Our Team

Phone: 213-293-7926

Michael C. Douglass

Partner

Phone: 305-416-3180

Alan Persaud

Associate

Phone: 3054163180

Danielle Cerny

Operations/HR Manager

Phone: 305-416-3180

Stephen O. Ayeni II

Associate

Phone: 305-416-3180

Melodie Rivero

Associate

Phone: 305-416-3180

Stephanie M Martin

Associate

Phone: (201) 676-7692

Roger Castillo

Associate

Phone: 813-443-8424

Robert Sylvester

Associate

Phone: 813-443-8424

Carl Agnone

Associate

Phone: 813-443-8424

Zachary Vidal

Associate

Phone: 407-255-2070

Troy Darmanin

Of Counsel

Phone: 3054163180

Jason Gutknecht

Associate

Phone: 3054163180

Ashley Morrison

Associate

Phone: 305-416-3180

Alejandro Parraga

Associate

Phone: 305-416-3180

Dariush Ghaeenzadeh

Associate

Phone: 305-416-3180

Ian Corp

Associate

Phone: 305-416-3180

Sarita Maraj

Of Counsel

Phone: 3054163180

Miguel Rodriguez

Associate

Phone: 3054163180

Natalie Meruelo

Of Counsel

Phone: 3054163180

Roman Sarangoulis

Associate

Phone: 3054163180

Alina Morhaim

Associate

Phone: 3054163180

Lorena Alfonso

Associate

Phone: 3054163180

Forrest Andrews

Partner

Phone: (201) 430-2212

Michael Goldman

Partner

Phone: (201) 633­-6521
Matthew Biondi is of counsel in the firm’s New Jersey office and New York office. Mr. Biondi represents clients in litigation matters throughout the Northeast.

Matthew Biondi

Of Counsel

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
J.W. Webb is a Litigation Partner in the firm’s Orlando office, where he maintains an active trial and civil litigation practice in Federal and State Courts throughout Florida.

J.W. Webb

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Wayne is an attorney with more than 30 years of practice with a focus on international and United States tax, corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and aviation law.

Geoffrey M. Wayne

Of Counsel

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Carrie E. Stricklin is of counsel to the firm and works out of the Boca Raton office. She practices general civil litigation.

Carrie Stricklin

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Before joining Lydecker Diaz, Mr. Sari practiced at a commercial litigation firm, where he gained experience litigating cases related to business and real estate disputes.

Nathaniel Sari

Associate

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Kielan Saborit is an associate in the firm’s Miami office. Ms. Saborit’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation with a primary focus in personal injury, government liability, and civil rights litigation.

Kielan Saborit

Associate

Phone: (201) 676-7692
Joseph Ross joined Lydecker Diaz as an Associate in March of 2017, after serving as an Attorney Regulatory Officer at a large New Jersey state agency.

Joseph Ross

Of Counsel

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Stephanie Pidermann’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state civil trial litigation, with a primary focus on professional liability, labor and employment litigation and government liability.

Stephanie Pidermann

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Prior to joining Lydecker | Diaz, Mr. Patten was a prosecutor for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office where he obtained extensive trial experience prosecuting criminal traffic, misdemeanor, and felony level charges.

Lee Patten

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Robert J. Pariser was formerly an equity partner at an AMLaw100 law firm where he practiced in the areas of employment, real estate (co-op/condo) law, and professional liability defense.

Robert Joseph Pariser

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Norris’s primary practice involves all aspects of civil litigation. In the past, Mr. Norris has extensively litigated matters involving labor and employment law, real estate, admiralty and maritime, wrongful death, and negligence.

Charles Norris

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Ms. Mevers is the Co-Chair of the Employment Practices Liability Division.

Margaret H. Mevers

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Eric McAliley brings more than a decade of legal experience to his representation of professionals and the construction industry.

Eric McAliley

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Meliz Martin is an Associate in the firm’s Miami office. Ms.Martin’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state trial litigation with a focus on complex commercial and construction litigation.

Meliz Martin

Associate

Phone: (305) 416-3180
Spencer Mallard is a Board Certified Construction Lawyer with a statewide practice in all facets of construction and oversees the Firm’s construction practice.

Spencer Mallard

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Ms. Leach is a senior associate at the Lydecker Diaz’s Orlando office. She represents insured, self-insured, and corporate clients in litigation matters, from their inception to resolution, throughout Florida.

Terry Leach

Senior Associate

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Jessica LaFaurie is an partner at the Firm’s Miami office. Ms. LaFaurie received her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, which she attended on a merit scholarship.

