Brent V. Trapana

Mr. Trapana spent the first two years of his legal career representing individuals and companies in complex business disputes in commercial cases. He has been able to harness the knowledge obtained from the business sector to help advise his clients in their complex divorce matters. Admitted to practice in the State of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Mr. Trapana is an experienced litigator with significant trial experience. However, Mr. Trapana also has a reputation of neutralizing highly contested matters in a way that allows for an amicable resolution without the necessity for high conflict litigation. As a result, Mr. Trapana has been named as a “Florida Rising Star” by Super Lawyer Magazine from 2017-2020 and 2021-2022 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” by U.S News & World Report.

Mr. Trapana earned his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, where he graduated first in his class. While in law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the Nova Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, and received Book Awards for Contracts, Civil Procedure, Legal Research & Writing (“LSV”) I, LSV II, Property, Constitutional Law II, Agency, Professional Responsibility, Travel Law, Interviewing & Counseling, and Will Drafting. On the Dean’s List every semester, Mr. Trapana was also awarded the Stephanie Aleong Impact Award, as well as the SBA Academic Excellence Award.