Florida Business Attorney Glenn L. Widom

Glenn L. Widom Managing Partner

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Glenn L. Widom, Managing Partner

Email » gwidom@gwidomlaw.com

Office » (305) 663-8770

Fax » (786) 206-3820

1501 Venera Avenue, Suite 201 Coral Gables, Florida, 33146

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Glenn L. Widom holds the highest AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell® and has been practicing law for over 17 years. Glenn’s primary areas of practice are general and complex litigation of business disputes involving real estate, insurance coverage, contracts, corporate control, commercial fraud, construction, commercial collections and business transactions. Glenn has represented Trustees and Receivers of insolvent and/or failed businesses, conducted investigations and brought claims arising from related fraudulent conduct. He has defended numerous individuals and corporations in criminal investigations and prosecutions involving allegations of mail and wire fraud, securities law violations, health care fraud, bank fraud, and Lacey Act violations.

Glenn has tried cases in both federal and state courts to judges and juries, prosecuted appeals in Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals and in the U.S. Eleventh Circuit, mediated disputes, and arbitrated before the American Arbitration Association. He is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts, the U.S. District Courts in the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of the United States.

Glenn’s litigation practice has also included matters involving class actions, antitrust, securities law cases, and white-collar criminal defense at the law firms of Silver, Garvett & Henkel, P.A. (2004-2009), Zuckerman Spaeder LLP (2002-04) and Hanzman & Criden, P.A. (1994-02).

Glenn is a proud Florida Gator, having obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Major: Finance, with honors) from the University of Florida in 1984. He attended law school at the University of Miami where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree cum laude in 1994. Between college and law school, Glenn was a banker, serving as Vice President of mortgage lending and loan servicing for Citizens Federal Savings & Loan (1986-90), where he supervised its mortgage operations in five states. Before joining Citizens, he was a loan officer with Commonwealth Savings & Loan (1984-86).

Glenn is a member of the Miami-Dade County Bar Association and various other professional and charitable organizations, including Lawyers for Children America. Glenn is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the annual Keymorada Invitational Fishing Tournament (keymoradafishing.com) which event has raised over $2.5 million since 2005 to benefit the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. He has been a member of CCFA’s Board of Trustees since 2007 and was elected to its Executive Board as Treasurer in 2009. Glenn is also on the Board of Directors for Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest, Florida and Co-Chairs its Communications Committee. In 2009, Glenn joined the Board of Directors for the Steven E. Chaykin Fellowship Trust, which funds an endowed fellowship at the Center for Ethics and Public Service at the University of Miami School of Law.

Glenn is married with two children and is an avid fly-fisherman.

Practice Areas

• Business and Complex Commercial Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Insurance Coverage Disputes
• Real Estate Litigation
• Creditor Rights, Commercial Collections and Asset Protection
• Employment Contracts and Disputes
• Contracts and Business Transactions
• White Collar Criminal Defense

Representative Cases

• Recovered unpaid insurance benefits for residential and commercial property owners
• Represented Receiver over $10 million ponzi scheme, prosecuting litigation against professionals, insurers and claimants, recovering nearly 70% of investor funds
• Collected $600,000 commission for commercial real estate broker
• Secured dismissal of “strike” suit filed by minority members of an LLC seeking to dissolve the corporation or appoint a receiver
• Successfully defended employer against overtime wage claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Successfully defended employee in enforcement action over non-competition agreement
• Established investor’s ownership in major commercial development
• Successfully represented Partner in dispute over distribution of partnership assets
• Recovered unpaid management fees for dismissed Property Manager
• Recovered unpaid commissions owed to Independent Public Adjuster

Admissions

• The Florida Bar, 1994
• United States District Courts, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• Supreme Court of the United States

Education

• Juris Doctorate, cum laude, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1994
• Bachelor of Sciences in Business Administration, Major: Finance – with honors, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1984

Memberships

• Miami-Dade County Bar Association
• Florida Bar, Business Law Section
• Lawyers for Children America

Honors

• AV rating, Martindale Hubbell
• Florida Super Lawyers (since 2008)
• Florida Trend’s Legal Elite (since 2008)
• 2011 Modell Business Leadership Award Winner – Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
• 2011 Evening of Hope Co-Honoree – Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
• Nominee, United Way – 2009 Dorothy Shula Award for Outstanding Volunteerism
• 2010 Chairman’s Citation – Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
• 2009 Leadership in Fundraising – Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
• 2008 Fundraiser of the Year – Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
• Moot Court Board, University of Miami, 1992-94
• Best Oralist, Moot Court competition, 1992
• Dean’s List