Daniel S. Rakofsky

Mr. Daniel S. Rakofsky has joined the firm of Bichler, Kelley, Oliver & Longo, PLLC as Of Counsel and will operate the new Coral Gables and Ft. Lauderdale offices. He is a veteran law enforcement officer of 22 years, retiring as a captain from the Pembroke Pines Police Department in 2011. To date, Mr. Rakofsky continues to serve the public as a reserve law enforcement officer in South Florida and is a member and Legal Advisor to the Broward County Chiefs of Police Association. He is a 2008 graduate of the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center.

Mr. Rakofsky is well versed and experienced in the policies and practices of public safety organizations and focuses his law practice on the needs of police officers and firefighters, especially in the area of workers compensation and the presumptive legislation of Florida's Heart/Lung Statute. Mr. Rakofsky advocates on behalf of clients throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, and has experienced the perspectives of both management and labor.

The addition of Mr. Rakofsky to the firm gives a permanent presence in South Florida for the Orlando-based firm.

CORAL GABLES, FL. – Maximo A. Santiago has been named a partner at the Coral Gables office of the South Florida civil litigation firm Gaebe, Mullen, Antonelli, & DiMatteo, where he has been an associate for the past six years.

Mr. Santiago joins Greg Gaebe, Michael Mullen, Mark Antonelli, Anthony DiMatteo, Christienne Sherouse, Devang Desai and Christopher Moore as a partner in the 16-lawyer firm. Mr. Santiago concentrates his practice in the areas of insurance defense, wrongful death, professional malpractice, negligent security, premises liability, products liability, construction defects liability, disability rights law, general personal injury defense, and the defense of sexual abuse and child abuse cases. Mr. Santiago’s bilingual capabilities allow him to easily work with both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking clients.

Mr. Santiago was born in Cuba and has been a resident of Miami since 1980. After graduating from Miami Senior High School, he attended the University of Florida, where he graduated with honors and earned a bachelor of science in microbiology. In 2003, he graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law. During law school, Mr. Santiago participated in the University of Miami’s respected litigation programs, including the Moot Court competition. He was awarded the Vasquez Scholarship for his excellence in litigation. Mr. Santiago served as a Citations Editor for the University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review. He also interned for United States Magistrate Judge Stephen T. Brown and for the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office.

Mr. Santiago is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, the United States District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the Coral Gables Bar Association, the Cuban American Bar Association, the Dade County Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the Dade County Defense Bar Association.

Since 1985, Gaebe, Mullen, Antonelli & DiMatteo has championed corporate, municipal and individual clients’ interests from courtrooms to boardrooms as litigators and business counselors from its two offices in Coral Gables and West Palm Beach. It has a dedicated support staff. For more information about the firm, please visit www.gaebemullen.com

Roy L. Weinfeld & Adriana Blanco Maurisset

Sean C. Burnotes, Esq

Roy L. Weinfeld, P.A. is proud to announce the addition of a new associate, Adriana Blanco Maurisset, Esq., and an of-counsel attorney, Sean C. Burnotes, Esq.



Ms. Blanco Maurisset is an esteemed graduate from the University of Miami School of Law, Class of 2011, Cum Laude. She is a member of the Dade County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Cuban American Bar Association and The Hispanic National Bar Association. She brings her intellect and leadership experience to complement the firm.

Mr. Burnotes has been practicing law for 12 years. He has clerked for two federal judges. He focuses on complex commercial litigation, emphasizing foreclosures, real estate litigation, maritime law, and securities fraud. His experience in real estate litigation has exposed him to all phases of complex civil litigation, including experience in disputes over legal and equitable title to real property, boundary disputes, adverse possession, forged instruments, mortgage fraud, and any other defect in lien or encumbrance on the title to real property.

Roy L. Weinfeld P.A. now includes Mr. Weinfeld, a distinguished associate, an of-counsel attorney, two excellent senior paralegals, and a fine junior legal assistant.

The firm was established in 2000 by Roy Weinfeld after his extensive experience with two prestigious Miami law firms. Mr. Weinfeld sought to bring his fine training in the areas of commercial and creditor's rights litigation to better service his diverse clientele. The firm aims for excellence in its aggressive litigation approach, yet tempers it with high standards of decorum in the courts and among counsel.

Roy L. Weinfeld, P.A., concentrates on commercial collections, collections, creditors rights in bankruptcy, commercial evictions, residential evictions, garnishments, levies on real property, post judgment collections, foreclosures, secured collections, replevin litigation, secured creditors rights, unsecured collections, unsecured creditors rights, association claim of liens, association foreclosures and represents institutional clients and businesses in state and bankruptcy courts throughout Florida.

Bridget McNamee

TAMPA, FL— Bridget McNamee has joined the Tampa office of GrayRobinson, P.A., as an associate in the firm’s banking and finance litigation group. McNamee received her juris doctorate from Duke University School of Law and earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. Prior to joining Gray Robinson, she interned for the Honorable Paul L. Huey at the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.

“We are looking forward to the success Bridget will bring to the firm,” said GrayRobinson president Byrd F. “Biff” Marshall, Jr. “With her fresh outlook and experience, I am certain she will make a great addition to the firm as we continue to provide exceptional counsel to clients throughout the state of Florida.”

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About GrayRobinson, P.A.
Founded in 1970, GrayRobinson is a full-service law firm providing legal assistance across the state of Florida. With more than 250 attorneys and 10 offices from Tallahassee to Key West, GrayRobinson proudly provides legal assistance for Fortune 500 companies, emerging businesses, lending institutions, local and state governments, developers, entrepreneurs and individuals. Throughout the years, GrayRobinson has continued to stay ahead of the curve with a firm commitment to creativity and innovation. For more information, visit www.gray-robinson.com

Michael A. Curry

TAMPA, Fla. — Michael A. Curry has joined Broad and Cassel's Tampa office as an associate in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group.

A Clearwater resident, Mr. Curry has been practicing in the Tampa area since 2006. His litigation practice spans a variety of areas, including real property litigation, title insurance litigation, and foreclosures.

A graduate of the University of South Florida, he received his juris doctor from the University of Florida College of Law. During his academic tenure, Mr. Curry was amember of the Florida Law Review and the University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy and served as a teaching assistant of legal research and writing, and appellate advocacy. He also had the opportunity to clerk for the Honorable Peter K. Sieg of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, and for a Gainesville law firm. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Curry served as a decorated sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.

Broad and Cassel established its Tampa office in 1994. The firm’s Tampa attorneys focus their practices primarily in the following areas of law: Auto Dealership/Repair Shop Defense and Regulatory Compliance, Commercial Litigation, Corporate and Securities,Labor and Employment Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Computer and Technology Law. The office was recently acknowledged in “Corporate Counsel” magazine by Sonic Automotive as its best corporate counsel nationwide. Broad andCassel, founded on January 1, 1946, has more than 170 lawyers and 200 support personnel located in eight offices throughout the state of Florida. The firm has extensive experience in a wide variety of corporate practice areas and industries. For more information, please visit us online at www.broadandcassel.com