Erik A. Perez - Coral Gables, FL

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 2014
    Juris Doctor
    Honors: Member and Participant, International Moot Court Program (“IMCP”)
    Honors: Member and Participant, Litigation Skills Program (“LSP”)
    Honors: Member and Participant, Legal Writing Workshops

• Non Legal Education

  • Florida International University in Miami, Florida, 2011
    Bachelor of Business Administration
    Major: International Business

Current Employment Position(s)

• Co-Founder and Shareholder

Representative Cases

• Close v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 2023 Fla. Cir. LEXIS 3477: Following a successful jury trial, Perez Mayoral, P.A. secured a favorable final judgment in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, awarding $195,608.32 in attorney’s fees and costs.
• Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Close, 376 So. 3d 14 (Fla. 4th DCA 2023): Perez Mayoral, P.A. successfully upheld a $195,608.32 attorney’s fee award in the Fourth District Court of Appeal, affirming the trial court’s determination of reasonable hours and rates under the lodestar method in an insurance dispute case.
• Gratz v. 1750 James Condo. Ass’n, Inc., No. 3D24-0420, 2024 Fla. App. LEXIS 3366 (3d DCA May 1, 2024): Perez Mayoral, P.A. successfully obtained a writ of prohibition from the Third District Court of Appeal, resulting in the disqualification of the trial judge due to apparent partiality in a lawsuit between a homeowner and their condominium association. This significant appellate achievement was detailed in the Daily Business Review.

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Other Affiliations

• Miami-Dade County Trial Lawyers Association
• Miami-Dade County Bar Association
• Cuban American Bar Association
• Hispanic American National Bar Association
• Executive Committeeman within the 24th precinct in Miami-Dade County