DOMINIC “NICO” ROMANO, ESQ.

**** ** **** ***** • Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064

Phone: 954-***-**** • email: adiviz@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Dec. 2005 St. Thomas University School of Law Miami, FL Juris Doctor

■ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT/AWARDS

■ Dean’s List, Fall 2004

■ HONORS ORGANIZATIONS/ACTIVITIES

■ Stephen R. Booher, American Inns of Court, Broward County, Florida

■ Mock Trial (ATLA)

■ International Law Society, Chairperson

■ Study Abroad, Temple University School of Law – Jun.-July 2003 Rome, Italy

- Courses in International Law

May 2001 University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, International Business Concentration, Minor Economics

■ ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

■ Exchange Semester, Institute American Avignon, France

- French immersion program

■ Exchange Semester, Universita Luigi Bocconi Milan, Italy

- Courses in International Business

■ Summer Program, Ecole Toppfer Geneva, Switzerland

- French immersion program

PROFESSIONAL LEGAL HISTORY

Union Street Partners, LLC, Hialeah, FL Jul 2019 - Present

Commercial Real Estate Broker/Attorney: Advise real estate investors, facilitate deal making process, draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements.

CQ Infused Beverages, Lighthouse Point, FL. Mar 2017 - Jun 2019

Deputy Vice President: Restructured business model and processes, reduced accounts receivable over

$500,000 in the first 2 months. Negotiated and revised new and existing agreements with clients and vendors.

Dominic A. Romano., Esq., Lighthouse Point, FL Dec 2012 - Present

Solo practitioner/In-house Counsel: Drafting, negotiating and reviewing real estate agreements. Conducting due diligence for commercial and residential investment real estate transactions. Drafting demand letters and negotiating settlement agreements. Attended mediations and negotiated settlements for corporate clients. Aided in the collection of outstanding funds due to clients. Business formation, incorporation and operating agreements. Managed day to day operations of two apartment building consisting of 45 units, attended to all legal matters including leases and evictions. Primary decision maker for all dispositions and acquisitions, and analyzed all due diligence to determine which property to purchase. Between 2014 and 2015 disposed of all multifamily assets and exchanged them into multiple single tenant retail properties. Currently manage four (4) retail and five (5) residential properties.

Sakaoglu & Romano, PLLC, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Jan 2007 – Nov 2012 Attorney: Specializing in business law, real estate, bankruptcy law, and art law. Representing companies with all their legal needs: drafting and negotiating contracts, filing and defending lawsuits, negotiating and restructuring existing obligations. Representing visual artists and galleries by drafting and negotiating agreements, educating artists on their legal rights and how to legally protect their consigned works. Representing individuals and companies with their foreclosure needs, both filing and defending. Responsible for procuring new clients, maintaining existing client base, managing the office staff, billing and collecting fees.

Elgidely Law Office, Chartered, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Oct 2006 – Dec 2006 Attorney: Drafted an appeal to the Fourth DCA as well as various memoranda of law regarding issues in commercial litigation.

GrayRobinson, P.A Ft. Lauderdale, FL Mar 2006 – Sep 2006 Law Clerk/Attorney: Assist with various administrative and regulatory due diligence research projects relating to the merger and acquisition of over forty-nine (49) hotel locations, zoning due diligence relating to liquor licenses and real estate litigation. Negotiated settlement between alcohol importer client and distributor as well as argued a change of venue motion unaided.

Gazitua Letelier, PA, Miami, FL Sep 2005 – Nov 2005 Law Clerk: Assist with various real estate transactions including conducting title searches; assist with various international transactions specifically with researching international treaties and trade laws relating to the City of Miami’s interest in trade possibilities with China.

Elgidely Law Office, Chartered, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Jun 2005 – Aug 2005 Law Clerk: Conducted legal research relating to complex corporate litigation relating to the validity of an arbitration agreement, drafted articles of organization and operating agreements. Helped establish a New York office as well as drafting a marketing plan for acquiring new clients.

Bogenschutz & Dutko, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, FL Sep 2004 – Nov 2004 Law Clerk: Draft various legal documents and conduct legal research relating to criminal law issues. Researching the standard for preventing a person from serving a jail term and whether the client’s medical condition was sufficiently severe to prevent such term.

County Court Mediator, Miami, FL Mar 2004 – Mar 2006 Mediator certified by the Supreme Court of Florida: Assist with and mediated disputes ranging in monetary value up to $15,000.

Law Offices of Gregory M. Ochalek, Miami, FL May 2004 – Aug 2004 Law Clerk: Draft legal documents and conduct legal research relating to various employment law issues. Conducted legal research that lead to obtaining treble damages for client for former employers willful withhold and conversion of commission.

United States Department of Justice, Miami, FL Jun 2004 – Aug 2004 Judicial Law Clerk: Draft judicial opinions and orders on various immigration law matters then currently before the court, such as cancellation of removal and asylum proceedings.

Mantei and Associates, P.A., Miami, FL Feb 2004 – Jul 2004 Law Clerk: Draft legal documents; conduct legal research on various pending federal employment law matters; conduct client interviews; participate in depositions; perform client intakes.

Tri-County Transportation Commission, Miami, FL Sep 2003 – Dec 2003 Research Assistant: Assist Bill T. Smith Esq. with legal research and drafting of memoranda of law relating to various transportation issues arising within Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, particularly various mass transit alternatives to alleviate the growing congestion on the highways. OTHER PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

AJ Japour Gallery, Miami Beach, FL Mar 2006 – Mar 2007 Associate Art Dealer: Represent the art gallery in the purchase and acquisition of museum art collections such as the 2006 contemporary Chinese photography collection; assist in client development and maintenance; organize and promote various charitable endeavors.

Pax Romana Representative to the United Nations, New York, NY Jan 2005 – Dec 2005 NGO Representative: Asked by St. Thomas University School of Law to help set up a legal internship program for the law school. Draft and present interventions before the United Nations relating to innovative sources of finance; research and follow current issues and events related to the Millennium Development Goals; attend various networking events, and setup numerous meetings with members of the United Nations in order to establish relationships that future interns would need in order to achieve goals set out but the law school and Pax Romana. Provide support and supervision for the following two interns.

LANGUAGES

Italian (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational), French (Intermediate) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Bar, admitted April 2006

Washington D.C. Bar, Admitted July, 2007

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida / Bankruptcy

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Pax Romana, Board of Advisors

AJ Japour Gallery, Board of Advisors – Former Legal Adviser

LegalArt Miami, former LegalLink committee member

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