 | Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld,
Karlinsky & Abate, P.A. | | | | | One Financial Plaza, 23rd Floor, 100 Southeast Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394 View Map |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Appellate Practice, Children's Rights, Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Employment Discrimination, Executive, State, Legislative and Local Lobbying, Insurance Law, Insurance Regulatory and Transactional Law, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury, Public Interest, Civil Rights, Real Estate. | | | | Year Established: 1974 | | | | Firm Profile: | | Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate, P.A., has enjoyed a long tradition of serving the interests of our clients in a responsible and highly effective manner. Since its establishment over three decades ago, the Firm has represented clients throughout Florida and across the nation in diverse areas of law. We are proud of our enduring ability and record in counseling clients, representing them in the resolution of disputes, and litigating their claims to obtain successful results. In providing advice and representation, the lawyers of Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate strive to fulfill our clients' needs and expectations. | | | | Firm Size: 47 | | | | Representative Clients: | | 21st Century Holding Company; Advanced Insurance Coverages, Inc.; Aerostaff; American Managed Care ; American Service Insurance; American Southwest Insurance Managers of Florida; American Traditions Insurance Company; Amerigroup Corporation; Apollo Casualty; Appco Premium Finance; Argus Fire & Casualty Insurance Company; AssuranceAmerica Corporation; Assurance Managing General Agents; Atlantic Dental, Inc.; BeneCard Services, Inc.; Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Florida; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Brooke Capital Advisors; Butler, Dunlap & Lindquist, LLC; C & E Information Services; California Casualty Management Co.; Capitol Preferred; Cornerstone National Insurance Company; Cornerstone Management Partners; Crum & Forster Insurance Group; Cypress Underwriters, Inc.; David Morse and Associates; Dixon Hughes; Dosal Tobacco Corporation; Employers Compensation Insurance; ETI Financial Corp.; Falcon Farms; FCCI Insurance Group; FCCI Services, Inc.; Federated National Insurance Company; Fidelity Fire & Casualty Company; First Professional's Insurance; First Protective Insurance Company; Florida Automotive Industry Association; Florida Dental Hygiene Association; Florida Economic Development Council, Inc.; Florida Peninsula Insurance Company; Florida Police Chiefs Association; Florida Property Casualty Association; Florida Receivers Forum; Florida Select Insurance Company; Florida's Children First!; Florida's Voice on Mental Retardation; Focus Holdings, LLC; Fulcrum Partners, LLC; G4S Group 4 Securicor; Gateway Insurance; Guarantee Insurance Company; Guide One; Gulfstream Property & Casualty Insurance; Guy Carpenter; Hamilton Risk Management; Healthcare Distribution Management; Heartland Fidelity Insurance Company; Innovation HR, Inc.; InStar Services Group; Insurance Servicing & Adjusting; International Medical Group, Inc.; Keystone Automotive; Landmark One Insurance Company; Lewis B . Freeman & Partners, Inc.; Life Insurance Company of the Southwest; Lighthouse Insurance; Lincoln General; Lockline, LLC; MacNeill Group, Inc.; Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.; Marsh USA, Inc; Matrix Employee Leasing; MCNA Dental; Mirage Interests, Inc.; Modern USA Insurance; Montpelier Reinsurance; Morgan Stanley; National Flood Services, Inc.; NCMIC Finance Corporation; Nemours Foundation; North Alabama Insurance; Northern Capital Insurance; Olympus Insurance Company; PACE Center For Girls; Patrick Weber; Pegasus Insurance; Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services; Policy Managers; Procacci Commercial Realty, Inc.; Program Underwriters, Inc.; Progressive Casualty Ins. Co.; Property Casualty Insurers Association of America; Recovery National Corporation; Regulatory Examination Services; Regulatory Technologies; Reinsurance Solutions International, LLC; Reithoffer Shows, Inc.; Rising Son Farm; Risk Management Solutions, Inc.; Ritchie Capital Management, LLC; Royal Palm Insurance Company; Savannah Family Institute; SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance; School Board of Broward County; Security First Insurance Holdings, LLC; Seibels Bruce Group, Inc.; Seminole Casualty Insurance; Seneca Insurance Companies; SkilStaf, Inc; SkyMed International; Source One Holdings, LLC; Southeast Personnel Leasing, Inc; Southern Fidelity; Southern General; Southern Oak Management, LLC; Southern United Fire Insurance Company; St. James Insurance Group, Inc.; St. Johns Insurance Company, Inc.; St. Johns MGA, Inc.; The Aragon Group, Inc. d/b/a Dania Jai Alai; The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company; TJ Jerger MGA; Trinity Insurance Services, Inc.; Trustway Insurance