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WE AN COLE & BERMAN AT THE CRO55ROADS of RUSIND6. GovERNMENT & nit LAW Founding Member jserota@wsh-law.com 2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Suite 700 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 P:(305)854-0800 F: (305) 854-2323 Practice Areas • Appellate Practice Group • Business Dispute Litigation • Construction Group • Construction Law • Election Law • International Group • Litigation • Litigation Division • Sports and. Entertainment Law • Transportation Law Bar Admissions • Florida, 1978 • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1978 • U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 1980 • U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1980 • U.S. Supreme Court, 1978 Education • University of Miami School of Law JD, 1978 • Princeton University AB, 1975 Joseph H. Serota Joe has ex4ensive trial and appellate experience representing private and public entities throughout South Florida. He is currently listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers, South Florida Legal Guide "Top Lawyers," and was inducted into the Florida Trend Legal Elite Hall of Fame. Joe is active in professional organizations and civic affairs. He has served as chair of the Judicial Nominations Commission, Third District Court of Appeal; president of the Dade County Bar Association; and as member of The Florida Bar Board of Governors. Joe chaired the 11th Judicial Circuit Centennial Celebration and led successful campaigns to restore both the lobby and the ceremonial courtroom of the Miami -Dade County Courthouse. He is past chair of the Metropolitan Dade County Community Relations Board and of the Miami -Dade County Independent Review Panel. He has also served on the executive committee to the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Significant Trials and Appeals • Successfully defended an owner of a famous restaurant against $19 million claims of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty through jury verdict • Successfully defended bank president and bank on claims for fiduciary duty through jury verdict and appeal • Successfully defended City sued for breach of contract to sell City liens through jury verdict and appeal • Successfully defended police officers accused of civil rights violation through jury verdict • Successfully defended City in class action based upon alleged unconstitutionality of ordinance through trial court judgment and appeal • Successfully defended and prosecuted construction defects claims for developers, Associations, and contractors • Argued cases in the Florida Supreme Court defending a City ordinance and State statute • Successfully defended a city in a class action claim for violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act through trial court judgment and appeal • Successfully defended a city sued by a labor union for due process claims through judgment and appeal • Successfully defended a city accused of racial discrimination through jury verdict • Successfully defended bank accused by another bank in loan participation for breach of contract through trial judgment • Successfully defended lawyers accused of significant disciplinary violations by The Florida Bar • Successfully defended developer accused of violating land use regulations through trial • Successfully prosecuted claims on behalf of a city against a county based upon violation of the County's Development Master Plan through trial court judgment and appeal Select Report ed Decisions • Preserve Grove Isle, LLC v. Grove Isle Yacht &Tennis Club, LLC, 2015 WL 5769084 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Aug. 13, 2015) • Florida an ofAgriculture and Consumer Services v. Lopez-Brignoni, 2012 WL 3964983 (Fla. 3rd DCA Sep. 12, 2012) • School Bd. of Miami -Dade County, Florida v. Rise Academy of South Dade Charter School, 90 So, 3d 1001 (Fla. 3rd DCA, 2012) • La Gorce Palace Condo Assoc., Inc. v. QBE Ins. Corp., 2011 WL 1522564 (S.D. Fla. Apr. 12, 2011) • WTNJ-NBC 6 v. Shehadeh, 56 So. 3d 104 (Fla. 3rd DCA, 2011) • In re Ginsberg, 2010 WL 497395 (S.D. Fla., Nov. 30, 2010) • Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services v. Patchen, 25 So. 3d 1283 (Fla. 3rd DCA, 2010)