Brent Kimball is a litigator, having walked into Court one hour after being sworn into the Florida Bar to argue his first case. Brent focuses his practice on Family Law and Civil Litigation and makes it his business to zealously fight for his clients.

In Family Law, Brent focuses his practice on large-scale Family Law litigation, fighting for clients involved in contested dissolutions, child custody/time- sharing, child support, alimony, equitable asset distribution, paternity, modifications, prenuptial agreements, and domestic violence/stalking injunctions.

In his Civil Litigation practice, Brent has focused on contract disputes, corporate dissolution, non-compete agreements, defamation, fraud, arbitration, and foreclosure.      

Since beginning his career, Brent has successfully conducted all aspects of litigation and trial, defending and securing combined judgments totaling nine figures.

Admissions and Professional Memberships

Brent is a member of the Florida Bar and admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida.

Education & Professional Background

Brent graduated from the University of Central Florida after becoming the first student to earn both the Omans and Bowser Scholarship Prizes in the same academic year. Later, Brent attended the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law, where he served as President of the Real Property Law Society and earned the Book Award in Trial Practice.

Community & Professional Involvement

Brent proudly served as a Guardian ad Litem, protecting the interests of underprivileged children in Orlando. He served as a member of the Advisory Board for the Center for Business Development, mentoring and advising new entrepreneurs as they developed and grew their businesses. Brent has also served as a spokesperson for a large Central Florida political organization, organizing and hosting large scale meetings for gubernatorial and congressional candidates, as well as fielding questions from the media.

Alfredo R. Zamora is a seasoned attorney specializing in representing individuals and corporations in intricate investigations, criminal prosecutions, and civil litigation. With nearly 14 years of litigation experience, Alfredo has successfully tried over 30 cases to jury verdict and numerous others in bench trials before the court. His expertise extends to highly contested family law matters, including petitions for final injunctions.

Recognizing the importance of thorough preparation and strategic planning, Alfredo approaches each case with the mindset that it may go to trial, yet he understands that optimal resolutions often arise through alternative dispute resolutions. He collaborates closely with clients to craft strategic litigation plans, utilizing the discovery process to unearth relevant facts and crafting compelling motions tailored to their best interests. Alfredo's extensive experience encompasses conducting hundreds of depositions and arguing a diverse range of motions in both state and federal courts.

Prior to joining Losey PLLC, Alfredo served as a state prosecutor in two of Florida's largest prosecutor’s offices—the eleventh judicial circuit of Miami-Dade County and the Ninth judicial circuit of Orange and Osceola counties. In these roles, he handled a multitude of cases and held leadership positions, supervising various units of lawyers.

Alfredo also ran a private practice where he focused on state and federal criminal defense, family law, and civil litigation. He has been entrusted to defend public employees, pastors, and small business owners in legal battles across the State of Florida.

Community Involvement

Community engagement and mentorship hold significant importance to Alfredo, who firmly believes in giving back to others. He has served as a mentor to undergraduate legal studies students at the University of Central Florida, participated as a guest speaker at UCF Law Day, and volunteered to judge various mock trial competitions. Additionally, Alfredo served on the board of the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida and is a former member of the League of Prosecutors. His chosen charity, the March of Dimes, benefits from his volunteerism and support.

Thought Leadership

Alfredo's thought leadership extends beyond legal practice; he has been invited by the U.S. State Department to speak on public corruption investigations to foreign delegates. He has also served as a guest speaker at various institutions including the Pine Hills Community Counsel, FAMU College of Law, and Bishop Moore Catholic School.

Admissions and Professional Memberships

Alfredo is a member of the Florida Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Southern districts of Florida.

Educations and Professional Background

Alfredo graduated cum laude from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law, where he served as an editor of the Science and Technology Law Review, President of the Hispanic Latino Law Student Association, and a trial team competitor in the BLSA Mock Trial Competition. He holds a B.S. in Legal Studies with a minor in criminal justice from the University of Central Florida and is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.

When he's not advocating for his clients, Alfredo enjoys spending quality time with his wife and their five children. An avid fisherman and music enthusiast, he is always on the lookout for good live performances spanning various genres.

Alice Blackwell

After serving for 32 years as a highly-respected Florida circuit court judge, Alice joined the firm to serve as a counselor, private judge, and litigator for clients in connection with their business, commercial, and family matters. She brings a unique and valuable range of experience and knowledge to clients’ legal and practical issues due to her lifetime of service on the bench and to the community. Prior to joining the bench, Alice was a partner at a large statewide law firm where she practiced commercial litigation.

Community Involvement

Spanning 18 years while on the bench, Alice served as a member and chair of the Orange County Domestic and Child Abuse Commission. She was a member and on the Executive Board of the Collaborative Family Law Group of Central Florida, as well as the founding President of the Central Florida Family Law Inn of Court. Alice has also been a member of the George C. Young American Inn of Court where she was called upon to serve as its president. She has served on the Board of Directors at the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association. Alice is an active member at Northland Church.

Thought Leadership

Alice is a sought-out speaker who has presented and lectured frequently on diverse topics such as business law, discovery and pretrial activities, professionalism and ethics, domestic violence and family law, and criminal law.  She has authored publications in The Florida Bar Journal and The Barry University Law Review. While she was a judge, Alice was often called upon to serve on statewide efforts for the courts, including as Chair of the Supreme Court Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability and on the Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court.

Awards and Honors

Upon her retirement from the bench in 2023, the 16^th floor of the Orange County Courthouse was named the “Judge Alice L. Blackwell Family Courts” in recognition of Alice’s dedication to families in court. Alice was elected by her peers as Chair of the statewide Florida Conference of Circuit Judges where she served for many years on the Executive Committee. During her tenure as a judge, she received the Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence from the Florida Supreme Court, the Trial Judge of the Year award from the Central Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the James G. Glazebrook Memorial Bar Service Award from the Orange County Bar Association, and the Champion of Justice Award from Harbor House of Central Florida, as well as other honors and awards.

Educational Background & Involvement

Alice graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where she served as Managing Editor of the South Carolina Law Review and as a research assistant to her Torts professor. While in law school, Alice formed and ran a business doing UCC searches which she sold to a competitor when she graduated. Furman University is Alice’s undergraduate alma mater.

