Jacksonville, FL
Litigation Lawyer at Jacksonville, FL
Practice Areas: Litigation, Business ... +5 more
OUTCOME: Negotiated the return of the children to Australia
Hague Convention proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, concerning the return of children to Australia.
OUTCOME: Secured the return of the children to Ontario, Canada
Hague Convention proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, concerning the return of children to Ontario, Canada.
OUTCOME: Client's debt was cancelled and damages paid
Trial against a California debt collection agency for violating various Federal and Florida laws. Result: the client’s debt was forgiven and damages were received.
OUTCOME: Florida judgment obtained, lien filed
Domestication of foreign judgment and enforcement of a French final judgment in Florida on behalf of a well-known French bank.
OUTCOME: Appelate case overturned in favor of Client
Overturned in District Court of Appeals of Florida, a $4.8 million ruling against clients residing in France to a procedural flaw in the notification of the hearing. Matejka v. Dulaney, 40 So. 3d 865 ( ... Fla. 4th DCA 2010).
OUTCOME: Habitual residence established in Brazil in favor of the client
Represented a father seeking the return of his children under the Hague Convention. Established that the children's habitual residence was Brazil, notwithstanding that one child had been born in the Un ... ited States.
OUTCOME: Prior attorney's entitlement to attorney's fees upheld on appeal
Appeal concerning entitlement to attorney's fees arising from the domestication of a foreign divorce decree in Florida.