Attorney Jay Rothlein
was born in Queens, New York. He moved to Miami Beach at age 3 and was
raised in South Florida. Jay graduated from Miami Beach Senior High in
1977 with honors at age 16. He then attended the University of
Florida, graduating with Honors in 1981 receiving a BSBA in Finance
from the School of Business. Jay also attended the University of
Florida College of Law and received his Juris Doctor in 1984. He is a
member of the Florida Bar (admitted October 19, 1984), the American Bar
Association, and the Miami Beach Bar Association. He has received
a peer review rating of "AV" from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the
highest rating they give. For more information on the
Martindale-Hubbell rating system, click here to access their website: Martindale Ratings.
For more information on Mr.
Rothlein's history and status with the Florida Bar, click here to access
their website: Florida Bar
Attorney Jay Rothlein has been in solo Private Practice since
1984.
He personally handles all of his cases and specializes in
the following areas of practice:
Litigation, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, Real
Estate, Landlord and Tenant, and Probate. For more detailed
information or the matters covered under these general headings,
please refer to the LAW
section of our website.
Mr. Rothlein has served as Trial and/or Appellate Counsel on
several significant cases, which resulted in published Appellate
Decisions which have helped shape Florida Law, including:
U.S. HOLDINGS, INC v. BELANCE (TRIAL COUNSEL)
922 So. 2d 240 (Fla 3d DCA 2006)
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the Court's OpinionFISHER v. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY(TRIAL & APPELLATE COUNSEL)
883 So.2d 335 (Fla 3d DCA 2004)
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the Court's Opinion
SEAL PRODUCTS v. MANSFIELD (TRIAL & APPELLATE COUNSEL)
705 So.2d 973 (Fla 3d DCA 1998)
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the Court's Opinion
U.S. SECURITY v. RAMADA (TRIAL COUNSEL)
665 So.2d 268 (Fla 3d DCA 1995)
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the Court's Opinion
HERTZ v. JACKSON (TRIAL COUNSEL)
617 So.2d 1051 (Fla 1993)
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the Court's Opinion
JACKSON v. HERTZ (TRIAL COUNSEL)
590 So.2d 929 (Fla 3d DCA 1991)
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the Court's Opinion
Mr. Rothlein has been appointed by the Court(s) to serve as a
Guardian Ad Litem, Curator of an Estate and Assistant Public
Defender. He received a Pro Bono Service Award from legal
Services of Greater Miami in 2001. Since 1989, Jay Rothlein has
served as a mentor in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Internship Program for high school students interested in the
field of law.
Jay is married to Alana since 1989 and has two daughters. In his
spare time he enjoys his family, sports, boating, music and art. |