While on the bench, Alice taught and lectured extensively, including serving as faculty at the Florida Judicial College and the Florida Advanced Judicial College, where judges teach other judges. Alice also served as an Adjunct Professor at Barry University School of Law teaching Commercial Law and Family Law.

    Joseph E. (‘Ed’) Foster

With significant jury and non-jury trial experience, Ed Foster represents clients in both federal and state court litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Ed represents a wide range of clients, many of whom operate in the financial services, special assets, special servicing, hospitality, real estate, and automotive finance sectors. Ranked by Chambers USA for many years, which noted his work in litigation and alternative dispute resolution, he has been described as “seasoned, respected, and knowledgeable.”

Ed’s litigation and trial experience includes a host of complex commercial mortgage foreclosures - including CMBS foreclosures, many involving receiverships - and disputes involving Article 9 secured financing, replevins, self-help repossessions, letters of credit, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, and real estate transactions. He also has extensive experience with Article 9 sales and receivership sales. Having been a certified mediator, as well as a trial lawyer and strategist, Ed utilizes a variety of approaches to resolve matters in the best interests of his clients, whether through negotiated settlement or trial. Clients value his early assessments of matters and subsequent strategies developed from both a business and legal perspective. 

In addition to his litigation practice, Ed consults with financial institutions on proposed legislation affecting their sector, with an emphasis on mortgage foreclosures, proceedings supplementary, and judgment enforcement. Ed’s clients value his early strategic assessments of a case developed through both a business and legal perspective.

Ed lectures and writes widely on matters pertaining to foreclosure, judgment collection, and receivership law. He is the author of “The Short of It,” a well-regarded e-mail blast distributed to a wide variety of special assets officers, special servicers, and in-house counsel, which discusses new Florida cases and other developments of interest. He is also the current author of the Florida Commercial Foreclosure Practice Notes for Thompson Reuters Practical Law, as well as the Florida portion of the Trigild Receivership Desk Manual, and contributes to the American College of Mortgage Attorneys Annual Mortgage Law Summary.

Notable Work

• Foreclosure and Receivership Litigation: Represented clients, including a bank special servicer and CMBS special servicers, in commercial judicial mortgage foreclosures and accompanying receiverships throughout Florida. Florida law does not provide for any type of non-judicial mortgage foreclosure process. Thus, all mortgage foreclosures in Florida are full-fledged lawsuits, usually brought in state court in the county or counties in which the subject real property is located.
• Secured Financing Litigation: Represented clients in Revised Article IX sales, both judicial and non-judicial, as well as various self-help repossessions and judicial replevins of personalty, including jet and other aircraft, automobiles and trucks, furniture inventory, restaurant equipment, store inventory, medical equipment, flight simulators, livestock, live birds, crops, furniture, fixtures, and heavy equipment.
• Commercial Landlord-Tenant Litigation: Represented a client in a jury trial on evicting a restaurant from a hotel property, with a counterclaim by the tenant. Has represented a variety of commercial landlords and tenants in various matters.
• Commercial Litigation: Represented a Fortune 50 company as replacement counsel in a case involving royalties allegedly due for sales of a turbine engine component. The case had been pending for 18 years, and was settled on terms favorable to our client.
• Arbitration: Represented a large Canadian company in an arbitration involving the payment of royalties arising after an Article 9 purchase and sale.

Foreclosure and Receivership Litigation

• Represented clients in a foreclosure action in both state and federal court.
• Represented clients in foreclosures of mortgages on nursing homes, golf courses, shopping centers, hotels, office buildings, residential and business condominium projects, restaurants, apartment complexes, and residential developments. Many of these foreclosures involved the appointment of receivers. Several of these foreclosures involved condominiums under construction and residential developments under construction, with accompanying issues regarding pre-sale deposits, simultaneous breach of contract actions by contract purchasers, and defenses and counterclaims alleging various deficiencies in the lender’s loan administration.
• Represented clients in a substantial number of CMBS foreclosures and receiverships, some including bad boy guaranty claims, and works regularly with special servicers in such foreclosures.
• Represented clients in distressed loan purchases and sales, foreclosure judgment purchases and sales, and foreclosure bid assignments.
• Represented clients in the drafting of portions of Section 702.10 Florida Statutes, the show cause foreclosure statute, and regularly uses this somewhat streamlined foreclosure procedure in commercial foreclosures.
• Represented clients by handling foreclosures and workouts on citrus processing facilities and citrus groves, and foreclosing both traditional mortgages and an equitable lien on a horse farm and the horses thereon.
• Represented the Florida Bankers Association on proposed legislation affecting the financial institutions industry, particularly as it relates to mortgage foreclosures, proceedings supplementary, and judgment enforcement.
• Represented receivers in connection with commercial mortgage foreclosures and have, from time-to-time, represented receivers in commercial workout matters.
• Represented financial institutions in the negotiation and enforcement of workouts, forbearance agreements, soft notes, and short sales.
• Represented clients in reforeclosures, including some contested reforeclosures, and one contested matter in which the reforeclosure of certain judgment liens was prosecuted more than ten years after the original foreclosure.

Secured Financing Litigation

• Represented clients in Revised Article IX sales, both judicial and non-judicial, as well as various self-help repossessions and judicial replevins of personalty, including jet and other aircraft, automobiles and trucks, furniture inventory, restaurant equipment, store inventory, medical equipment, flight simulators, livestock, live birds, crops, furniture, fixtures, and heavy equipment.
• Represented clients in several automobile dealership repossessions, both judicial and non-judicial, with counterclaims, new and used automobile inventory, parts inventory, body shop equipment, signage, associated real estate mortgages, and guaranty claims.
• Represented client in litigation involving “hell or high-water clauses” in leases.
• Represented clients in Revised Article 9 private sales of LLC ownership interests and stock pledged to secure loans.

