Z. SUZANNE ARBIDE, ESQ. 6930 NW 186th St. Unit.

105 Miami Lakes, FL 33015 Cell: (786) 302-9500 SUMMARY STATEMENT: A litigator with 13 years of experience and with strong back ground in products liability, community association litigation, insurance covera ge issues, insurance litigation, legal malpractice, commercial litigation, and p ersonal injury. I successfully conducted litigation in a variety of cases and a chieved favorable resolution in state and federal court. Trial experience: ben ch and jury. CAREER OBJECTIVE To obtain an Associate Attorney position with a law firm where my work experienc e will have valuable application and utilization of my opportunity for advanceme nt. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Sr. Associate Attorney PYSZKA BLACKMON LEVY MOWERS & KELLY from 2001 Specialty: Insurance Litigation, Community cement of Assessments, including foreclosure, ducts Liability, Legal Malpractice, Insurance . to present Association, Collection and Enfor Complex Commercial Litigation, Pro Coverage Dispute, and Civil Rights

* Handles own case load and litigation through and including trial: preparing pl eadings, motions, memoranda of law, taking depositions, attending mediation and arbitration, preparing jury instructions and motions in limine. * Provides early evaluation of legal issues and exposure with a cost/benefit ana lysis of proceedings with an aggressive defense of a case. * Meets with clients and develops trial strategy based on clients needs and reco mmendations. Litigates each case in full. * Represents corporations in commercial litigation matters and administrative pr oceedings. * Serves as in-house counsel for a property management corporation, providing le gal advice to top management on business and operations, drafting and negotiatin g management services agreements, and securing regulatory compliance * Serves as general counsel for a community association, providing legal advice to board of directors, drafting and negotiating services agreements, securing re gulatory compliance, assisting community association in collecting maintenance, including foreclosure, managing outside counsel handling selected litigation, re presenting it in court and before quasi-judicial and administrative agencies of government. Associate DeMAHY LABRADOR & DRAKE, P.A. formerly known as PETERS ROBERTSON DeMAHY PARSON M OWERS PASSARO & DRAKE, P.A. from 1999-2001 Specialty: Products Liability, Insurance Coverage Dispute, Professional Liabili ty, Civil Rights, Nursing Home, Commercial Litigation, and Appellate Practice. * Performed extensive legal research and prepared legal memoranda of law, pleadi ngs and motions. * Attended hearings and argued motions. Achieved favorable rulings on motion for summary judgment in products liability. Legal malpractice and insurance covera ge dispute cases. * Deposition and Mediations. * Assisted attorney in trial preparation.

* Appellate practice: drafted Initial Brief, Answer and Reply Briefs on Legal Ma lpractice cases. * Assisted attorneys at trial: Second chair trial experience. Senior Paralegal-Law Clerk MARLOW CONNEL VALERIUS ABRAMS ADLER & NEWMAN from 1987 to 1999 Specialty: Insurance coverage, products liability, construction law and mass to rt litigation. Special involvement in massive tort litigation. * Reviewed and Analyzed medical records. * Drafted opinion letters and proposed reservation of rights letters. * Summarized depositions. * Performed legal research. * Assisted attorney in trial preparation: drafting of motion in limine, jury ins tructions. * Assisted attorney at trial. Paralegal FINLEY,KUMBLE,WAGNER from 1985-1987 Special involvement in securities, antitrust, and class action litigation. EDUCATION: J.D. University of Miami School of Law (1997) B.B.A. Finance and International Business, Florida International University (199 2) BAR ADMISSIONS: Florida Bar (1998) U.S. District, Southern District U.S. District, Middle District U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Skills: Westlaw. Other language: Spanish.