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Juan E. Rodriguez

Mr. Rodriguez is a graduate of the University of Miami Law School, 1986 (Law Review). He graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in International Finance and Commerce from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service. He has over twenty-two years of expertise representing both sellers and buyers in complex commercial and residential real estate transactions, representing lenders and borrowers in complex mortgage lending, commercial lending, international lending, and residential lending transactions and workouts, representing landlords in commercial and residential evictions, drafting of homeowners association and condominium association documents, representing homeowners associations and condominium associations in lien foreclosures, representing borrowers and lenders in mortgage foreclosure proceedings and representing personal representatives and interested persons in probate proceedings. He is an authorized agent for First American Title Insurance Company.

Ken Taninaka

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Mr. Taninaka is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, 2006. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Miami (cum laude), 2003. Mr. Taninaka is a complex business litigation attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida and the Federal Bar. Mr. Taninaka has experience in complex business and real estate litigation. He also has represented domestic and international clients in contract, real estate, corporate and U.S. immigration law matters. Mr. Taninaka is fluent in Spanish.

Lewis M. Kanner

Mr. Kanner is a graduate of the University of Florida, School of Law, 1958, with an undergraduate degree in accounting in 1955 (inactive CPA). He is a past chairman of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, a past chairman of the Florida Bar Title Standards Committee, a past member of the Editorial Board of the Practical Real Estate Lawyer, past editor of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section newsletter of The Florida Bar, and past member of the Florida Bar Steering Committee CLE Real Estate Practice. He is a past chairman of the Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. He is also an author on publications on Title Standards, Real Estate, and Surveying. He has over 50 years of expertise in representing both Sellers and Buyers in complex commercial real estate and residential real estate transactions, representing lenders and borrowers in complex mortgage lending transactions and workouts, representing borrowers and lenders in mortgage foreclosure proceedings, representing secured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and representing plaintiffs and defendants in all types of real estate litigation, such as removal of deed restrictions, partition proceedings and boundary line disputes and expertise in title examinations and clearance of title objections. He is an authorized title insurance agent for Attorneys Title Insurance Fund and First American Title Insurance Company.

Vincent E. Damian

Mr. Damian is a graduate of Harvard Law School, 1963. He graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. degree in 1960. He is the past president of Harvard Law School Association of Florida. He is an author of "Basic Real Estate Law in Florida". He has written extensively for the Federal National Mortgage Association on Planned Unit Developments and Condominiums and participated in preparation of the Lender's Guide respecting Planned Unit Developments and Condominiums. He is a member of the faculty of the National Business Institute. He has over 35 years of expertise representing both sellers and buyers in complex commercial real estate and residential real estate transactions, representing lenders and borrowers in complex mortgage lending, commercial lending and international lending transactions and workouts, representing borrowers and lenders in mortgage foreclosure proceedings and lien foreclosure proceedings and representing property owners in proceedings for adjustment of taxes. He has extensive experience representing State and Court appointed Receivers, for commercial, insurance and real estate disputes. Mr. Damian is an authorized agent for First American Title Insurance Company.