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Phone: (954) 525-4100

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Divorce
Paternity
KOâ€™s Marital & Family Law practice is led by a Board Certified attorney and handles dissolution of marriage matters ranging from straightforward to those involving complicated business valuations and other complex financial issues. KO also specializes in cases involving contentious disagreements involving minor children. In addition to divorce cases, the firm handles post-dissolution enforcement, modification and other related matters, along with paternity cases for couples with children who have not wed. Additionally, the firm drafts and negotiates pre-marital and post-marital agreements, which are critically important contracts designed to protect our clients in the event of divorce.
Guardianship
Douglas F. HoffmanÂ concentrates his practice in the highly specialized areas of probate, trust and guardianship administration, litigation, estate planning and real estate. With nearly 20 years of experience in this specialty area, his professionalism and knowledge of the law has earned him the respect of his peers and colleagues, a 5.0 AVÂ® Preeminent™ rating, as well as numerous judicial appointments.

Criminal Defense
A criminal arrest can have a significant impact on an individualâ€™s future. In addition to criminal penalties, those convicted may face obstacles in their occupation, personal life, and social life long after their time is served. If you have been arrested, you need to understand your rights. The criminal defense lawyers at KO provide clients with zealous defense against criminal charges in cases throughout Florida.
DUI/DWI
DUI/DWI: Drinking and driving, drunk driving accidents resulting in injury, drunk driving accidents resulting in death, and other alcohol-related offenses
Wrongful Death
The law firm of KO handles wrongful death claims and represents those who have sustained a serious or catastrophic injury, such as a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, or other life-changing injury. The lawyersâ€™ ability to investigate, analyze, and prepare each case has resulted in several multi-million dollar awards for their clients.
Sex Crimes
Sex offenses: Rape, sexual assault, statutory rape, internet solicitation of a minor, child pornography, solicitation/prostitution, and other sex crimes
Fraud
In 2018, Steven earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. While living in the nationâ€™s capital, he worked at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, where he won the Gary S. Tell ERISA Litigation Award; the Civil Fraud Section of the U.S Department of Justice, where he worked on large Medicare fraud cases and pioneered the use of the False Claims Act in the context of pharmaceutical manufacturers who engaged in price fixing; and the Lawyersâ€™ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, where his proposal for writing an amicus brief in theÂ
Robbery
Burglary
White Collar Crimes
While the main focus of his practice is civil/commercial litigation, Mr. Ferguson does represent select clients in criminal prosecutions, including state and federal cases involving serious white collar crime charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy, and state prosecutions for felony narcotics and murder. Mr. Ferguson has also represented individuals and business being investigated by state and federal law enforcement for possible criminal conduct. Mr. Ferguson has successfully handled investigations that have resulted in no criminal charges for his clients and has negotiated plea deals on behalf of individuals facing state and federal prosecution.
Theft
Misdemeanors
The firmâ€™s criminal defense attorneys have represented clients facing charges in federal, state, or juvenile court. They also pursue criminal appeals. The lawyers at KO aggressively and effectively defend clients facing charges for a range of state and federal charges, from misdemeanors to serious felonies. Some of the charges KO has defended include...
Embezzlement
Drug Crimes
Assault
Murder
As a criminal defense lawyer in Broward County, Florida, Mr. Gottlieb has handled thousands of cases and tried more then 100 criminal jury trials to verdict. Recently he has attained acquittals in State v. Mordon, Murder in the First Degree, State v. Green, Attempted Murder in the First Degree of a Law Enforcement Officer, State v. Johnson, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
Juvenile Crimes
Identity Theft
Mortgage fraud: Identity theft to obtain a loan, false inflation of property value, loans issued for nonexistent property, and other mortgage fraud crimes
Shoplifting
Money Laundering
Manslaughter
Internet Crimes
Prostitution

