Dora F. Kaufman is an AV-rated Shareholder in the law firm of Liebler, Gonzalez & Portuondo, where she practices primarily in the areas of complex commercial litigation, banking law, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, and debtor and creditor workouts. Ms. Kaufman is admitted to practice before the Florida Bar (1988), the District of Columbia Bar, the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh and Federal Circuits. She received her B.A. degree, Summa Cum Laude, and her J.D. degree from Georgetown University.
- Practice Areas:
- Banking & Municipal Finance, Bankruptcy and Financial Services Litigation, Commercial Litigation
- Education:
- Georgetown University, Summa Cum Laude, 1985; Juris Doctor, 1988
- Bar and Court Admissions:
- Florida Bar, 1988
District of Columbia Bar, 1991
Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida (District and Bankruptcy Courts)
Courts of Appeals (11th and Federal Circuits) - Distinctions/Honors/Recognition:
- --Appointed to and continued present (and longstanding) service on Board of Directors of Federal Bar Association (Broward County Chapter), and Judicial Administration & Evaluation Committee of the Florida Bar (from 2009);
--Prior appointments and service: Vice-Chair of Federal Court Practice committee of the Florida Bar (6 year committee service); and prior appointed/active member of Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee and Civil Procedure Rules Committee of the Florida Bar;
--Georgetown University Alumni Admissions Program interviewer;
--Service as faculty (instructor) at numerous Florida Bar-approved CLER seminars on Florida commercial foreclosures and related issues for National Business Institute and otherwise, and publication of related materials
