Attorneys

JUSTINE D. ADAMSKI
Born Houston, Texas, 1968. Admitted to Maryland Bar 1993. Admitted to Florida Bar 1999. Preparatory education: University of Maryland (B.S. 1990); Legal Education; University of Maryland School of Law (J.D. 1993). Member Florida Bar Association. Presently involved in the defense of medical negligence cases on behalf of physicians, hospitals and health care providers.

TANESHA WALLS BLYE
Born Oakland, California, 1978. Admitted to Florida Bar (2004); Florida Northern District Bar (2004); Florida Southern District Bar (2005). Bar Memberships: National Bar Association; Dade County Bar Association; Wilkie D. Ferguson Bar Association. Preparatory Education: Howard University (B.A. 2000). Scholarships: Howard University Dean Academic Scholarship (1996-2000); Howard University Martin Luther King, Jr. Mock Trial and Debate Team Talent Scholarship (1998 - 2000). Legal Education: University of Miami, School of Law (J.D. 2003). Scholarships: University of Miami, School of Law, Dean Academic Scholarship (2000-2003); Kozyak, Tropin & Throckmorton Litigation Skills Scholarship (2002). Volunteered: Turner Gilford Knight Law Library, Co-Director (2001 - 2003). Professional History: Law Clerk, Florida Court of Appeals, Third District (2001); Criminal Defense, Assistant Public Defender, Dade County Florida (2003 - 2004). Practice Areas: Principally involved in legal malpractice, medical malpractice, and general professional liability defense.

RUSSELL A. COHEN
Born Miami, Florida, 1978. Admitted to the Florida Bar (2003). Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors, 2000); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Honors: Moot Court Board, Dean's Certificate of Achievement in Commercial Law. Formerly an Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County, Florida (2003-2006).

CHRISTINE ANNE BROWN
Born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1948. Admitted to bar, 1998, New York; Admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Preparatory education: Palm Beach Community College (A.S. Nursing); Barry University (B.S. Psychology); legal education: New York Law School (J.D. 1997). Member Florida Bar Association, Broward County Bar Association, American Bar Association, New York Bar Association. Registered Nurse licensed in New Jersey and Florida. Principally involved in defense of medical malpractice cases.

BARBARA J. CHAPMAN
Born South Bend, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Case Western Reserve University, (B.S.N., magna cum laude, 1994). Legal Education: Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: The American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing. Principally involved in the defense of medical negligence cases on behalf of physicians, hospitals and other health care providers.

CARLOS A. FABANO
Born Long Island, New York, 1977. Admitted to Florida Bar, 2005. Admitted to U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2005. Preparatory Education: Florida International University (B.A., 2000); Legal Education: Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2004). Member: ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, Nova Southeastern University Moot Court Honor Society. Honors: Winner of the Feinrider Upper Class Moot Court Competition (2002); Dean's List; Publication: "Maximizing Plaintiff Protection in the World of Asset Freezing and Bypassing the Due Process Requirement of Notice: The Mareva Injunction as an Alternative to the American Legal Remedies." (Volume 9:1 ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law). Experience: Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Fredricka G. Smith, Miami-Dade County Circuit Court, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. (2004-2006). Presently involved in the defense of medical negligence cases on behalf of physicians, hospitals and health care providers.

JONATHAN FICARROTTA
Born Tampa, Florida, 1973. Admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Admitted Northern District of Florida, October 2003, Middle District of Florida, December 2002, Southern District of Florida, October 2003, Preparatory education: University of South Florida (B.S. 1998). Legal Education: Stetson University College of Law (J.D. 2002). Member Florida Bar Association. Member of the Tampa Bay Inn of Court. Principally involved in medical malpractice, premises liability and general liability litigation.

VICTOR RENE GUZMAN
Born New York, New York, 1963. Admitted to bar in 1994, New York; 1995, Florida. Admitted Federal Bar, Middle District of Florida, 1997. Preparatory education: Syracuse University (B.A. 1987); Legal education: Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D. 1992). Formerly an Assistant District Attorney for Bronx County, New York (1992-1997). Prosecuted medical malpractice, products liability and general liability claims (1997-2000). Formerly an Assistant State Attorney for Hillsborough County (2000-2001). Member: Florida Bar Association; American Bar Association; Palm Beach County Bar Association. Principally involved in the defense of medical negligence ceases on behalf of physicians, hospitals and other health care providers.

BRIAN S. JACOBSON
Born: Miami, FL, 1978. Admitted to Florida Bar, 2007. Preparatory education: University of Miami (B.A. Studio Music and Jazz Guitar, Cum Laude, 2000). Legal education: St. Thomas University School of Law (J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 2007). Book Awards: Legal Research and Writing, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Wills and Trusts, Professional Responsibility, Florida Constitutional Law, Agency and Partnership. Recipient: Outstanding Public Service Award, Dean's Merit Scholarship. Member: Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, Moot Court Team. Professional experience: Judicial Intern for the Honorable Peggy A. Quince, Florida Supreme Court (2006); Law Clerk to the Honorable David M. Gersten, Third District Court of Appeal (2005). Principally involved in litigation support, insurance coverage litigation, and appellate matters.

