Sep 7, 2018
By Amy L. Koltnow, Esq., Shareholder Commotion has been stirred by the recent Florida appellate opinion in Restoration 1 of Port St. Lucie a/a/o Squitieri v. Ark Royal Ins. Co., and there remains hope that the tide is finally turning …
What We Do
Colodny Fass has the deep bench you need to effectively handle all types of complex regulatory, transactional, litigation and lobbying matters. Headquartered in South Florida, with another full-time office just one block from Florida’s Capitol in Tallahassee, Colodny Fass has represented both national and international corporate clients in business law, transactions, regulation and compliance, administrative law, insurance regulatory matters, insurance defense, complex commercial litigation and governmental affairs.
Insurance Regulatory and Transactions
Insurance Regulatory and Transactions
Our attorneys have extensive experience with insurance company licensing for all lines in Florida and all 50 states.
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Insurance Litigation
Colodny Fass has represented property and casualty insurers and related entities on a wide range of Florida insurance defense matters for decades.
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Government Relations
With a 40-year track record of lobbying success and longstanding government relationships, Colodny Fass ranks annually among Florida’s top lobbying law firms.
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Business & Commercial Litigation
For over 40 years, the commercial litigation lawyers at Colodny Fass have resolved high-risk, complex litigation and commercial disputes for Florida businesses.
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Administrative Law & Litigation
Whether you’re doing business in Florida or on a state-by-state basis, Colodny Fass offers a wide range of services pertaining to Administrative Law proceedings.
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Our Litigation Division has been acknowledged by the Daily Business Review as “Litigation Department of the Year” for South Florida in the Insurance Category. The judges noted that, when faced with protracted, complicated or daunting threats to its clients, our attorneys exercised creativity and gritty lawyering to prevail in significant cases.
Mike Colodny | Shareholder
Mike Colodny, the founder of Colodny Fass, has more than 40 years of legal experience representing national corporations, banking institutions and insurance companies in corporate matters, insurance regulatory work and lobbying before government agencies and quasi-judicial public boards and commissions.
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Joel S. Fass | Shareholder
Joel Stephen Fass is known by his peers and clients as a skilled litigator, negotiator and client advocate.
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Maria Elena Abate | Shareholder
Since joining Colodny Fass in 1992 the day after Hurricane Andrew, Maria Elena Abate has built her reputation and expertise in the areas of complex commercial litigation, insurance defense, bad faith and class action defense, as well as employment law and civil rights issues.
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Wes Strickland | Shareholder
Wes Strickland, a Shareholder, heads Colodny Fass’ Insurance Regulatory and Corporate Transactions practices.
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Amy L. Koltnow | Shareholder
Amy L. Koltnow, a Shareholder, focuses her practice on business, contract and insurance disputes, real estate, trust and probate litigation.
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Katherine Scott Webb | Shareholder
Shareholder Katherine Scott Webb manages Colodny Fass’ Lobbying and Governmental Consulting Division in Tallahassee.
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Danielle V. Bullock | Partner
With extensive courtroom and trial advocacy experience in high-risk disputes, litigator Danielle Bullock is a Partner with the Colodny Fass Litigation Team.
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Trevor B. Mask | Partner
Attorney Trevor B. Mask, a Partner in Colodny Fass’ Lobbying and Governmental Consulting Division, is based in the Firm’s Tallahassee Office.
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Matthew C. Scarfone | Partner
Matthew C. Scarfone, a Partner in the Colodny Fass Litigation Division, focuses his practice on insurance defense and complex commercial matters.
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Brittany E. Alexander | Associate
Brittany Alexander’s practice focuses on Florida insurance defense and commercial litigation.
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Evgeniya V. Burganova | Associate
Russian lawyer and Russian law expert Evgeniya (“Eve”) V.
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Jodi Bock Davidson | Governmental Consultant
Jodi Bock Davidson, a Governmental Consultant at Colodny Fass, most recently served as the District Director to U.
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Carolyn Gilbert Epstein | Senior Associate
Former Miami-Dade County Assistant State Attorney Carolyn Gilbert Epstein serves as Of Counsel to Colodny Fass, representing the Firm’s property and casualty insurance clients in litigation and complex commercial matters involving first-party property claims, Special Investigative Unit (SIU) investigations, general liability and various complex insurance coverage disputes, many involving the defense and prosecution of fraudulent insurance claims.
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Estefania Negrette | Associate
Estefania Negrette is an associate in the firm’s litigation team.
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Nicole A. Graganella | Governmental Consultant
Nicole Graganella is a Governmental Consultant in Colodny Fass’ Tallahassee Lobbying and Governmental Consulting practice group.
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Peter F. Murray | Governmental Consultant
A policy and legislative strategy veteran of two Florida Governors’ offices, Peter F.
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Seric James Fallon | Senior Associate
Seric James Fallon’s practice focuses on insurance litigation.
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Raquel Moya-Casals | Associate
Known for her meticulous attention to client management, property insurance defense lawyer Raquel Moya-Casals joined the growing Colodny Fass litigation team as an Associate in November 2015.
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Tobechuku T. Nwahiri | Associate
Tobechuku Nwahiri's practice focuses on insurance defense, personal liability defense and civil litigation.
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Jeffrey A. Rainey | Insurance Regulatory Consultant
Former Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) Financial Analyst Jeff Rainey joined Colodny Fass in its Tallahassee office in June 2016.
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Timothy J. West | Associate
A litigator with expertise in regulatory and enforcement proceedings, attorney Tim West joined Colodny Fass in March 2016 as an Associate in the Firm’s award-winning Insurance Defense and Litigation Division.
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