9155 S. Dadeland Blvd.
Suite 1000
Miami, Florida 33156
Phone: 305-373-2888
Fax: 305-373-2889
Partner Profiles
Laurence F. Valle
(Martindale-Hubbell Rating: A/V)
E-Mail Address: valle@vallecraig.com
Born New York, New York, February 16,1943; admitted to Bar, 1969, Florida; 1970, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1979, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1988, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.
Education:
University of Miami (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1969). Delta Theta Phi. Military Magistrate, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1973. [With USAR, JAGC, 1966-; CPT. active duty, 1970-1973.]
Member:
The Florida Bar; Bar of the District of Colombia; Bar of the Fifth and Eleventh U .S. Circuit Courts of Appeal; Bar of the U.S. District Court for Western District of Texas; U.S. Court of Military Appeals; Florida Bar Fee Arbitration Committee; U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1975; U .S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1988; American Bar Association; Dade County Defense Bar Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor in Admiralty); Port Captain (Miami, Florida) and Board of Directors, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (1988-1992); Panel Chairperson of the Florida Bar's Fee Arbitration Committee for 11th Judicial Circuit (1995-1998).
Lawrance B. Craig, III
(Martindale-Hubbell Rating: A/V)
E-Mail Address: craig@vallecraig.com
Born Louisville, Kentucky, October 6, 1944; admitted to Bar, 1969, Kentucky; 1972, Florida, including Trial Bar and U .S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Education:
Washington and Lee University (B.A., 1966); University of Louisville (1.D., 1969). Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1971-1975.
Member:
Dade County Bar Association (Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1987; Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1988,1989-1992; and Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1988), Kentucky, Federal and American Bar Associations (Member, Litigation Section, Tort and Insurance Practice Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Executive Council, Florida Trial Lawyers Section, 1987-1995; Executive Committee, 1987,1989, 1994; Worker's Compensation Section, 2002; Admiralty Law Committee, 2002; Florida Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1987; Secretary/Treasurer, 1988; President-Elect, 1989; President, 1989-1990); International Association of Defense Counsel; Legal Malpractice Committee; Medical Defense Law Committee; Product Liability Committee; Casualty Insurance Law Committee; Professional Errors & Omissions Committee; Construction Law and Litigation Committee; Maritime and Energy Law Committee); Defense Research Institute (Chairman, Third District, 1984-1987; Chairman, Southern Division of Florida, 1987; Chairman, State of Florida, 1988-1994); Leading Florida Attorneys, 1998-Present; Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1992-Present; Assistant United States Attorney Association (Director, 1986-1989; Treasurer, 1993; President 1994); President, Gulfstream Chapter, Washington and Lee University Alumni Assoc (1985-1990). (Capt., U.S. Army, 1969-1971; Bronze Star, Vietnam, 1971).
Michael A. Vazquez
E-Mail Address: vazquez@vallecraig.com
Born Miami, Florida, November 23, 1965; admitted to Bar, 1994, Florida.
Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1991); Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., 1994). Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 2003 Edition; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member: Moot Court Society.
Member: Dade County Bar Association; American Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member Litigation Section, Tort and Insurance Practice Section); Cuban American Bar Association.
Languages: Spanish.
Michael F. Kelley
E-Mail Address: kelley@vallecraig.com
Born Rochester, New York, March 16,1962; admitted to Bar, 1989, Florida; 1989, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1990.
Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1984); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1987); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M. in International Law, 1990).
Member: The Florida Bar, The New York Bar Association, Dade County Bar Association, and American Bar Association.
Publication: The Prescriptive Jurisdictional Reach of U, S. Antitrust Law: Judge teamed Hand's Requirement of a "Substantive Anticompetitive Effect, "The University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Fall 1991, Volume 23, Number 1; Addendum, Editor's Note, Volume 23, Number 2.