SHERRY L. HYMAN, Esquire ADMITTED TO PRACTICE: All Courts of the State of The EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: University of J.D. Degree - December, l975 Admitted to Florida Bar - June l, l976 B.A. with High Honors - l973 Major - Religious Philosophy Honors - Arts and Sciences High Honors Department of Religion Honors Board of Regents Scholarship Alpha Lambda Delta - Honor Society Phi Beta Phi - Honor Society Phi Beta Kappa - Honor Society Certifications: Board Certified in Real Estate Law Certified Civil Circuit Mediator Qualified EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND/LEGAL EXPERIENCE: Law Office of Sherry L. Hyman, PLLC - August 2003 to Present. Specializing in residential and commercial transactional real estate, secured and unsecured financings, landlord tenant matters, litigation management for clients, collections, commercial and residential leases, construction lien law management for clients, title insurance, legal documentation, employment law issues, purchase, sale and financing of recreational facilities throughout the state, general corporate matters and court ordered and voluntary mediations and arbitrations in a variety of areas of litigation, including construction defects, family law, contracts, real estate, employment law, landlord/tenant disputes, mortgage foreclosures, garnishment, homeowner and condominium associations, etc. In-House Counsel to Frankel Enterprises, Inc. - March, l987 to August 2003 - Developers of Boca Lago, Boca Raton, Hunters Run, Executive Vice President and General Counsel to The Satter Companies, Inc. - January, l980 to February l987 - a group of affiliated companies and partnerships in the business of acquiring, constructing, developing, marketing, mortgaging, syndicating, managing and selling commercial, residential and industrial real properties in Florida, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. Responsibilities included: Negotiating and closing all major land acquisitions; secured and unsecured financings; litigation management; landlord/tenant relations; commercial lease negotiations; legal documentation; tax exempt bond financings; construction lien law management and claims; managing title insurance, mortgage, architectural services, construction, leasing and management companies; mediations and arbitrations; member of Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Company. Represented Company through merger with a public company in July l986. President of Florida Land & Title of Palm Beach County, Inc., January l979 to December l979 - a title insurance company. General practice of law, May 1978 to 1989 - Merged with attorney Willa A. Fearrington in June 1979 to become Fearrington & Hyman. Gunster, Yoakley, Criser, Stewart and Hersey, P.A., March l976 to May l978 – Intense diversified general real estate practice including creation and conversion of condominiums, real estate financings, title examinations, landlord tenant law, residential and commercial real estate transactions. Office of the Public Defender, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, June 1973 to August l973 and Spring 1995 . Assisted with jury and non-jury trials, research and appellate briefs. JUDICIAL AND QUASI-JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE: Quasi-judicial hearings involving ethics complaints against attorneys Quasi judicial hearings involving zonings, variances and development order amendments. Quasi-judicial hearings, imposing fines and entering orders of closure of properties involved in narcotics, gang activity or prostitution. Hearing Officer - Judicial hearings to enforce collection of unpaid court costs. LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: American Bar Association Palm Beach County Bar Association: Real Estate Law Committee - 1993 to 1994 Women in Law Committee - Chair. - 1994 to 1995 Realtor-Attorney Joint Committee - 1993 to 1999 Judicial Relations Committee - 1994 to 1997, 2001 to 2002 Judicial Poll Subcommittee - Chair. 1995 to 1996 Legislative Liason Committee - 2001 to 2002 Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court - 1992 to 1996; President - l995 to 1996 Attorneys Title Insurance Fund Ticor Title Insurance Company Home Builders & Contractors Association of Forum Club of the Palm Beaches MEDIATION EXPERIENCE: Has mediated a variety of cases involving: sexual harassment, breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, divorce, division of property between former life partners, employment discrimination, construction lien foreclosure, recovery of debt, suit to quiet title, mortgage foreclosure, slander, business dissolution, breach of non-compete provision, garnishment, action for damages and unpaid wages. CONTACT INFORMATION Office Address: 3535 Military Trail, Office Phone: 561-744-7231 Office Fax-561-744-3140 Cell: 561-329-2990 E-Mail: slhyman@slhymanlaw.com www.slhymanlaw.com
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