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ATTORNEYS

IRENE PORTER, a name partner, joined the firm in 1992 after a distinguished academic career. She received her law degree in 1989 from the University of Miami, where she graduated summa cum laude, number four in her class, and number one in her section. Ms. Porter attended law school as a Dean's Merit scholar, and while there received eight American Jurisprudence Book Awards, was named in Who's Who Among American Law Students, and won Oral Argument and the Best Brief Awards in First Year Moot Court Competition. She also served as a student tutor, attended a year-long intensive litigation and trial course, participated in the optional trial competition, and upon graduation was awarded the prestigious Order of the Coif.

Ms. Porter was selected to appear in Best Lawyers in America in the area of insurance and is routinely recognized by local publications as one of Florida's leading attorneys in the area of insurance coverage.

Ms. Porter has extensive experience and knowledge in the areas of insurance coverage, bad faith, appellate advocacy and trial support.

Areas of Practice:

• Insurance Coverage

• Bad Faith

• Appellate Practice

• Trial Support

CINDY L. EBENFELD has been with the firm since 1994, and is a litigation partner in the firm's Broward office. Ms. Ebenfeld has extensive experience in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, commercial litigation, and civil appeals. She is routinely recognized by local publications as one of Florida's leading attorneys in the area of insurance coverage and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Ms. Ebenfeld received her law degree in 1993 from Stetson University College of Law, where she served as Comments Editor of the Stetson Law Review and graduated cum laude. Ms. Ebenfeld was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1993 and is currently admitted to practice in all federal courts in Florida. From 1993 to 1994, Ms. Ebenfeld served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Bobby W. Gunther of the Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida. Ms. Ebenfeld is active in the Florida Bar and the Broward County Bar Association. She served on the Media and Communications Law Committee of the Florida Bar from 1994 through 1999 and is active in the Broward County Bar Association.

Areas of Practice:

• Insurance Coverage

• Insurance Coverage Litigation

• Bad Faith Litigation

• Commercial Litigation

• Appellate Practice

• Insurance Defense

DINAH S. STEIN has been with the firm since 1996, and is an AV-rated partner in the firm's appellate department. Ms. Stein is also board certified in appellate practice by the Florida Bar. She graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication in 1988, and received her law degree from the University of Miami in 1996, where she graduated magna cum laude. Ms. Stein attended the University of Miami as a Dean's Merit Scholar, and while there served as an Articles and Comments Editor of the University of Miami Law Review, was a Member of the Moot Court Board, participated in the 1995 American Bar Association National Moot Court Team, and in 1995 won the Advanced Moot Court Competition, where she was also awarded Best Brief. Upon her graduation from law school, Ms. Stein was awarded the prestigious Order of the Coif. Ms. Stein was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1996.

Ms. Stein concentrates her practice in appellate law, and has handled appeals in every Florida District Court of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, and the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. As part of the firm's appellate practice, Ms. Stein also provides litigation support for plaintiffs and defendants at the trial court level, and has been involved in a number of high-profile trials and appeals. In 2005, the Daily Business Review recognized Ms. Stein and managing partner Mark Hicks as two out of South Florida's three "Most Effective Lawyers" in the area of appellate practice for that year. Ms. Stein has been selected to appear in Best Lawyers in America for appellate practice, and is routinely recognized by the South Florida Legal Guide as one of South Florida's "Top Lawyers" in appellate practice, one of Florida's "Super Lawyers" for appellate law by Florida Super Lawyers publication, and one of Florida Trend's "Florida Legal Elite" as a top attorney for appellate practice.

Ms. Stein is the author of Florida's "Three Strikes" Legislation: A Defense Perspective, Trial Advocate Quarterly, Spring 2010.

Areas of Practice:

• Appellate Practice

• Trial Support

• Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith