Practice Areas

• Real estate law, representing real property owners, purchasers, institutional lenders, landlords, tenants, businesses and individuals
• Commercial and residential acquisitions and dispositions
• Mortgage loan closings and loan workouts
• Short sales (commercial and residential)
• Commercial and residential lease agreements
• Tax deferred exchanges
• Title issues
• Authorized title insurance agent for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and First American Title Insurance Company
• Expert testimony in real estate litigation

Education

• Juris Doctor with Honors, University of Florida School of Law, 1985
• B.S. Accounting, University of Delaware, 1982; minor in Business Administration

Bar Admissions and Certifications

• Florida Bar, 1985
• Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law

Professional Accomplishments

• Chair of the Mortgages and Other Encumbrances Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (2009-2012); Co-Chair of the Capital Markets & Commercial Lending Subcommittee (2012-present)
• Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (2008-present)
• “AV” peer rated by Martindale Hubbell
• Advisory Board for Broward County for Attorneys’ Title Fund Services, LLC
• Member of the Attorneys' Real Estate Council of Broward County, Inc.
• Florida licensed real estate broker
• Attorney Chair of the Realtor/Lawyer Committee of the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale
• President of Ace Title Services, Inc., a full service Florida title insurance agency  

Community Involvement

• Graduate of Leadership Broward Senior Executive Orientation (Class of 2009)
• Certified through the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• Fluent in Greek and active in the local Greek community