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Prior to joining KO, Mr. Weiselberg was Executive Vice President and General Counsel with a national manufacturing and distribution firm handling all aspects of its corporate governance.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Strategic business transactions: The firm advises clients throughout the life of a business and facilitates mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alliances, joint ventures, purchase and sale, and other transactions.
Business Formation
Business formation: Attorneys evaluate business objectives and weigh the tax implications of each type of business entity. The firm advises clients of the benefits of forming entities such as LLCs, partnerships, corporations, and others. They generate partnership agreements, operating agreements, incorporation documents, and other entity formation documents.
Business Disputes
Jeff Ostrow is the Managing Partner of Kopelowitz Ostrow P.A. He established his own law practice in 1997 immediately upon graduation from law school and has since grown the firm to 35 attorneys in 3 offices throughout South Florida. In addition to overseeing the firmâ€™s day-to-day operations and strategic direction, Mr. Ostrow practices full time in the areas of consumer class actions, sports and business law. He is a Martindale-Hubbell AVÂ® Preeminent™ rated attorney in both legal ability and ethics, which is the highest possible rating by the most widely recognized attorney rating organization in the world.
Business Transactions
Commercial transaction lawyers at KO possess the knowledge and proficiency to analyze clientsâ€™ business objectives and provide informative advice. The attorneys represent all forms of business clients, including banking institutions, publicly held and private entities, government entities, and other business entrepreneurs in all aspects of commercial transactions.
Limited Liability Companies
Throughout his legal career, as counsel for plaintiffs and for defendants, Mr. Ferguson has handled a myriad of commercial cases involving all types of business disputes, including claims for breach of partnership agreements, breach of shareholder or limited liability company operating agreements; dissolution of limited liability companies; appointment of receivers; breaches of fiduciary duty; conversion; constructive trust; theft; negligent or intentional misrepresentation or omission/ fraudulent inducement; tortious interference; professional negligence or malpractice; derivate actions, breach of contract, real estate disputes, and construction disputes.
Construction Contracts
Construction contracts: KOâ€™s attorneys review, negotiate, and prepare contracts for clients. They ensure that the agreement clearly states each partyâ€™s rights and obligations as well as preferences for dispute resolution.
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
From 2002 until acquired by The McClatchy Company, Mr. St. John provided representation to The Miami Herald Publishing Company with respect to all of its corporate transactions, including purchase and sales of printing presses, general contracts, employment matters, purchase and sale of assets and business, advertising agreements, sponsorship agreements, licensing, data processing, data storage, video on demand, internet, software, font licenses, computer and other intellectual property issues.
Unfair Competition
Mr. Ferguson routinely represents companies and individuals in commercial disputes involving unfair and deceptive trade practices, unfair competition and/or tortious interference with contracts or valuable business relationships. Often these cases involve the enforcement of noncompetition agreements and protection of valuable trade secrets. Mr. Ferguson has extensive experience representing businesses seeking to enforce their noncompetition agreements and/or protect trade secrets through suits for injunctive relief and damages, and representing subsequent employers and individuals defending against such claims. He has obtained numerous injunctions for his clients and has also successfully defended against them numerous times, including getting injunctions dissolved that were entered against his clients without notice or prior to his representation. Mr. Ferguson has also obtained contempt sanctions and entitlement to punitive damages against individuals and entities who have stolen trade secrets from his clients. He recently provided substantial information to and cooperation with the Broward Sherriffâ€™s Office over a period of weeks, culminating with a concerted raid of a competitor by BSO and the U.S. Secret Service to confiscate trade secrets and sensitive data stolen from his client by several former employees. The case quickly resolved after the raid.
Antitrust
Bobby lectures on class action and MDL issues. In 2015, Bobby was an Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University Law School, where he co-taught a course on complex litigation in federal courts that focused on multidistrict litigation and class actions.

