Meet Our Attorneys
Connis O. Brown, III Partner
Mr. Brown spent the first 15 years of his practice at two large Florida law firms doing only litigation and litigated and tried a number of major cases involving wrongful deaths, aircraft crashes, train wrecks, industrial accidents, business and real estate disputes, commercial evictions, commercial foreclosures, employment claims, and intellectual property claims in both jury and bench trials. He also briefed and argued appeals in those areas in both state and federal court, some relating to cases he had tried, others in which he was first retained post-trial. After that, in 2002, he formed Brown Robert, LLP with Mr. Robert, a fellow shareholder he worked closely with at his last large firm, Gunster.
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Seth P. Robert Partner
Seth P. Robert has extensive courtroom experience, both through representing clients and from the other side of the bench as a law clerk for two years for the Honorable Arthur D. Spatt, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Robert followed his clerkship by practicing as a litigation attorney at the Manhattan law firm of Graubard Mollen and Miller from 1994 to 1999, where he handled multi-million dollar commercial disputes. Since he began practicing in Florida in 1999, he has represented clients in matters pending in numerous Federal and State Courts, both at Brown Robert, LLP and as a shareholder in the litigation department of Gunster, a large Florida firm, prior to the formation of Brown Robert, LLP with Mr. Brown in 2002.
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Samantha Espada
Samantha Espada works on a wide range of complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on contractual disputes and also handles business transactional matters. Some of the main areas she works in include technology licensing and purchase and sale contracts involving a variety of products, industries, and businesses, often using both traditional contracts and web based agreements for different aspects of businesses. During her years at Brown Robert, she has also been a primary author of a number of major appellate briefs, including the briefs in the recently reported decision of Mowder v. Smith, 390 So.3d 106 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024), which upheld a trial court decision transferring title to real property despite the absence of any written documentation to support the transfer.
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Roni Schneider of Counsel
Roni Schneider has extensive experience in intellectual property litigation, creditors rights litigation, banking litigation, trust and estate litigation, and complex commercial disputes. She is admitted in both Florida and New York and has handled major litigations at both the trial and appellate level.
Vincent P. D’Andrea of Counsel
Vincent P. D’Andrea has extensive litigation experience in both the state and federal courts of New York. He has handled cases involving complex commercial disputes, defense of civil rights, employment litigation, Title VII litigation, Title IX litigation, criminal defense, wrongful death, and general civil litigation.
Guiding Principles
We as lawyers are committed to bringing these qualities, and more, to every dispute, and we have found that strategy to lead to success. Our goal is to be a firm whose value is enhanced by our dedication to your actual needs, whether it is your initial matter with us or your twentieth.