Agencies, LLC; U.S. Security Insurance; Unique Insurance Company; Universal Casualty Company; Universal Insurance Company of North America; Universal Insurance Managers; Universal Health Care, Inc.; Universal Insurance Company of Texas; University Health Systems, Inc.; Vernis & Bowling of Miami, P.A.; Windhaven Managers, Inc.; ZC Sterling Insurance Agency, Inc. | | | | Mike Colodny (Shareholder) born Richmond Hill, New York; admitted to bar, 1967, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A.,1964; J.D, 1966). Pi Lambda Phi. Florida Blue Key. Member, University of Florida Hall of Fame. Listed, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Attorney to, President of the Florida Senate. City Councilman, City of North Miami. Mayor, City of North Miami. City Attorney, Town of Golden Beach. Special Counsel, City of South Miami. President, North Miami Chamber of Commerce. Member: United States Conference of Mayors; Mayor's Economic Task Force; Miami-Dade County Mayor's Task Force on Community Affairs; Villa Maria Convalescent Home; Visions for Victory; Chairman, Joseph Meyerhoff Senior Center. Member: Miami-Dade County and Broward County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Governmental Law; Regulatory Law; Insurance Law; Insurance Regulation; Administrative Law; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law. | | | | Joel S. Fass (Managing Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; 1975, New York; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: State University of New York at New Paltz (B.A., cum laude, 1969); State University of New York at Buffalo Law School (J.D., 1973). Prosecutor, Kings County, New York; Member, 17th Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee; Appointed Member: Broward County Charter Review Commission; Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force, Broward County Management and Efficiency Committee; Weston Charter Review Commissions (Chairman and Member); Past President and Board Member, Broward County Area Agency on Aging; Board of Directors, B'nai Brith Justice Unit; Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court; Presidents' Fest In The Park; President and Board Member, Windmill Ranch Homeowners Association. Member: Broward County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Florida Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights. | | | | Howard M. Talenfeld (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Hamilton College; University of Miami (B.B.A., 1974; J.D., cum laude, 1979). Recipient: Family Central's Kathleen Wright Award, 2002; Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Broward Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse, 2000; Russell Carlisle Advocacy Award from Legal Aid Service of Broward County, 2004; Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award; South Florida Business Journal's Key Partner Award. President, Florida's Children's First. Chairman: Broward Days Children's Issues Team. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Counsel for Children. Reported Cases: Roes v. Florida Department of Children and Family Services, 2001 176 F. Supp.2d 1310 (S.D. Fla. 2001); Baumstein v. Sunrise Community, Inc., 738 So. 2d 420 (Fla 3d DCA 1999); McElligott v. Foley, et al., 182 F. 3d 1248 (11th Cir. 1999). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions. | | | | Fred E. Karlinsky (Shareholder) born South Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Miami (B.S., 1989); Florida State University (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, 1990. Legislative Analyst, Florida House of Representatives, 1991-1992. Certified Legal Intern, Florida Department of Community Affairs, 1992. Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Executive Director, Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association, 1995-1999. College of Law Adjunct Professor, Insurance Law, Florida State University. Certified Mediator, Circuit Civil and County Courts and Guardian Ad Litem. Certified Continuing Education Instructor Florida Department of Insurance. Member: American Bar, Broward Bar, Florida Bar (Judicial Evaluation Committee (1999-2004), Miami-Dade County Bar and Tallahassee Bar Associations; AmComp; American Corporate Counsel Association; American Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals; Florida Academy of Professional Mediators; Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists; Federation of Regulatory Counsel; American Association of Managing General Agents (Business Services Member); Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals; Florida Academy of Professional Mediators; Gerson Lehrman Group Council; International Association of Insurance Receivers; Society of Financial Examiners; Surplus Lines Law Group. