Robert E. Pershes, Esq., born Brooklyn, New York, March 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Claims Court; 1980, Florida; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1992, registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: City College of the University of New York (B.M.E., 1969); New York Law School (J.D., 1976); New York University (L.L.M., 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Professional Engineer, New York and New Jersey, 1974. Co-Author: “Florida Construction Law,” Professional Education Services, 1983 - 1987; Update “Florida Mechanics Lien Law.” 1988, Florida Bar. Certified Mediator: Florida Supreme Court and American Arbitration Association Certified, 1990. Member: New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Public Contract; Litigation Law; Forum Committee on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, Engineers, 1970 - 1971]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate Development; Intellectual Property Law; Corporate Law; Contract Law.