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Marc Nurik is a highly respected and nationally recognized criminal and civil trial lawyer, having participated in over 250 jury trials in his 41-year career in Federal Courts in more than 25 different federal jurisdictions and state courts in Florida, New York and California.

Mr. Nurik’s areas of practice include a diverse mix of criminal and civil litigation matters. He has been actively involved in the defense of white-collar criminal matters and government civil regulatory enforcement actions as well as complex commercial civil litigation with emphasis on fraud claims.

Representative cases:

• Currently representing Pharmacy owner charged with controlled substance violations and money-laundering charges in Federal Court Los Angeles.
• Currently representing Defendant in State of Florida prosecution of multiple statewide pain clinics accused of prescribing pain medication without medical necessity.
• Currently representing defendant in FTC civil enforcement action in Central District of California Federal Court (Los Angeles involving allegations of “cramming” in the mobile phone industry.
• Currently representing defendant in FTC civil action and criminal indictment filed in Southern District of Florida involving allegations of fraudulent sweepstakes promotion.
• Currently representing accountant in Los Angeles Superior Court civil litigation involving allegations of fraud, conversion and breach of fiduciary duty.
• Currently representing beauty products web site company in contractual dispute litigation in Superior Court Los Angeles
• Obtained dismissal of lawsuit against gaming industry inventor in patent inventorship dispute in Federal Court, Eastern District of California (Sacramento).
• Represented former CFO of public company accused by the SEC of insider trading in Federal Court, Southern District of Florida. Case successfully settled.
• Represented Venezuelan Government-owned bank in largest money laundering sting case in U.S. history, U.S. District Court, Los Angeles. All charges and civil claims dismissed.
• Represented former attorney who plead guilty in Federal Court to perpetrating one of the largest Ponzi scheme (1.4 Billion) in U.S. history.
• Represented high profile (Tiger Woods’ Madam) escort service owner, in federal prosecution in California. Obtained a sentence of 3 months house arrest
• Represented 11 minority students against a private professional university on claims of misrepresenting its accreditation and other fraudulent acts. Case successfully settled in mediation.
• Represented Defendant in five-week Federal criminal Racketeering trial in Boston involving Antiguan-based Internet gambling operation.
• Formerly, lead counsel for the Republic of Venezuela in Federal Court case involving demand for payment of One Hundred Million ($100,000,000.00) Dollars on alleged fraudulent Promissory Notes.
• Mr. Nurik has been significantly recognized by his peers having received an AV rating in Martindale Hubbell, and repeatedly included in “Best Lawyers in America”; in Chambers USA as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business”; as a “Top Attorney” in South Florida Legal Guide; Florida Monthly Magazine; and Florida Trends Legal Elite. Mr. Nurik was featured in The American Lawyer Magazine, June 2010 Edition.

Prior Affiliations

• Assistant District Attorney, Kings County (Brooklyn) New York, 1975-1978
• Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Nova Southeastern University School of Law 1984-96, 2009

Education:

• J.D. Georgetown University Law Center 1975
• B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) State University of New York at Buffalo 1972

Michelle Merson, Esq. graduated from Nova Southeastern University School of Law in 1992. Working side-by-side with a prominent criminal defense attorney for the past ten years, she has been involved with virtually every type of criminal defense case. While Michelle has a broad base of experience that encompasses all aspects of criminal law, she has chosen to focus her practice on only misdemeanors. Why? “My experience has shown me that misdemeanor cases are routinely not given the priority they deserve,” Michelle explains. “I feel a need to provide these often forgotten clients with a high level of personal service and attention.”

Because she realizes that a person charged with a misdemeanor is just as scared as a person charged with a felony, Michelle treats each misdemeanor case with the utmost importance.

“I am committed to taking great care of each of my clients,” Michelle says. “I grew up in the South where compassion, respect and listening to others is second nature. I bring those values to bear on my relationships with my clients."

Though the majority of her cases are in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade, she has also effectively represented clients in other Florida counties with favorable resolutions.

Michelle is now a board member of Florida association of women lawyers south palm beach county chapter .

Ms. Cava graduated from the University of Miami with a double major and Criminology degree. While at the University of Miami, Ms. Cava was an NCAA two-time Big East Tennis Champion and the Team Captain. After college, Ms. Cava successfully completed the police academy and in 2009 she left law enforcement and joined the Law Office of Guy Fronstin as lead Investigator and Director of the firm’s Private Investigation Unit supervising all investigations and investigators.

While in law enforcement Ms. Cava worked DEA, FBI, DCF and CIA investigations and she gained extensive experience with:

• surveillance
• electronic analysis (such as cell phones)
• computer forensic searches and investigations
• social media investigations
• undercover investigations
• witness investigative interviews and sworn statements
• evidence gathering
• polygraph examinations
• requirements, deficiencies and executions of search warrants
• identifying, finding and evaluating evidence unique to specific crimes such as sex crimes, arson, insurance fraud and other white collar crimes, etc.
• fraud investigations
• accident reconstruction

With more than 10,000 hours of training and experience in the field, Ms. Cava uses her vast experience to lead her team of investigators in identifying evidentiary flaws in the government’s case and in discovering favorable evidence for the firm’s clients; there is truly nothing Ms. Cava and her team can not find.

Legal Assistant Monica Victoria brings to our Firm years of experience as a Criminal Clerk of Court at the Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller's Office. Monica's working knowledge of the day to day operations of the Clerk's office and the contacts she made within the office are valuable assets to our Firm. Monica worked with customers dealing with misdemeanors and traffic citations and assisted in training employees as they joined the Clerk's office. During her tenure at the Clerk's office Monica chaired the Employee Relations and Volunteer Committee which helped her foster strong relationships within the Clerk's Office which continue today.

Prior to working at the Palm Beach Clerk and Comptroller's Office, Monica received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Management and used her outstanding organizational skills as Office Manager for a Waste Management company and Executive Director of the California Boat Club and Marina. Monica's experience, education and interpersonal skills enhance our Firm's ability to provide our Clients with superior legal service.