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Regulation; Insurance Transactional; Legislative Practice; Insurance; Governmental Law; Government Affairs; Corporate Law; Health Care. | | | | Maria Elena Abate (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Miami (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member, Stakeholders' Committee, United States Equal Opportunity Commission Miami District Office; Member, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida Legal Panel, Miami-Dade County; General Counsel, South Florida Workforce Board, 1998-2004; Steven J. Booher Inn of Courts. Founding Board Member, Florida Breast Health Initiative. Member: Broward County and American Bar Association; Florida Bar (Chairman, Public Interest Law Section); Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: United Auto Ins. Co. v. Stat Technologies, Inc. 787 So.2d 920 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); Buell v. Direct General - 267 Fed.Appx. 907 (11th Cir 2008); In re Adivsory Opinion to the Governor - State Revenue Cap, 658 So.2d 77 (Fla. 1995); McElligott v. Foley, 182 F.3d 1248 (11th Cir. 1999); Cypress Ins. Co. v. Clark, 144 F.3d 1435 (11th Cir.1998); Florida Windstorm Underwriting v. Gajwani, 934 So.2d 501 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); Jones ex rel. Bazerman v. Florida Department of Children & Family Services, 202 F.Supp.2d 1352 (S.D. Fla. 2002); Roes v. Florida Dept. of Children & Family Services, 176 F.Supp.2d (S.D. Fla. 2001); R.K. v. Kanaskie, 426 F.Supp.2d 1290 (S.D. Fla. 2006). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Class Actions; Insurance; Appellate Practice; Governmental Law. | | | | Richard J. Fidei (Partner) born Latrobe, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1997, Florida. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1978); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Member, Duquesne University Law Review; Law Clerk to Honorable Joseph F. Weiss, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; Vice-Chairman, Appellate Moot Court Board; Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals, Gulf States Vice-President; Federation of Regulatory Counsel; Surplus Lines Law Group; American Association of Managing General Agents; Greater Fort Lauderdale Board of Realtors; Fort Lauderdale Rotary Club; Jaycees; Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Broward County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Regulation; Insurance Law; Governmental Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate. | | | | Tracey K. McPharlin (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Nova Southeastern University (B.S., 1997; J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Participant: All Aspects of Litigation in Title VII and Americans with Disabilities Act Claims Against Government Employees and Federal Trade Commission Act, section 1983; Bivens Claims Against Government Agencies. Articles Editor, Nova Law Review. Law Clerk for the Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office, Civil Division, Southern District of Florida. Member: Broward County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court; Chair-Elect Florida Bar Public Interest Law Section; Former Chair of the Public Interest Law Section's Legal Needs of Children Committee. Reported Cases: R.K. v. Kanaskie, 426 F.Supp. 2d 1290 (S.D. Fla. 2006); Jones v. Fla. Dep't of Children & Family Servs., 202 F.Supp2d. 1352 (S.D.Fla.2002); D.J. v. Fla. Dep't of Children & Families, 890 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Class Actions; Disabilities; Labor and Employment; Appellate Practice. | | | | —————————— | | | | Rochelle D. Brahm (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; 1995, District of Columbia. Education: Florida International University (B.A., Political Science, 1988); University of Miami (J.D., 1992). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Book Award Mock Trial; Order of the Barristers Award, Trial Advocacy; Phi Alpha Delta, Outstanding Service Award, Law Related Education Program; Who's Who Among American Law Students 1991; First Place Winner, 1991 Mock Trial Competition. Formerly with: Office of the Florida Attorney General, 2000-2006. Recipient: Office of the Attorney General Employee of the Year 2001, Economic Crimes; National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association 2001 Investigation of Year (Investigative Team Award); State of Florida Davis Productivity Award, Dental Initiative Task Force, 2001. Office of the Public Defender, 1992-2000. Member: The Florida Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Fraud; Insurance Investigations; Health Care Fraud; Insurance Defense; Insurance Regulation. | | | | Sandy P. Fay (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1995); Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Fla. Department of Agric. & Consumer Services v. City of Pompano Beach 829 So.2d 928 (Fla 4th DCA 2002); Florida Winstorm Underwriting Association v. Gajwani, 2005 WL 1109465 (Fla 3rd DCA 2005); Venturvest Realty Corp. v. A.K.S.I.P. Corp., 793 So. 2d 1054 (Fla 3rd DCA 2001); Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Wise, 926 So.2d 403 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2006). Practice Areas: Insurance Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Appellate Practice. | | | | Megan M. Grant (Associate) born Santa Monica, California; admitted to bar, 1995, Idaho; 1996, Colorado; 1999, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, Florida. