Clayton Schmitt

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Clayton Schmitt is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton. He focuses on commercial, business, and class action litigation. His cases involve a variety of contractual, tort, and statutory issues, including deceptive and unfair trade practices, securities and commodities issues, and healthcare disputes.

Clayton received his Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He then earned his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law. While in law school, Clayton served as Executive Board President of the Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board. He was also a Research Assistant to 2 professors.

Prior to joining KTT, Clayton worked for a large firm in Miami and clerked for the Honorable Robert N. Scola, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Marcel De La Cruz

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Marcel De La Cruz is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton and focuses on complex commercial litigation.

Marcel received his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in Political Science from Florida International University and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Florida International University College of Law. At FIU Law, Marcel was the Executive Marketing Editor for the FIU Law Review, Vice President and Treasurer of the Cuban American Bar Association-FIU Student Chapter, and a member of the FIU Law Moot Court Team. He also served as a Teacher’s Assistant for Legal Writing and received two book awards.

While in law school, Marcel clerked at KTT for two years before joining the firm as an associate attorney upon graduation. In January of 2023, he began a clerkship for the Honorable Eduardo I. Sanchez in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Marcel returned to KTT upon the conclusion of his federal clerkship.

Marcel is a member of the Cuban American Bar Association and the South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Marcel is fluent in Spanish.

 

 

 

 

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Bailey Beauchamp

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Bailey Beauchamp is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton. She focuses her practice on complex commercial and class action litigation.

Bailey received her Bachelor’s of Science in Political Science, cum laude, from Florida State University. Bailey then earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law. In law school, she was a William N. Lobel Scholar and a Dean’s Merit Scholar, in addition to earning other achievements and accolades. She was President of the University of Miami Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board, where she won the John T. Gaubatz moot court competition and won Best Brief at the Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship. Additionally, she was a Health Policy Research Assistant and served as Public Interest Network Co-Chair on the Public Interest Leadership Board.

Prior to joining KTT, Bailey worked as a legal extern for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida in Appeals. She also worked a legal/policy intern at the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. She also was a legal/policy intern at the Disability Independence Group in Miami and at the University of Miami Child and Youth Legal Clinic in Coral Gables. Additionally, she was a summer legal intern at a boutique law firm in Coral Gables.

Bailey is currently a member of the Miami-Dade County Bar Association.

Bailey was born and raised in Chiefland, Florida. She enjoys playing golf and volunteering with the University of Miami School of Law Charles C. Papy Jr. Moot Court Board.

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Abe Andrew Bailey

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Abe Andrew Bailey is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton. He focuses his practice on complex litigation and appeals.

Abe received his bachelor’s degree in psychology, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Florida, in Orlando, Florida, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He was on the Dean’s List consistently, and he received honors including book awards for appellate advocacy, and appellate law and policy. He served as the Head Executive Research Editor of the Journal of Law & Public Policy, a teacher’s assistant for Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy, and a research assistant to Professor E. Lea Johnston. He was actively involved on campus, and served as an Ambassador for the Introduction to Law School and the Profession program and the Secretary of the Black Law Students Association.

Prior to joining KTT, he was a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Jared M. Strauss at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He also served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Mark W. Klingensmith at Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal.

During law school, he served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Patrick M. Hunt. He also worked as a Certified Legal Intern at the Office of the Public Defender Eighth Judicial Circuit, in Gainesville, Florida, and as a Summer Legal Intern at the Department of Justice Summer Law Intern Program, in Washington, D.C.

He is currently a member of the Broward County Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Abe was born and raised in South Florida, is an avid volleyball player, and enjoys volunteering at his church.

 

Leah Stein

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Leah Stein is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton focusing on complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy.

Leah is a Miami native who earned her Bachelor of Science in Political Communications from The University of Texas at Austin. She then received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Florida International University’s College of Law. At FIU Law, Leah was a member and Executive Officer of the Board of Appellate Advocates. She also participated in intramural and extramural Moot Court competitions, and as a summer associate, represented Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton in a mock hearing before the Honorable Paul Huck.

During law school, Leah served as a teaching assistant for the first year Tort Law and Legal Skills and Values classes. She also completed a judicial internship with Judge Beth Bloom at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Daniel Herrera

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Daniel Herrera is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton. He focuses on complex commercial and class action litigation.

Daniel received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, cum laude, from New York University. Daniel then earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, cum laude. While in law school, he was on the Trial Team and received the Director’s Book Award for Excellence in Litigation Skills and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Florida Criminal Procedure.

Prior to joining KTT as an Associate, Daniel clerked here during the summer where he drafted motions, orders, legal memos and organized e-discovery. He also argued a motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens in a mock hearing before the Honorable Paul Huck (United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida) as part of the Federal Observer Program.

Daniel is fluent in Spanish and enjoys skiing, hiking and mountain biking.

Brandon Sadowsky

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Brandon Sadowsky is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton and focuses on complex commercial litigation and class actions.

Brandon received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in Philosophy from The Ohio State University, where he co-founded the Ohio State Undergraduate Law Review and served as its editor in chief.

Brandon then attended Yale Law School. At the law school, he was senior editor for the Yale Law Journal. Brandon also served as a research assistant for Professor Owen Fiss and as a teaching assistant for Professor Paul Gewirtz’s first year constitutional law course. Brandon joined multiple clinics, including the law school’s environmental protection clinic and its media freedom and information access clinic. He also interned for the ACLU of Connecticut.

