Naomi M. Berry

Experience

Consumer Finance and Banking

• Obtained dismissal with prejudice for lender in lawsuit alleging fraud and wrongful foreclosure.
• Represented loan servicer in multiple lawsuits alleging FCRA violations based upon claims of identity theft.
• Obtained dismissal with prejudice of claims against lender relating to alleged negligence of appraiser hired by lender in failing to discover defects in property before closing of purchase and mortgage. 
• Obtained favorable ruling after evidentiary hearing and argument on novel legal issues relating to the issuance of certificate of title after a foreclosure sale and affirmance after appeal.
• Obtained dismissal of lender liability claim brought by multiple plaintiffs arising out of 15 separate mortgages based on improper joinder.

Commercial Litigation

• Defended law firm against claims of malpractice arising out of trusts and estates representation.
• Defended telecommunications company against claims of wrongful termination.
• Represented investor in dispute over stock ownership.
• Defended television company against multiple claims of defamation and trademark infringement.
• Defended personal representative in probate adversary litigation involving claims of undue influence and lack of capacity.
• Defended telecommunications company in multiple contract disputes with vendors and agents.
• Obtained dismissal with prejudice of lawsuit against generic drug manufacturer on preemption grounds. 
• Defended national bank in complex litigation for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets.
• Defended brokerage firm against claims of tortious interference with expectancy relating to financial transfers made by decedent who was allegedly incompetent.
• Defended trucking company in breach of contract dispute with customer.

Class Actions

• Defended loan servicers in multiple putative class actions involving claims of TCPA, FDCPA, and FCCPA violations.
• Obtained dismissal of putative class action under FDCPA and FCCPA based upon allegedly deceptive communications from loan servicer.
• Defended health insurer in putative class action involving denial of claims under criminal activities exclusion.
• Defended telecommunications company in multiple putative class actions involving claims of TCPA violations.
• Defended timeshare association in putative federal class action for alleged violations of the FDCPA.

Professional & Community Involvement

• American Bar Association
  • Section of Litigation
    • Co-Chair, Corporate Counsel Committee
    • Co-Chair, Business Torts and Unfair Competition Committee (2019–2022)
      • Vice Chair (2018–2019)
      • Co-Chair, Website and Social Media (2017–2018)
• The Florida Bar
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers
• Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Miami-Dade County
  • President (2014)
• Women United
  • Executive Council

Speaking Engagements

• "Impactful Tools to Advance Women Litigators," 2022 ABA Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar (February 18, 2022)
• "Litigating Civil Rights Cases: State Inmate Claims Under the 8th Amendment," The Florida Bar, Federal Bar Association, Cuban American Bar Association, Florida Association for Women Lawyers, and Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Association (October 28, 2020)
• "Florida's Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act," Carlton Fields (October 21, 2020)
• "An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure:  How Effective Pre-Litigation Trade Secrets Management Can Avoid Litigation and Improve Outcomes," ABA 2020 Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar, Carlsbad, CA (February 14, 2020)
• "Women Litigators in the Age of Implicit Bias," ABA 2019 Women in Litigation Joint CLE Conference, Chicago, IL (November 14, 2019)
• "Considerations Regarding Attorney-Client Privilege in Joint Representation," ABA 2019 Section of Litigation & Solo Small Firm and General Practice Division CLE Conference, New York, NY (May 2019)

Pro Bono

• Volunteered with Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Election Protection program call center and field program during multiple elections and served as remote call center lead for Miami-Dade County in 2020.
• Represented prisoners in lawsuits against prison employees for violations of civil rights relating to physical assault.
• Represented transgender prisoner in lawsuit against several prison employees for violations of civil rights.
• Argued against motion for directed verdict at trial and assisted with trial preparation in civil rights lawsuit in which trial team obtained final judgment in favor of prisoner client.

Credentials

Areas of Focus