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 1990); University of Idaho (J.D., 1995); Tulane University (LL.M., 1998). Representative: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Federal Communications Commission; Federal Trade Commission. Member: Broward County Bar Association; American Society of International Law; Broward County Women Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Regulation; Hydroelectricity; Energy; Environmental Law. | | | | Amy L. Koltnow (Senior Associate) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1986); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1991). Recipient, Child Advocacy Award, Miami-Dade County Bar Association, 2004. Stetson Law Review; Moot Court Board; Stetson ABA and ATLA State, Regional and National Trial Teams. Trial Practice Teaching Fellow, Stetson College of Law, 1990-1991. Co-Author: (with Steven B. Lesser) "Liability of Construction Design Professionals and The Economic Loss Rule," The Brief, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Vol. 29, No. 2, Winter, 2000. Attorney, U.S. Small Business Administration-Disaster Assistance Division, 1992-1993. Assistant State Attorney, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 1993-1998. Member: The Florida Bar. Reported Cases: Reported Cases: Nomo Research, Inc. v. Comercial E. Importada MMD, 875 So. 2d 810 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); O'Grady v. Potash, 861 So. 2d 1281 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); Nomo Research, Inc. v. CCL Plastic Packaging, Inc., 862 So. 2d 785 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); Cohen v. Cohen, 813 So. 2d 1060 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); Music Associates, Inc. v. Chase Music Associates, Inc., 795 So. 2d 284 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Insurance; Community Association Law; Appellate Practice. | | | | Krista S. Kovalcin (Associate) born Philipsburg, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Penn State University (B.S., 2000); Nova Southeastern University (J.D. cum laude, 2005). Former Appellate Clerk, Fourth District Court of Appeal. Former Editor-in-Chief, Nova Law Review. Member: Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Regulation; Civil Rights; Labor and Employment; Personal Injury. | | | | Trevor B. Mask (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A.); Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D.). Director, Legislative Affairs, Florida Electric Cooperatives Association. Member, Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Government Affairs; Insurance Regulation. | | | | Frank P. Mayernick (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Political Science); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 2002). Former Legislative Affairs Director, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Member, Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists. Practice Areas: Government Affairs; Insurance Regulatory Law. | | | | Kathleen M. Moore (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Indiana University (B.A.); St. Thomas University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Former Vice President, Integrated Banking. Member: The Florida Bar; Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Broward County Bar Association; Broward County Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Regulation; Administrative Law. | | | | Jennifer M. Pearl (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Nova Southeastern University (B.S., Legal Studies, with distinction, 2003); Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D. summa cum laude, 2006). Member: Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Children's Rights; Foster Care; Disabled Persons Damages; Personal Injury; Civil Rights. | | | | Erin T. Siska (Associate) born Livingston, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.S., 1998; J.D., 2005). Article Author: Hastings Communications and Entertainment Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2. Law Clerk, Enforcement Division of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's Southeast Regional Office. Formerly with State and Federal Court (Practicing Securities Litigation). Member: American Bar Association, Broward County Bar Association, The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Insurance Regulation. | | | | Katherine S. Webb (Associate) born Winter Park, Florida; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., Political Science, 2000; J.D., 2003). Associate, de Beaubien, Knight, Simmons, Mantzaris & Neal, LLP. Member: Orange County Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Division); The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Government Affairs; Insurance Regulation; Civil Litigation. |
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