PIKE & LUSTIG - Key Persons
Ms. Arnett brings several years of paralegal experience to Pike and Lustig, LLP. She supports our attorneys by performing a variety of tasks to help prepare cases, manage the office, and communicate with clients. Belinda is also instrumental in trial preparation.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Leader
Cristy Matias is a team driven leader who brings over 20 years of experience in operational performance to Pike & Lustig. Before joining Pike & Lustig, Cristy worked with high performing groups capable of driving change and growth to meet and exceed organizational goals. Cristy is strategic planner with successful implementation of data platforms in various groups nationwide.
Education:
Cristy graduated from University of Phoenix, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
Daniel's practice involves litigating serious personal injury and complex business litigation cases. Daniel's business litigation practice involves complex business and intellectual property litigation disputes in the areas of trademark and copyright infringement, trade secret litigation, false advertising, unfair competition, franchise related litigation, breach of contract claims, partnership disputes, fraud claims, denials of insurance coverage and litigation related to multi-million dollar loans and personal guarantees. In addition, Daniel counsels clients in the protection of their intellectual property rights, businesses and prosecutes the registration of Trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and copyrights with the United States Copyright Office. Daniel's personal injury practice involves the representation of clients injured as a result of serious auto accidents and those who are the victims of negligent security. Daniel litigates and has secured significant results for his personal injury clients.
Daniel was born in San Jose, Costa Rica and moved to West Palm Beach, Florida in December of 1997. Daniel graduated from Florida Atlantic University, where he was named to the Dean's List and was inducted into the National Political Science Honor Society. Daniel earned a Master of Science in International Affairs from Florida State University, and his law degree and a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. While in law school, Daniel competed in the commercial arbitration team at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria, and later coached the Law School's International Commercial Arbitration team. Daniel also clerked for a staff legal counsel office of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company defending personal injury, products liability, premises liability and workers compensation cases, and for a Coral Gables law firm assisting in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the Trump Towers in North Miami Beach.
After serving as Special Prosecutor of the State Attorney's Office and working as an associate for some of the most prestigious personal injury and complex commercial litigation law firms in South Florida, Daniel opened his law firm with partner, Michael Pike. Daniel is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Justice Association, the American Bar Association, and the South Palm Beach County Bar Association. Daniel is the President of the Board of Directors of Families First of Palm Beach County, member of the Board of Directors of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Networking Hispanos. Daniel was named to the list of Top 40 Under 40 for Attorneys in South Florida, and was recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers magazine.
Daniel is admitted to practice in all courts of the State of Florida, including the United States Court in the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Languages:
Spanish
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- of Counsel
- Member of the Florida Bar Association
Douglas Lambert is an attorney at Pike & Lustig. Douglas has 30 years of experience litigating complex commercial cases, corporate/partnership disputes, fraud cases, bank litigation as well as business cases. Douglas concentrates his practice on Complex Commercial and Business Matters including Accounting, Financial and Credit Intensive Disputes as well as High Net Worth Divorce Actions and Securities Disputes. His divorce actions includes litigating these matters, as well as drafting, structuring and negotiating prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements. He started his accounting dispute career at Coopers & Lybrand, a Big 8 accounting firm. Doug received his bachelor's degree as a magna cum laude graduate of Duke University and received his J.D. from Duke Law School.
Doug is a member of the Florida Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association and also belongs to the U.S. District Courts for the middle and Southern Districts of Florida as well as the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the Florida Bar
Jesse S. Fulton is an attorney at Pike & Lustig LLP, and concentrates his practice on Personal Injury and Business Litigation.
Jesse attended the University of Florida where he received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a major in Finance, graduating with honors. Jesse then attended Stetson University College of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctorate and a Master's Degree in Business Administration.
Prior to joining the firm, Jesse has litigated and tried a variety of matters ranging from personal injury to complex business litigation matters, including business/contractual disputes, high value asset and complex divorces, medical malpractice, as well as corporate issues. In addition to his litigation practice, Jesse also provides General Counsel and consulting services for all types of businesses, advising on all matters, such as corporate formation, contracts, third party disputes, partnership and member disputes, regulatory compliance and litigation risks.
Jesse is a member of the Florida Bar and is admitted to practice in all Florida State Courts. He is also an active member of the Florida Justice Association, Broward County Bar Association and Broward County Trial Lawyers Association.
Leonard S. Feuer is Of Counsel to Pike and Lustig, LLP.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association
Robert C. "Burr" Johnson is a partner in Pike & Lustig's Personal Injury and Commercial Litigation practices. His practice is focused on catastrophic injury cases and complex business disputes.
