David Haber

Practice Areas

David's practice areas include Construction Law and Litigation, Complex Business Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Transactional, Community Association Law, Public Bid Protest Disputes, Civil Litigation, Insurance Law, Aviation Law, and Bankruptcy – Creditor’s Rights.

Career

David B. Haber, founder of Haber Law, has over 30 years of experience representing clients in the areas of construction law, complex commercial disputes, real estate and business law, and community association representation. Mr. Haber and his firm emphasize quality of practice, efficiency, and responsiveness to each client’s needs. Mr. Haber is Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law, is recognized by Super Lawyers in Construction Litigation, and is a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America.

For over three decades, Mr. Haber has represented and counseled property and business owners, real estate developers, lenders, community associations, contractors and design professionals, and commercial landlords in connection with multimillion-dollar and complex construction, capital improvement, and repair projects, including assisting clients with contract negotiation, bidding and bid protest proceedings, approvals, financing/loans, insurance issues, construction and design disputes, real estate-related transactions, commercial leases and commercial landlord/tenant disputes, distressed asset based transactions, loan workouts and restructurings, and business entity formation, disputes, and dissolution.

Mr. Haber also represents business owners, individuals, community associations and business entities in complex business litigation, arbitrations and appeals, community association law, and other commercial- and real estate-related disputes involving mortgage and uniform commercial code foreclosures (including receiverships, assignments of rents and leases and defense of lender liability matters), title insurance claims defense and coverage disputes, construction defects litigation, fraud, contract and forgery litigation, commercial aviation litigation, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights representation, and sophisticated international collection matters.

Mr. Haber’s experience in these areas, his proven reputation for being a fierce advocate, and his practical business sense provide the firm’s clients with expertise in counseling clients, achieving resolutions that are architected to meet a client’s needs and interests, and assessing the risk-reward factors associated with a particular matter and litigation in general.

Professional Memberships

- Served on the Citizen Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) for Miami-Dade County

- Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation, Past Board Member

- Temple Beth Sholom, Past Board Member and Officer

- Voices for Children, Past Board Member and Officer

- University of Florida Hillel, Past Board Member

- Florida Family Learning Partnership, Past Board Member

- Florida Bar Association, Member since 1984

- American Bar Association, Member since 1985

- Dade County Bar Association, Member since 1986

- Miami Beach Bar Association, Member

- Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida

Publications

- Partners David Haber and Roger Slade authored “Calling For An End to The 24/7, 365 Lawyer", published in the Daily Business Review. - April 22, 2022

- David Haber authored 'I Know All About Condo Living. After Surfside, Change Is Coming,' published in the New York Times. - July 29, 2021

- “Two-Thirds of Miami Condo Buildings Are Older Than 30 Years. The Repair Bills Are Coming Due.” featuring David Haber, published in the Wall Street Journal - July 14, 2021

- “After Florida Building Collapse, Task Force to Consider Changes to Condo Laws” featuring David Haber, published in the Wall Street Journal. - July 6, 2021

- “How to Prepare Your Law Office for Extreme Weather Events” by David Haber and Nilka Gomez, published in the Daily Business Review – April 18, 2019

- “Can Work-life Balance Improve Your Bottom Line?” by David Haber, published in the Miami Herald – April 12, 2019

- “Summary Jury Trials are Popping Up in Florida Courtrooms, Stirring Controversy,” commentary by David Haber in the Daily Business Review, November 20, 2018

- “The ‘Frye’ Standard is the Law in Fla., ‘a Monumental Game Changer” by David Haber, published in the Daily Business Review. - October 23, 2018

- Partners David Haber and Franchesco Soto, along with law clerk Brett Silverberg, authored 'Supreme Court's Latest Construction Defect Decision and Its Impact on Construction Insurance Claims," published in the Daily Business Review. - January 16, 2018

- Partners David Haber and Franchesco Soto, along with law clerk Brett Silverberg, authored 'Florida Supreme Court's Latest Construction Defect Decision: Triggering the Insurer's Duty to Defend in the Pre-Suit Process,' published in the statewide Florida Community Association Journal. - January 12, 2018

- Founding Partner David Haber and Senior Associate Attorney Jonathan Goldstein authored 'After Irma: Examining the Association Loss Prism,' for the Florida Community Association Journal. - November 2, 2017

- Founding Partner David Haber and Partner David Podein authored 'Hurricane Irma: Tips for Navigating Your Way Through the Insurance Claim Process,' Florida Community Association Journal. - September 15, 2017

- Attorneys David Haber, Jonathan Goldstein, and law clerk Brett Silverberg provide a "2017 Community Association Legislative Update," published in the statewide Florida Community Association Journal. - August 10, 2017

- Haber Law attorneys David Haber, Jonathan Goldstein and Alex Leon authored an article published in the Florida Community Association Journal: "The 2017 Spring Legislative Session: Medications for Community Association Corruption (May Have Serious Side Effects)." - May 11, 2017

- In the Florida Community Association Journal, Founding Partner David Haber and Senior Associate Jonathan Goldstein offer guidance for incoming board members: "Material Alterations: By Definition a Big Deal." - March 6, 2017

- Partners David Haber and Frank Soto authored an article for the Florida Community Association Journal about a fascinating and seldom used jury trial process. - January 27, 2017

- “Material Alterations: By Definition a Big Deal” by David Haber and Jonathan Goldstein, published in the Florida Community Association Journal – March 6, 2017

- “Is Your Association Ready for the New Construction Defect Pre-Suit Process?” by David Haber and Frank Soto – April 29, 2016

Attorneys David Haber and Frank Soto authored 'Is Your Association Ready for the New Construction Defect Pre-Suit Process?' - April 29, 2016

- Attorneys David Haber and Jonathan Goldstein author 'The DBPR's Proposed Electronic Voting Rule.' - February 10, 2016

- Attorneys David Haber and Rebecca Newman Casamayor authored 'Emotional Support Animals, Are They Service Animals?' - December 15, 2015

- Founding Partner David Haber addresses the hot issue, 'drones and privacy' in this Florida Community Association Journal article. - July 1, 2015

- David B. Haber and Rebecca Newman authored 'Emotional Support Animals: Why Housing Providers are Forced to Accommodate Almost Any Request.' - January 1, 2015

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