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The Firm’s personnel actively contribute their services to a number of worthy community activities such as charitable organizations, hospital boards, community service organizations, business promotion organizations, the Bar and legal service organizations, and diverse religious institutions.

 

 

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                        THE FIRM’S LAWYERS

 

ATLEE W. WAMPLER IIl Position: Member.
Born: Baltimore, Maryland, March 27, 1942; admitted to Bar, 1967, Maryland; 1980, Florida and U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida and Northern District of Florida. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1964); University of Maryland (LL.B.1967). Martindale-Hubbell “AV” Rating. Special Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Organized Crime Strike Forces WDC; Detroit, Tampa, 1970-1975; Attorney-In-Charge, U.S. Department of Justice, Miami Organized Crime Strike Force, 1975-1980; U.S. Attorney Southern District of Florida, 1980-1982; Member: Dade County (Chairman, Legislative Committee, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1982-1983), Maryland State and Federal (President, South Florida Chapter, 1980-1981) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Vice Chairman, Health Law Committee, 1983-1985); American Health Lawyers Association; National Association of Former United States Attorneys (President Elect 2005-2006, Director, 1989-1993, 2001 to present) www.nafusa.org [Capt. Military Intel., Counterintelligence OPS.,U.S. Army, 1968-1970.

 

PRACTICE AREAS: Complex Civil Litigation; RICO; Qui Tam Litigation; White Collar Criminal Litigation, Health Law; Environmental Law.

CURRENT COMMUNITY SERVICE: DIRECTOR, The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment www.melissainstitute.org; Director, Florida Grand Opera www.fgo.org; Member, Two Hundred Club of Greater Miami; three times President, Church Council, Christ the King Lutheran Church and is a choir soloist, and the Good News Band Leader www.ctkmiami.org


PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: “Conducting Internal Investigations, Part II”, American Bar Association, Corporate Counsel, Summer 2003; “Sharks In The Corporate Swimming Pool”, National Association of Former United States Attorneys, C.L.E. 2001; “False Claims Act The Impact Of Recent Decisions On Qui Tam Litigation”, C.L.E. 2001, 4th Annual C.L.E. Seminar, Southeastern Healthcare Fraud Institute; “The False Claims Act and Qui Tam Actions”, Update 2000, National Association of Former United States Attorneys C.L.E. Seminar, September 2000; “The Hospital Medical Staff Fair Hearing Process”, Florida Bar, Health Care Law Update, January 1991


JOSEPH R. BUCHANAN Position: Member.
Born: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1971); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 1973); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1975. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Lands (Environmental), Major Crimes and Fraud Divisions, Southern District of Florida, 1980-1985. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Board of Directors, Florida Association of Preferred Provider Organizations, 1988-1993. Member: The Florida Bar, South Florida Chapter of Federal Bar Association.

PRACTICE AREAS: Health Care Law; Commercial Collection and Business Tort, including RICO litigation; White Collar Criminal Litigation; Qui Tam Litigation; Environmental Litigation.

CURRENT COMMUNITY SERVICE: Vice President Of Trustees, Ransom Everglades School; Trustee, Baptist/South Miami Hospital Foundation Board; Member, 200 Club of Miami.


MICHAEL B. WALKER Position: Member.
Born: Kansas City, Missouri, February 28, 1948;admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri; 1978, Florida. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 1970);Washington University (J.D., 1973). Member, Washington University Law Review, 1972-1973. Member, Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Missouri Bar.

 

PRACTICE AREAS: General Corporate and Partnership Law; Acquisitions and Divestitures; Age and Sex Discrimination Law; Securities and Franchise Law; Health Care Law.

CURRENT COMMUNITY SERVICE: Member of La Gorce since 1980. Mr. Walker has previously served as a member of the Board of Directors at La Gorce Country Club and has been a member of the House Committee.


PENN B. CHABROW. Position: Member.
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 16, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Virginia; 1964, District of Columbia and U.S. Tax Court; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1972, Florida; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Muhlenberg College (B.S., 1959); George Washington University (J.D., 1963 LL.M. in Taxation, 1968). Martindale-Hubbell: “AV” Rating. Tax Law Specialist, Internal Revenue Service, National Office, 1961-1967. Tax Counsel, Chamber of Commerce of the United States; 1967-1974. Lecturer in Federal Taxation, Barry University Graduate School of Business, 1977-1981. Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Taxation Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); Federal (Member, Taxation Section) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.

PRACTICE AREAS: Taxation; Corporation and Business Law; Wills, Trusts, Estates and Estate Planning; Probate and Probate Litigation Guardianship.
 

CURRENT COMMUNITY SERVICE: Founding Director, The Dan Marino Foundation, Inc.; The Elier Dacil Foundation, Inc.; Director, The Melissa Institute For Violence Prevention and Treatment, Inc.; The George Washington University Alumni Association.


RICARDO A. BANCIELLA
Born: Havana, Cuba, April 2, 1961; admitted to bar,1986, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1983); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member University of Miami Law Review, 1985-1986. Martindale-HubbeIl “AV” Rating. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Cuban American Bar Association.

PRACTICE AREAS: Federal and State Complex Civil Litigation; Banking Litigation.

LANGUAGES: Spanish and English.


S. ALAN STANLEY Position: Member .

Born: New York, New York 1945; admitted to Bar, 1969; 1970 U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1979 U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1972 United States Supreme Court; 1981 U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; EDUCATION: University of Miami (B.B.A 1966; J.D. 1969); Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society). Martindale-Hubbell: “AV” Rating. Florida Bar Grievance Committee 11G (Member 1980-1981; Chairman (1981-1983); Lecturer in Partnerships and Corporate Law, Barry University Graduate School of Business (1978-1979).

PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy (creditor representation), Real Property Litigation, Banking Litigation.

CURRENT COMMUNITY SERVICE: Founders Club of South Dade (President 2003-2005).


LOUIS M. BARRIOS-BALBIN Position: Associate
Born: Miami, Florida September 10, 1973; admitted to bar 1999, Florida; admitted to United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2001; admitted to United States Tax Court, 2001. Education: Florida International University (B.A.1996), University of Tulsa (J.D. 1999), University of Missouri - Kansas City (LL.M. 2000). Member: Florida Bar, University of Missouri - Kansas City Tax Clinic (1999-2000), American Bar Association; Cuban American Bar Association.

PRACTICE AREAS: General Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Civil, Commercial and Collection Litigation.

 

LANGUAGES: Spanish and English.

 

 

 

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