Maxine K. Streeter
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Class Actions, Commercial Law
200 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1110, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
About Maxine K. Streeter
Practice Areas
- Class Actions
- Commercial Law
Education
- Nova Southeastern Law University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1991J.D.
- University of Florida, 1985B.A.
Languages
- English
Representative Cases
- Razorback Funding, L.L.C., et al. v. Scott W. Rothstein, et al. Case No.: 09-062943 (07) (17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, FL). Member of the complex litigation team that represented a diverse group of plaintiffs seeking recovery of over $225 million in investor losses resulting from a billion dollar structure settlement Ponzi scheme. This nationally publicized case focused on Toronto Dominion Bank’s (TD Bank) role in facilitating this criminal enterprise asserting novel claims that the Bank willfully aided and abetted the Ponzi fraud. After months of litigation, the matter was resolved through settlement resulting in our clients receiving the highest percentage recovery for victims entangled in a Ponzi scheme. Partner responsible for the Plaintiffs’ side of the case, including collecting evidence, responding to discovery, propounding discovery, and preparing the clients for deposition and trial. Additional responsibilities included following up on investigatory leads, subpoenaing third-party witnesses, and setting up a protocol for reviewing and coding over one million documents. Lastly, handled all discovery disputes involving Plaintiffs
- Lead counsel with the Deputy Attorney General defending the State of Florida in a federal class action lawsuit claiming that the State violated constitutional standards by failing to provide safe placements and protection to children in foster care. This case was settled on or about January 2000, via an offer of judgment which eliminated the need for a court monitor, ultimately saving the State millions of dollars and allowing the State to keep its flexibility in the operation and delivery of services. The end result implemented immediate and significant reforms to keep children safe and to help them thrive
- Lead counsel in a statewide federal class action lawsuit claiming that the State of Florida was violating constitutional standards and federal rights of all children under State supervision. This case was vigorously and successfully defended on the State’s rights arguments that the litigation would interfere with the operations of Florida’s dependency courts. This resulted in the District Court dismissing most of the Plaintiffs’ claims. On or about March 8, 2002, this case was settled via an offer of judgment. This settlement saved the State millions of dollars by avoiding a consent decree and court monitor
- Lead counsel for the State of Florida where the Plaintiffs, inmates assigned to close management, challenged the constitutionality of their conditions of confinement alleging that they were housed under conditions so harsh and punitive as to amount to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of their Eighth Amendment rights. Plaintiffs also alleged that the restrictive conditions of close management resulted in serious mental and physical deterioration. This case was settled via an offer of judgment on or about December 26, 2001, where the State developed a remedial plan to meet constitutional minima without any compromise to security using California’s Pelican Bay Prison as its model. The Court entered an order finding that the scope of relief provided met or exceeded that which would have been ordered by the court if Plaintiffs had prevailed on the merits and that the relief was sufficient to correct the constitutional violations. This resolution also avoided a consent decree and saved the State millions of dollars
- Represented State of Florida officials in defending the constitutionality of Fla. Stat., § 406.135 enacted by the Florida Legislature at the urging of Dale Ernhardt’s widow to exempt autopsy photographs and recordings from the public record
Classes and Seminars
- Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Winter 2014
- Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, Approved as Adjunct Professor, Civil Rights Practice Workshop and Civil Pretrial Practice, March 2013
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy (“NITA”) Deposition Skills Workshop, Faculty Member, 2003 to 2009, 2012 and 2013
- Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, Panelist, NSU Law’s 2013 Professionalism Day, August 2013
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1993
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar, 1994
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1997
Other Affiliations
- Federal Trial Bar Association, 1994 (Member)
- Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Professionalism Panel (Board Member)
- Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench)
- Broward County Women’s Lawyers’ Association (Member)
- City of Fort Lauderdale, Citizens Police Review Board, 2012 - Present (Board Member)
- Florida Bar Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “G”, 2011 - Present
- Broward Bar Association Peer Review Council, 2004 - Present (BCBA Presidential Appointee)
- National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 1994 - 1997 (Chairperson, Industry Arbitrator, Sole Arbitrator and Panelist)
Past Positions
- Office of the Florida Attorney General, Senior Assistant Attorney
- The Law Firm of Stein, Rosenberg & Winikoff, Associate
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Bankruptcy, Business Law, Commercial Law, Debtor & Creditor, Real Estate
- Health Care Law, Financial
Nearby Lawyers
- Class Actions
- Commercial Law
- 0.6 mile away
- 0.6 mile away
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