including: The largest medical malpractice verdict in the United States in 2012 and the second largest personal injury verdict in 2012; multi-million-dollar verdicts in numerous other areas of the law including bank trust fraud, nursing home cases, and trucking cases; Numerous years in Best Lawyers in America; Selected in multiple years as the top medical malpractice lawyer in his area by Best Lawyers in America; Selected as the top personal injury lawyer in the area by Best Lawyers in America; Tom handles select appeals and his helped re-write the law more favorably to consumers and victims with appeals that have gone to both the Florida Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court; Tom published numerous articles and chapters in legal books and was awarded the 1993 Barbara Sanders Award for The Florida Bar for the top legal writing in the State.