This document lists the top government attorneys in South Florida, as nominated by other top attorneys. It provides brief biographies of these attorneys, organized by practice area of civil law and criminal law. The attorneys practice in various government roles, such as for federal agencies, state and local governments, public defender offices, and prosecutor offices. The document also provides contact information for reprints or additional copies.

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DESMET, THIERRY
Branch Chief
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
DUVALL, ROBERT A. “RANDY”
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
ARRITOLA, LUIS
Appeals Team Manager
Internal Revenue Service, Miami
BATISTA-MCNAMARA, MARYLIN
Deputy General Counsel
Broward County School Board
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LOPEZ, JORGE
School Board Attorney
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
GARCIA, LUIS
School Board Attorney
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
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MAURODIS, ANDREW S.
City Attorney
City of Deerfield Beach
GILLMAN,
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GILLMAN HENRY N.
Assistant Cou
ssistant County Attorney
sistant
Miami-Dade Cou
mi-Dade County
MCKENNA, CLAUDIA M.
City Attorney
City of West Palm Beach
MEYERS, ANDREW J.
Chief Appellate Council
Broward County Attorney’s Office
MIZE, JAMES
Chief Assistant County Attorney
Palm Beach County
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HARVEY, WALTER J.
School Board Attorney
Miami Dade County
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MONTOYA-HASAN, RHONDA L.
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First Assista City Attorney
irst Assistant
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City of Miami Be
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HERMAN, DEBORAH
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
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JOVE, DAVID
City Attorney
City of Hallandale Beach
NIEMAN, DENISE M
ENISE M.
County Attorney
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Palm Beach County
KERBEL, DENNIS A.
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
PAPY, DONALD MARK
Chief Deputy City Attorney
City of Miami Beach
KOKENGE, PATRICK A.
Supervisory Administrative Judge
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunities
Commission, Miami
POPPEL, JEFFREY M.
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
KRAFTCHICK, LEE A.
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
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COPELAN, JR., JOHN J.
General Counsel
Florida Dept. of Children and Families, Fort
Lauderdale
GREEN, CHRISTOFER A
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Assistant City Attorney
City of Miami
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CONFORTI, LISA
Assistant City Attorney
City of West Palm Beach
MENDEZ, VICTORIA
Assistant City Attorney
City of Miami
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COLLER, CRAIG
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
GONZALEZ, EDUARD W.
Z, EDUARDO
Assistant County Attorney
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Miami-Dade County
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COFFEY, JONI ARMSTRONG
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
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CHIARO, MARIA J.
Deputy City Attorney
City of Miami
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BRU, JULIE O.
City Attorney
City of Miami
CYPEN, MARCIA K.
Executive Director
Legal Services of Greater Miami
FRIESER, DIANA GRUB
City Attorney
City of Boca Raton
FL
BITTNER, WARREN
Deputy City Attorney
City of Miami
CUEVAS, JR., ROBERT A.
County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
LOGUE, THOMAS W.
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
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BERNSTEIN, RONALD J.
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
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BENITEZ, HUGO
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
LEVENSON, ROBERT K.
Attorney
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
FERRER, WIFREDO
United States Attorney
Dept. of Justice, Southern District of Florida
ARMENGOL, JOHANNA
Trial Attorney
Office of the U.S. Trustee
KURTZ, CHRISTOPHER F.
Labor Attorney
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
FALCON, HOWARD
Assistant County Attorney
Palm Beach County
ALLEN, JAMES
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
KUCERA, SUSY
General Counsel
National Labor Relations Board
PRICE-WILLIAMS, ABIGAIL
First Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
RICE, DOUGLAS W.
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
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3. ALONSO, GRISEL
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office
GREEENBERG, BENJAMIN G.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
SALZILLO, BENJAMIN
Assistant County Attorney
Broward County Attorneys Office
ALVAREZ, MICHELLE B.
Deputy Chief, Asset Forfeiture Section
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
GREGORIE, RICHARD D.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
SANCHEZ, EDUARDO I.
Assistant County Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
ARANGO, JACQUELINE
Deputy Chief, National Security Section
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
HARRELL-JAMES, VERONICA
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office
SHEFFEL, JEFFREY
City Attorney
City of Hollywood
ATKINSON, KAREN L.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, West Palm Beach
HAUGHWOUT, CAROL S.
Public Defender
Public Defender’s Office, Palm Beach County
SIEGEL, DARCEE S.