BRETT A. KAPLAN
Born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1975. Admitted to Bar, 2006, Florida. Preparatory education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A., 1997); Legal education: Florida International University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member American Bar Association. Principally involved in the defense of professional malpractice, automobile liability, premises liability and general liability.

KAREN E. LEVINE MALLIN
Born Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1973. Admitted to Massachusetts Bar (2000); Florida Bar (2003). Preparatory education: Pine Manor College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Legal education: Suffolk University School of Law (J.D. 2000). Suffolk University Law Review, Member (1998-1999), Lead Articles Editor (1999-2000). Law Clerk to the Justices of Massachusetts Superior Court (2000-2001). Law Clerk to the Honorable James D. Whittemore, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (2005-2006). Member, American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, and Hillsborough County Bar Association. Principally involved in the defense of medical malpractice cases on behalf of physicians, hospitals and health care providers.

MALINDA R. LUGO
Born New York, NY, 1966. Admitted to Bar, 1996, Florida. Admitted Federal Bar, Middle District of Florida, 1997. Preparatory education: Florida State University (B.S. 1989). Legal Education: Florida State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Book Award: Health Law.  Law Clerk to Florida State University President Talbot D'Alemberte (1994-95); Teaching Assistant, Property Law (1995).  Member Florida Bar Association; Hillsborough County Bar Association;  Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (2007-present); Barrister, Ferguson-White Inns of Court (2003-2006) . Principally involved in the defense of medical negligence cases on behalf of physicians, hospitals and health care providers.

BONNIE MARY MITCHELL
Born Hartford, Connecticut, 1973. Admitted to Florida Bar (2003). Education: Arizona State University (B.S. 1999); Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 2003). Member: Florida Bar Association. Certified Legal Intern: Office of the Kings County District Attorney, Appellate Bureau (2002-2003); New York City Law Department, Juvenile Prosecution. Professional experience includes extensive criminal trial prosecution, Martin County, Florida, Office of the State Attorney. Presently engaged in defense of professional liability, product and general liability claims.

CHRISTOPHER S. RUSSOMANNO
Born: Miami, Florida, 1980. Admitted to Florida Bar, 2005. Admitted to U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2005, U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2005, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 2005. Preparatory Education: Elon University, B.S. Marketing 2002. Legal Education: St. Thomas School of Law, J.D. Cum Laude 2005. Book Awards: Advanced Legal Writing; Professional Responsibility; Trial Advocacy; Constitutional Law II; Debtor/Creditor Rights; Sports Law; Insurance Law; Juvenile Law; Labor and Arbitration; and Bankruptcy Seminar. Dean's Teaching Assistant for Advanced Legal Writing; Deans Scholar for Criminal Law and Torts; Deans Academic Tutor for Constitutional Law and Torts. St. Thomas Mock Trial Team, St. Thomas Moore Society, Peter T. Fay Inn of Court. Memberships: Dade County Bar Association, Federal Courts Committee; Federal Bar Association; Young Lawyers Section Dade County Bar Association, Professionalism & Judicial Outreach Committees. Experience: Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter T. Fay on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. 2005-06.

JENNY L. SHANE
Born West Palm Beach, FL, 1980. Admitted to Florida Bar, 2006. Preparatory Education: University of Florida, 2003 (Cum Laude, B.S. Psychology, Criminology minor). Legal Education: Stetson University College of Law, 2006 (Cum Laude, J.D.). Memberships: Dade County Bar Association, Broward County Bar Association, Florida Bar Association. Prior Experience: Judicial Internship with Retired Senior District Judge James C. Paine in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida; Worker's Compensation Defense. Principally involved in the defense of professional liability, premises liability, general liability, and property insurance coverage issues.

YELENA SHNEYDERMAN
Born Minsk, Belarus, 1979. Admitted to Florida Bar (2005). Education: Florida State University (B.A. 2001, cum laude); University of Florida College of Law (J.D. 2005, cum laude). Member: The Order of the Barristers (2005); Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Board (President, 2005); Journal of Law and Public Policy (Executive Research Editor, 2004-2005). Honors: Moot Court Final Four Best Brief and Best Overall Competitor Awards (2004); Florida Workers' Compensation Moot Court Competition Best Brief Award (2004). Teacher's Assistant, Handling Drug and Alcohol Crimes (2005). Volunteered, Three Rivers Legal Services. Certified Legal Intern, State Attorney's Office (2005). Professional Experience: Judicial Clerk, Florida Third District Court of Appeal (2005-2006). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage and Litigation.

CAYLA B. TENENBAUM
Born in Houston, Texas, 1980. Admitted to the Florida Bar (2005), U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida (2006). Preparatory education: Emory University (B.A. 2002, Spanish and Sociology). Legal education: University of Miami, School of Law (J.D. 2005). Member: Florida Bar Association, Dade County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Principally involved in the handling of appellate matters, insurance coverage litigation and litigation support at the trial court level.

Stephens Lynn Klein, P.L., serving the State of Florida