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- Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
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| Education |
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- J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 2004 (cum laude, Dean's List)
- B.B.A., University of Miami School of Business, 2001 (cum laude, Provost's List)
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| Noteworthy |
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- Pro Bono Activity: Specially appointed Public Defender
- University of Miami Law Review, Articles and Comments Editor
- Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Legal Research and Writing
- Recipient, Dean's Certificate of Achievement in Legal Research and Writing
- Recipient, Dean's Certificate of Achievement in Family Law
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| Professional Affiliations |
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- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Dade County Bar Association
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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| | | Ari H. Gerstin
AssociateMiami Email: ag@jordenusa.com
Phone: 305.347.6863
Fax: 305.372.9928 Ari H. Gerstin is an Associate in the Miami office of Jorden Burt LLP. He focuses his practice on the representation of individuals and corporations in complex civil and criminal litigation at both the trial and appellate level. Mr. Gerstin litigates class action and individual cases on behalf of insurance companies, financial institutions and other sophisticated commercial entities in state and federal courts. He also devotes a significant portion of his practice to the representation of clients in white collar matters, including government investigations and grand jury proceedings.
Mr. Gerstin has litigated civil matters involving claims arising under state unfair trade practices and consumer protection laws, the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and equivalent state laws, and common law. In the white collar area, Mr. Gerstin has assisted clients with matters involving allegations of mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and regulatory violations. Representative Matters
- Everhart v. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Circuit Court, Leon County, Fla. 2011), dismissal of class action; on appeal to Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal.
- Castellanos v. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Circuit Court, Miami-Dade County, Fla. 2010), dismissal of class action; on appeal to Florida's 3d District Court of Appeal.
- United States v. McQueen, 2011 WL 4375729 (S.D. Fla. 2011), dismissal of obstruction of justice charges brought under 18 U.S.C 1519 and 18 U.S.C 1512(b)(3).
- United States v. Gonzalez, 718 F.Supp.2d 1341 (S.D. Fla. 2010), order granting motion in limine to exclude testimony of federal district court judge from trial of obstruction of justice and perjury charges arising from the defendants' testimony before the district judge whose testimony was excluded; the defendants were subsequently acquitted of all charges at trial.
- United States v. Perraud, 672 F.Supp.2d 1328 (S.D. Fla. 2009), dismissal of obstruction of justice charge brought under 18 U.S.C. 1505.
Speeches and Publications
- Co-Author: "Fringe Banking," Review of Banking & Financial Services, Vol. 22, No. 9, September, 2006
- Co-Author: "Journey to the Fringe: A Survey of Select Fringe Lending Products," Practising Law Institute, 1535 PLI/Corp. 349, March-May, 2006
- Co-Author: "FDCPA Traps for the Unwary Nationwide Lender, Loan Servicer and Debt Collector," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, April, 2005
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