Attorney Profiles

Lorenz Michel Pruss focuses his practice on all areas of commercial litigation, plaintiff-side class-action, and securities arbitration and litigation representing a domestic and international clientele.  He is licensed to practice in Florida and Washington, D.C. and also is specifically admitted to practice before the Eleventh Circuit of Appeals and the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.  Mr. Pruss has contributed to the firm's efforts in the following opinions:

Sea Shelter IV, LLC v. TRG Sunny Isles V, Ltd. ,
2009 WL 692469, S.D.Fla., March 17, 2009 (NO. 08-21767-CIV-JORDAN)

Kaufman v. City Place South Tower, LLC ,
2008 WL 4722106, S.D.Fla., October 21, 2008 (NO. 08-80226-CIV)

Tokraz v. TRG Columbus Development Venture, Ltd. ,
2008 WL 3850692, S.D.Fla., August 14, 2008 (NO. 08-60190-CIV)

Prior to actively practicing law, Mr. Pruss clerked at the State Department's Bureau of Cultural Affairs for Africa in Washington, D.C. analyzing public diplomacy programs on topics such as the effectiveness of U.S. cultural penetration regarding Sub-Saharan Africa. Mr. Pruss follows that with time at the United States Attorney's Office Economic Crimes Unit, in Miami, Florida, where he researched and wrote on topics such as money laundering and embezzlement, and supported the unit in preparation for trial and sentencing proceedings.

Mr. Pruss is a member of the Peruvian American Cultural Organization, the Peruvian-American Chamber of Commerce, and the Peruvian-American Club of Florida. In March 2004, he was featured in Peruvian magazine, Peru Hoy.

Areas of Practice

• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Class Action - Plaintiff
• Securities Arbitration and Litigation

Education

• University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 2002
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Miami, 1998
  B.A.
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Top Up and Comer - Florida Trend Magazine, 2008 - Present
• Top Up and Comer - South Florida Legal Guide, 2007 - Present
• Rising Legal Star - Superlawyers, 2008 - Present