Alexa G. Chinchilla

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Alexa G. Chinchilla is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton. She focuses her practice on bankruptcy, healthcare law, and complex commercial litigation.

Alexa received her Bachelor of Science in Communication News Journalism and Political Science, cum laude, from the University of Miami. She then earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law. At Miami Law, Alexa was the Editor in Chief of the Inter-American Law Review, a member of the Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board, and a fellow at the Center for Ethics and Public Service. Alexa was also a member of the Health Rights Clinic and the Cuban American Bar Association Student Chapter. Alexa received a CALI Excellence for the Future Award and the John F. Evans Memorial Scholarship in the Litigation Skills Program.

Alexa worked at KTT during law school and joined the firm as an associate attorney upon graduation. Alexa then served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Corali Lopez-Castro at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, and returned to KTT upon the conclusion of her federal clerkship.

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

 

Clayton Schmitt

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Clayton Schmitt is an attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton. He focuses on commercial, business, class action and healthcare litigation along with transactional matters. 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.

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Abe A. 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.

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RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • April 10, 2026: “Law Con Judicial Panel” at Florida Law Con: A Bench & Bar Conference Reimagined by the Miami Dade Bar (www.floridalawcon.com).

Brandon M. Sadowsky

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Brandon M. 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.

 

 

Rasheed K. Nader

Rasheed K. Nader

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Rasheed Nader is a trial attorney at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton focusing on complex fraud litigation, partnership and LLC disputes, consumer class actions, and high-stakes commercial disputes across South Florida. Born and raised in Miami, Rasheed is fluent in Spanish and represents a diverse range of domestic and international clients.

A former high-court judicial clerk, Rasheed represents businesses, commercial real estate owners, condo associations, and individuals in matters involving civil fraud, corporate misconduct, deceptive trade practices, and complex breach of fiduciary duty claims.

Practice Focus & High-Stakes Litigation

  • Commercial & Business Fraud: Heavy focus on civil fraud litigation, Ponzi schemes, and claims under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA). Litigating claims involving fraudulent inducement in commercial contracts, non-disclosure/concealment of liabilities, financial misrepresentations, and breach of good faith and fair dealing.
  • Business & Corporate Deception: Pursuing remedies for partners, shareholders, and businesses victimized by fraudulent transfers, misappropriation of funds, conversion, and deceptive corporate transactions.
  • Partnership & LLC Disputes: Represents business partners, LLC members, and corporate shareholders in high-friction disputes involving breach of fiduciary duty, conversion/misappropriation of company assets, 50/50 deadlocks, and minority member freeze-outs under Fla. Stat. Ch. 605 & 607.
  • Class Actions & Consumer Rights: Serves as plaintiff counsel in consumer class actions and mass torts, including multi-state litigation alleging false advertising, deceptive sales practices, and fraud against stem cell and regenerative medicine clinics (as featured in Law360). Additionally, Rasheed has pursued fraudulent Florida operators under FDUTPA in high-profile consumer fraud actions, securing judgments and enforcing recovery through federal bankruptcy proceedings (as covered in The Miami Herald).
  • Real Estate & High-End Condominium Litigation: Litigates complex real estate, construction defect, and mixed-use luxury condominium disputes.
  • Appeals: Draws on experience as a former judicial law clerk on both the Supreme Court of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to litigate appeals. Represents clients in appellate matters involving commercial fraud, fiduciary duty, statutory construction, and jurisdictional challenges

Judicial Clerkships & Academic Leadership

Before joining KTT, Rasheed served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Robert J. Luck on both the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Supreme Court of Florida. He also interned for the Honorable Jonathan Goodman at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

In addition to his practice at KTT, Rasheed serves as an Adjunct Professor at FIU College of Law, teaching legal research and writing to second- and third-year law students.

Bar Leadership, Professional Appointments & Recognition

  • Eleventh Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee Member, The Florida Bar
  • Super Lawyers® Rising Star (2023–2026)
  • 40 Under 40 Award, Miami-Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section (2025)
  • Chair, Mentoring Committee, Business Law Section of The Florida Bar

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Litigation is inherently high-stakes, but navigating it shouldn’t be confusing. My goal in every fraud or business dispute is to combine rigorous legal analysis—honed through state and federal appellate clerkships—with a practical, modern approach to business solutions. Whether resolving a deadlocked LLC, unwinding a complex fraud, or holding deceptive companies accountable, I focus on delivering efficient, high-impact results for my clients.

Latasha G. Hines

Latasha Gethers Hines

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Latasha Gethers Hines is an attorney in Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton’s complex litigation department and concentrates her dispute resolution and litigation practice in managed care healthcare and complex commercial matters.

Prior to joining KTT, Latasha served as a judicial Law Clerk to the United States Magistrate Judge Chris McAliley and practiced complex commercial litigation, representing large corporations in business disputes in state and federal courts.

Latasha continues to contribute to the bar and the community. She has served as chair of the Florida Bar’s Grievance Committee, been recognized by the South Florida Legal Guide, presented at the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Practice Section’s Mid-Winter Program and the Healthcare Financial Management Association Florida Chapter Education Session, and provided pro bono services to children and underprivileged persons. She serves on the board of directors of Florida Foster Care Review.

Latasha earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and a minor in Speech Communications from the University of Florida where she was inducted into the Student Hall of Fame in 1994. She earned her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law and is a Bill Colson Scholar.

PERSONAL STATEMENT

I love connecting with people and empowering them to overcome obstacles. This gift translates naturally into the practice of law where I effectively help clients resolve complex business matters through skilled, tenacious, and creative analysis, communication, and advocacy. I enjoy counseling and advising hospital systems in managed care matters that ultimately benefit the community.