Commercial Landlord-Tenant Litigation

• Represented client in a jury trial to evict a restaurant from a hotel property, with a counterclaim by the tenant.
• Represented client in a jury trial to evict an automobile repair facility, with a counterclaim by the tenant.
• Represented landlords in commercial evictions, including non-jury trials, evidentiary hearings, summary judgments, and counterclaims.
• Represented tenants in commercial evictions.
• Represented a landlord in the defense of a mandatory injunction action brought by a tenant seeking the removal of signage allegedly blocking street view of a restaurant.
• Represented a landlord in the defense of an action by a tenant to enforce a restaurant exclusivity clause in a shopping center lease.

Real Estate Litigation

• Represented clients in more than 30 contested real estate partition suits involving citrus groves, raw and improved land, non-jury trials, and evidentiary hearings.
• Represented client in a boundary dispute and encroachment litigation involving expert testimony from several surveyors.
• Represented clients in quiet title and ejectment actions.
• Represented client in a jury trial where the seller of residential property was accused of failing to disclose flood damage to the purchaser.
• Represented lakefront homeowners in litigation seeking the removal of a dock structure obscuring the view of a lake.
• Represented a homeowner in an action by the homeowners’ association to force the removal of a large treehouse from a residence.

Financial Institutions Litigation

• Represented financial institutions in non-foreclosure litigation, including post-merger shareholder litigation, replevins, judgment collection matters, proceedings supplementary, lender liability defense, class action defense, Consumer Leasing Act litigation, Fair Credit Reporting Act litigation, safe deposit box litigation, breach of trust, and breach of fiduciary duty litigation.
• Represented lead banks in participation loans in negotiations, and in litigation with participant banks claiming breaches of fiduciary and other duties by lead banks in administration of loans.
• Represented what is now Truist Bank, in a five-day trial in an action against E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc., alleging that Hutton had fraudulently misrepresented the creditworthiness of one of its clients, in consequence of which SunTrust Bank made a large business loan guaranteed by the Hutton client individually. The Eleventh Circuit’s decision is reported at E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc. v. Sun Bank, N.A., 926 F. 2d 1030 (11th Cir. 1991). This case is still widely cited for its agency law analysis and rulings.
• Represented a large bank as the Plaintiff in a five-day jury trial in a state court action against a citrus grove borrower and two guarantors. The Defendants raised a variety of defenses, including tortious interference with business relationships and bad faith dealing on the part of the bank. Later instituted a proceeding supplementary, which included, in part, more than a dozen garnishments, the imposition of an equitable lien against approximately 15 business entities, including a spendthrift trust, in which one or more of the defendants had various degrees of ownership, the appointment of receivers in two separate actions brought to foreclose a mortgage and a security interest on the citrus grove, and the inspection of the private residence of one of the guarantors.
• Represented a financial institution in various breach of trust suits brought by disgruntled beneficiaries seeking to recover for the trustee’s alleged breach of fiduciary duty in the administration of various large trusts.
• Represented what is now Truist Bank in an action brought by a condominium association seeking to recover from the bank a special assessment for termite damage for a unit that the bank had recently acquired through a foreclosure. The association argued that the bank was liable for the assessment because the assessment was essentially prospective in nature, and had not come due until after the bank acquired the title to its unit. A.C. Condominium Association, Inc. v. SunTrust Bank, 815 So. 2d 720 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)
• Represented clients in automobile dealership-related litigation, including dealership status matters, lender liability defense, and several dealership repossessions.
• Represented a bank whose employee had embezzled funds, including seeking imposition of equitable lien on real and personal property acquired with embezzled funds.

Commercial Litigation

• Represented a financial institution in litigation brought by disgruntled shareholders of another financial institution that had been acquired through a merger. The Plaintiffs sought damages for breach of fiduciary duty and civil conspiracy, and imposition of an equitable lien on some stock.
• Represented high-wealth individual clients in fraud litigation brought by a disgruntled investor. There was parallel litigation in two other states. The case was resolved favorably on behalf of our client.
• Represented general partners and limited partnerships involved in providing low-income housing in litigation in federal court in Georgia. The suit was brought by a limited partner who sought the removal of general partners and damages for alleged financial improprieties. Case was resolved favorably for clients.
• Represented a Fortune 50 company as replacement counsel in a case involving royalties allegedly due for sales of a turbine engine component. The case had been pending for 18 years, and was settled on terms favorable to our client.
• Represented client in a six-day federal non-jury trial involving breach of a commercial contract for the manufacture of a satellite TV reception device. Lockheed Martin Corporation v. galaxis USA, Ltd., et. al, _______ F. Supp.2d _______, (M.D. Fla. 2002), 88 Fed. Appx. 389 (11th Cir. 2003).
• Represented the Florida Democratic Party in a defamation action which had been brought in the Circuit Court in Polk County, Florida by the husband of a Republican candidate for the Florida House. The Plaintiff alleged that certain campaign materials distributed by the Florida Democratic Party during the campaign defamed him. The Florida Second District’s decision is reported at Dockery v. Florida Democratic Party, 799 So. 2d 291 (Fla. 2d DCA, 2001).
• Represented business owners in business dissolution matters, involving litigation for accounting and judicial dissolution, and workout negotiations.
• Represented a developer in a defamation suit against a website publisher, including counterclaim defense.
• Represented clients in a variety of litigation matters arising in the agribusiness sector; handled foreclosures and receiverships on a variety of citrus grove properties; represented creditors in connection with foreclosures and workouts on citrus processing facilities; tried to conclusion a jury trial involving the allegedly defective painting of a juice extractor room at a citrus processing plant; has foreclosed both traditional mortgages and an equitable lien on a horse farm and the horses thereon; has also handled, and successfully settled, a major litigation matter involving the interstate shipment of diseased cattle, which litigation involved counterfeit branding issues; handled an appellate matter involving a challenge to Florida’s regulations on Equine Infectious Anemia, also known as Swamp Fever; and also handled a variety of partition suits involving agricultural property.
• Represented a New York-based business whose bookkeeper had embezzled over $3 million, retired, and then used the money to purchase a quarter horse farm in Florida; sought an equitable lien on the horse farm and the horses, as well as an injunction to prevent the sale or transfer of the farm and the horses.
• Represented a private school from which the principal was accused of embezzling more than $3 million and sought a judgment against the principal awarding damages for the full amount stolen and imposing an equitable lien on the principal’s homestead.
• Represented clients in various product liability matters over the years, including a defective riding lawnmower design case, a defective airport people mover case, a defective elevator case, a defective residential electric meter case and a defective hotel electrical switchbox case. Also represented a major tire manufacturer in a jury trial of a tire-rim mismatch case in which the Plaintiff had been severely injured when the bead on the tire broke during mounting.
• Represented the widow of the late NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt, in efforts to obtain a temporary injunction in Volusia County, Florida Circuit Court to prevent the distribution of autopsy photos of the late Mr. Earnhardt.

e-Discovery

• Ed is a past member of Working Group 1 of The Sedona Conference, and has long had an interest in computer-related topics, having received his undergraduate degree in mathematics, and been an inaugural member of the Florida Bar’s Computer Law Committee. He was the first, and second, person to file suit electronically in the Florida 9th Circuit’s Business Court. He has been lecturing on e-discovery since 2003, and has spoken on the topic at three national level seminars, and several local seminars.