Wrongful Termination
Mr. Ferguson routinely represents individuals and entities involved in disputes against the government, including municipalities, school boards and counties. Mr. Ferguson has handled numerous administrative proceedings and subsequent litigation involving code and ordinance violations. Additionally, Mr. Ferguson has successfully represented numerous businesses in bid protests. Mr. Ferguson has won numerous bid protests involving school board and county contracts. Also, his practice has included representing entities in litigation with counties, school boards and various tax collectors over the award or wrongful termination of public contracts. One of Mr. Fergusonâ€™s clients came to him with disputes against the School Board and Broward County for wrongful termination of various construction contracts. The contracts contained termination for convenience clauses and the client was advised by a well respected law firm that it had no viable claims. Mr. Ferguson filed two suits on his clientâ€™s behalf and eventually obtained settlements from the School Board and Broward County in excess of $5 million. Along the way, Mr. Ferguson was able to have many of the School Boardâ€™s defenses stricken as a sham, which helped facilitate the eventual settlement. Mr. Ferguson has also successfully represented individuals in the pursuit of claims for wrongful deprivation of civil and property rights under color of state law brought in federal court pursuant to 42 U.S.C.Â 1983. Also, Mr. Ferguson has had great success litigating on behalf of a large waste company against numerous cities in various lawsuits.
Employment Discrimination
Employment Contract
In the medical regulatory area, Mr. Matzner represents clients in drafting managed care contracting, physician employment agreements, company operating agreements, compliance programs, HIPAA privacy and security matters, Medicare/Medicaid fraud and abuse issues, billing and reimbursement disputes, self-disclosure, false claims and licensure. In the corporate law area, he is known for his innovative strategy in structuring transactions to comply with the Stark and Anti-kickback laws including Provider-Based and Under Arrangements transactions. He has been the lead attorney on hospital and physician joint ventures and co-management arrangements. He has broad experience representing clients in front of AHCA, purchase and sale agreements and physician employment agreements.
Employment Litigation
Seth Haimovitch works in the firmâ€™s Ft. Lauderdale office where he practices in the areas of civil and constitutional rights, family law, and employment litigation. He is licensed to practice in Florida.
Non-compete Agreement
Kristen Lake Cardoso is a litigation attorney focusing on complex commercial cases and consumer class actions. She has gained valuable experience representing individuals and businesses in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels in a variety of litigation matters, including contractual claims, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, professional liability, real estate claims, enforcement of non-compete agreements, trade secret infringement, shareholder disputes, deceptive trade practices, other business torts, as well as consumer protection statutes.
Severance Agreement
Mr. Ferguson has represented numerous business and individuals in employment and human resource related matters. Mr. Ferguson has represented several Fortune 50 companies, including Pratt & Whitney/UTC, Home Depot, and Office Depot in all phases of employment related matters. His experience includes drafting and revising employee handbooks, drafting noncompetition and nondisclosure agreements, negotiating and drafting executive severance agreements, conducting internal investigations, promulgating remedial measures, addressing requests for reasonable accommodations, assistance with reductions in force and layoff selections, responding to charges of discrimination before the EEOC and/or FCHR, providing full spectrum human resources advice, and defending litigation brought by present or former employees. Mr. Ferguson has litigated virtually every type of discrimination and employment related claim, including claims based upon race, pregnancy, disability, national origin, religion, age, sexual preference, sexual harassment, workerâ€™s compensation, unemployment, FMLA leave, FLSA overtime, unpaid wages, whistleblower, and retaliation.
Sexual Harassment
Employment litigation: The employment law attorneys of KO provide zealous representation to employers and employees in employment disputes involving sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, employment-contract disputes, FLSA violations, and other employment disputes. The firm pursues compensation and/or injunctions in the event of restrictive covenant violations and other breaches of contract.

