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Shendell & Pollock is Proud to Welcome Jonathan Rubin to Our Team!
Shendell & Pollock is Proud to Welcome Jonathan Rubin to Our Team!
Jon Rubin is a graduate of St. John’s University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987. Mr. Rubin also earned his Juris Doctor from St. John’s Law School in 1991. After completing law school, Mr. Rubin became an Assistant District Attorney for the Queens County District Attorney’s office, from 1991-1994, where he was responsible for all criminal litigation and appeals. After leaving the District Attorney’s office, Mr. Rubin worked with several Florida litigation firms including: Ivone DeVine and Jensen; Green Ackerman and Frost; and, Hightower Stratton Novigrod and Kantor, where he was the firm’s Catastrophic Loss Division Leader.
Jon’s areas of practice include professional liability defense, wrongful death, construction defect, property damage subrogation and insurance coverage issues, automobile liability litigation, restaurant liability litigation, medical malpractice defense – including the defense of hospitals, physicians, nurses and other medical professionals, nursing home defense, the defense of law firms, real estate professionals, other professionals, complex commercial disputes, and first and third party property litigation. Jon is licensed to practice law in all trial and appellate courts in the State of Florida, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the Courts of the State of New York.
S&P Senior Partner Matt Tornincasa speaks at NJCPA Forensic & Valuation Services Conference on Risk Management.
S&P Senior Partner Matt Tornincasa speaks at NJCPA Forensic & Valuation Services Conference on Risk Management.
On September 28, 2022, Senior Partner Matt Tornincasa presented a one hour virtual seminar to over 70 New Jersey Certified Public Accountants practicing in the litigation support, valuation and forensic services space on “CPA Risk Management Techniques for Before A Claim is Asserted” discussing due diligence procedures for client acceptance, ensuring that engagement letters contain sufficient protective provisions, and practical tips to ensure adequate documentation of the services performed for clients.
We would be happy to present a risk management seminar to your firm or organization tailored to the specific risks your industry presents. Please contact Shendell & Pollock at 561-241-2323 and ask to speak to Matt Tornincasa or Gary Shendell if you are interested in hosting a seminar on relevant risk management issues for your firm or organization
Shendell & Pollock, P.L. is excited to add to our Florida Litigation Team with the Additions of New Associates Christopher Ali in Tampa and Danitza Gonzalez in Boca Raton!
Shendell & Pollock, P.L. is excited to add to our
Florida Litigation Team with the Additions of New Associates Christopher Ali in Tampa and Danitza Gonzalez in Boca Raton!
Chris Ali, is a 1985 graduate of University of Maryland, where he received his BA degree in Economics. He received his juris doctorate in 1989 from the University of Maryland School of Law. Mr. Ali has concentrated his practice in the areas of civil and criminal fraud matters including disputes arising out of loan transactions related to officials of federally insured S&L institutions. Mr. Ali joins our Florida team to enhance our legal depth in our firm’s wide gamut of practice areas. Admittance to the Florida Bar anticipated in the near future.
Danitza Gonzalez is a 2006 graduate from the Florida State University where she obtained a Bachelor’s degree Cum Laude in Sociology, with minors in Psychology and Gerontology/Aging Studies. Danitza obtained her Juris Doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2013. During law school, Danitza participated in multiple legal clinics and gained practical experience in the areas of human and immigration rights, as well as disability and public benefits. Danitza also has vast legal knowledge and experience concerning re-employment benefit claims, denials, and appeals that she gained during her tenure as a Hearing Officer with the Department of Economic Opportunity (formerly Agency for Workforce Innovation) between 2007 and 2014. Danitza practiced exclusively in the field of personal injury from 2014 until 2021, during which time she successfully managed, settled, and litigated hundreds of cases. Danitza believes that being a zealous advocate is the best way to achieve desired results for her clients and strives to establish and maintain open lines of communication, assuring the successful development of strategies and resolution of legal matters. She is a proud member of the Florida Bar, a fluent Spanish speaker and writer, and joined the Shendell & Pollock legal team in 2021.
Shendell & Pollock P.L. deepens its Litigation & Trial Team in Tampa and Is Pleased to Announce the Addition of Kenneth Puig, Esq. as a Partner in the Firm.
Shendell & Pollock P.L. deepens its Litigation & Trial Team in
Tampa and Is Pleased to Announce the Addition of
Kenneth Puig, Esq. as a Partner in the Firm.

Kenneth Puig is a graduate of the University of South Florida, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1990. Mr. Puig earned his Juris Doctorate from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1994. After completing law school, Mr. Puig became an Assistant State Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County, Florida from 1995-1999, where he prosecuted various misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony crimes, and tried more than 45 jury trials. During his final years at the State Attorney’s Office, Mr. Puig also served as lead trial attorney in the Felony Division A. After leaving the State Attorney’s Office, Mr. Puig joined the law firm of Gunn, Ogden & Sullivan, P.A., and practiced in the areas of general liability and disability insurance defense.
His areas of practice include professional liability defense, including the defense of hospitals, physicians, nurses and other medical professionals, the defense of law firms, real estate professionals, and other professionals, nursing home defense, and complex commercial disputes, general liability defense, including premises liability and auto negligence defense, products liability defense, construction defect litigation, and property liability litigation, and first and third party property litigation. Since 2001, Mr. Puig has focused his practice on the defense of hospitals, nurses, physicians, nursing homes, other long-term care facilities, and professional and general liability defense before becoming a founding shareholder of McCumber, Daniels in 2003. Mr. Puig is licensed to practice law in all trial and appellate courts in the State of Florida, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.
Mr. Puig has obtained numerous summary judgments and dismissals on behalf of his clients, as well as successfully arguing before the Second District Court of Appeals. Mr. Puig is an active member of the Claims XChange and has been a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), where he has served as a Co-Chair on its Professional Liability Committee. Mr. Puig has also served as a presenter at the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance annual and professional liability mini conferences. Mr. Puig joined Shendell & Pollock’s legal team in January of 2022.
Happy New Year!
We here at Shendell & Pollock, P.L. wish everyone a Happy New Year with the hope that many blessings are in the year to come!
