Founding partner Jeffrey Maltzman
55 Miracle Mile, Suite 320
5650 El Camino Real
Suite 123
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Tel. 305-992-6555
Legal Team
Jeffrey B. Maltzman
Partner
jeffreym@maltzmanpartners.com
Education: Stanford Law School (J.D., 1987) Stanford University (B.A., 1983)
Admissions: Florida, California, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court, U.S. District Courts for all districts in California, Florida and Arizona.
Honors: 
- Board Certified Legal Specialist in Admiralty & Maritime Law; State Bar of California.
- Florida Super Lawyers: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006.
- AV Preeminent Rated Martindale Hubbell™
- Best of the Bar, Florida Trend Magazine 2012, 2005
- Best of the Bar, Miami Daily Business Review 2005
- Best Verdicts, South Florida Business Journal 2004
- Best of the Bar South Florida Business Journal 2010
- Member Litigation Counsel of America
Jeffrey is a founding partner and principal of the firm. He is a former Judge Pro Tem of the Municipal Court of California, San Diego County.
Jeffrey specializes in all aspects of complex commercial litigation, resort and tourism law, admiralty, insurance defense, corporate crisis management, and media relations. In his 20 years of practicing law, he has accumulated extensive experience handling mass casualty cases, class actions, products and premises liability matters, sexual assault, negligent security, and medical malpractice cases. He has substantial trial experience and is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
Clients frequently call upon Jeffrey to assist with crisis management and help their companies effectively respond to major mass casualty and other high profile crisis. At client's request, he frequently appears in the media to represent companies on CNN, Court TV and other major television networks. Jeffrey has appeared on Dateline, Nancy Grace, Anderson Cooper 360, and the Today Show.
Outside the courtroom, Jeffrey frequently lectures on a wide array of maritime human resources and tort issues. He also provides training to both shoreside and shipboard employers and employees on issues such as diversity and sexual harassment. When not practicing law, you can usually find Jeffrey working with his family's wine company Maltzman Family Vineyards which produces exceptional Cabernet, Merlot and Chardonnay in California's famed Napa Valley.
Publications:
- Travel - Los Angeles Times (2010)
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Daily Business Review Features Jeffrey Maltzman Commenting on the Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act of 2010
- Law departments are finding out how convenient-and cheap-video and Web conferencing can be (2009)
- “Shipboard Medical Care,” 10 Benedict on Admiralty, Chapter 9 (9th rev. ed. 2009)
- “Twas the Night Before Regulations: Foreign-Flagged Cruise Ships and the ADA,” 75 Tulane Law Review 1571 (2001)
- “Islands in the Sun, Cruise Line Liability for Water Activities on Private Islands,” University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal, (2001)
- “Jobs in Paradise: The Definitive Guide to Exotic Jobs Everywhere,” HarperCollins Publishers, 1990, 1993
steveh@maltzmanpartners.com
Education: University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 2001) University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1998)
Admissions: Florida, U.S. District Courts - Southern and Northern Districts of Florida, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Honors:
- Law Clerk to the Hon. James M. Barton II, Circuit Court, 13th Judicial District, Florida.
- Editor, Journal of Technology Law & Policy, University of Florida Levin College of Law.
- Phi Beta Kappa
Steve is a partner in the firm's Coral Gables office. He previously worked with the law firm of Maltzman Foreman, P.A.
Steve practices civil litigation with an emphasis on resort and tourism law and the defense of passenger and crewmember maritime tort claims. He also handles complex commercial litigation and class action claims.
Steve began his legal career as the staff attorney to a distinguished judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida—Complex Civil Litigation Division. Before entering the legal profession, Steve was a general foreman for a large industrial contractor based in Los Angeles.
Anamarie M. Maltzman
Partner
Education: University of Miami, School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998) University of California at Davis (B.A., 1984)
Admissions: Florida, U.S. District Courts Southern, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida
Honors:
- Research and Writing Editor, University of Miami Law Review
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Ursula M. Ungaro, U.S. District Court, So. Dist. of Florida
- Finalist, State Mock Trial Competition
- Finalist, State Moot Court Competition
- Book Award - Litigation Skills
Ana is a partner in the firm's Coral Gables office and supervises the firm’s employment practice. She has represented large and small businesses and corporate executives in a diverse range of employment matters such as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. Ana has extensive experience in both state and federal courts and at administrative proceedings before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Florida Commission on Human Relations.
