Our Team

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Ailin C. Caballero is an associate in the firm’s Miami office. Ms. Caballero represents clients in litigation matters throughout Florida.

Ailin Caballero

Associate

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Kirsten Wegel Freiheit is an associate in the firm’s Miami office. Ms. Wegel Freiheit practices general civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial litigation.

Kirsten Wegel Freiheit

Partner

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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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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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Carrie E. Stricklin is of counsel to the firm and works out of the Boca Raton office. She practices general civil litigation.

Carrie Stricklin

Of Counsel

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Stefan Segall is an associate at the Lydecker Diaz Miami office. His area of practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, while it also includes first-party insurance, products liability, and premises liability.

Stefan Segall

Associate

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Mr. Schwartz was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida. He attended the University of Central Florida where he earned a B.A. in Political Science and a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice.

Blaze Schwartz

Associate

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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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Andrew Sarangoulis is an associate in the Firm’s Miami office. Mr. Sarangoulis practices civil litigation, specializing in complex commercial matters.

Andrew Sarangoulis

Associate

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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

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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

Associate

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Nicholas Ravinet is an associate with the Firm’s Orlando Office, where he litigates a wide range of civil matters throughout Central and North Florida.

Nicholas Ravinet

Associate

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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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Peter R. Pidermann is an associate at the Firm’s Miami office. Mr. Pidermann practices general civil litigation with an emphasis in complex commercial litigation.

Peter R. Pidermann

Associate

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Erik Perez is an Associate in the firm’s Miami office. Mr.Perez’s practice involves all aspects of federal and state trial litigation with a focus on complex commercial and construction defect litigation.

Erik Perez

Associate

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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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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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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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Ms. Natelson has worked in the public and private sector, and has successfully litigated and resolved matters in state and federal court.

Sheryl S. Natelson

Partner

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Ms. Mevers is the Co-Chair of the Employment Practices Liability Division.

Margaret H. Mevers

Partner

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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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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

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Spencer Mallard is a Board Certified Construction Lawyer with a statewide practice in all facets of construction and oversees the Firm’s construction practice.

D. Spencer Mallard

Partner

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Deborah Lee-Serafini is a Partner in the firm’s Miami office. Mrs. Serafini’s practice encompasses corporate and transactional law, intellectual property law, administrative law, advertising law, purchase sale agreements, contract interpretation and drafting, as well as commercial litigation.

Deborah Lee-Serafini

Partner

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Ms. Leach is an 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

Associate

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Jessica LaFaurie is an associate 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

Associate

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Mr. Lacayo is an associate in the firm’s Miami office, practicing in the area of first party property insurance defense litigation with an emphasis on bad faith litigation, fraud investigation, and coverage issues.

Ronald A. Lacayo

Associate

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David B. Kowalski is an associate 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

Associate

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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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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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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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Ms. Hoskins joins Lydecker Diaz after concluding three clerkships within the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Erin Hoskins

Associate

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Mr. Hirsh is an associate in the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Hirsh focuses his practice in first-party property defense litigation, with an emphasis in bad faith litigation, fraud investigation, water damage claims, and windstorm coverage issues.

Kevin Hirsh

Associate

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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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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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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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Katie Gudaitis is an associate in the firm’s Miami office.

Katie Gudaitis

Associate

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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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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

Associate

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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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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

Associate

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Amir Ghaeenzadeh is a Senior associate in the firm’s Miami and Tampa office. Throughout law school, Mr. Ghaeenzadeh worked as an intern at a Fortune 500 global staffing firm, Adecco North America.

Amir Ghaeenzadeh

Associate

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Alexa joined the firm as an Associate in 2017.

Alexa Gaudioso

Associate

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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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Mr. Fumagali is a Senior Associate in the Firm’s Orlando and Tampa offices. His practice focuses on the areas of general civil litigation, premises liability, products liability, and negligent security.

Alexander Fumagali

Senior Associate

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Ms. Franks is a partner in the firm’s Miami office.

Meaghan Franks

Partner

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Dannelle Fleites is a Partner in the firm’s Miami office, where she maintains an active trial and civil litigation practice in Federal, State, and Appellate Courts throughout Florida.

Dannelle Fleites

Partner

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Brandon L. Fernandez is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is an associate in the firm’s Miami office.

Brandon L. Fernandez

Associate

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Jacob Even practices civil litigation, specializing in complex commercial matters.

Jacob M. Even

Partner

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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

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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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Mr. Diocares is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Miami office, practicing in the area of first party property insurance defense. Since joining the Florida Bar in 2012, Mr. Diocares has practiced in the area of insurance law with experience both representing insureds and defending insurers.

Jonathan M. Diocares

Senior Associate

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Starkey DeSoto is an associate in the firm’s Miami office.

A. Starkey DeSoto

Associate

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Alery Delgado is an Associate in the firm’s Miami office, where she maintains an active trial and civil litigation practice in State Courts throughout Florida.

Alery Delgado

Associate

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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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Meredyth S. Cooper is a litigation partner in the firm’s Miami office.

Meredyth S. Cooper

Partner

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Mr. Conto is an associate attorney at the firm’s Boca Raton Office.

Nicholas Conto

Associate

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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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Kevin joined the firm as an Associate in February of 2016.

Kevin Clinton

Partner

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Katherine Chin is an associate in the firm’s Miami office.

Katherine Chin

Associate

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Miguel J. Chamorro is a Partner in the firm’s Miami office.

Miguel J. Chamorro

Partner

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Emanuel K. Caros is a Partner in the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Caros concentrates his practice on first-party property defense litigation, with an emphasis on bad faith litigation, fraud investigation, and coverage issues.

Emanuel K. Caros

Partner

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Mr. Bloom is a Partner who focuses his practice on coverage analysis and bad faith litigation.

Jason Bloom

Partner

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Ms. Aronowitz joined our firm in September of 2017 upon concluding a clerkship.

Jordyn Aronowitz

Associate

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Steven J. Arce is an associate in the firm’s Tampa office.

Steve Arce

Associate

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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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Mr. Llopiz has considerable experience defending government liability claims, and chairs the firm’s Government Liability Division.

Onier Llopiz

Partner

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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

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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