Primary Office

777 South Flagler Drive
Suite 500 East

West Palm Beach, Florida
33401-6194

Secondary Office

2 South Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 3400

Miami, Florida
33131-1897

P: (561) 650-0669

F: (561) 671-2519

emarod@gunster.com

Edward Marod is a shareholder who returned to the firm in 2011 after 22 years in his own firm.

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Practice Areas[ - ]

• Complex Commercial Litigation
•  Professional Liability Litigation
• Club Related Litigation

Education[ - ]

• University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1977
• Grand Valley State University, B.S., 1974

Reported Cases[ - ]

• Black Diamond Properties, Inc., et al. v. Haines, 940 So.2d 1176 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006) rehearing denied
• KPMG LLP v. State Dept. of Ins., 833 So.2d 285 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002)
• KPMG Peat Marwick LLP v. Barner, 779 So.2d 308 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2001)
• KPMG Peat Marwick LLP v. Barner, 771 So.2d 56 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2000)
• Cheney v. Cyberguard Corp, 2000 WL 1 140306 (S.D. Fla. 2000)
• Machata v. Seidman & Seidman, 644 So.2d 114 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994)
• Raben Builders, Inc. v. First American Bank & Trust Company, 561 So.2d 1229 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990)
• Palm-Aire Country Club Apartments Condominium, Inc. v. FPA Corporation, 559 So.2d 277 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990)
• Rice v. Branigar Organization, Inc., 922 F.2d 788 (11th Cir. 1991)
• Weininger v. Club at Admiral’s Cove, Inc., 717 So.2d 163 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)

Honors[ - ]

• Florida Super Lawyers, 2010-12
• AV Rated as independently determined by Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Associations & Memberships[ - ]

• American Association of Justice
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
  Litigation Section, member, 1977-present
  Business Torts Litigation Committee, 1986-96
  Professional Liability Litigation Committee, 1988-96, 2012-present
  Law Practice Management Section, 1989-present
• Florida Bar Association
  Business Law Section, member, 1977-present; Antitrust Committee, Chairman, 1986-88, Antitrust Committee, Vice Chairman, 1984-86, 1988-89; Executive Council, member, 1984-89
  Standing Committee on Relations Between the Florida Bar and Florida CPAs, 1997-02
  Grievance Committee 15-E, 1998-01, Chairman, 2001

Bar Admissions[ - ]

• The Florida Bar, 1977

Court Admissions[ - ]

• United States Court of Federal Claims, 2011
• United States Tax Court, 2011
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar, 1982
• U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1978

Civic & Community Service[ - ]

• Board of Directors, University of Michigan Club of the Palm Beaches, 1983-present

Representative Matters[ - ]

• Obtained dismissal of claims against international affiliate of U.S. accounting firm
• Obtained dismissal of audit malpractice claim against U.S. accounting firm on summary judgment
• Obtained dismissal at close of plaintiff’s case in audit malpractice case against U.S. accounting firm
• Successfully defended local CPA in claims related to factoring Ponzi scheme
• Successfully prosecuted two legal malpractice claims
• Successfully represented capital asset group of national bank in defeating attempted civil forfeiture of 4,657-acre ranch
• Successfully represented international manufacturer in defense of antitrust action by terminated dealer
• Successfully represented road building company in bid-rigging action after former president had pleaded guilty
• Represented Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants as amicus curiae in seminal accountant liability appeal