NEW
YORK, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- National law
firm Wilson Elser today announced an expansion of its
Miami office with the hiring of
five lateral partners accompanied by a team of associates,
paralegals and legal assistants.
The addition of this lateral group from MG+M The Law Firm – a
national litigation firm with 15 offices – advances Wilson
Elser's strategy of growth in the South
Florida region.
The laterals, led by partners and experienced trial
lawyers Raúl Chacón Jr. and Russell Pfeifer, are joined at Wilson Elser by
partners Kaylin
Grey, Jonathan
Dunleavy and Gustavo A.
(Gus) Martinez-Tristani.
Chacón focuses his practice on admiralty and marine and product
liability matters and was the chair of his former firm's maritime
practice. Chacón received a J.D. degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1993 and a
B.S.E.E. degree from the College of Engineering at the University of Miami in 1990.
Pfeifer handles matters related to product liability, insurance
coverage with a specific focus on first-party property, and general
casualty litigation and wrongful death matters. Pfeifer was an
associate in Wilson Elser's Miami
office from 2006 through 2013. Pfeifer received a J.D. degree from
the University of Miami School of
Law in 2003 and a B.S. degree from Nova
Southeastern University in 1999.
Grey is a trial lawyer who focuses her practice on high stakes
complex commercial litigation matters and provides business
counseling to her clients. Her practice is also centered on general
and premises liability, property management litigation and maritime
matters. She is a former prosecutor in the Miami-Dade State
Attorney's Office, and was Pro Bono Committee Chair at her previous
firm. Grey received her LL.M. degree in Trial Advocacy from
Temple University Beasley School of Law
in 2010, a J.D. degree from Syracuse
University College of Law in 2006 and a B.A. degree from the
University of South Florida in
2003.
Dunleavy represents clients in a broad range of insurance cases,
from slip-and-fall matters to complex, multi-party wrongful death
and high-dollar property claims. He focuses on admiralty and
maritime law and insurance defense. Dunleavy received a J.D. degree
from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in
1997 and a B.S. degree from Michigan State
University in 1994.
Martínez-Tristani focuses his practice in general maritime law,
including the Jones Act, unseaworthiness, and maintenance and cure
claims; cruise passenger personal injury claims; and related
issues; he also handles cargo claims and collision cases.
Martinez-Tristani received his LL.M. degree in Admiralty and
Maritime Law from Tulane University Law
School in 1993, a J.D. degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
School of Law in 1991, and a B.A. degree from the University of
Puerto Rico.
"I am happy to welcome Raúl, Russell, Kaylin, Jonathan and
Gus and their team to the Miami
office," said Sean McDonough, regional managing partner of
Wilson Elser's Miami and
Orlando, Florida, offices. "And I
am especially pleased to welcome Russell back to Wilson Elser's
Miami office."
"Wilson Elser continues to grow to meet client demand in
South Florida," said Wilson Elser
Chair Daniel J. McMahon. "Our new
Miami team and their expertise in
maritime, product liability, insurance coverage, and complex tort
and general casualty are a good fit for our clients in these key
practice areas."
Earlier this year, the Miami
office hired three of counsel: Rachel
Walters, a 10-year veteran of the Miami-Dade County Attorney's office; Amy
Talisman, formerly with a Ft. Lauderdale–based litigation firm; and
Regina Franco Murphey, who worked
the previous four years at insurer AIG.
The firm plans to build out office space at the current
Miami location to accommodate the
new group.
About the Miami
office
Miami, FL
(wilsonelser.com)
About Wilson Elser
Wilson Elser is the preeminent defense litigation firm in
the United States. At any given
time, our more than 1,000 attorneys are engaged in some 100,000
defense and coverage matters, with many defending clients in
various local, state and federal courts. Indeed, over more than
four decades, our litigation, coverage and trial lawyers have
gained a reputation for taking on and prevailing in the most
challenging and technical cases, frequently "parachuting in" to
assume unresolved matters from other law firms. Our success also
derives from winning on our clients' terms and rigorously adhering
to their guidelines. We are ranked 103 in the Am Law 200 and 55 in
the National Law Journal's NLJ 500. For more
information, go to www.wilsonelser.com.
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