Lance B. Melamud

Senior Counsel

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Miami
Tampa

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Lance Melamud is an attorney practicing in the area of commercial litigation. He has litigated complex matters in both state and federal courts. During his career, he has advised and represented companies of all sizes as well as individuals in a variety of commercial matters.

Lance’s practice focuses on banking and finance law, bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors’ rights, consumer collection matters for financial institutions and lenders in loan default actions, real estate litigation, judgment enforcement and collection, and commercial civil litigation. In addition, he has extensive experience in consumer lending litigation, specifically the handling of contested foreclosure litigation matters, as well as experience in contested real property possession actions, specifically the handling of contest evictions (both residential and commercial), unlawful detainers, ejectments, quiet title actions, and specific performance actions.

Successful multi-million dollar judgment enforcement and collection against a judgment debtor law firm for the judgment creditor client.
Successful real property possession actions in excess of 800 separate evictions, unlawful detainers, and ejectments during the Covid pandemic.
Successful representation of commercial property owner in retaking possession of real estate and investment properties, including effectuating completion of essential conditions to client’s multi-million dollar commercial real estate sale and securing satisfaction of seller’s contractual obligations in order to proceed with transaction consummation by successfully ensuring the compliance and vacating of multiple commercial tenants within a sixty day window.
Attended appellate argument before the United States Court of Appeals in Washington, DC in an intellectual property matter involving a major toy manufacturer.

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Florida
California
U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California

Memberships

Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Miami-Dade Chapter
Miami-Dade Bar

Community Involvement

Recognized for pro bono contributions in representing tenants in eviction actions and speaking at legal aid clinics throughout the state of Florida
Guest speaker at Law Day for the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County at the North Dade Justice Center (2023-2024)

Education

J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2015
- Honor Roll (2013-2015)
- Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Copyright Law
- CALI Excellence for The Future Award in Copyright Law
- Jefferson Medal in Copyright Law
B.A., Film and Media Studies, Arizona State University, 2011