Our Fort Lauderdale law office anchors Greenspoon Marder’s national platform with more than 50 attorneys delivering sophisticated counsel across litigation, real estate, corporate, and emerging-industry practices. Our Fort Lauderdale attorneys handle matters spanning complex commercial litigation, class action defense, real estate transactions and land use approvals, estate planning and trust administration, corporate and business law, immigration, surrogacy and assisted reproductive technology, TCPA compliance, and timeshare and hospitality law. The office maintains active practice in both state and federal courts, including the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Practice Areas
Our Fort Lauderdale attorneys bring decades of focused experience across the legal disciplines that matter most to South Florida’s businesses, families, and institutions.
- Commercial Litigation & Trial: Complex business disputes, fraud-based claims, and jury trials in state and federal courts. Our National Litigation Division is chaired from this office, handling high-stakes matters across the country.
- Class Action Defense: Defense of consumer and business class actions, including TCPA, FDCPA, FCRA, and deceptive trade practices claims, with a proven record of early dismissals and favorable settlements.
- Real Estate & Land Use: Transactions, development approvals, zoning variances, entitlements, and real estate litigation, including warehouse approvals in South Florida to mixed-use projects throughout the Southeast.
- Estate Planning & Trust Administration: Comprehensive wealth preservation strategies, trust drafting, probate proceedings, and asset protection planning, including international structures and civil foundation alternatives.
- Immigration: Business and investor visas (E-2, EB-5), employment-based immigration, naturalization, removal defense, and policy-driven compliance guidance for individuals and corporate clients.
- Corporate & Business Law: Entity formation and governance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial contracts, and strategic counsel for emerging and established businesses operating in South Florida and beyond.
- Timeshare & Hospitality: Defense of timeshare developers, resorts, and hospitality clients in litigation, government investigations, regulatory matters, and exit-company disputes across the nation.
- TCPA & Consumer Finance: Telephone Consumer Protection Act compliance, robocall and text-message litigation defense, and counsel for financial services companies operating in highly regulated consumer environments.
- Surrogacy & Assisted Reproductive Technology: One of the few ART-dedicated practices at a major regional firm, representing intended parents, surrogates, and donors through gestational agreements, parental rights, and related proceedings in Florida and nationally.
- Entertainment & Sports: Contract negotiation, rights management, dispute resolution, and transactional work for entertainment and sports clients, with a strong South Florida industry network.
- Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights: Representation of debtors, creditors, and committees in Chapter 7, 11, and 13 proceedings, fraudulent transfer litigation, and out-of-court restructurings.
FAQs
Does Greenspoon Marder handle business litigation in Broward County?
Yes. The Fort Lauderdale office has more than 50 attorneys who handle complex business disputes in Broward County and throughout South Florida. The firm’s National Litigation Division is chaired from this office and handles high-stakes commercial cases in both Broward County state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Fort Lauderdale.
Can a Fort Lauderdale attorney at Greenspoon Marder help with a commercial real estate deal in Broward County?
Yes. The real estate team handles commercial leasing, development approvals, zoning variances, and land use entitlements across South Florida. The team recently secured a land use approval for a 151,052-square-foot warehouse project in Broward County, demonstrating active work in the local market.
Do you handle class action defense for South Florida businesses?
Yes. The firm defends businesses across South Florida in consumer and business class actions, including claims under the TCPA (robocall and text message laws), FDCPA, and FCRA. The team secured a complete defense victory for Healthplex, Inc. in a TCPA class action in April 2026.
Does the Fort Lauderdale office handle immigration cases for businesses and investors in South Florida?
Yes. The immigration practice serves businesses and individuals in the Fort Lauderdale and greater Broward County area. The team handles E-2 investor visas, EB-5 green cards, employment-based immigration, naturalization, and removal defense. The team also advises South Florida companies on immigration compliance as federal policies shift.
Can Greenspoon Marder help with estate planning and asset protection in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. The estate planning practice covers wills, trusts, probate, and asset protection strategies for Fort Lauderdale residents and South Florida families. The team also works with clients who have international assets, including offshore structures and civil foundation alternatives for cross-border wealth protection.
Does the Fort Lauderdale office handle surrogacy and fertility law in Florida?
Yes. Greenspoon Marder operates one of the few assisted reproductive technology (ART) practices at a major regional firm in South Florida. The team represents intended parents, surrogates, and egg and sperm donors through gestational agreements, parental rights proceedings, and related legal matters under Florida law.
Is Greenspoon Marder a good fit for Fort Lauderdale startups and growing businesses?
Yes. The corporate and business law practice serves companies at every stage, from entity formation and governance to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and commercial contracts. The Fort Lauderdale team works with emerging businesses based in Broward County as well as established companies with operations across South Florida and beyond.
Does the Fort Lauderdale office handle timeshare disputes in Florida?
Yes. Greenspoon Marder has a dedicated timeshare and hospitality practice serving developers, resorts, and hospitality clients across Florida and nationally. The team handles litigation, government investigations, regulatory matters, and disputes involving timeshare exit companies.
How do I schedule a consultation with a Fort Lauderdale attorney at Greenspoon Marder?
Call (954) 491-1120 or visit gmlaw.com/contact-us/ to use the contact form or browse attorney profiles for direct email access. The office is open to clients in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, and throughout South Florida.
200 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1800
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
