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Biographical Information

Mr. Weil has been trying cases for over 30 years and has earned a reputation in South Florida as a “go to” lawyer for complex litigation. He is Board Certified as a civil trial lawyer by both the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Attorneys.

 

Practice Areas:
Commercial litigation; international litigation and arbitration; construction contract and real estate litigation; intellectual property litigation; franchise litigation; sexual abuse and victims’ rights litigation.

 

Languages:
English, Spanish

 

Admission Dates & Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Atlanta, Georgia
Florida

Education

Education:
Oberlin College (B.A. 1969); University of Kansas Law School (J.D. 1973).

Professional Experience

Bar Association Memberships:
Miami-Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The American Association for Justice (formerly The Association of Trial Lawyers of America).

Honors & Awards

Florida Super Lawyer

Legal Elite

Representative Cases

Significant Reported Decisions:
Riverland and Indian Sun L.C. v. L.J. Melody & Co., 879 So. 2d 1271 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2004); V. Suarez & Co., Inc. v. Dow Brands, Inc., 337 F. 3d 1 (Cir. 1st 2003); Lloyds Bank PLC v. Republic of Ecuador, 1998 WL 118170 (S.D. N.Y. 1998); UNC Ardco, Inc. v. Luckner, 685 So. 2d 29 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Mendes v. DowElanco Indus. Ltda., 671 So. 2d 877 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1996); Long v. Murphy, 663 So. 2d 1370 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); Mendes v. DowElanco Indus. Ltda., 651 So. 2d 776 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1995); Georgetown Manor, Inc. v. Ethan Allen, Inc., 47 F. 3d 1099 (11th Cir. 1995); Birlidis v. Sontag, 600 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1992); Scheck v. Burger King Corp., 756 F. Supp. 543 (D.C. Fla. 1991); In re Chase & Sanborn Corp., 872 F. 2d 397 (11th Cir. 1989); T.P.M. Intern., Inc. v. Banco Indus. de Venezuela, C.A., 534 So. 2d 815 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1988); In re Chase & Sanborn Corp., 59 B.R. 7, Bkrtcy. (S.D. Fla. 1986).

Publications

Author:
“Trial of a Sexual Harassment Case,” Florida Bar Journal.

Service Activities

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami