
Shareholder
Chair, Litigation Practice
Chair, Litigation Practice
Tel:
305.374.5600
Fax:
305.374.5095
Jim Miller's primary practice areas include over 34 years of experience in commercial litigation and trial work and includes intellectual property litigation, trade secrets, and franchising and licensing. His industry experience includes banking and financial institutions, healthcare, and technology and communications.

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Representation of company engaged in the business of internet marketing of "virtual gold" for the online game "World of Warcraft" including a federal court class action and State of Florida Attorney General investigation.
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Representation of bank in federal jury trial against mortgage banker for breach of repurchase agreement of subprime loan portfolio.
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Representation of telecom company under the Federal Communications Act. Wholesale Telecom Corp. v. ITC Deltacom Communications, Inc., 2006 WL 988480 (C.A. 11, April 2006)
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Obtained dismissal of contract action on basis of forum non conveniens; affirmed on appeal. Dignam v. Africair, Inc., 917 So. 2d 905 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005)
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Representation of the former chief lending officer of Sunrise Savings and Loan Association in federal multi-district litigation comprised of a number of shareholder class actions and an action brought by the Federal Deposit Corporation (In re Sunrise Securities Litigation, MDL 655) in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. At the time of its closure Sunrise was the largest savings and loan failure in the United States, and the claims asserted by the plaintiffs in the consolidated cases totaled nearly $1 billion. The multi-district litigation resulted in 11 reported decisions, including In re Sunrise Securities Litigation, 916 F. 2d 874 (3d Cir. 1990).
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Representation of the former board of directors and president of Flagler Federal Savings and Loan Association in an investigation brought by the FDIC arising out of the failure of Flagler Federal.
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Representation of the chief financial officer of College Bound, Inc. in connection with the failure of that publicly traded company, in a shareholders class action and SEC investigation.
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Representation of a former director of Olympic International Bank and Trust Company of Boston, Massachusetts in an action in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
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Representation of former Attorney General Janet Reno when she was the Dade County State Attorney in a federal civil rights case. Brown v. Reno, 584 F. Supp. 504 (S.D. Fla. 1984)
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Representation in defense of Blockbuster Video Stores in a consumer class action.
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Representation of distributors of lighting appliances against the manufacturer in a state antitrust claim. Day v. Le-Jo Enterprises, Inc., 521 So. 2d 175 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988)
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Representation of the Republic of Haiti in efforts to recover assets misappropriated by the former president of that country. Republic of Haiti v. Crown Charters, Inc., 667 F. Supp. 839 (S.D. Fla. 1987)
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Super Lawyers Magazine 2007-2010, Listed in Florida for Business Litigation, Franchise/Dealership, and Intellectual Property Litigation
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Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2006, 2007, Listed for Commercial Litigation
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Who's Who in American Law, Listed in the 11th Edition
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Who's Who in America, Listed
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Martindale-Hubbell, AV rated
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Kroll Webinar, Presenter, "The Subprime Mortgage Meltdown & Financial Fallout: From Foreclosure to the Courtroom," October 2008
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U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
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U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
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The Florida Bar, Member
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American Bar Association, Litigation Law Section, Member; Corporation Law Section, Member; Banking and Business Law Section, Member
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Miami Museum of Science, Past President and Chairman of the Museum's Community Board
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J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1975
B.A., University of Miami, 1972; magna cum laude

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