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William Berger is a senior partner in the law firm of Greenspoon Marder, P.A. He presently co-chairs the firm’s litigation department and is instrumental in the firm’s marketing growth and development. Mr. Berger joined Greenspoon Marder, P.A. in September of 1995 and became a named partner in December of that same year. He is also counsel to the New York law firm of David Howe, P.A. Mr. Berger was born in New York City, New York in 1944, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Buffalo in 1965 and his law degree from Brooklyn
Law School in 1970.
Mr. Berger is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of New York and Florida, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States and maintains the highest rating (“AV”) given by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the Bar Associations of Broward and Palm Beach Counties, New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, and a longstanding member of the
American Justice Association (formerly, Association of Trial Lawyers of America). He also maintains outstanding membership recognition in the Florida Justice Association (formerly, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers). His trial practice is currently concentrated in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, in both state and federal court. Mr. Berger has litigated and tried over 50 jury and 350
non-jury trials spanning the areas of commercial, probate, trust, real estate, title insurance, construction litigation and domestic matter cases throughout the State of Florida as well as in the State Supreme Court of New York in the counties of New York, Kings and Queens. Mr. Berger’s past and present client list includes country clubs, banks, insurance companies, real estate development and various business corporations as well as individuals over his 37-year legal career.
Until its 2001 merger with Royal Bank of Canada, he sat on the Board of Directors of Admiralty Bank, a community bank with 10 branches located in north Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Melbourne, Cocoa Beach and Orlando.
Mr. Berger is also a founding member as well as a board member of Paradise Bank which maintains branches in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
He is a Palm Beach County resident where he is active in various community endeavors including The Economic Council of the Palm Beaches and Business Development Board, and serves as a Trustee Member of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches and the North Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce. In August 2007, Governor Charlie Crist appointed Mr. Berger as a Trustee of the Palm Beach Community College. In addition to his civic involvement, Mr. Berger’s charitable efforts include annual donations to the Make*A*Wish Foundation and The Classic!, an annual golf and tennis classic which features a different celebrity host every year and benefits HomeSafe, a shelter for abused, neglected and AIDS infected children; he has been a benefactor of this charity for the past 8 years and co-chair for the past 4 years.
Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Corporate and Business Law Litigation
- Probate and Guardianship Litigation
- Family Law Litigation
- Sports and Entertainment Law
- Title Insurance Litigation
Bar Admissions:
- Florida
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Affiliations:
- Life Insurance Settlement Association
Education:
- Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, 1970 (J.D.)
- State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 1965 (B.A., Major: History)
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