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The Law Offices of
Edward A. Maldonado, PA
815 Ponce De Leon Blvd.
Suite 304
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: (305) 477-7580
Fax: (305) 477-7504
Toll-Free: 1+ (877) 245-6326
eam@maldonado-group.com
Our hours of operation are:
9:00am EST to 5:00pm EST
Edward A. Maldonado, Esq.
Practicing Attorney
since 1997
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Admitted to Florida Bar- October 23, 1997
United States 11th Circuit Federal Bar- January 15 1999
United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit- October 14, 1999
Education
B.A. Political Science- DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois.
J.D.- Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois.
J.D. Certificate- International and Comparative Law-IIT, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois.
Languages
English and Spanish
Maldonado’sPractice Areas:
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) licensure including FCC 214 authorizations, AM and FM radio licensure, VSAT, FCC 312 earth station licensure, Low Power TV, commercial mobile radio services providers, wireless ETC, ETC qualification, VoIP, and state certification for CLEC, IXC and ETC carriers. Federal and state telecommunications litigation, state and federal civil litigation and appeals, arbitration, administrative law & regulatory affairs, professional license defense, money service business (MSB) and stored value card licensure law and regulation, white collar criminal defense and defense of unfair trade practice action and class action cases, transactional matters, and corporate structuring of business ventures.
Background
Mr. Maldonado is a Florida and federal attorney practicing since 1997. His early career focused primarily on state and federal civil and criminal trial litigation with his first solo trial as defense counsel in March of 1998. Although versed in business, technology, intellectual property and regulatory matters, his practice still includes federal and state litigation of civil claims. Mr. Maldonado has successfully defended and resolved patent infringement claims, trademark infringement claims, competing software claims, telecommunication carrier disputes, collection claims between distributors and POS system providers, actions against government agencies, federal labor claims particular to communications and radio businesses, corporate shareholder actions, contract breaches, as well as investigations and probes by the FCC and state attorney generals for statutory violations and unfair trade practices.
Mr. Maldonado has helped over 500 companies with licensure before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and State Utility Commission over the course of his career. Mr. Maldonado has also worked with foreign owned communication clients to obtain consent from the U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division to acquire FCC 214 licensure in the U.S., and obtain approval for the transfer of control of an existing provider, and VSAT operations. In addition to licensure, Mr. Maldonado has successfully defended and negotiated voluntary compliance agreements (Consent Decrees) with the FCC for technical violations of compliance reporting, and violations of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
In 2004, Mr. Maldonado was consulted for, and participated in the drafting and passage of, the Illinois Phone Card Fraud Act (effective July 1, 2005), a law aimed at curbing consumer fraud by unstable and uncertified providers. This work was in conjunction with staff from Illinois Lt. Governor Patrick Quinn’s Office. Since then, Mr. Maldonado has been consulted with on a number of proposed bills and prospective legislation throughout the US. Mr. Maldonado has served as a speaker at numerous conferences including the “Prepaid Expo”, the “Intelecard Expo”, conferences on Stored Value and prepaid cards with the “Pelorus Group”, and for intercompany conferences for payment processors and banks. Mr. Maldonado has written extensively in trade magazines including being the founding author of a regular column called Legal Line published by “The Prepaid Press”which addressed legal issues related to the prepaid calling and stored value service industries.
Since 2003, Mr. Maldonado has worked with e-commerce businesses, online publications, bloggers, and internet entrepreneurs with legal issues and matters atypical to the internet. This has included: internet defamation, online branding and trademark dilution, CAN-SPAM issues, copyrights and copy infringement of websites, I-CANN disputes, web designer contracts, terms and conditions for electronic contracts, security policies, hacking events and the prosecution of hackers, as well as a variety of other legal issues related to the internet and this medium of communications.
Office Staff in conjunction with virtual paralegals includes: Ms. Julie Giler (State certification processing and Notary Public) and Ms. Rachel Levy (Press and publications).
The Firm maintains as series of long standing relationships with of counsel to leverage the experience and know-how of other firms and attorneys we hold as respected. This includes:
Of Counsel: Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks and Business Immigration
Alcoba and Associates, P.A.
3399 NW 72nd Ave Suite 211
Miami Florida 33122
Ruben Y. Alcoba, Esq.
Admitted to Florida Bar- June 1, 1999
Registered U.S. Patent Attorney- December 9, 1999
Languages
English and Spanish
Education
B.A. Chemistry - Florida International University
J.D. -University of Miami School of Law
Alcoba’sPractice Areas
Intellectual property rights, patent and trademark prosecution and defense, intellectual property planning, administrative law, immigration visa procurement, immigration appeals and trial advocacy, civil litigation and commercial litigation.
Mr. Alcoba's practice is primarily focused in the arena of intellectual property wherein he has successfully procured the grant of over 22 distinctive patents in varying industries. Mr. Alcoba’s immigration practice has handled over 80 removal proceedings, and any applicable appeals and his litigation practice has successful resolved over 40 civil cases since the year 2000. Mr. Alcoba works interactively with the Maldonado Law Group support as to intellectual property issues, patent & trademark infringement claims, patent & trademark prosecution, the procurement of business visa for foreign nationals and as co-counsel of select litigation matters related to technology.
Of Counsel: Trademarks and Immigration
Miguel Veizaga, Esq.
Admitted to Florida Bar, September 23, 2008
Education
B.A. International Political Economy and Diplomacy
J.D. Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center
Languages
English and Spanish
Mr. Veizaga holds a J.D. from Nova Southeastern University and a Bachelor Degree in International Political Economy from University of Bridgeport. Prior to joining Alcoba and Associates, Mr. Veizaga worked with the Maldonado Law Group in the area of State Certification of IXC and CLEC providers. He has also supported the firm on select pre-trial matters in active litigation. Mr. Veizaga has a strong understanding of state and federal telecommunication regulation and now works in the area of trademark prosecution with Alcoba and Associates.
Of-Counsel/Co-Counsel: Federal Civil Litigation, 7th Circuit Bankruptcy claims, Illinois state civil litigation
The Law Offices of Gerardo Badiano, P.A.
(Illinois Local Counsel)
Gerardo Badiano, Esq.
Admitted to Illinois Bar -May 9, 1996
United States 7th Circuit Federal Bar - 1996
United States Court of Bankruptcy Court for the 7th Circuit- 1999
Education:
B.A. Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois - Political Science and Economics.
J.D. Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois.
J.D. Certificate: International and Comparative Law-IIT, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Badiano Serves as Of Counsel to the firm as well as Local Counsel for Pro Hoc Vice Appearances of the Maldonado Law Group in the state and federal Courts within the State of Illinois, as well as before the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Badiano's Practice Areas
State and federal civil and business litigation in the state of Illinois; cross-border legal issues between the U.S. and Mexico; business immigration and immigration practice with a consular practice focused on Mexican persons and entities; business transactions and complex transactions related to real estate and business; personal and corporate federal bankruptcy practice; Federal Tax Court appeal representation; and criminal defense within the state of Illinois.
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