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Ms. Ontivero grew up in South Florida. She received her Bachelors of Science in Paralegal Studies from Nova Southeastern University. After her undergraduate studies, Ms. Ontivero worked as a Paralegal for several years in the area of Real Property Development, representing numerous South Florida Builders. In 2003 Ms. Ontivero entered the Juris Doctor program at Nova Southeastern's Shepard Broad Law Center.. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005 and immediately started practicing law in the area of Foreclosure, representing Lenders at the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.. Ms. Ontivero subsequently joined the boutique litigation firm of Katzman and Korr, where she represented thousands of Homeonwer and Condominium Associations in both general litigation matters and Foreclosure matters.. After practicing Association law for two years, Ms. Ontivero joined the firm of Ben-Ezra and Katz, where she again represented many lenders in Foreclosure proceedings and handled contested litigation cases on behalf of the lenders.. As a result of this prior experience, Ms. Ontivero decided to open a private practice and use the litigation knowledge that she gained to help homeowners defend their homes and properly enforce their rights in many of these fraudulent transactions. Ms. Ontivero has also practiced in the areas of Immigration Litigation, Family Law and has handled multiple types of Commercial and Business Litigation matters.

Married since 1988 to wife, Wendy, and we have two daughters, one (1) of whom is in graduate school, and the other at college working toward her undergraduate degree.. I served as a Councilmember and Vice Mayor for the Town of Davie, Florida from 1998 through 2001.. In 2005, Wendy started a private arts-based high school, Conservatory Prep Senior High School - located in Davie, Florida, and her website is . It has been fully accredited by AdvancEd, SACS-CASI. She is planning on expanding the school next year to provide for middle school students' needs.

Margaret Yang is originally from China, where she graduated from Southwest University of China with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English education and literature. After moving to the United States, she earned a Master of Instructional Systems Technology degree from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology's Stuart Graduate School of Business. Mrs. Yang received her law degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where high grades earned her a spot on the Dean's Honor List. She is licensed to practice law by the state bar associations of New York, New Jersey, and Florida.. Before graduating law school Mrs. Yang gained valuable and relevant experience working as a law clerk, including time in the Circuit Court of Cook County in the foreclosure division, the city of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, the office of the Illinois Attorney General's Antitrust Bureau, and the State's Attorney's Office Worker's Compensation Division.. Prior to joining Amerihope Alliance Legal Services, Mrs. Yang was an associate attorney at the law firm of Leonard and Leonard in Linden, New Jersey. Margaret Yang is a highly educated attorney who leverages all of her knowledge and experiences to achieve the best results for homeowners facing foreclosure. Since joining our firm she has focused on foreclosure defense for our New Jersey clients. She is passionate about consumer law and helping people who are in danger of losing their home.. In her free time she enjoys listening to classical music, working with Photoshop, reading, cooking, and spending time with her two boys.

IMPORTANT QUOTES. "[P]erhaps the most valuable thing a lawyer brings to the courtroom when he is an advocate is his reputation....If his reputation is bad, I don't care what he says or how he says it -- he is climbing a glass mountain in shoes covered with oil." Hon. Charles D. Breitel. About half the practice of decent lawyer consists in telling would-be Clients that they are DAMNED FOOLS and should STOP! - Judge Van Nortwick quoting Judge Posner quoting Elihu Root, ESQ.. "Imagination is more powerful than knowledge because it will define where you'll look for knowledge." -Albert Einstein

I was born in Westhampton, New York in 1953.  I have lived most of my life in South Florida.   I graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 1978.  I reside in Davie, Florida.  My twin brother, Peter, and I practice law together in Plantation, Florida.

I have 20 plus years of experience helping people manage their problems at the workplace. I enjoy what I do and obtain much satisfaction being able to help people when they need it the most.

I am a caring and self motivated attorney seeking to expand my legal practice and develop lasting professional relationships in the legal environment.