City Attorney
City of North Miami Beach
BAIN, AKILAH
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Miami-Dade County
HIGGINS, CELESTE
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Miami
BARDFELD, LAURENCE M.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S.
U Attorney’s Office, Fort Lauderdale
HORN, DON L.
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Miami
BATOFF
BATOFF, HELAINE
Assistant Fed
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Federal Public D
Defender’s Office, Miami
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JOHNSON, CHARLES KENNETH
Division Chief
State Attorney’s Office, Miami
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SMITH, JOSE
Miami Beach City Attorney
City of Miami Beach
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RODRIGUEZ, ARIEL
Trial Attorney
Office of the U.S. Trustee
CLARK, CHRISTOPHER J.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
ALLEN, MARCY
Assistant Public Defender
Public Defender’s Office, Palm Beach County
GALVIN, HARRIET
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Appellate Division
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
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FAHLBUSCH, CHARLES M.
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale
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DENARO, DAWN VERONICA
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Miami
LAVECCHIO, LAWRENCE D.
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Assistant U.S Attorney, Organized Crime
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U.S. Attorney’s Office, Fort Lauderdale
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DANIEL, BENJAMIN
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Major Crimes Division
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
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Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Fort Lauderdale
FERNANDEZ, WILFREDO
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office
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KORCHIN, PAUL M.
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Federal Pubic Defender’s Office, Miami
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ZARON, ERICA
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
KERSTEIN, FRED
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorneys Office, Miami
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YEARGIN, DOUGLAS N.
Assistant City Attorney
City of West Palm Beach
BROWN, SYLVIA
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Miami
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WYSONG, GEORGE
Assistant City Attorney
City of Miami
KARADBIL, NEIL
Senior Litigation Counsel
U. S. Attorney’s Office, Fort Lauderdale
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WOOD, SHERYL
General Counsel
South Florida Water Management District
BRONIS, BEATRIZ GA
EATRIZ GALBE
Assistant Federal Public D
Defender
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Federal Public Defender’s Offi
Office, Miami
fender’s Of
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VIGNOLA, ROBERT P.
Deputy General Counsel
Broward County School Board
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VERGES, TERESA J.
Assistant Regional Director
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
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TIKTIN, ANDREW M.
Associate Area Counsel, Large and Mid-Size
Business Division
Internal Revenue Service, Miami
FL
THORNTON, MELINDA S.
Assistant County Attorney
Miami-Dade County
LEE, DEXTER A.
Senior Litigation Counsel
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
LEVINE, GAIL
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Miami
LOBREE, FLEUR
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Miami
MARTINEZ, CARLOS J.
Public Defender
Public Defender’s Office, Miami-Dade County

4. ROSSMAN, GREGG
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Fort Lauderdale
STAMM, EDWARD N.
Senior Litigation Counsel
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
MORTON, JR., CHARLES B.
Chief Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Fort Lauderdale
RUNDLE, KATHERINE FERNANDEZ
State Attorney
Miami-Dade County
SULLIVAN, MICHAEL P.
Senior Litigation Counsel
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
MULVIHILL, THOMAS J.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
SATZ, MICHAEL J.
State Attorney
Broward County
TERENZIO, CONSIGLIA
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General, West Palm Beach
O’QUINN, RYAN
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office
SCRUGGS, WILLIAM R.
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Miami
WATTS-FITZGERALD, TOM
Deputy Chief of Economic Crime
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
PAULUS, DAVID M.
Chief of Narcotics Division
State Attorney’s Office, Miami
SHIPLEY JR., JOHN C.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
WEIGEL, DAVID C.
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Fort Lauderdale
PAYLOR, JULIA A.
Chief, National Security Division
U.S. Attorney’s Office, West Palm Beach
SILVERSTEIN, JOAN M.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S.
U Attorney’s Office, Miami
ZAGER, JOSEPH
State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office, Fort Lauderdale
PHILLIPS-WILLIAMS, BONNIE
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Miami
SOLOMON,
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SOLOMO MINDY F.
Assistant Pu
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sistant
Broward Public Defenders Office
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MCAULIFFE, MICHAEL
State Attorney
Palm Beach County State Attorney
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RODRIGUEZ, MARLENE
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
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RIVERO, LAURA THOMAS
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Appellate Division
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami
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RASHKIND, PAUL M.
Chief, Appellate Division
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Miami
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PUGLISI, SABRINA
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Federal Public Defender’s Office, Miami
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State Attorney’s Office, West Palm Beach
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