Monica R. Mase
Monica Mase is a complex commercial litigation attorney with extensive experience in a variety of state and federal litigation matters, including commercial, SEC enforcement proceedings, various tort and products liability litigation. Ms. Mase also has handled adversary proceedings in high profile Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcies.
Representative Experience
- Counsel to court appointed receivers in various commercial receiverships, including distressed hotels, entertainment venues and resorts, and condominium buildings
- Handled defense of publicly traded company and board of director to an SEC investigation
- Representation of high net worth individual in a breach of fiduciary duty and avoidance litigation filed as an adversary in bankruptcy court
- Handled wrongful death claims in airplane crashes
- Handled multiple jury and non-jury trials on commercial foreclosures, breaches of contract, lender liability actions, admiralty and maritime litigation
Professional & Community Involvement
- American Bar Association
- American Inns of Court, Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter
- Dade County Bar Association
- Board of Directors (2012-2015)
- Director of the Business Outreach Community Board
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- Guardian Ad Litem, Dade Legal Aid Society
- Posse Foundation, Writing Coach
- Young Philanthropists for Sylvester Cancer Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Advisory Board
Awards & Recognition
- AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell ®
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida (2013)
- Florida Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2012-2015)
- Florida Trend Magazine “Up and Comer” (2012, 2013)
Articles & Presentations
- “Que RICO? Discarding the Fallacy that Florida RICO and Federal RICO are Identical,” The Florida Bar Journal, January 2012
- Guest Lecturer, “Receiverships,” Florida International School of Law, October 2012
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida
Education
- J.D., High Honors, University of Miami School of Law
- B.S., cum laude, University of Miami