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DVC Partners and Attorneys amongst the nation’s
Best Lawyers in America® 2023
All 6 partners and 2 attorneys at Damian & Valori, LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys have been selected for inclusion to The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 and 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.The selections and recognitions include: Melanie E. Damian selected for...
Damian & Valori, LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys partners and attorneys named to Florida Super Lawyers for 16th Year in a Row
Six attorneys at Damian & Valori LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys have been recognized as 2022 Florida Super Lawyers and 2021 Florida Rising Stars Partners Melanie E. Damian Russell M. Landy were recognized as part of in the Florida Business Litigation Super Lawyers...
Connor Healey joins Damian & Valori |Culmo Trial Attorneys as an Associate Attorney
Damian & Valori LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys is pleased to announce that Connor Healey has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Mr. Healey concentrates his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation and receivership litigation. Prior to joining the...
Judge Grants Summary Judgment in favor of Damian & Valori LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys client
On December 30, 2021, Tenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Angela J. Cowden, granted summary judgment in favor of Damian & Valori LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys client, Carlos Villanueva, Esq. In 2017, plaintiffs Emilia Lozano, Martha Vargas de Osorio, Francisco...
Partners Melanie Damian and Allison J. Leonard Selected as Honorees for Daily Business Review’s 2023 Florida Legal Awards
We're pleased to announce partners Melanie Damian and Allison J. Leonard have been selected as honorees for the Daily Business Review's 2023 Florida Legal Awards in the "Lifetime Achievement" and "On The Rise" categories. Their achievements will be celebrated, along...
Meet our Team: Chris Perse
Meet The Team: Chris Perse Name: Chris Perse Hometown: Miami, FL Title: Associate Attorney When did you begin working at Damian | Valori | Culmo ? Mid-January 2023 How did you get your job here? A recruiter, who is a friend of mine, reached out to me and thought I...
Lawyer Monthly: What is the key to a successful collaboration?
Partners Tom Culmo and Melanie Damian were featured in the October edition of the Lawyer Monthly Magazine, talking about the Damian & Valori LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys collaboration, and the key to building a successful partnership. Read article online:...
Nick Palomino joins Damian & Valori |Culmo Trial Attorneys
Damian & Valori LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys is pleased to announce that Nick Palomino has joined the firm as an associate attorney as part of our personal injury practice. Prior to joining Damian & Valori LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys, Mr. Palomino worked as an...
Managing Partner, Peter F. Valori, named Chair of the Florida Bar Business Law Section Legislation Committee
Damian & Valori LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys Managing Partner, Peter F. Valori , has been selected to lead the Legislation Committee of the Florida Bar Business Law Section for 2022-2023. As chair, Peter will oversee the Section’s legislative activities, including...
Partner, Tom Culmo, recognized with the President’s Award by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Partner, Tom Culmo, was recognized with the National Board of Trial Advocacy President’s Award. Tom was recognized for his contributions to the legal profession through you work over three decades of advocating for victims of negligent conduct and especially...
Meet our Team: Vladimir Suarez
Name: Vladimir Suarez Hometown: Bogota, Colombia Title: Administrative Assistant When did you begin working at Damian & Valori, LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys? How did you get your job here? I started with D&V on June 29th, 2020. I got the job through a...
Meet the Team: Ana Friedman
Name: Ana Friedman Hometown: Miami Fl Title: Legal Assistant When did you begin working at Damian & Valori, LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys? How did you get your job here? I started working with Tom Culmo in September 2007. I was recruited by one of his staff at the...
Meet our Partner: Tom Culmo
Name: Thomas Culmo Hometown: Miami, Florida Title: Partner When did you begin working at Damian & Valori, LLP | Culmo Trial Attorneys? I founded my own practice as a personal injury trial lawyer in 1996, and we merged to form the new firm in March 2020. In a...