Mr. Lippman concentrates his practice in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Equipment Leasing and Bankruptcy. Mr. Lippman represents a diverse client base in complex commercial litigation matters pending in state and federal (including bankruptcy) trial and appellate courts. He is frequently engaged as special litigation counsel to attend to particularly difficult litigation matters throughout the country. He has a distinguished history of representing local, regional and national leasing companies, lenders and banks throughout the State of Florida in documentation, transaction, work-out and state, federal and bankruptcy trial and appellate court matters.

EDUCATION:

• University of Miami, J.D., cum laude, 1987

• University of Florida, B.A., 1984

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES & ASSOCIATIONS:

The Florida Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee); Equipment Leasing Association of America (Member, Legal Committee, 1999-2001; Service Providers Business Council Steering Committee, 2003-2005)

PUBLICATIONS:

• "Prejudgment Relief," Chapter 6, Pretrial 1 Vol., American Inns of Court Civil Procedure Series, Lawyers Coop.;

• "Removal and Remand." Chapter 15, Florida Civil Practice Before Trial, The Florida Bar;

• "McClesky v. Kemp, Constitutional Tolerance for Racially Disparate Capital Sentencing," 41 University of Miami Law Review 295;

• "Kelly v. R.G. Industries, Gun Control Fires Back," 21 Tort and Insurance Law Journal 493;

• "Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act Claims in Florida Need Not Be Stayed Until Judgment, Vol. XXII, No. 10, Equipment Leasing Newsletter 3, November 2003;

• "New Rules on Perfecting Judgment Liens in Florida," Vol. XIII, No. 8, Equipment Leasing Today, Sept. 12, 2001;

• "Close Connection Doctrine: How Close is Too Close?" Vol. XI, No. 8, Equipment Leasing Today 18, September 1999;

• "Are You Really Settled?" Vol. X, No. 8, Equipment Leasing Today 14, September 1998;

• "Insufficient Language Precludes Ability to Recover Fees," Vol. VII, No. 1, Equipment Leasing Newsletter 5, January 1998;

• "Florida Supreme Court Clarifies Ability to Obtain Post-Judgment Interest at Rate

• "Lessor's Procedures Create State Tax Liability," Volume XIV, No. 9, Leader's Equipment Leasing Newsletter, September, 1995;

• "One Less Safe Harbor: Savings Clause Doesn't Preclude Usury Finding," Vol. XIV, No. 11 Equipment Leasing Newsletter 7, November 1995;

• "Proceedings Supplementary and Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Dual Remedies to Execute Against a Judgment Debtor's Transferred Assets," Vol. LXX, No. 1 Florida Bar Journal 22, January 1996; and

• "Careless Drafting Creates Sales Tax Liability," Vol. XV, No. 2 Equipment Leasing Newsletter 7, February 1996.