Jessica L. LaFaurie

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
David B. Kowalski is an partner in the firm’s Orlando office. While earning his Juris Doctorate, Mr. Kowalski worked as a law clerk with Jacksonville area law firms where he focused on complex commercial litigation.

David B. Kowalski

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Shaun Robert Koby is a Shareholder with the Firm’s Orlando and Tampa offices. His practice focuses in the areas of complex commercial litigation, professional malpractice, insurance defense, and constitutional law.

Shaun Robert Koby

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Johnson has successfully litigated and tried matters throughout the state of Florida. Mr. Johnson specializes in the representation of insurers and corporations in a broad range of complex business and business tort matters.

Stephen Hunter Johnson

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Iacono has over 20 years of litigation experience. He began his litigation career as a prosecutor for the 20th Judicial Circuit in Lee County, Florida.

Vincent F. Iacono

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Hendricks is the Managing Partner for Lydecker Diaz LLC. He practices out of the firm’s Miami and Boca Raton offices where he maintains an active trial and civil litigation practice in the Federal, State, and Appellate Courts throughout the State of Florida.

Mark A. Hendricks

Managing Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Harutunian was born and raised in suburban Boston, Massachusetts. He practices in the areas of bankruptcy law, commercial litigation, and labor and employment law.

Peter Harutunian

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Jeremy Harris is a civil litigator with extensive trial and appellate court experience. Mr. Harris represents clients in all phases of large scale construction defect litigation cases.

Jeremy Harris

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Katie Gudaitis is an Partner in the firm’s Miami office.

Katie Gudaitis

Partner

Phone: (305) 416-3180
Erik J. Gruber is a Partner at the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Gruber concentrates his practice in first-party property defense litigation, with an emphasis in bad faith litigation, fraud investigation, water damage claims, and windstorm coverage issues.

Erik J. Gruber

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Grindler focuses on construct defect litigation and real estate in the firm’s Orlando and Boca Raton offices. He is a member of the Land Use Law Section of the Florida bar. Ryan joined Lydecker Diaz in 2018.

Ryan Grindler

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Robert joined the firm as an Associate in September of 2017. Prior to joining the firm, Robert clerked for the Honorable Travis L. Francis, Assignment Judge of the Superior Court, Middlesex County.

Robert Graves

Associate

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Prior to joining Lydecker Diaz, Brett spent two years at a large insurer in Jersey City, New Jersey handling employment practices liability claims, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matters.

Brett Goldman

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
In his professional career Mr. Galimidi has handled a wide array of both complex litigation and transactional matters.

Emanuel Galimidi

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Ms. Franks is a partner in the firm’s Miami office.

Meaghan Franks

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mark A. Emanuele is a native of Hartford, Connecticut and has resided in Florida since 1973. He earned his Juris Doctor at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in 1985 and his Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Thomas University in 1980.

Mark A. Emanuele

Partner

Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mrs. Diverio is partner at Lydeckder Diaz’s Miami office. Mrs. Diverio serves as coverage counsel for first and third party property claims, bad faith litigation, fire/theft/fraud investigation, and windstorm coverage and defense.

Michelle Diverio

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Starkey DeSoto is an associate in the firm’s Miami office.

Starkey DeSoto

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. de Zayas’ experience includes debtor-creditor law, bankruptcy, insurance insolvency, construction litigation, employment litigation, and appeals.

Carlos De Zayas

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Conto is a Partner at the firm’s Boca Raton Office.

Nicholas Conto

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Diana Beaz Cluff is a Partner in the firm’s Miami office who handles a wide array of cases in both state and federal court through trial, representing various businesses, municipalities, yacht clubs and marinas.

Diana Beaz Cluff

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Steven J. Arce is an associate in the firm’s Tampa office.

Steve Arce

Associate

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Joan Carlos Wizel chairs the Appellate Practice Group. He is also a member of the Government Liability Division and General Litigation Practice Group in the Miami office of Lydecker | Diaz.

Joan Carlos Wizel

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Llopiz has considerable experience defending government liability claims, and chairs the firm’s Government Liability Division.

Onier Llopiz

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
A force in local, state and national politics for nearly three decades, Manny Diaz was first elected City of Miami Mayor in 2001, having never before held elective office.

Manny Diaz

Senior Partner

Phone: (305) 416-3180
The firm’s founding partner, Richard J. Lydecker, has a diverse and extensive background in the general practice of civil litigation, mainly concentrating in the areas of complex commercial litigation, professional liability, Bad Faith litigation, and insurance coverage.

Richard Lydecker

Senior Partner