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Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann Among One of the “Top Law Firms” in the 2020 South Florida Legal Guide

Six Lawyers from the firm honored in the “Top Lawyers” category

Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann was named in the 2020 South Florida Legal Guide’s list of “Top Law Firms.” Six of the firm’s attorneys also made the “Top Lawyers” list in the Guide’s 20th Anniversary issue, including Andrew B. Blasi, Adam S. Chotiner, Richard P. Hermann, Michael D. Mopsick, Robert E. Sacks and Jeffrey P. Wasserman.

The South Florida Legal Guide based the list entirely on peer nominations, asking lawyers and individuals across South Florida to nominate attorneys and law firms worthy of the honor. More than 700 nominations were reviewed by South Florida Business & Wealth Editor-in-Chief, Kevin Gale, who looked at several factors in putting the final list together. They review the nominee’s standing with The Florida Bar, accomplishments and other factors that may attest to the individual’s credentials.

Biographical information:

Andrew B. Blasi, a founding shareholder of the firm, has more than 35 years of experience working in South Florida. He focuses his practice on business transactions and contracts, commercial and residential real estate and finance, as well as real estate development, mortgage and asset-based lending, business workouts and dispute resolution.

Adam S. Chotiner, shareholder, oversees the firm’s Labor and Employment Law practice. He is Board Certified by The Florida Bar as an expert specialist in labor and employment law, and he focuses his practice on representing businesses in all aspects of labor and employment law. Mr. Chotiner has been on the South Florida Legal Guide’s “Top Lawyers” list since 2015 and he was previously listed as a “Top Up and Comer.”

Richard P. Hermann, shareholder, focuses on healthcare litigation on behalf of major commercial payers and defending manufacturers of vertical transportation equipment in a variety of commercial and products liability disputes; also provides counsel on general liability, employment and construction issues for several significant vertical transportation manufacturers and maintenance companies.

Michael D. Mopsick, of counsel, represents clients in trust, probate, and guardianship disputes, as well as in business and commercial litigation. He is also a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. He has been recognized by the South Florida Legal Guide as a “Top Lawyer” since 2007.

Robert E. Sacks, shareholder, focuses on helping international manufacturers and vertical transportation service companies with litigation involving general liability, products liability, commercial matters, construction defect, delay, and lien claims.

Jeffrey P. Wasserman, shareholder, leads the firm’s Family Law practice Group, with a focus on Collaborative Law. He possess more than four decades of experience in family law matters, including divorce litigation, pre and post nuptial agreements, post judgment enforcement and modifications, paternity suits and custody matters. He has been recognized by the South Florida Legal Guide as a “Top Lawyer” for many years.

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About Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann
Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann, P.A. is a full-service litigation and transactional law firm and one of the largest independent law firms in South Florida. By focusing on several areas of expertise, the firm utilizes a wealth of knowledge to provide its nationwide client base with high-quality results. The firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, and in the South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Trend Magazine’s Florida Legal Elite and Thompson Reuter’s Florida Super Lawyers magazine. For more information, please visit www.sbwh.law.

ADA Public Access Claims and Compliance: Shareholder Adam S. Chotiner oversees the firm’s ADA Public Access Claims and Compliance practice group.

This group’s practice is focused on litigation and compliance under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”). Over the past 20+ years, there has been an explosion in the number of ADA Title III lawsuits being filed, particularly in Florida. Such ADA lawsuits often allege the existence of “physical barriers,” such as inaccessible restrooms or parking lots. Over the past few years the scope of ADA lawsuits has expanded to allegations that a business’ website is inaccessible to visually-impaired individuals or is otherwise non-compliant.

The firm’s ADA Public Access Claims and Compliance practice group also handles matters arising under the Fair Housing Act and similar state and local housing laws.

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Appellate Matters: Sometimes litigation does not end at the trial level. When an appeal is pursued, the firm’s Appellate practice group is ready to step in with its extensive experience.
The firm’s Appellate practice group is chaired by Adam S. Chotiner. The firm handles appeals in both state and federal court, and within the full range of legal matters covered by its other practice groups — from commercial and construction litigation to probate litigation, from labor and employment law to family law.
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Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor Rights: We assist our clients in every aspect of bankruptcy procedure and litigation, including complex corporate restructuring, claim and avoidance litigation, actions to except debts from discharge, actions to re-characterize debts, contested confirmation hearings and Section 363 purchases and sales. At Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann, we pride ourselves on being able to lead our clients through the maze of substantive, procedural, interpersonal, and practical issues that arise during a restructuring or reorganization. We consistently bring a results-driven, practical approach to every matter (large or small) that combines responsiveness, efficiency, and thorough knowledge of shifting laws and regulations in virtually every industry. In short, we afford our clients something unique – the resources necessary to provide effective representation in the most complex matters, without sacrificing the efficiency to assist our clientele in smaller matters that also require sophisticated legal counsel.
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Business Transactions: Michael Shapiro, a founding shareholder of the Firm, heads this practice area. Together with senior named shareholder Andrew Blasi and a staff of experienced paralegals, they comprise the Real Estate and Business Transactions practice. We provide guidance in the investigation, acquisition and financing of all types of commercial and residential properties, including...