Related Professional Experience

• Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) - voting member and member of Special Servicer Forum
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Fellow and Speaker at three recent Annual Conferences
• Working Group 1 of The Sedona Conference, Past Member
• Intercollegiate Debate - Four Years, Winner of More Than 50 Awards
• Florida 9th Circuit Business Court, First and second person to file a case electronically

Published Works and Lectures

• Florida Commercial Foreclosure Practice Notes for Thompson Reuters Practical Law, Author, March 2023
• Florida Bankers Association, 8^thAnnual Commercial Lending School, Speaker, “Key Documentation and Loan Agreements – Nine Things You Need to Know,” January 2023
• Trigild Receivership Desk Manual, Author, Florida Section, 2007-Present
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys Annual Mortgage Law Summary, Contributor, Florida Section, 2021-Present
• Florida Bankers Association, Speaker, “Loss Mitigation Statewide Zoom Seminar,” March 2022
• Florida Bankers Association, 7th Annual Commercial Lending School, Speaker, “Loss Mitigation Seminar – Things You Should Know About Loss Mitigation,” February 2022
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA) 49^thAnnual Conference, Speaker, “Remedies Potpourri – Beyond Real Property Foreclosure,” September 2021 
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA), The Abstract, Author, “The COVID-19 Pandemic Was Reasonably Foreseeable,” Spring 2021 
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys’ 48th Annual Virtual Conference, Panelist, “Loan Defaults and Two Not So Tough Acts to Follow,” September 11, 2020
• Lexology.com, Author, “A Short Primer on Force Majeure and Related Defenses, Including Discussion on Their Applicability to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” April 28, 2020
• Florida Bankers Association, 5^thCommercial Lending School, Speaker, “Update on Litigation and Transactional Matters,” March 5, 2020
• Florida Bankers Association 3^rdand 4th Commercial Lending Schools, Speaker, “Lessons Learned from the Great Recession,” 2018 and 2019
• National Business Institute, Speaker, “Collection Law from Start to Finish,” August 10, 2017
• Florida Bar Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section – First Annual Attorney / Loan Officer Conference, Speaker, “Lessons Learned from the Great Recession,” July 26, 2017
• 25^thAnnual Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association Seminar, Speaker, “Florida Judgment Collection,” March 5, 2017
• Lorman Education Series Webinar, Presenter, “Florida Mortgage Foreclosures,” December 7, 2016
• The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee, Webinar, Presenter, “Court Appointed Receivers Over Real Property: Planning for and Navigating the Worst Case Scenario,” October 26, 2016
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA) Annual Conference, Speaker, “Mediation vs. Arbitration,” September 22, 2016
• The Florida Bankers Association Construction Loan Administration Conference, Speaker in Miami and Tampa, “Lender Liability Issues Arising in Construction Loan Administration,” December 2015
• Trigild Lender Conference, Panel Moderator and Speaker, “Special Servicer Update,” October 2015
• Akerman’s Guide to Doing Business in Florida: A Legal Guide for Out-of-State and Foreign Businesses, Author, “The Foreclosure Process,” 2011, 2013, and 2016
• 2014 Trigild Lender Conference, Panel Moderator, “Legal Lightning Round: Fast-Paced Updates on the Latest Legal Issues,” October 23, 2014
• Trigild Lender Conference, Panel Moderator and Speaker, “Update on Issues for Special Servicers,” October 2013
• ICSC Shopping Center Law Conference, Roundtable Leader, “Update on Receiverships,” October 2013
• Frequently writes and lectures on all aspects of Florida foreclosure law, Florida judgment collection law, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and locally and nationally on e-discovery issues.
• The Florida Bankers Association Annual Conference, Speaker, “Update on Note Sales, Foreclosures, and Receiverships in Florida,” June 2013
• Trigild Spring Lenders Conference, Panel Moderator and Presenter,“Best Resolution Strategies,” April 2013
• National Business Institute, Speaker, “Florida Real Estate Lien Law,” March 2013
• Lectures regularly on mortgage foreclosure and judgment collection law. Has lectured for The Florida Bar, National Business Institute, Lorman Education Services, PESI, and others. Has frequently been a panelist at the Trigild Lenders Conference, an annual conference for CMBS special servicers in San Diego, and a lecturer for various programs for the Florida Bankers Association, including the FBA’s “Weathering the Storm” conference on distressed loans and the economy.
• Trigild Lenders Conference Exiting the Storm, Panelist, “Changing Times, Changing Tactics,” October 2012
• ICSC Shopping Center Law Conference, Roundtable Leader, “Update on Foreclosures, Receiverships, and Note Sales, October 2012
• National Business Institute, Speaker, “Real Property Foreclosure: A Step-by-Step Workshop,” March 6, 2012
• Florida Chamber Foundation, Future of Florida Forum, Moderator, “A Focus on Florida’s Mortgage Foreclosure and Property Tax Challenge,” September 2011
• Trigild Lenders Conference Exiting the Storm, Panelist, “Changing Times, Changing Tactics,” October 2011
• Trigild Deskbook Guide, Co-Author, Florida-specific portions of “Deskbook Guide to Receivership & Foreclosure,” 2009-2022
• ICSC Shopping Center Law Conference, Panelist, “A Cornucopia of Foreclosure,” October, 2011
• Florida Bar Construction Law Committee, Presenter, “Construction Issues for Distressed Assets and REO,” April 2011
• Commercial Lending Review, Co-Author, “Commercial Loan Recovery 101: How to Obtain Maximum Returns,” May-June 2009
• And many more. Ed Foster has lectured at a variety of seminars since 1989.

