Loading...
Jeff Cynamon Application PackageCITY OF MIAMI BEACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM CynamonJeff NAME: First Name Last Name Middle Initial Florida33141 HOME ADDRESS : 1624 Bay DriveMiami Beach Home No./StreetState Apt No.City Zip Code jcynamon@aol.com 305-978-55523055359992 PHONE : WorkEmail Address Home Attorney/Engineer/Architectural Hardware Consultan Business Name: Law Offices of Jeff P. Cynamon, P.A. Position: 300 - 71 Street, Suite 300 Miami BeachFlorida33141 Address: State CityZip Code Street Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and b: Members of agencies, boards, and committees shall be affiliated requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a) an indi   months; or b) an individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest Yes Yes Yes circle one): I am now a resident of: North Beach Engineering degree, State of Florida Engineer Intern and Archite No 123Please note that only three (3) Please list your preferences in order of ranking [] first choice [] second choice, and [] third choice. choices will be observed by the City Clerk’s Office. (Regular Boards of City) Choice 1:Convention Center Advisory Board Choice 2:Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority Choice 3: Note: If applying for Youth Advisory Board, please indicate your aff 1. Past service on the Youth Center Advisory Board: No Years of Service: if yes, please list the names of your children, their Yes 2. Present participation in Youth Center activities by your chil ages, and which programs. List below: No Have you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail: Do you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach code No If yes, please explain in detail: Do you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:No If yes, please explain in detail: No Are you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:If yes, which board? What organizations in the City of Miami Beach do you currently h List all properties owned or have an interest in, which are loca I am now employed by the city of Miami Beach:No Which department? The following information is voluntary and is neither part of yo being asked to comply with federal equal opportunity reporting r Gender:Male Race/Ethnic Categories What is your race? Mark one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself t White Other Description: Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spani No No Physically Challenged: NOTEIf appointed, you will be required to follow certain laws which :   These laws include, but are not limited to, the following:    Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel o    Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Co o    Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served o Beach Code section 2-26).    Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (M o (re: CMB Community Development Advisory Committee):  prohibiti from having   any interest in or receiving any benefit from Co or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the “I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the applica VII – of the City Code “Standards of Conduct for City Officers, I Jeff Cynamon agreed to the following terms on Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No.Date JEFF P. CYNAMON, ESQUIRE, EIT, AHC CITY NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, SUITE 300 300 SEVENTY-FIRST STREET MIAMI BEACH, FL 33141 PHONE (305) 535-9992 FACSIMILE (305) 866-9994 E-MAIL JCYNAMON@AOL.COM ________________________________________________________________ Member, The Florida Bar since 1995. Member, The Federal Bar, Southern District of Florida since 1996. EMPLOYMENTLAW OFFICES OF JEFF P. CYNAMON, P.A. February, 2000 to Present. Conduct both non-jury trials and twelve person jury trials. Represent clients negotiating, drafting and closing land and asset sales and acquisitions, financing, commercial leases, and private-public and public-public interlocal agreements. Represent clients in several hundred cases pertaining to commercial litigation, commercial and residential landlord/tenant litigation and real estate dispute litigation at both the trial and appellate levels; have won all but four of these several hundred cases. Represent property owners and businesses in development rights, transfer developmental rights, wetlands and mitigation issues, complex title issues, highest and best use of properties, traffic engineering, income stream analysis, market sales comparison analysis and replacement cost analysis. Litigated against EvergladesPipeline Company, L.P., South Florida Water Management District, State of Florida Department of Transportation, Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, Palm Beach CountySchool Board, City of Miami, City of Boynton Beach and Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency. Represent businesses in both asset purchase and sales, and stock purchase and sales. Represent businesses and property owners in over two hundred complex commercial and residential real estate transactions. Agent for examining title and providing title insurance through Old Republic Title Insurance Company. STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION November, 1998 to February, 2000. Senior Attorney Eminent Domain Division District IV Work in the district’s headquarter with twenty-four Assistant General Counsels and Senior Litigation Attorneys conducting one to three week long twelve person jurytrials throughout Broward, Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. Negotiate and draft inter-local agreements. Assist FDOT District Secretary on legal matters pertaining to the development and design of large projects. JEFF CYNAMONPAGE 2 LAW OFFICES OF JEFF P. CYNAMON, P.A. June, 1997 to November, 1998. General Counsel for two health care corporations. Represent clients in complex environmental, commercial, construction, inverse condemnation and real estate litigation. Represent clients before the city commission concerning complex land use matters. Prepare for and argue both jury and non-jury cases at the trial and the appellate levels. Agent for examining title and providing title insurance for Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc. ADDICOTT & ADDICOTT, P.A., Hollywood, FL December, 1996 to June, 1997. Attorney, Civil Trial Litigation. Represent clients in contract disputes involving contract disputes involving construction defects and contract disputes against contractors, cases