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Shawn
Libman

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305-347-1559 | 305-377-3001

slibman@cspalaw.com

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Shawn's
Professional Experience

Shawn is a Civil Litigation Trial Attorney whose practice focuses on Premises Liability Defense, as well as Commercial Litigation, Product Liability, Class Actions, Construction Law, Real Estate, and Insurance Disputes.  She tailors litigation strategies for her clients that range from Fortune 500 Companies to local Florida businesses. 

Shawn is a member of the Florida Bar and the United States District Court for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida.  She has represented clients at Trial in both State and Federal Court. Shawn’s professional associations include the Florida Bar, the Jr. League of Miami, and the Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation.  She is also a member of the Dade and Broward County Bar Associations.  Shawn participates in community volunteer work and has chaired projects with the Jr. League of Miami.

Shawn was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in Long Island.  Shawn moved to New York City to attend New York University.  In 2002 she graduated from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she earned an individualized Bachelor’s Degree with a concentration in Philosophy and Human Rights. Shawn then relocated to South Florida where she attended the University of Miami School of Law.  She completed a summer semester abroad in Spain where the courses focused on International Law.   She earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami in 2004. She has remained in Florida since starting her law career.  She spends her free time with her family and friends and enjoys culinary, arts and music exploration.

Bar Admissions
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Bar Admissions

Florida Bar, 2005

Court Admissions
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Court Admissions

  • United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal 
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • Florida Supreme Court
Education
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Education

  • J.D., University of Miami 2004
  • B.A., New York University 2002

 

Leadership
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Leadership

  • DRI Retail and Hospitality Committee, Steering Committee and Publications Chair
  • Florida Defense Lawyers Association Member
  • Dade County Defense Bar Association Member
Publications
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Publications

  • A History of Batson Challenges, DRI For the Defense, November 2021
  • Should You Send that Text? What You Need to Know About the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) When Sending Marketing Text Messages, DRI Retail and Hospitality Newsletter 2020
  • Expansion and Retraction for “Mode of Operation” Theories: Case Studies from Massachusetts and Florida, DRI Retail and Hospitality Newsletter 2015
  • DRI Retail and Hospitality Newsletter, “From the Chair” 2015 to 2021
Presentations
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Presentations

  • A History of Batson Challenges: Discrimination in Jury Selection; DRI Retail and Hospitality Seminar, January 2021
  • A History of Batson Challenges: Discrimination in Jury Selection; FDLA Seminar, 2020
  • Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Claims and Corporate Policies, DRI Retail and Hospitality 2020
  • Call Me, Maybe? Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Claims and Corporate Policies, ACC South Florida Conference, September 2019

 

Awards
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Awards

  • Target Corporation’s Bullseye Barrister, Q3 2022
  • Super-Leaguer Award, Jr League of Miami. 2008
Significant Reported Decisions
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Significant Reported Decisions

  • Reese, Luque and Perez v Mathis, 339 So. 3d 479, (Fla. 3d DCA 2022); Affirming Summary Judgment in Favor of Target Employees in Negligence Action
  • Vazquez v Target Corporation, 2022 WL 16856249, (S.D. Fla. 2022); Summary Judgment in Negligence Action in Favor of Defendant (unpublished)
  • Stutler v. Target Corporation, 2022 WL 18023418, (S.D. Fla. 2022); Denying Motion to Dismiss Counter-Claim Against Vendor (unpublished)
  • Whirlpool Corporation v. Freight Revenue Recovery Of Miami, Inc., No. 16-23231-CIV, 2020 WL 1452492, at *1 (S.D. Fla. 2020); Overruling Objections to Writ of Garnishment and permitting garnishment of a savings account that the Defendant claimed was a Profit Sharing Plan (unpublished)
  • Brook v. Target Corp., 252 So. 3d 223 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018); Affirming Trial Defense Verdict on Negligence Action
  • Cacciamani v. Target Corp., 662 F. App’x 759, 760 (11th Cir. 2016); Affirming Award of Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to Florida’s Proposal for Settlement Statute §768.79.
  • Cacciamani v. Target Corp., 622 Fed.Appx. 800 (11th Cir. 2015); Affirming Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant in Negligence Action

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