AA-FIRM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Partner at Annesser Armenteros
John Annesser is a partner at Annesser Armenteros , PLLC. In particular, John focuses in the area of complex commercial litigation, environmental and land use issues, and construction defect and related litigation.
Megan A. Lazo is an attorney whose practice focuses on intellectual property, business formation, employment, and civil litigation. Prior to joining Annesser Armenteros, she served as Assistant General Counsel to the 11 th Judicial Circuit in Florida where she provided legal advice to judges on a wide range of issues. Her professional interests include technology law, art and fashion law, and class action litigation.
Megan attended the University of Miami School of Law on a Dean's Merit Scholarship and graduated cum laude. While in law school, Megan served on the University of Miami Business Law Review and interned for the Honorable Judge Frank A. Shepherd of the Florida Third District Court of Appeals as well as for the Honorable Judge Marcia G. Cooke of the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida.
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Megan Conkey Gonzalez is an Partner with Annesser Armenteros. Prior to joining Annesser Armenteros, Mrs. Gonzalez worked at a boutique litigation firm in Coconut Grove, Florida and practiced in the areas of family law, personal injury law and NCAA sports law. At Annesser Armenteros, PLLC, Mrs. Gonzalez has expanded her practice areas and now dedicates a substantial portion of her practice to representing small to medium-sized businesses in relation to various legal matters including commercial litigation, construction-related litigation and construction lien law. She also practices in other areas, including, but not limited to, family law, condominium litigation and appeals.
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Miguel Armenteros focuses his practice on business litigation with an emphasis on contract disputes, business torts, real estate, and partner and shareholder rights. Mr. Armenteros represents international and domestic clients in industries ranging from manufacturing, real property, food and beverage, entertainment, commodity brokerage, and health care. He utilizes his experience as an attorney and background as a certified public accountant to assist and advise his clients through their local and foreign legal issues, including cross-border disputes throughout the Americas, and serves as their trusted business advisor and counsel.
Mr. Armenteros is admitted to practice and has represented clients in all Florida state courts, United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. He has also represented clients in alternative dispute resolution centers, including the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce.
Guiding his clients through transactions in a wide-array of businesses, Mr. Armenteros prides himself on taking a hands-on approach to solving complex issues while being a passionate advocate to protect his client's rights.
Practice Areas
Business Law
Job Titles:
- University ( Juris Doctor, 2005 )
Job Titles:
- PARTNER
- Partner at Annesser Armenteros
Robert Bernstein is a Partner at Annesser Armenteros, PLLC, and was recently nominated as a Florida SuperLawyers Rising Star. He represents businesses and individuals in complex litigation matters including construction, commercial, probate & trust, and employment matters.
Robert was an Associate with Annesser Armenteros, PLLC. at its inception before leaving the firm to begin his family in Naples, Florida in 2017. We are pleased to now have Robert rejoin our team as the Managing Partner of our Naples, Florida office. Prior to re-joining the team, Robert practiced in the areas of commercial and construction litigation, and represented clients throughout the state of Florida, including Miami, Islamorada, Ft. Myers, Ft. Lauderdale, Panama City, Tampa, and Naples.
Robert has been licensed to practice law since 2014, and is admitted in all Florida state courts as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern District and Middle District of Florida. Robert serves on the Board of the Collier County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, and he is a member of the Urban Land Institute Southwest Florida and of the Florida Bar's Real Property, Probate & Trust Section, and the Young Lawyers Division.
Robert received his juris doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude and in the top 12 percent of his class. During law school, Robert served on the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar Association Law Student Division, acting as a liaison between law students and the Florida legal community. He also gained experience interning for the Honorable Robert M. Gross at Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal, the Office of General Counsel for Florida's Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, and the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office.