Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rated Listed in Chambers USA Litigation: General Commercial, 2016-2017 Litigation: General Commercial – "Recognised Practitioner," 2017 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2015-2024 Listed in Florida Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2010-2020 Listed in Tampa Bay Magazine, "Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers" Gary Leffler v. Advantage Debt Services, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; Sharon Sykes, Individually; Kelly Seaman, Individually; and Tracy Leffler, Individually, Case No. 13-005570-CI, Section 11 Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit, Pinellas County, Florida Obtained a verdict after a three-day trial in favor of client. Client was a member of defendant LLC and sued to recover monies he loaned to the company. Successful in establishing that the client provided the monies to the company as a loan and that the monies were not a capital contribution as contended by the defendant LLC. Parthenon, Inc. v. Surinder Joshi, The Estate of Sewa Ram Joshi, Sewa Ram Joshi and his Unknown Heirs and Assigns, and Joshi Living Trust, Case No. 03-3357, Division B, Circuit Court for the 13th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, Florida Obtained a verdict in favor of plaintiff client after a five-day trial. Client prevailed on breach of construction contract claims and on foreclosure of claims of lien. US Acquisition Property I, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company v. CSPAN Aviation Leasing and Sales, LLC, f/k/a CSPAN Aviation Leasing, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; W. Chris Blane, Individually; Steven Barnett, Individually, Riverway Investments, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, and Melville Road Property, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, Case No. 56-2013-CA-002327 (BC), Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County, Florida Obtained summary judgment in favor of plaintiff client on commercial loan for over $2 million. Romualdas Juknevicius v. Tracy Elizabeth Crain, Case No. 15-CA-005558, Division H, Circuit Court of the 13th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, Florida Obtained summary judgment in favor of defendant client on plaintiff’s claims for fraudulent misrepresentation, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment and constructive trust, and equitable lien. First Community Bank of America v. Southeastern Commercial Finance, LLC, an Alabama Corporation; Dominion Business Finance, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; Valencia Stone, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; United Tile & Stone, Inc., a Florida Corporation; Paolo G. Plazza; Benedetto G. Plazza; Stefano Plazza; and Mario L. Plazza, Case No. 08-23368, Division H, Civil Division, Circuit Court of the 13th Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, Florida Obtained a verdict in favor of client after a four-day trial. The case involved a dispute regarding an intercreditor agreement and the priority in security interests in the assets of a third-party borrower. Was successful on a reformation claim establishing that client’s security interest was superior to defendant’s security interest in collateral.