Ana has experienced with management and training guidance, policy drafting and implementation, disability and accessibility issues, audit programs, and employment and separaton agreements. Ana no longer actively litigates cases but often shares her enormous experience with clients and other firm attorneys. She also periodically conducts training seminars and classes on timely human resource and employment law topics such as diversity, avoiding employment lawsuits, and effective dealings with the EEOC for in-house personnel.
Ana was previously an attorney at Steel Hector & Davis and served for two years as a federal law clerk to the Hon. Ursula Ungaro. Prior to embarking on her legal career, Ana held a variety of senior management positions in the banking industry.
Speeches & Conferences:
- "Hiring Practice Issues” Sterling Education Services Seminar
- “Red Flag Alert: How to Survive the FLSA’s Danger Zones, Labor and Employment Seminar
- Leaves of Absence and the FMLA, Labor and Employment Seminar Alternative Work Scheduling: The Legal Implications to the Employer
- The OSHA Ergonomics Standard: Is Your Company Ergonomically Correct?
Rafaela Castells
Associate Attorney
Education: University of Miami School of Law, J.D., May 2012.
Admissions: Florida
Rafaela works out of the firm's Florida office and specializes in maritime and travel law with an emphasis in international arbitration. She is originally from Puerto Rico and is fluent in both English and Spanish.
While at the University of Miami School of Law Rafaela was an editor for the Inter-American Law Review and conducted extensive research on international arbitration and the enforceability of international arbitration agreements.
Ed R. Nield
Of Counsel
Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1976) University of Denver (J.D., 1983) University of Denver (M.B.A., 1984)
Admissions: California, Colorado, United States District Court Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California, Tenth Circuit District Court, Colorado
Honors: American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Ed is an attorney handling matters in the firm's Carlsbad and Los Angeles offices. He regularly practices in the areas of personal injury and professional liability defense for a variety of clients including the State of California. Having tried numerous cases to jury verdict, Ed is an experienced trial attorney and has earned the honor of admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He also continues his longtime service as an arbitrator/mediator to both the San Diego and Riverside County Superior Courts.
Ed is licensed to practice law in both California and Colorado and is a member of the California and Colorado Bar Associations as well as the Los Angeles and San Diego County Bar Associations.
Ed received his Bachelors (BA) Degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1976. After working for several years in management for an international food service company, he attended the law and graduate business schools at the University of Denver where he received his Juris Doctor (JD) in 1983 and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) in 1984. He is an experienced litigator with over 30 trials to his credit.
Heather F. Lunn
Of Counsel
Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1990) California Western School of Law (J.D., 1995)
Admissions: California
Heather works out of the firm's Los Angeles office. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and graduated from California Western School of Law in San Diego.
Heather has extensive experience practicing law in the area of insurance defense litigation and routinely handles the defense of numerous clients in all aspects of litigation. Heather has a strong background in personal injury, construction defect and real estate litigation with her primary focus being in the area of personal injury defense.
Teresa C. Senior
Of Counsel
Education: University of California at Los Angeles, magna cum laude (B.A., 1983) University of Southern California (J.D., 1987)
Admissions: California
Teresa works out of the firm's Los Angeles office. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Communication Studies from UCLA, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She attended the University of Southern California Gould School of Law on a full academic scholarship. Teresa has over 20 years of litigation experience. For most of her career, she has defended major insurance companies and self-insured entities in cases involving significant personal injuries and/or multi-million dollar property losses. Teresa has drafted appellate briefs and has argued before the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District. Teresa's experience makes her an effective and efficient litigator.
J Stephen Tracy
Of Counsel
Education: JD University of South Carolina, 1992; BBA Economics Northwood University, AA Hotel and Restaurant Management.
Honors: Fourth place National Environmental Moot Court.
Admissions: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Utah; United States Federal Courts for North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Utah. Formerly South Eastern Admiralty Law.
