Katzman & Korr and Garfinkel Trial Group Announce Merger

Katzman Garfinkel to provide more value and services to community association clients

Orlando, Florida (April 30, 2008) ---Katzman & Korr, a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm, and the Garfinkel Trial Group of Maitland, Florida, announced a merger and unveiled their new name, Katzman Garfinkel. Katzman & Korr is dedicated to community association representation and the Garfinkel Trial Group focuses on natural disaster law. The new law firm will offer residents living in all types of common interest ownership communities with an impressive and complete set of services including general corporate representation, collection, first party insurance claim recovery and construction defect litigation.  

“This move positions us to offer greater value to our clients and the communities we now serve,” said Co-Founding partner Alan Garfinkel. Co-Founding Partner Leigh Katzman said, “In addition to the clear and strategic benefits of combining two highly complementary organizations, this combination will offer thousands of condominium, cooperative, timeshare and mobile home associations with highly-skilled and targeted legal representation”.

Katzman & Korr, established in 1994 by Katzman, is devoted to all aspects of community association representation. Currently, the firm represents approximately 1,000 condominium associations throughout the State of Florida. It was one of the first firms to advance all fees and costs on behalf of communities that are forced to pursue collection of delinquent assessments. Katzman & Korr is also the driving the force behind the Community Advocacy Network (CAN) a not-for-profit organization that advocates on behalf of community associations before all levels of government. Donna D. Berger, executive director of CAN, and a managing partner of Katzman Korr said, “This merger provides CAN greater outreach in Central Florida and brings more value to our members who have questions or concerns regarding first party insurance claims.”

Garfinkel Trial Group is nationally recognized as a leader in natural disaster law and has handled thousands of hurricane-related claims on behalf of homeowners and condominium associations. The firm has been honored by Martindale-Hubbell as “One of the Most Prestigious Law Firms in America”.

Katzman Garfinkel will operate out of offices in Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando. In addition, the firm has offices in Miami, Naples, Ft. Myers, and St. Augustine.

For further information, please visit their current websites:

katzkorr.com and garfinkeltrialgroup.com or their new website at AskTheFirm.com (coming soon).

About Katzman Garfinkel:

Katzman Garfinkel is a law firm that focuses on community association

and natural disaster law. With offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Naples, Ft. Myers, and St. Augustine, the firm offers residents living in all types of common interest ownership communities with a complete set of services including general corporate representation, collection, first party insurance claim recovery and construction defect litigation. It was one of the first firms to advance all fees and costs on behalf of communities that are forced to pursue collection of delinquent assessments.