Affiliations

• The Florida Bar, Business Law Committee, Member; Trial Lawyers Section, Member
• Orlando Science Center, Board of Trustees, 1993-2009; Past Chairman of the Board, 2006-2007
• Central Florida Inns of Court, Master, Chair of Elder Law Project Committee
• The Florida Bar, Computer Law Committee, Inaugural Member, Past Member
• Orange County Bar Association, CLE Committee, Past Chairman, 1992-1997
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Member, 2017 to Present

Honors and Distinctions

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2024, Listed in Florida for Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Real Estate, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Chambers USA, 2006-2020, Ranked in Florida for Litigation: General Commercial
• Super Lawyers Magazine, 2007-2023, Listed in Florida for Business Litigation
• The Best Lawyers in America Listed as “Lawyer of the Year” in Orlando in 2016 for Banking and Finance and in 2011 for Banking Law
• Florida Trend’s Legal Elite 2013, Listed for Commercial Litigation
• The George C. Young American Inn of Court, Recipient, Judge James G. Glazebrook Memorial Outstanding Member Award, 2019
• Martindale Hubbell - Rated AV Preeminent

Vincent A. Citro

Vincent A. Citro, a partner at Losey PLLC, in Orlando, Florida, represents professionals, legal entities, and executives, in criminal investigations and prosecutions, and related administrative and civil matters. An experienced litigator who has tried 30 cases to verdict in federal and state court, and advised and assisted lawyers during trials. Vince specializes in litigating complex criminal and civil actions. He also routinely helps clients navigate high-stakes, crisis situations that garner the attention of regulators, enforcement authorities, and private litigants. Since his return to private practice, the Governor, federal judges, and state officials have entrusted Vince to assume roles that require exacting analysis, trial skills, and discretion. Former and current U.S. officials have entrusted Vince with representing them in criminal, civil, and administrative matters. Vince has also represented people before U.S. House of Representative committees.

Vince is licensed to practice in Florida, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia, and is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the Eleventh Circuits, and U.S. District Courts in Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, the District of Columbia, and Texas.

Vince is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), the preeminent organization of trial lawyers in North America, The ACTL is dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, professionalism, ethics and the administration of justice. Fellowship is by invitation only and extended to seasoned trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and represent the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Less than one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province in the United States and Canada belong to the ACTL. Vince serves on ACTL’s Federal Rules of Evidence, Complex Litigation, and State Committees, and is a host on its podcast, Trial Tested.

Vince is board-certified in criminal trial law by The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). Less than 1% of Florida attorneys achieve Florida Bar certification in criminal law, and even fewer achieve the NBTA certification. He has been recognized in Chambers USA Regional Spotlight for Orlando, The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, and has an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell peer-review rating.

Before rejoining private practice, Vince served as a federal prosecutor for nearly 14 years at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington D.C. in the Criminal and National Security Divisions, and in the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. In addition to being lead counsel in more than 20 trials, Vince represented the government in appeals pending in the Ninth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Vince has served as an adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law, educating students on health care fraud and abuse, and the 4th, 5th & 6th Amendments. He has also taught law and ethics at the University of Central Florida College of Business.

Prior to his government service, Vince was a lawyer in the litigation department at a multi-practice business law firm that represented corporate, entrepreneurial and individual clients across a myriad of industries.

Robert K. Dakis

Robert Dakis is an accomplished litigator and transactional lawyer who has practical experience in a wide range of corporate, bankruptcy, compliance, restructuring, litigation, and other insolvency-related matters. Robert also has considerable experience in international and cross-border insolvency matters and has been named a “Fellow” of INSOL International, the international bankruptcy bar.  

Robert has represented debtors and creditors throughout the country in some of the nation’s largest and most complex insolvency matters. Robert specializes in cross-border matters, and his accomplishments in this area have been recognized by international organizations, including INSOL International. 

In addition to advising on core bankruptcy matters - including 363 sales, plan confirmation, debtor in possession financing, and avoidance actions - Robert has advised clients on complicated matters such as the unwinding of debtors’ financial products portfolios. Robert has also represented companies in both out-of-court restructuring and pre-bankruptcy planning.

Outside of his core practice, Robert has considerable experience representing boards of directors on governance and compliance issues.  Robert has represented all sides in compliance-related matters, including representing an SEC appointed receiver in an investigation arising out of a failed broker-dealer. He also has experience representing counterparties to complex derivatives transactions.

Robert was previously a partner in the Business Solutions group at a leading law firm.  Prior to entering private practice, Robert was the law clerk for the Honorable Allan L. Gropper, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Robert is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey only.

Professional Activities

• American Bankruptcy Institute INSOLInternational
• Turnaround Management Association

Recognition

• Seton Hall University School of Law
• Graduation Award for Service to the Seton Hall Center for Social Justice
• Articles Editor, Seton Hall Law Review Order of the Coif
• Fellow, INSOL International

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Co-Author, “Rejection Equals Breach, Not Termination: Trademark Licensor Cannot Use Bankruptcy to Terminate License,” Westlaw Journal Bankruptcy, July 11, 209
• Co-Author, “INSIGHT: Distressed Companies Should Prepare for Employee Rights Realities,” Bloomberg Law, May 22, 2019
• Co-Author, “Bankruptcy Courts Struggle with Debtor’s § 363 Rights and Its Nondebtor Contractual Counterparty’s § 365 Rights,” American Bankruptcy lnstitute’s Business Reorganization Committee Newsletter, February 2015
• Co-Author, “Bridge Over Troubled Water: Rubin v. Eurofinance Ruling Facilitates Transatlantic Enforcement of Judgments Entered In US Bankruptcy Proceedings,” International Corporate Rescue, Vol. 7, Issue 6, 2010
• Co-Author, “Can Bankruptcy Code Limitations on Rejection Damages Be Circumvented by the Use of a Letter of Credit?” The Secured Lender, May/June 2006
• Co-Author, “Supreme Court Rules That States Are Not Immune From Avoidance Actions,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, April/May 2006
• Co-Author, “Practical advice for cross-border practitioners: Paying homage to the prior recognition requirement,” Euromoney Global Insolvency & Restructuring Yearbook 2006/07
• Panelist, INSOL International Regional Conference, Offshore Ancillary Meeting, “Claw Back Actions,” Miami, Florida, May 20, 2012
• Panelist, INSOL International British Virgin Islands One Day Seminar, “Important Judicial Decisions in Cross-border Insolvency,” British Virgin Islands, May 19, 2011

Scott Richards

For nearly 15 years, Scott’s practice has spanned multiple, substantive areas with a wide range of skills developed in litigation, transactional, and in-house roles. He offers thoughtful guidance and targeted strategies based on a genuine understanding of his clients’ needs, values, and priorities. His varied experience in the legal field allows him to deliver individual, tailor-made services to each of his clients.