After law school, Brandon worked for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, an international law firm headquartered in New York.  While practicing in New York, Brandon served in the firm’s mergers and acquisitions group, working on multibillion dollar transactions, and its litigation department, working primarily on securities litigation and insurance. He also had an active pro bono practice, representing (for example) students with disabilities, victims of domestic violence, and those seeking unemployment insurance. Brandon also worked on pro bono impact litigation, including felon disenfranchisement and bail reform cases.

In 2020, Brandon began a clerkship for the Honorable Roy K. Altman in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.  He then clerked for the Honorable Robert J. Luck of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.  Brandon joined KTT upon the conclusion of his clerkships.

 

 

Daniel DiClemente

Daniel DiClemente

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Daniel DiClemente is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton. He focuses on commercial, business, and class action litigation. His cases involve contractual disputes, government-related litigation, deceptive trade practices, large-scale fraud, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations claims, shareholder actions, mass torts, and legal malpractice. Daniel regularly litigates in state court and federal court, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has experience taking and defending depositions, arguing hearings, preparing a case for trial, and developing client relations. Daniel also has experience in arbitration proceedings.

Outside of KTT, Daniel is a member of the Young Professionals Council for Legal Services of Greater Miami, a group committed to providing efficient and free legal services to low-income families in the area. Daniel serves on the Executive Committee as the Development Chair.

Daniel received his Bachelor of Science in Business, with a Major in Finance, from the University of Florida. Daniel then earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. While in law school, Daniel served as an executive board member of the Florida Moot Court Team, where he was awarded Moot Court Member of the Year, a Best Oral Argument Award for the Appellate Lawyers Association national moot court competition in Chicago, and Winner of the Maguire Moot Court Competition. Additionally, Daniel served as a Teacher’s Assistant for Trial Practice, Legal Writing, and Appellate Advocacy, and was also a Research Assistant to a preeminent Constitutional and Property Law professor. During law school, Daniel interned for Judge Cory J. Ciklin at the Fourth District Court of Appeal as well as two civil litigation law firms, representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

Prior to joining KTT, Daniel worked for a civil litigation firm in Tampa, Florida, and he clerked in Miami for the Honorable James Lawrence King in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Daniel joined KTT upon the conclusion of his federal clerkship.

Jeffrey J. Leavitt

Jeffrey J. Leavitt

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Jeffrey J. Leavitt is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton where he specializes in Complex Litigation and Digital Assets.

Jeffrey graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He then earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. During his time in law school, Jeffrey worked multiple pro bono law clinics gaining practical experience. Jeffrey also interned for two local Plaintiff firms while in law school.

Upon graduating from law school, Jeffrey worked at a law firm where he defended personal injury cases and handled insurance coverage matters. At his previous firm, Jeffrey gained significant experience in the courtroom where he tried multiple cases to jury verdict, as both first and second chair, winning multiple complete defense judgments.

Since joining Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton in March 2022, Jeffrey has handled a wide variety of complex litigation matters, including disputes related to a cryptocurrency portfolio, wrongful death, fraud, business torts, and defamation. Jeffrey has served on trial teams since joining Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton in both State Court and the American Arbitration Association that achieved multi-million dollar verdicts. Jeffrey has assisted in winning almost $50 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients since joining KTT.

Jeffrey is a proud Miami native who enjoys playing soccer, running, and traveling.

Rasheed K. Nader

Rasheed K. Nader

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Rasheed Nader is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton committed to providing exceptional legal representation to clients in complex litigation matters, class actions, and high-stakes cases that can have a significant impact on their businesses.

Rasheed received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Florida International University. He then earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Florida International University College of Law. While in law school, Rasheed was a member of the FIU Law Review and interned for the Honorable Jonathan Goodman at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

After law school, Rasheed served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Robert J. Luck at the Florida Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He also worked at a plaintiffs’ boutique firm in Miami, where he litigated claims involving aviation disasters, product defects, business torts, and contract disputes.

In addition to zealously representing his clients at KTT, Rasheed serves as an Adjunct Professor at FIU Law, where he shares his passion for the law by teaching legal writing to second- and third-year law students.

Rasheed was born and raised in Miami and is fluent in Spanish.

In recognition of his outstanding legal expertise and dedication to his clients, Rasheed was selected as a Rising Star for 2023 and 2024 by Super Lawyers®.

PERSONAL STATEMENT

I chose to be a lawyer because I have a genuine desire to help people navigate through their most stressful times, especially when facing the challenges of a lawsuit. As someone who not only enjoys but excels in legal research, writing, and advocacy—so much so that I have the privilege of teaching these skills at my alma mater—I am driven to use these skills to advocate for my clients effectively and seek favorable outcomes on their behalf. However, my approach goes beyond the traditional role of a lawyer. I take a practical, modern approach to the issues my clients face, ensuring that I provide innovative solutions tailored to their unique circumstances. As their ‘counselor,’ I understand that my support doesn’t end with representing them for a lawsuit; I am committed to building lasting relationships, supporting them through all aspects of their legal journey, and ultimately making a positive impact on their lives.