Becker & Poliakoff is a diverse commercial Florida based law firm with 125+ attorneys in more offices around the state than any other firm. The Firm is most well known for its pioneering role in the creation of the common ownership housing law in Florida and currently represents 4,000+ associations. The firm prides itself on providing association, business and individual clients with strategic, cost effective advice and counsel. The Firm includes offices in New York City, Prague and has alliances with firms all over the world.
Website
http://www.becker-poliakoff.com
Practice Areas
- Community Association Law & Litigation
- Construction Law
- Real Estate Law
- Corporate, Tax & Securities Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Government Law & Lobbying
- International Trade & Customs Law
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Lisa Magill is a shareholder in Becker & Poliakoff’s Community Association Practice Group in Ft. Lauderdale. She focuses her practice exclusively on the representation of Condominium, Homeowners and other shared ownership housing communities.
Kevin Edwards is an attorney in the firm’s Community Association Law Group in the Sarasota office. Mr. Edwards is a member of the Florida Bar, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the Sarasota County Bar Association, the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law section of the Florida Bar, and the Sarasota Chapter of the nationwide Community Association Institute. He is a frequent lecturer on various aspects of condominium law and a certified instructor with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation where he teaches condominium and cooperative courses on behalf of the Community Association Institute.
Marilyn Perez-Martinez practices primarily in the commercial and community association litigation practice groups. Her litigation experience includes the areas of community association law involving enforcement actions and related issues as well as construction and other issues. She has developed cases from inception to resolution handling all aspects of litigation from client meetings to depositions to hearings and settlement negotiations. She is a member of all Florida State Courts and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. She is a graduate of University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2001; Florida International University, B.B.A., 1998.
Sanjay Kurian is a Board Certified Construction Lawyer and is a member of the Firm’s Construction Law and Commercial Litigation groups. Mr. Kurian has substantial experience representing owners and developers in a variety of construction cases. Mr. Kurian has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating construction contracts for owners and developers. Mr. Kurian has also drafted and negotiated numerous service contracts on behalf of Association clients. Mr. Kurian has lectured frequently on construction defect litigation, construction warranties, mold issues and hurricane preparedness and recovery. Prior to joining the Firm, he served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Robert M. Gross at the Fourth District Court of Appeal. He also gained valuable experience as an Assistant General Counsel for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.