Scott's experience includes advising clients on software contracts, business and commercial disputes, construction claims and defects, consumer protection, creditors’ rights, securitization, bankruptcy, data privacy, admiralty/maritime issues, and class actions. 

Prior to becoming an attorney, Scott worked as a geotechnical engineer. Scott’s hands-on practical experience allows for deeper understanding of design issues or practical disruptions that may be relevant to pending or threatened claims. Scott applies his real world experience from working as an engineer in order to counsel contractors and professionals in the construction realm.

Scott’s in-house role with an international software company included negotiating all types of contracts with customers consisting of privately held companies to governmental entities.  He was tasked with handling various legal matters across the spectrum of international business demands. Scott’s pressure-tested approach permitted him to advise board members on a variety of domestic and international legal matters. He was one of the lead attorneys in the expansion of the company’s international footprint, including the opening of two, new international offices.

Scott has also represented hospitals and insurers in various matters. Such efforts include advising on compliance policies and transactional issues, as well as litigating a broad swath of legal claims. Scott has counseled clients on guardianship matters, access to patient health records, billing and collection efforts, and consumer protection. 

Scott’s consumer protection practice includes a strong working knowledge of statutes such as the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act. 

He has experience in admiralty and maritime matters, including vessel arrests, attachment proceedings, vessel auctions, maritime liens, ship mortgages, salvage claims, limitation of liability proceedings, defense of personal injury and wrongful death claims, USCG investigations, and drafting and review of charter parties.

Scott utilized his maritime training to represent numerous individuals and businesses through the claims process for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In that regard, Scott successfully recovered millions in damages for his clients. Scott was also part of the legal team representing the State of Florida in its record recovery of $2 billion.

Pro Bono

Among his various pro bono endeavors, Scott has found most enjoyment rendering pro bono legal services in matters of public significance, including serving as a guardian ad litem. He advocates for the rights of children and minors in the Central Florida area that are facing neglect, abuse, or inadequate support.

Admissions and Recognitions

Scott is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida.

He has further been selected for inclusion in both Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2013–2019), and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction (2021–2022).

Education and Leadership

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of South Florida (2006) 
• 4-Year Honors Degree, University of South Florida (2006)
• Juris Doctor, Stetson University College of Law (2009)
• Leadership Development Certificate, Stetson University College of Law (2009)
• Tampa Connection (Class of 2013)
• Leadership Orlando, Class 98 (2020)

Personal Interests and Community Involvement

Born and raised in Florida, Scott grew up enjoying all things the outdoors has to offer. His passion continues for the outdoors, along with a newfound appreciation for spending time with his family at the numerous theme parks in the Central Florida region. When not practicing law, Scott enjoys fishing, golfing, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, or indoor rock climbing and bouldering. He also invests in community improvement efforts, which include coaching youth soccer and volunteering at the local elementary school.

Scott recognizes that he is in a unique position as an attorney to be the voice for others, and the only way to prevail is to step up and take action.

Amie Kozan

Ms. Kozan has nearly thirty years of experience in appellate and litigation issues, with particular experience in First Amendment, media, and commercial litigation matters. She represents clients in state and federal appellate courts and regularly works as part of a litigation team focusing on addressing potential appellate issues associated with ongoing trial court matters.

She is highly respected by her peers who have called her a “consummate professional” and “the best.” “No one matches her skills,” lauded one trial practitioner who has worked with Ms. Kozan in dozens of cases. “I have as much respect for [her] as any attorney or jurist that I have met in over 50 years.”

Ms. Kozan is former chair of the Orange County Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Committee and has served on Ninth Circuit Grievance Committee and the pro bono committee of the Florida Bar’s Appellate Practice Section. She has been selected as a Florida “Super Lawyer” in appellate practice for eight years straight, has a peer rating of “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell (reflecting the highest level of legal ability and ethical standards), and has twice been selected by the Judicial Nominating Commission for potential appointment to the Fifth District Court of Appeal.

Licensed in two states and a graduate of Louisiana State University’s School of Law, Ms. Kozan finished in the top ten percent of her law school class, served as a Senior Editor of the Louisiana Law Review, and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. Following law school, she served as judicial clerk to United States District Court Judge Frank Polozola in the Middle District of Louisiana. Prior to law school, she worked in journalism and media relations.

She is admitted to practice in the United State Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the Middle District of Florida, and the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana.

When not writing briefs or otherwise puzzling through a complicated legal issue, you’ll find Ms. Kozan on the tennis court, cooking for friends, or walking her Affenpinscher puppy.

Lexie works with companies and entrepreneurs of all sizes and backgrounds, providing clients with comprehensive legal solutions and advice.

Armed with a diverse background of legal experience and expertise, Lexie focuses predominantly on data privacy and cybersecurity, healthcare, intellectual property, and other transactional matters. She helps clients navigate through the complex legal waters of business formation, corporate governance, and compliance. Lexie meets client needs by understanding client goals, and she achieves both through the preparation and drafting of carefully negotiated contracts; the maintenance and management of terms of service, privacy policies, and privacy practices, in congruence with state and international data privacy and cybersecurity laws; and the development, protection, and enforcement of intellectual property.

