Senior Attorney

Berger Singerman; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Berger Singerman, a 100+ attorney business law firm in Florida with a 40-year history, is expanding three core practices—bankruptcy and restructuring, trial litigation, and condominium and real estate development. The firm seeks senior associates through partners who want room to lead their own matters on a strong platform.

Teams collaborate closely; cross-referrals are common in distressed real estate, development disputes, and bankruptcy litigation.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in at least one of the core practices (bankruptcy and restructuring, trial litigation, condo and real estate development).
• Trial candidates should have experience trying cases; restructuring candidates with Chapter 11 experience; real estate candidates with developer-side work.
• Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead or play a central role in Chapter 11 cases representing debtors, creditors' committees, or fiduciaries from first-day hearings through plan confirmation.
• Handle asset sales, cash collateral and financing disputes, claims disputes, negotiations, and hearings across matters.
• Represent developers from early structuring through creation and sale of condominium and homeowners' projects, including declarations and governance guidance.

Education

Florida Bar admission preferred

Job description

A 100+ attorney business law firm with 40 years of history and offices across Florida is expanding three of its core practices: bankruptcy and restructuring, trial litigation, and condominium and real estate development. The firm has earned top national rankings for more than 2 decades and has been adding partners statewide over the past year. We are hiring senior associates through partners who want room to lead their own matters on a strong platform.

These teams work closely together. Distressed real estate, development disputes, and bankruptcy litigation regularly cross practice lines, which creates real cross-referral opportunities and more ways to serve clients well.

Where You Might Fit

Bankruptcy and Restructuring

• Lead or play a central role in Chapter 11 cases representing debtors, creditors' committees, and fiduciaries from first-day hearings through plan confirmation.
• Handle asset sales, cash collateral and financing disputes, claims disputes, plan negotiations, adversary proceedings, and contested hearings.

Trial Litigation

• Take complex business disputes from complaint to verdict in state and federal court, both jury and non-jury.
• Work across real estate litigation, business torts, officer and director liability, complex commercial cases, bankruptcy litigation, and insurance disputes.
• Miami-based attorneys, or those open to working from Miami, are preferred.

Condominium and Real Estate Development

• Represent developers from early structuring through the creation and sale of condominium and homeowners' projects.
• Draft declarations, bylaws, and disclosure materials, and guide clients through association governance, turnover, and Florida's evolving condominium regulations.

What You Bring

• You have substantial experience in at least one of these practices and are comfortable owning matters independently.
• Trial candidates have tried cases to verdict; restructuring candidates have meaningful Chapter 11 experience; real estate candidates have spent real time on the developer side of condominium work.
• Florida Bar admission is preferred, and attorneys licensed elsewhere receive full firm support preparing for and passing the Florida Bar exam.
• A portable book of business is welcome and carries more weight at the partner level, though fit and trajectory matter more than book size.
• Spanish is a plus.

What the Firm Offers

• A nationally recognized platform with award-winning restructuring and real estate teams, plus a track record of steady growth across Florida.
• A collaborative culture where partners invest in mentoring and attorneys earn meaningful responsibility early.
• A dedicated marketing and business development team to help you grow your practice.
• A broad business client base with genuine cross-selling between litigation, real estate, corporate, and restructuring.

These are active searches, and the firm is ready to move. If you practice in one of these areas and want a bigger platform for the work you already do well, I would welcome a confidential conversation.