H. Wayne Clark, Jr., is Of Counsel at Foley & Mansfield. Mr. Clark practices in both state and federal courts and focuses on all aspects of construction law, trucking law, premises and security liability, condominium disputes, wrongful death and commercial litigation. He is an "AV" Preeminent® rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, a Florida Super Lawyer honoree with Super Lawyers, Florida Legal Elite honoree, South Florida Legal Guide "Top Up & Comer" and America’s Most Honored Professionals “Top 1% by American Registry.". Mr. Clark has a thriving portion of his practice devoted to commercial litigation as well as representation of both high-end and economy hotels on behalf of Fortune 500 companies and national real estate developers. He also handles construction litigation throughout the state of Florida, representing developers, general contractors, sub-contractors and design professionals for both residential and commercial properties. Mr. Clark has litigated routine lien matters to complex multi-million dollar construction defect cases. He serves as counsel for a Fortune 500 construction company.. Mr. Clark is adept at handling the gamut of discovery issues and has taken thousands of depositions. He has considerable experience researching complicated legal issues and drafting substantive legal pleadings in matters ranging from multi-district and class action litigation to complex litigation in state and federal courts.. Prior to joining Foley & Mansfield, Mr. Clark worked for a state firm in Florida as a Partner running their construction division.. He gained extensive experience in the construction arena while serving in the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, where he worked as an Airborne Engineer and Construction Engineer. He also served two years as a Staff Attorney for The Honorable Robert Rosenberg and The Honorable Victor Tobin in the 17th Judicial Circuit.

Fort Lauderdale personal injury lawyer Kenneth LaVan has been an advocate for the rights of the disabled for many years. Mr. LaVan’s law firm, LaVan & Neidenberg, represents thousands of disability clients each year. Since 1998, his companies have provided more than 3,000 hours of community service to inner-city students, he has been featured on CNNfn, written about in Entrepreneur Magazine Business Start Ups (twice), and was Keynote Presenter at Chicago Mayor Daley’s Educational Summit. In 2008, Mr. LaVan presented at the National Organization for Veterans Advocates conference in Washington, DC. Most recently, Mr. LaVan has presented at Great Legal Marketing events where he shared insights into his success as both an attorney and a marketer. In 2010, Mr. LaVan was pleased to see the successful launch of EZ Claim, a fully-integrated claims management system using IBM social software and analytics.. In October 2010, Mr. LaVan joined a panel discussion at the IBM Midmarket Influencer Forum to discuss his collaborative role in the development of EZ Claim. In January 2012, he was a featured speaker on a panel discussion and press briefing at Lotusphere 2012 about the role of social business in small business.. Mr. LaVan has a desire to help people who are experiencing difficult times or find themselves in a challenging situation, which is why he also serves as a Fort Lauderdale disability lawyer.. In 1991, Mr. LaVan graduated from The George Washington University with a Bachelors of Accountancy and received several honors during undergraduate. In 1996, he went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University and was Law Review.. Currently, he is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Department of Veterans Affairs Accredited Attorney, National Organization for Veterans’ Advocates (NOVA), and National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR).

Fort Lauderdale personal injury lawyer Adam Neidenberg has been litigating claims since graduating law school. He received litigation training at the Broward County State Attorney’s Office where he argued thousands of criminal cases in front of judges and juries. Once he became an experienced trial attorney he started his own criminal defense group and thereafter co-founded LaVan & Neidenberg, focusing only on representing disabled individuals.. Mr. Neidenberg has mastered the art of building a strong case and presenting it in a precisely structured argument to the judge.  He trains the firm’s attorneys in assessing the legal issues of the case, presenting them to the judge, and cross examining experts presented by the Social Security Administration.. In 1996, Mr. Neidenberg graduated from Hofstra University with a Juris Doctor and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in 1993.  He is a member of the Florida Bar Association, 11th Circuit Federal District Court, United States Court of Veterans Appeals for Veterans Claims, and Department of Veterans Affairs Accredited Attorney.

Bianca Lupovici Diener was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and raised in Panama City, Panama and Miami, Florida. As a result, Bianca is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish. In 1999, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Florida International University. During her undergraduate studies Bianca worked full-time as a legal secretary/paralegal for various law firms in Miami, Florida.. In 2003, Bianca obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center. During law school Bianca was selected as a top finalist in the 2001 Association of Trial Lawyers of America “ATLA” negotiation competition allowing her to compete at the national level in North Carolina. She was also a junior staff member of the Journal of International & Comparative Law and selected to participate as a founding editor of the International Citator & Research Guide.  In light of her academic achievements during her first year of law school, Bianca received a scholarship from the Association of Legal Assistants.. Prior to joining Bavaro Legal, P.A., Bianca practiced law for a top civil defense litigation law firm in Hollywood, Florida, specializing in the areas of personal injury, automobile negligence, premises liability, wrongful death, negligent security/supervision, and governmental tort litigation. Biancapracticed regularly in both State and Federal court systems. Clients included “Fortune 500” corporations, governmental entities, and individuals.. Bianca is admitted to practice in Florida, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.