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Commercial Litigation: The Commercial Litigation practice group consists of experienced attorneys all of whom have trial and appellate experience in all courts of the State of Florida, as well as in Federal District Courts throughout Florida and the Federal Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. All of the attorneys represent clients from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and individuals in all types of matters including but not limited to contract disputes, business disputes, defamation claims and commercial torts. Firm attorneys are also admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court.

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Construction Litigation: Shareholder Andrew Dector and senior attorney Robin Frank comprise the firm’s Construction Litigation practice group.
The firm represents contractors, subcontractors, owners, sureties, material suppliers and design professionals, both as plaintiffs and defendants in construction-related litigation and mediation.
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Family Law: The Family Law Group at Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann offers a skilled and compassionate team of lawyers with a broad combination of marital and family law expertise. Our clients benefit from the depth of legal experience brought to the table by each member of the team including complex trial experience, deep financial analysis and the hard-won wisdom of understanding the real-world impact of this area of law. Collectively, we utilize out-of-the-box thinking to drive positive results for our clients in what are already difficult situations.
The team is led by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220710214244/https://sbwlawfirm.com/attorney-profiles/jennifer-shafer/">Jennifer Shafer</a>, Esq., an experienced trial attorney with vast experience litigating complex cases in a variety of fields. In 2020, Palm Beach Illustrated magazine named Ms. Shafer among the “Top Lawyers” in Family Law, as voted on by her peers. She is joined by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220710214244/https://sbwlawfirm.com/attorney-profiles/angelo-a-gasparri/">Angelo Gasparri,</a> Esq., who enhances his legal experience with a background in complex financial matters. The team includes two “of Counsel” lawyers, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220710214244/https://sbwlawfirm.com/attorney-profiles/jeffrey-p-wasserman/">Jeffrey Wasserman</a>, Esq., who has been a part of the firm’s Family Law Group for more than 17 years and is an Accredited Collaborative Professional of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals (FACP), and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220710214244/https://sbwlawfirm.com/attorney-profiles/audrey-b-schneiderman/">Audrey Schneiderman</a>, Esq., who has more than 30 years of experience in family law litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
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Healthcare: In a rapidly changing and complex regulatory environment, our dedicated Florida Healthcare attorneys deliver exceptional results, addressing cases in complex litigation, transactional, operational, legislative and regulatory matters. We guide clients in a manner that ensures compliance, balanced with cost-efficient resolution of disputes.
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Labor & Employment: Shareholder Adam S. Chotiner oversees the firm’s Labor and Employment Law practice group, which also includes senior attorney Robin I. Frank.
The group’s practice is focused on the litigation of labor and employment law disputes, as well as preventive labor relations. The firm primarily represents management.
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Probate, Trust & Fiduciary Litigation: The firm’s attorneys are well experienced in all aspects of probate, trust and fiduciary litigation.
The firm’s Probate, Trust and Fiduciary Litigation practice group regularly engages in the evaluation, consultation, litigation and mediation (as both mediator and advocate) of disputes involving trusts, estates and fiduciary relationships. The firm’s clients include corporate and individual trustees, banks, investment professionals, personal representatives (executors), administrators, guardians, beneficiaries and other companies and individuals who are involved in disputes concerning trusts, estates and probate actions.
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Product Liability: Our Florida product liability team is made up of accomplished trial attorneys who have extensive experience defending a wide array of corporate interests, including international manufacturers of heavy equipment, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and vertical transportation systems, as well as cosmetic companies, industrial developers, and component part manufactures/distributors. These cases range from serious personal injuries to individual and class action warranty disputes or claims of defect, and they are litigated at both the State and Federal level.
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Real Estate: Michael Shapiro, a founding shareholder of the Firm, heads this practice area. Together with senior named shareholder Andrew Blasi, partner Linley Schatzman and a staff of experienced paralegals, they comprise the Real Estate and Business Transactions practice.
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Real Estate Litigation: Senior named shareholder Andrew B. Blasi oversees the Firm’s real estate litigation practice group, which includes shareholder Andrew M. Dector and senior attorney Robin I. Frank.

This practice group is focused on the litigation of all types of litigation based upon real property and real estate deals gone bad. The group devotes a large part of their practice to representing and assisting buyers in pre-construction real property contracts seeking to revoke or rescind the sales contract, to recover deposits paid by the buyers to sellers/developers and to recover any other damages the buyers have incurred where builders or developers have failed to comply with the requirements of the law, most notably the Federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act and the Florida Condominium Act. With an overabundance of condos and houses on the market and values plummeting, the group continues to represent and assist buyers in demanding and getting refunds of their deposits along with damages against developers who have failed to conduct their business in a legally appropriate or required manner.

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Trusts and Estates: Joseph M. Landolfi, Jr. oversees the firm’s Trusts and Estates practice group.

Our Trusts and Estates practice group provides the full range of services needed by individuals and fiduciaries with respect to estate planning, estate administration, trust administration, transfer tax planning, asset protection and guardianships.

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