Introduction Donna Greenspan Solomon, Esq., handles business-related appeals, mediation, and arbitration. Donna is one of only two attorneys certified by The Florida Bar as both Appellate Specialist and Business Litigator. Donna is a Certified Circuit, Appellate, and Family Mediator, and a Qualified and FINRA-Approved Arbitrator. She is also a former CPA with an MBA in finance. Donna has handled a wide variety of business disputes involving real estate, insurance coverage, employment, trademark, copyright, other contractual disputes, and business torts. Donna has represented clients in state and federal proceedings, at the trial court level and on appeal. After graduating No. 1 from the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University, Donna clerked at the Fourth District Court of Appeal for Justice Barbara J. Pariente, now serving on the Florida Supreme Court. Donna was with the national law firm of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge for twelve years before opening her own firm in 2011. 1
Appeals (State and Federal) Donna Greenspan Solomon is an experienced and accomplished appellate attorney. Donna is one of only two attorneys certified by the Florida Bar in both Appellate Practice and Business Litigation. After graduating from law school at the top of her class, Donna clerked at the Fourth District Court of Appeal for Justice Barbara J. Pariente. Donna handles final and interlocutory appeals in the five Florida District Courts of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, and federal court proceedings. She also appears pro hac vice in appellate proceedings outside Florida. Donna s appellate experience covers a wide variety of substantive areas, including insurance coverage, real estate, probate, personal injury, and employment law. Donna is experienced in filing extraordinary writs, such as petitions for writ of certiorari challenging discovery orders. She has also testified as an expert on appellate fees. 2
Mediation Donna Greenspan Solomon is a Certified Circuit, Family, and Appellate Mediator. Donna offers mediation services only to attorney-represented parties. Donna understands business-related disputes. She is board certified as both an Appellate Specialist and a Business Litigator. Donna is also a former Certified Public Accountant with an MBA in Finance. As an experienced commercial litigator, Donna understands the importance of using a mediator who understands your substantive area of the law. She has litigated a wide-variety of business-related litigation, including insurance coverage, factoring, real estate, employment law, and other contract disputes. 3
Arbitration Donna Greenspan Solomon is a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator and FINRA-approved Arbitrator. Donna stands out from other Florida arbitrators in two important respects. First, Donna is board certified as both an Appellate Specialist and a Business Litigator. Second, Donna is a former Certified Public Accountant with an MBA in Finance. As an experienced commercial litigator, Donna understands the importance of using an arbitrator who understands your substantive area of the law. Donna has a depth of experience in business-related litigation, including insurance coverage, factoring, real estate, employment law, and other contract disputes. 4
Freelance Business Litigator Donna Greenspan Solomon is available to assist in all stages of litigation, including drafting of pleadings, motions, and memoranda, preparation of discovery requests, document review and analysis, preparation of timelines and chronologies, taking depositions, and arguing motions. Donna is an experienced commercial litigator as well as appellate attorney. She was in the litigation and insurance coverage departments of a large national firm for twelve years before starting her own practice. Donna is one of only two attorneys certified by the Florida Bar in both Business Litigation and Appellate Practice. 5