Alana Zorrilla-Gaston

Alana Zorrilla-Gaston represents Fortune 500 companies in complex and class action litigation in state and federal courts. She handles both trials and appeals. Alana has particular experience representing clients in the construction and consumer finance industries.

A substantial portion of her practice involves real property litigation, representing major developers and contractors in construction disputes, including construction defect litigation, bond claims, contract claims, and disputes over construction liens. Alana also has extensive experience representing national financial lenders in lender liability and loan servicing litigation. In addition, she has represented some of the nation's largest telecommunications companies in federal suits aimed at stopping the unlawful international trafficking in prepaid wireless phones and theft of consumer subsidies.

Alana's pro bono work includes assisting the Carlton Fields team that challenged Florida's ban on same-sex marriage and secured a landmark ruling for six same-sex couples denied marriage licenses, as well as representing an immigrant seeking asylum.

Experience

Appellate

Led project for bank client involving nearly 200 trial-level cases and multiple appeals focusing on evolving law on acceleration, statute of limitations, and res judicata issues in foreclosure suits; assisted in winning multiple trials in these cases, saving client money and helping client to avoid significant risk.

Obtained appellate court affirmances of final judgments entered in favor of client after trial in foreclosure matters.

Consumer Finance

Obtained reversal of order dismissing banking client’s claim, with remand for entry of judgment in favor of the bank; favorable written opinion would be used in many other pending cases, to clients’ benefit.

Obtained final judgment in favor of bank client after trial and many years of litigation. Significantly, this was the second trial in this case, as the prior plaintiff’s counsel had previously lost the case. Convinced the appellate court to reverse the final judgment in defendant's favor and allow the case to be retried.

Defended bank and opposed class certification in case alleging bank violated the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and made misrepresentations in connection with borrowers’ default on mortgage loan.

Obtained reversal of final judgment against the client in case involving an alleged loan modification that was never finalized and a trial court ruling ostensibly requiring a loan modification and denying foreclosure. The reversal was particularly difficult to obtain because there was no trial transcript.

Honors & Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America (2027)

Legal Elite Notable Women Leaders in Law, Florida Trend (2026)

Stand-Out Lawyers, Thomson Reuters (2023–2025)

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Professional & Community Involvement

Alana is a past LCLD fellow and a member of the Florida Bar, the Martin County Bar Association, and the Palm Beach County Bar Association, where she served on the executive board of the Young Lawyers Section.

Alana has built her entire career at the firm, rising from associate to shareholder, and today serves several of the firm's major, long-standing clients. She has led some of the firm's largest efforts for lenders, including a project spanning nearly 200 trial-level cases and multiple appeals. Through her pro bono work, she was part of the firm team that won a landmark ruling for six same-sex couples who had been denied marriage licenses in Florida, and she has represented an immigrant seeking asylum.