Robert Elias

Mr. Robert Elias leads one of the premier transactional boutique law firms in South Florida. The Elias Law Firm PLLC specializes in real estate (commercial and residential), corporate, estate planning/probate, asset protection and banking/lender representation throughout Florida. Mr. Elias maintains an AV PreEminent Lawyer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest legal peer rating for expertise, experience, and integrity and for overall professional excellence. Mr. Elias was also named to the exclusive list of South Florida's Top Rated Lawyers by American Lawyer Media having completed nearly $2 Billion in transactions.

Mr. Elias is a native South Floridian. He attended Miami Country Day School and supplemented his secondary education by attending summer programs at both Phillips Exeter Academy (N.H.) and Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn). Mr. Elias obtained his undergraduate degree (BBA with emphasis in Finance at the Edwin Cox School of Business) at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Mr. Elias then obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.

Mr. Elias did his clerkship in the legal department of Carnival Cruise Lines during law school. Following graduation from law school, Mr. Elias initially practiced law in the Miami (Brickell) office of large regional firm where his primary areas of concentration included real estate transactions, loan restructuring/workouts and associated litigation. During the Savings & Loan crisis, a significant portion of Mr. Elias' time was devoted to the representation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) in their various capacities as receivers for federally-insured financial institutions.

Prior to establishing his own firm, Mr. Elias subsequently practiced with the Miami (Coconut Grove) office of another preeminent regional firm where he concentrated on land use/zoning, commercial leasing, commercial real estate transactions and governmental work as a member of the Real Estate Department.

Mr. Elias is actively involved in the South Florida civic/non-profit sector. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida, Inc., among the largest chapters in the nation's premier wish granting organization, and remains active with the Foundation. He was honored by Ronald McDonald House Charities as one of their "12 Good Men" for community involvement, civic service and commitment in and to South Florida.

Mr. Elias was recently featured in the Father's Day Edition of Social Miami spotlighting his dedication to philanthropy. He is a past President of the Miami Lakes Bar Association and served as the Mayoral appointee to the Town of Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee. Mr. Elias is a former founding member of the Jr. Board of Directors of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. He was appointed by the Chairperson of the Miami-Dade County School Board to the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Ethics. Mr. Elias is also a member of the Commercial Real Estate Council, a group of leading commercial real estate attorneys in Miami. He is also member of Faena Rose, a leading cultural and arts organization based in Miami Beach.