against condominium association, third party beneficiary claims involving construction issues, contract disputes involving employees and independent contractors and personal injury cases. KUBICKI DRAPER, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 1995 to November 1996. Attorney, Civil Trial Litigation. At the time, Kubicki Draper was a fifty-five attorney firm with three offices. I had an office in the Fort Lauderdale office for representing Broward County with theexpansion of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the Broward County Aviation Department regarding American with Disabilities Act Compliance at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Ihad an office in the Miami office for representing the School Board of Dade County. DADE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE, Miami, FL August 1995 to November 1995. Certified Legal Intern, Criminal Trial Litigation, Felony Division. Worked in an office with 185 attorneys. Under an attorney’s supervision, successfully argued jury and non-jury felony trials. CITY OF MIAMI ATTORNEY OFFICE, Miami, FL August 1994 to April 1995. Certified Legal Intern, Civil Trial Litigation. Certified Legal Intern in an officewith twenty-five attorneys. Assist Assistant City Attorneys in preparation of cases and attend hearings in State and Federal Courts. Assist and attend oral arguments at the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Negotiate and draft private-public inter- local agreements. JEFF CYNAMONPAGE 3 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Miami, FL Summer 1994. Summer Intern, Eminent Domain Division. Assist Senior Attorneys in preparation for trial in eminent domain cases. ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, Miami, FL Summer 1993. Law Clerk to Judge Caryn Canner Schwartz. CYNAMON BROS. & SONS, INC., Hialeah, FL 1978 to 1992. President, 1992; Vice President, 1979 to 1991; Secretary and Treasurer, 1988 to 1991. Architectural Hardware Consultant, 1986 to 1992. Oversaw the entire operation of the corporation’s manufacturing, distributing and warehousing of building materials. Responsible for the productive and effective utilization of personnel. Responsible for resolving the corporation's legal matters and all other disputes involving the corporation. Established Credit and Collections procedures and department. Supervised Installation Department. Automated corporation’s operation including the flow and distribution of building materials. Networked computer system throughout the corporation’s facilities. Engineer. Consultant to developers, architects, governmental agencies and property owners in the development and design of large construction projects around the World including, but not limited to, military bases, hospitals, schools, hotels, conventions centers, largeoffice buildings, theatres, medical examiner’s building, jails, detention centers and residential communities. EDUCATIONST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Miami, FL J.D., May 1995. Class Rank: Top 30%. Received St. Thomas Achievement Award for being the best student in the Clinical Field Placement Program, Fall 1994. Best Appellate Brief, Spring 1992. Dean's List, Spring 1994. Member, Phi Delta Phi Honors Fraternity. Research Assistant, Local Government Law course. Research Assistant, Statutory Interpretation course. Student Bar Association Senator, 1993-94. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, Gainesville, FL Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, December, 1977. JEFF CYNAMONPAGE 4 ARTICLESAmericans with Disabilities Act Update; The Dilemma of PUBLISHEDHigh-Rise Employment. Doors and Hardware, December, 1995. Americans with Disabilities Act Update; The Dilemma of High-Rise Hotels. Doors and Hardware, January, 1996. Americans with Disabilities Act Update; The Dilemma of Public Accommodations. Doors and Hardware, February, 1996. Americans with Disabilities Act Update; Contradictions Regarding Private Schools and Places of Worship, September, 1996. PROFESSIONALSTATE OF FLORIDA ENGINEER INTERN LICENSESPassed the State of Florida Certification Exam on the first attempt, 1978. ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE CONSULTANT Passed the Door and Hardware Institute’s Exam on the first attempt, 1986. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CREDIT MANAGEMENT/CREDIT RESEARCH FOUNDATION JOINT PROGRAM, Miami, FL Ranked second in the class with a 4.0 average on a 4.0 scale, 1979. STATE OF FLORIDA REAL ESTATE SALESMAN Passed the State of Florida Licensing Exam on the first attempt, 2014. Passed the State of Florida Licensing Exam on the first attempt, 1983 to 1995. PROFESSIONALTHE FLORIDA BAR ASSOCIATIONSPassed the State of Florida Bar Exam and the Multistate Bar Exam on the first attempt. Member, Eminent Domain Committee, 1995 to present. DADE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION Board of Directors, 2013 to present. Co-Chair, Real Property Committee, 2013 to present. Member, Real Estate Committee, 1996 to present. CUBAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Member, 2009 to present. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Member, Real Property Section, 2013 to 2014. Member, State and Local Government Law Section, 1996 to 1997. JEFF CYNAMONPAGE 5 SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDERS’ ASSOCIATION Handicap Accessibility Code Legislative Subcommittee, 1988 to 1989. Fire Life Safety Code Legislative Subcommittee, 1988 to 1989. Burglary Prevention Code Legislative Subcommittee, 1988 to 1989. CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION INSTITUTE, Miami, FL Industry Director, 1992. Member, Technical Committee, 1990 to 1992. Member, 1984 to 1992. CIVICST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW ACTIVITIESGuest Judge, Appellate Advocacy Course, 2008 to present. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW Guest Judge, Moot Court Trial Competition, 2011. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Sixth Annual Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition Section of Labor and Employment, November 15, 2009. Law Schools’ Oral Advocacy Competition Evaluator. MIAMI BRIDGE OF HOMELESS CHILDREN Volunteer Fire Life Safety Consultant, 1987 to 1988. INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS Senior Member, 1978 to 1988. DADE PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND, Miami, FL Grant Reader, 1989 to 1992. LEADERSHIP MIAMI, Class of 1988.