Miami, FL Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

2 South Biscayne, 3650, Miami, FL 33131

Real Estate Law

Vizcayne, 200 S Biscayne Blvd suite 4100, Miami, FL 33131, USA

Area of Practice: Municipal Law & Local Government Law Victoria Méndez is a Partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Land Use & Zoning and Government Practice Groups. Victoria is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in City, County & Local Government. Victoria is an experienced municipal lawyer with a wide range of capabilities in all phases of municipal operations, including general municipal law; land use and zoning; environmental law; election law; eminent domain; civil rights law; public finance; building and code enforcement; procurement law; utilities law; real estate; platting; and the litigation thereof. Victoria uses her vast experience advising local agencies on policy matters, statutes, rules and regulations, so that she can better advocate for and serve her clients’ strategic business interests. Before joining Shutts, Victoria served more than 20 years in the Office of the City Attorney for the City of Miami. In her nearly 11-year tenure as the City Attorney for the City of Miami, she supervised an office of more than 60 personnel, including lawyers, staff, interns, and fellows, in addition to outside counsel. She also was responsible for an $11 million annual budget. Her role also involved representing the City in state, federal, administrative and appellate courts. Victoria was also an Assistant State Attorney for the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, where she represented the State of Florida for almost four years. She was responsible for large caseloads during her tenure that consisted of misdemeanors to life felonies, wherein she handled discovery, countless depositions, Arthur Hearings, suppression hearings and more. Her experience includes litigating more than 30 jury trials at the Circuit and County Court levels and more than 50 bench trials, in addition to handling criminal appellate cases.

Personal Injury Law

1000 Brickell Ave, Ste 201-E, Miami, FL 33131

Real Estate Law

2 S Biscayne Blvd suite 2400, Miami, FL 33131, USA

Area of Practice: Land Use and zoning Wayne M. Pathman is managing partner of Miami-based Pathman Law, LLC. He is one of Florida’s distinguished lawyers with more than 30 years experience. Mr. Pathman heads the firm’s Land Use, Zoning, and Environmental Law Section. He is the Immediate Past Chair of the City of Miami’s Climate Resilience Committee and the Immediate Past Chair of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Pathman is recognized as one of Florida Trend magazine’s 500 most influential executives in different economic sectors throughout the state. He is one of only 53 attorneys selected to the 2019 Florida 500, and was selected again in 2020. Mr. Pathman represents businesses, developers, and individuals before administrative and regulatory bodies at the municipal, state, and federal levels in land use, zoning, and environmental matters. He is a leading authority and lecturer on issues regarding water law. He is the 2016 co-creator and moderator of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce’s series of four sea level rise events: “A Time to Start Thinking Differently, The Economic Impact of Sea Level Rise on South Florida.” Mr. Pathman represents developers of apartment buildings, shopping centers, hotels, and historic properties. He frequently represents residential and commercial developers seeking land use and zoning approval. He also represents developers and individuals regarding marine docks and dockage issues. He also represents numerous businesses and individuals with complex commercial litigation matters regarding contract disputes with zoning and real estate matters. Mr. Pathman frequently addresses various government agencies and private institutions on land use/zoning and water-related matters.

Personal Injury Law

8700 W Flagler St, Suite 380, Miami, FL 33174

Mr. Alex Hanna is committed to Combating Injustice, Respect for Human Dignity, and Promoting World Peace. Mr. Hanna is admitted to the Florida Bar. He attended Florida International University for his undergraduate degree, and St. Thomas University for his J.D. Mr. Hanna was the recipient of the key to Miami-Dade County in 2006. Also, the law library at St. Thomas University is named in his honor (Alex A. Hanna Law Library).