Real Estate Litigation
KO represents individual, business, and financial institutions seeking to resolve real estate disputes through arbitration, mediation or litigation. With offices in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, and Miami, KO assists clients across Florida, in state and federal courts at all levels.
Premises Liability
Several of the firmâ€™s partners have practiced exclusively as defense attorneys representing individuals and corporations for motor vehicle negligence, general liability, premises liability, homeownerâ€™s coverage, errors and omissions claims, filing and defending declaratory judgment actions, condominium association disputes, class action matters involving alleged violations of federal law and administrative codes, and insurance coverage disputes.
Construction Litigation
The attorneys at KO provide comprehensive construction law representation to clients involved in any stage of a new or redevelopment construction project throughout Florida. In addition, the firm represents clients in litigation of construction disputes.
Real Estate Transactions
Ms. Ostrowâ€™s career has focused on commercial and residential transactions, writing title insurance, in-house counsel for residential developments, sales of single family home developments, shopping centers and office buildings. In addition, Ms. Ostrow currently represents local and national real estate investors and lenders specializing in both residential and commercial real estate transactions, refinance transactions. Ms. Ostrow has handled the preparation and negotiation of private and commercial loan documents and related closing issues such as title, survey review, environmental issues and due diligence matters.
Land Use and Zoning
Over the years, our attorneys have provided advice, counsel and representation for negotiation or litigation to companies and individuals on state and local government matters covering a broad range of areas including, but not limited to: the bidding process, including responding to RFP/ITBs and challenging government decisions on RFP/ITBs, complex litigation involving disputes against the State and local government, government contracts, franchises and multi-state regulations, zoning and land-use matters, construction and labor and Employment.
Property Damage
Juvenile crimes: Theft, shoplifting, drug charges, property damage, DUI, sexual assault, assault, weapons possession, and other juvenile offenses

Personal Injury
KO has served clients throughout Florida for nearly two decades. The firmâ€™s personal injury attorneys utilize significant trial experience and extensive resources to provide each client with exceptional legal representation. The lawyers focus on recovering maximum financial recovery for clients.
Medical Malpractice
Mr. St. John was part of the team of lawyers that implemented the liquidation of International Medical Centers, Inc., at the time was the largest insurance company in the nation to become insolvent, which included marshalling assets, settlement of claims and sale of insurance assets to Humana. Mr. St. John organized and created a large self-insured medical malpractice trust which was commercially marketed in Florida. He also has advised foreign clients in the formation of a domestic insurance company. Other regulatory matters include...
Auto Accidents
Social Security Disability
Special Needs Trusts: Tax planning and wealth management are common reasons to create a Trust; but, there are many people who require a Special Needs Trust. These Trusts allow persons with physical and emotional challenges to maintain their standard of living without jeopardizing their eligibility for government programs, such as Medicare or social security disability. These types of Trusts can be used to supplement the beneficiariesâ€™ living expenses such as rent and in-home care, as well as for the purchase of lifeâ€™s daily necessities.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Our estate planning attorneys have two decades of experience assisting clients with the legal and personal aspects of estate planning. AtÂ Kopelowitz Ostrow (KO), we offer the knowledge, compassion, and experience necessary to help clients with this intensely personal matter.Â ContactÂ the Estate Planning lawyers at KO.
Wills
Last Will and Testament: A Will is the first step in the preparation of an effective estate plan. Wills enable an individual to direct the manner in which their assets will be distributed after they have passed. A Will may include the creation of Trusts or appoint guardians for minor children as well as other key decisions.
Trusts
Living and other Trusts: Wills are often the centerpiece of an estate plan, but they are only a part of todayâ€™s modern planning. For example, Living Trusts are created during oneâ€™s lifetime and are commonly used to assist in wealth management and the care of individuals who may need help with the activities of daily life. Upon passing, assets held by the Trust are distributed to the named beneficiaries without the expense or need of the probate process.
Power of Attorney
Healthcare and Personal Business Directives: Healthcare Proxies, Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney, are tools which allow an individual the ability to designate who will make decisions for them when they are unable to do so for themselves.
Probate

Bankruptcy
Foreclosure
Prior to joining Kopelowitz Ostrow, Ms. Pearl spent nearly a decade prosecuting delinquent account collection and foreclosure actions at a South Florida law firm and has extensive experience in this area of law.
Tax Law
Michael R Harris is a partner in the Boca Raton office of Kopelowitz Ostrow P. A. He is a graduate of Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School.Â He also has a Master of Law (in Taxation) from New York University, he practiced law in the Philadelphia area until 2001, and since then has been practicing in Boca Raton, Florida. His primary areas of practice are tax related, both estate tax planning, and income tax matters. He also is involved in estate and trust administration and disputes. He also has many years of experience in matters involving closely held businesses, including their formation, operation, acquisition and sale, and real estate matters. He has been a Martindale-Hubble AV preeminent rated attorney for many years.
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