Educational, Professional, & Personal Background

Florida born and raised, Lexie graduated cum laude from the Florida State University College of Law, where she was a staff editor for the Florida State University Law Review and FSU Business Review. Lexie was also an executive board member of the FSU Moot Court Team, where she served as the Intramural Competition Co-Chair. During law school, Lexie interned for the Honorable Daniel C. Irick in the Middle District of Florida and later joined the FSU Business Law Clinic. Lexie received awards for the highest course grade in Legal Writing and Research I and II, Closely Held Business Organizations, Contract Drafting, and the Business Law Clinic. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Florida with a B.S. in Legal Studies.

In her spare time, Lexie enjoys spending her days with family, with whom she is often found at the beach, movies, and theme parks.

Jill Sarnoff Riola leads Losey’s Intellectual Property department. She is Board Certified in Intellectual Property by the Florida Bar, AV rated by Martindale-Hubble, and comes to Losey with over forty years of intellectual property litigation and transactional experience.

Jill is a highly experienced intellectual property attorney, focusing on the representation of companies in trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation, prosecution, and transactional matters, with particular expertise in strategic domestic and international intellectual property portfolio development, management and protection; complex intellectual property transfer and development projects; as well as merchandising, distributing and other licensing agreements.

Ms. Riola has been named for many years to the list of the World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, as well as being consistently recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer. She has been on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of INTA.

Jill served as the first in-house trademark counsel for Apple Computer, helping to develop its U.S. and international trademark and copyright portfolio and enforcement programs. She was also responsible for supervising its worldwide trademark and copyright litigation. Her in-house experience has given Jill an elevated understanding of clients' needs and their real-world impact to best assist them in litigation, IP portfolio management, and monetization efforts.

Community Involvement

An experienced intellectual property litigation mediator, Jill serves on the panel of certified mediators for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and has previously been a member of the International Trademark Association Panel of Neutrals and the National Arbitration Forum PDDRP panels.

Jill is on the Board of Directors of the Orlando Chapter of the Jewish National Fund. She is a member of the national Jewish National Fund World Chairman’s Council, the Circle Sapphire Plus, the President’s Society, and past national chair of Lawyers for Israel.

She is on the Board of Governors of ADI Negev— Nahalat Eran, a rehabilitation village for disabled children and adults in Israel. A park in Arad, Israel, is dedicated to a few Jewish National Fund donors, including Jill and her husband Jim.

Thought Leadership

Jill has authored many articles, presented at many seminars, and spoken on numerous panels, addressing issues relevant to intellectual property issues in the gaming industry, technology industry, multimedia, real estate, and other diverse areas of trademark and copyright law

Admissions & Professional Membership

Jill is a member of the Florida, California, and New York bars.

Education & Professional Background

Ms. Riola is a graduate of the University of Rochester and the New York University School of Law..

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I.M. Nottacat, IV

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I.M. is a cat is a human who does human work and advises human companies and human investors in early stage, venture capital, private equity, and M&A (meow and agitate) transactions. He also serves as day-to-day corporate counsel on a variety of governance and other matters, having worked with many companies thoughout the U.S. and across a wide range of industries, with a focus on fisheries, aquaculture, and controlled substances (commonly known as "cat nip").  

I.M.'s experience includes the $3.5 billion reverse merger of Foxxeo, representation of the Internet celebrity Frump Cat™ in various intellectual property matters, and batting at a small toy repeatedly in his office. 

He graduated summa purr laude from the University of Nowhere's Kitten College of Law, and served as the editor of the Paw Review, receiving accolades for his seminal work Tort Consequences of Clawing and Scratching, 60 Kit. P. Rev. 1184 (2008).

I.M. is a not member of any bar, as he is fictional and this profile is a whimsical parody associated with this video.

Community & Professional Involvement

I.M. is a proud member of the board of directors for the I.M. Nottacat Human Society. He is also is a member of the Frump Cat™ fan club, serving on its membership committee. 

He is a native of the great state of Pennsylvania. In his spare time he enjoys clawing  doing human activities, such as cheering on the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars with his significant other, Babushka.

Kelly Robinson

Kelly provides practical and proactive legal advice to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and growing companies. She draws from her expertise as the former in-house counsel of a premium brand to anticipate and address a broad range of legal risks in a manner that is strategic, efficient, and effective.

Kelly advises on issues relevant to an expanding business. She is particularly focused on intellectual property matters including trademarks, copyrights, and licensing, and has developed cost-effective enforcement plans targeting counterfeit product, infringing domains, and problematic e-commerce platforms. Her practice includes advertising, marketing, and sponsorship law, as well as regulatory compliance applicable to cause-related promotions and social media. She reviews, negotiates, and drafts licenses, employment and professional service agreements, vendor contracts, non-compete agreements, and NDAs, as well as a variety of commercial agreements.

Education & Professional Background

Kelly graduated cum laude from Stetson University College of Law and attended with a full academic scholarship. As a student, she served as Research Editor of the Stetson Law Review and participated on Stetson’s award-winning Advocacy Board. Kelly also served as both a Federal Judicial Intern in the Middle District of Florida and a State Judicial Intern in the 13^th Judicial Circuit. Upon graduation, Kelly was awarded membership in the National Order of Barristers and the National Order of Scribes. Prior to law school, Kelly graduated magna cum laude from The George Washington University with a B.A. in Psychology and earned both the Presidential Arts Scholarship (awarded in French Horn) and Presidential Academic Scholarship.

Before joining the firm, Kelly served as the first dedicated in-house counsel for a premium sunglass brand headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Prior to serving as in-house counsel, she was a commercial litigation attorney with a national law firm.

Community Involvement

Kelly is a resident of New Smyrna Beach, where she is an enthusiastic supporter of local businesses. She frequently volunteers in the public school system and has provided pro bono service through Florida Attorneys Saving Homes and Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida. Kelly’s hobbies include photography, spinning, and enjoying life in Florida with her family of six.

Admissions & Professional Memberships

Kelly is a member of the Florida Bar.

Robert's practice is primarily focused on complex commercial litigation and regulatory matters. His litigation practice includes intellectual property, labor and employment, and other complex dispute resolution matters.

