Joseph A. Carballo

PARTNER

With over 30 years of experience in the legal profession, Mr. Carballo focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation, business and real estate transactions, and mediation and alternative dispute resolution.

Over the years, Mr. Carballo had handled a myriad of business disputes, real estate transactions and business transactions that have given him a broad range of experience to provide thorough analysis, sound advice and zealous advocacy of his clients’ business goals.

Mr. Carballo’s clients have included international manufacturers, real estate investors, high-rise developers, building and material suppliers, mining operators, medical research centers, out-patient surgery centers and international entrepreneurs investing and working in South Florida’s vibrant economy.

EDUCATION

LICENCES AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Supreme Court of Florida
• Supreme Court of Illinois
• Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
• Miami-Dade County Bar Association
• American Bar Association

LANGUAGES

• Bi-cultural native speaker of Spanish and English.

Below is a sample list of matters Mr. Carballo has handled in his career:

• Represented international real estate investors in developing and selling a $40 Million residential property
• Represented international real estate investors in negotiating the sale and purchase of a $70 Million hi-rise development project
• Represented manufacturers and distributors in claims of trademark and patented design violations.
• Represented a marine recreational equipment manufacturing company in dispute with investors and employees.
• Represented a cargo airline in dispute with customers and vendors.
• Represented a cargo airline in dispute with fuel supplier.
• Represented a marine distribution business in dispute with a manufacturer regarding distribution agreement, termination of distribution agreement and remaining inventory.
• Represented a Telecommunications Company in multi-million-dollar dispute regarding violations of FCC regulations and claims of fraud.
• Represented minority owner of Spanish infrastructure development company to obtain United States discovery in support of shareholder litigation in Spain.
• Represented Dutch seed manufacturer over contract dispute for sale of seeds in Guatemala and Florida.
• Represented Mayor of the City of Sweetwater, Florida at the trial and appellate courts in an injunction to stop a recall petition.
• Represented a scuba diving shop operator in defense of customers’ claims of negligence and personal injuries.
• Represented outpatient surgical facilities and physicians in claims of medical negligence.
• Represented developers, property owners and businesses, including construction contractors, in defense of seven-figure claims of personal injuries.
• Represented physicians in multiple claims of employment agreements, agreements with drug manufacturers, agreements with landlords, and drug trial agreements.
• Represented outpatient surgical facilities regarding compliance issues and licensing issues.
• Represented partner in dissolution of partnership and winding down of various corporate entities.
• Represented advertising companies in dispute with clients engaged in long-term public relations campaigns.
• Represented purchasers of real estate auction properties to identify title problems and to pursue claims to quiet title to create marketable title to sell the property.
• Represented a developer in a project to evict 80 residential and commercial tenants from multiple-city blocks as part of a large-scale high-rise and shopping center development.
• Represented customers and freight forwarders in claims relating to lost merchandise during international shipments.
• Represented diamond manufacturer and distributor in defense of seven-figure claim of a commission brought by salesman.
• Represented used car dealer in dispute with lenders regarding floor financing and consignment agreements.
• Represented property owners in defense of claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Represented developers in high-rise construction defect litigation.
• Represented contractor in dispute with municipality regarding permitting and storage.
• Represented business owners in federal labor, wages and overtime pay violations.
• Represented an owner of properties in boundary disputes and claims of ejectment.
• Represented crane owner and operator in breach of contract claim for a construction project in the Bahamas.
• Represented foreign nationals in seven-figure claims of theft of funds in U.S. bank accounts.