Since joining Pike & Lustig, Robert has been responsible for some of the most significant trial results throughout the State of Florida. This includes what is believed to be the largest wrongful death jury verdict in the history of Palm Beach County. Robert's recent trial verdicts include:
$80.0 Million - Palm Beach County.
$23.9 Million - Broward County.
$10.4 Million - Broward County.
$7.6 Million - Pasco County.
$2.9 Million - Spokane, WA.
Robert is the fourth generation of his family to practice law in Palm Beach County. His great-grandfather, A.R. Johnson, was one of the early pioneers of West Palm Beach. His grandfather, Thomas H. Johnson, was a long time Circuit Court judge in Palm Beach County, who also served in the Florida Senate and as the first elected State Attorney for Palm Beach County. His mother is an elected Circuit Court Judge in Palm Beach County and has served on the bench since 2002. Robert's father and two uncles are also civil litigators in West Palm Beach.
Prior to joining the Firm, Robert was a prosecutor with the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, where he fought to protect our local citizens who had been the victims of serious crimes. Robert prosecuted approximately 50 jury trials to verdict, including many high-profile matters. He handled thousands of cases while at the State Attorney's Office, including attempted murders, sex crimes, and crimes involving firearms and gang members.
Robert received his law degree from Florida State University College of Law, where he was a Ladd Merit Scholar. While in law school, he received multiple book awards for the highest grade in his class. He graduated from Florida State University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing.
Robert is a member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association and is an active participant in both the North County Section and Young Lawyers Section. He has been repeatedly honored as a "Legal Elite" by Florida Trend magazine, a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers, and a "Top Lawyer" by Palm Beach Illustrated.
Job Titles:
- Personal Injury Paralegal
Mrs. Drakes brings to Pike & Lustig executive level skills supporting our clients and our team in all facets of business operations. Mrs. Drakes' organizational skills and meticulous strategic planning also assist Pike & Lustig in its operations and litigation. Mrs. Drakes works directly with the partners and our Chief Operations Manager.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the Florida Bar
Stuart is a member of The Florida Bar, The Massachusetts Bar, and The Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Stuart L. Hartstone is an attorney at Pike & Lustig, LLP.
Prior to joining Pike & Lustig, Stuart served as the Senior Supervising Trial Court Law Clerk for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. Over the course of his five-year tenure with the Circuit Court, Stuart trained and supervised dozens of judicial law clerks/staff attorneys, administered the Circuit Court's Criminal Appellate Division, and drafted a myriad of trial and postconviction court orders, appellate briefs, and legal memoranda. Stuart's experience is highly valuable to clients of the firm facing allegations of white-collar crime and other sophisticated business claims.
Stuart is part of the firm's complex-commercial litigation division, where he applies his knowledge representing individuals and entities accused of quasi-criminal conduct in the civil divisions of Florida's state and federal courts, including patient brokering, anti-kickback violations, FDUTPA claims, civil RICO claims, False Claims Act violations, allegations of fraud, and other causes of action.
Stuart earned his law degree from Florida International University College of Law in 2010 and began his career in Miami helping launch the Florida Capital Resource Center ("FCRC"), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the defense and mitigation of death penalty cases. Serving as Acting Executive Director, Stuart drafted proposed legislation concerning the death penalty, provided litigation support to capital defense attorneys, and organized CLE training opportunities around the State.
Simultaneously, Stuart also served as a part-time associate at FCRC founder Terence Lenamon's law firm, Lenamon Law, PLLC, where Stuart had the opportunity to join the defense team in several high-profile trials, including two death penalty trials to verdict.
During this time, Stuart also gained significant appellate experience, drafting amicus curiae briefs in support of impact litigation both in Florida's appellate courts and the Supreme Court of the United States, including one brief filed on behalf of retired Florida circuit court judges in Hurst v. Florida, 577 U.S. 92 (2016), where the Supreme Court ultimately found Florida's (previous) death penalty statute unconstitutional.
Stuart briefly continued his work at the Florida Center for Capital Representation at Florida International University College of Law, until the fall of 2015, when Stuart joined the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit as a Senior Trial Court Law Clerk where he spent the next five years serving the circuit court judges of Palm Beach County.
Mrs. Vasquez is a detail-oriented Legal Assistant who provides both legal and administrative support to our firm. She has a background in healthcare which has proven helpful for our personal injury cases. Mrs. Vasquez is fluent in both English and Spanish.