Education & Professional Background

Robert graduated from the University of Florida College of Engineering with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering.  Robert then worked as an Industrial Engineer for United Parcel Service (UPS) before attending law school at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he graduated cum laude and served as a research editor for the Florida Law Review.  While in law school, Robert also served as a teaching assistant for Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy, worked as a legal extern for the Honorable Maurice M. Paul in the Northern District of Florida, and received the Book Award in Property and First Amendment Theory, which were awarded for earning the highest grade in those classes. Following law school, Robert practiced at an Orlando law firm where he litigated in both State and Federal Court.  Robert then worked for three years as a law clerk for the Honorable Daniel C. Irick in the Orlando Division of the Middle District of Florida. 

Community Involvement

Robert performed pro-bono work as a Guardian Ad Litem. In that capacity, Robert represented the interests of minor children in proceedings before the Orange County Juvenile Court.

Admissions & Professional Memberships

Robert is a member of the Florida Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Middle District of Florida.

Lynne M. White

Lynne has over 30 years’ experience representing clients in a wide variety of commercial real estate matters. She is board certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in real estate. She is rated AV® Preeminent™, the highest rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer and client review rating system; she has been listed in Best Lawyers in America®.

Lynne’s practice is focused on transactional work and problem solving. She works with all asset classes, including land, shopping centers, apartments, office, industrial, condominiums, hotels, churches, and residential developments. Her deep experience includes complex commercial sales and acquisitions, due diligence, leasing, financing, development, and entitlements. She has significant experience in land use, zoning, and entitlements and has represented clients in negotiation of Chapter 163 agreements, zoning hearings, and land use litigation.

Representative Matters

• Negotiation of an $86 million contract for sale by REIT of 80 multistate convenience store/gas station sites; assisted in due diligence and closing of ancillary transactions.
• Served as general counsel for 15 years for developer of 2,000-acre industrial, office and mixed-use project. Negotiated and closed sales of office and industrial properties; handled leases; provided counsel on development, platting, land use, and utility issues; addressed property owner association, brokerage, and infrastructure construction issues.
• Handled leasing for owners of tourist-oriented restaurant and retail shopping center in International Drive area and for downtown Orlando retail project.
• Strategized and solved diverse and complex access, title, and survey defects affecting over 30 sites during sale by private utility company of its Florida assets.
• Represented developer in planning, development, marketing, and transactional work for 350-acre mixed-use development in Orange County, Florida, including all aspects of development and sales of real estate.
• Served as local counsel for international aggregate distribution company. Performed comprehensive real estate due diligence and lease review for 36 leasehold or fee simple interests in aggregate distribution terminals.
• Negotiated and drafted lease for light manufacturing and office space for international manufacturing company expanding into Orlando, Florida. Assisted with governmental and association approvals and negotiation of documents for substantial tenant improvements.
• Represented Polk County landowner in land use matters, including negotiation of Chapter 163 agreement and amendments; DRI matters, including analysis of abandonment; negotiation of donations to local government; and negotiations involving purchase and sale of water and sewer capacity and entitlements. Negotiated complex phased-purchase agreements.
• Represented lender in negotiation and closing sale of 14 leased or owned restaurant properties, including purchase money financing documents.
• Represented developer in negotiation, due diligence, and transactional matters associated with acquisition of all remaining development parcels, entitlements, and development rights in existing residential and mixed-use DRI project, including obtaining master association control.
• Represented international timeshare company in acquisition and development of land for phased project, including side agreements for construction of roadway and drainage improvements, sales center leases, drainage and roadway easements, and options for purchase of other parcels.
• Negotiated with local government entity the terms of sophisticated long-term ground lease for golf course development, design, and construction, including design of rapid infiltration storm water basins.

Community Involvement

Lynne is a founding member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), Orlando Chapter; she served as president at the time of its affiliation with CREW Network. She serves on CREW’s Past Presidents’ Council and Membership Committee and has worked on numerous other committees and projects during her 25 years of membership. Lynne served on the Board of Directors of the Orlando Chapter of NAIOP. She was a member of the Board of Trustees and chair of the Community Advisory Board and the Audit Committees of WMFE/90.7. She has served on the Land Acquisitions Committee of Habitat for Humanity and was recognized for her legal work on behalf of veterans by Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida. Lynne is a member of Leadership Orlando, Class of 1995.

Education & Professional Background

Prior to joining the firm, Lynne was a partner at a national law firm and was of counsel in the real estate department of another national firm. She graduated cum laude from Mercer University School of Law, which she attended on full scholarship. She served on law review, was a member of the Brainerd Currie Honor Society, and was research assistant for Professor Larry Ribstein, who wrote the textbook Business Associations (Matthew Bender). She graduated magna cum laude from Wesleyan College with a degree in English literature. Lynne is a member of the Florida Bar and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, and Environmental and Land Use Law Sections.

Karen Middlekauff

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Karen Middlekauff concentrates her practice on marital and family law matters, including dissolution of marriage, alimony, asset and liability distribution, attorneys' fees actions, establishment of paternity/parentage, child support, child custody, visitation, modification and enforcement of alimony and child support, and time-sharing arrangements. Karen additionally handles prenuptial agreements and domestic violence injunctions.

Karen has extensive experience in large-scale marital and family law litigation. However, Karen recognizes that every case is different, and as a result, she offers a wide array of options for how to proceed each individual matter, ranging from traditional litigation, mediation and private negotiation, and by utilizing the collaborative process.

In the collaborative process, each party has his or her own attorney, along with a neutral financial professional and counselor. The participants follow a protocol to develop resolution options to work collaboratively towards the dissolution of marriage, as opposed to the traditional adversarial process.

Educational & Professional Background

Karen graduated cum laude from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law. She graduated cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Delaware. In law school she competed on the University of Florida Trial Team and worked in the Criminal Defense Clinic of the Public Defenders’ offices in Alachua and Orange counties. Karen is a member of the Florida Bar and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida.

Community & Professional Involvement

Karen is a proud member of the board of directors for the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida. Karen also is a member of the Florida Association of Collaborative Professionals and the Collaborative Family Law Group of Central Florida, serving on its membership committee. She is actively involved with the Orange County Bar Association and is an editor of its publication, The Briefs.

Karen is a native of the great state of Pennsylvania. In her spare time she enjoys spinning, baking, and cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins.