Background
Astigarraga, José I. was born on July 20, 1953 in Havana, Cuba.
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José I. Astigarraga
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Miami Dade Community College (Associate of Arts, with honors, 1973). University of Miami (Bachelor of Business Administration, summa cum laude, 1975. Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1978).
Career
Worked at Steel Hector & Davis Limited Liability Partnership (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Florida. 1979, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. 1988, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida. 1990, United States. Supreme Court.
Leonard L. Abess Scholar.
Harvey T. Reid Scholar. Instructor, University of Miami School of Law, 1980-1981.
Member, Board of Directors, Miami Children"s Hospital, 1985-1988. Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, 1986-1988 and Member, Finance Committee, 1986-1988.
Trustee, Florida International University Foundation, 1989, Member, Executive Committee, Chairman, Nominating Committee.
North American Free Trade Agreement Advisory Committee on The Resolution of Private International Commercial Disputes, 1994. American Law Institute (Consultative Member, Transnational Insolvency Project. The Dade County Beacon Council, Incorporated.
Member, Board of Directors, Dade County"s Economic Development Organization, 1985-1996.
Member, American Arbitration Association Panel for Commercial Financial Dispute Resolution, 1994. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Americas ("CAMCA").
Member, Board of Directors, University of Miami School of Law Alumni Association, 1981-1988. Administrative Hearing Officer, Dade County School Board, 1981-1990.
Member, Biomedical Technology Science Panel, State of Florida High Technology and Industry Council, 1984-1987.
Member: Dade County (Commissioner, Judicial Campaign Practices Commission, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations (Member: Litigation Section Committee on Commercial Financial Services, Business Law Section, Creditors" Rights Subcommittee, 1987 and Subcommittee on Lender Liability, 1987. Business Law Section Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1984 and Business Law Section Business Bankruptcy Committee and Subcommittee on Programs, Publications and Public Relations, 1989). The Florida Bar (Secretary, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1979-1984.
Member, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, 1992).
Bankruptcy Bar Association for Southern District of Florida (Vice President, 1992-1994). American Law Institute.
Steel Hector & Davis Limited Liability Partnership maintains a diversified business practice that includes general and commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Corporate and securities law.
Mergers and acquisitions.
Dispositions and restructurings. Project development; financing. Energy and utilities law.
Creditors rights.
Financial services. Tax. Real estate; eminent domain. Land use and environmental law.
International law.
Health care. Employment and labor relations. Intellectual property law.
Trusts, estates and personal planning. Media and communication law.
Admiralty and maritime law.
Immigration and nationality law. White collar criminal defense. Administrative law; and government relations.
The firm has more than 150 lawyers with offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Tallahassee, Key West and Caracas, Venezuela.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Directors, Miami Children"s Hospital, 1985-1988. Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, 1986-1988 and Member, Finance Committee, 1986-1988. Trustee, Florida International University Foundation, 1989, Member, Executive Committee, Chairman, Nominating Committee.
North American Free Trade Agreement Advisory Committee on The Resolution of Private International Commercial Disputes, 1994.
American Law Institute (Consultative Member, Transnational Insolvency Project. The Dade County Beacon Council, Incorporated.
Member, Board of Directors, Dade County"s Economic Development Organization, 1985-1996. Member, American Arbitration Association Panel for Commercial Financial Dispute Resolution, 1994.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Americas ("CAMCA").
Member, Board of Directors, University of Miami School of Law Alumni Association, 1981-1988. Administrative Hearing Officer, Dade County School Board, 1981-1990. Member, Biomedical Technology Science Panel, State of Florida High Technology and Industry Council, 1984-1987.
Member: Dade County (Commissioner, Judicial Campaign Practices Commission, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations (Member: Litigation Section Committee on Commercial Financial Services, Business Law Section, Creditors" Rights Subcommittee, 1987 and Subcommittee on Lender Liability, 1987.
Business Law Section Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1984 and Business Law Section Business Bankruptcy Committee and Subcommittee on Programs, Publications and Public Relations, 1989). The Florida Bar (Secretary, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1979-1984.
Member, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, 1992). Bankruptcy Bar Association for Southern District of Florida (Vice President, 1992-1994).
American Law Institute.
