Florida Litigation Attorney | Silver, Garvett & Henkel

Glenn L. Widom Of Counsel

Glenn L. Widom is Of Counsel to Silver, Garvett & Henkel. He has an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell® and has been practicing law for over 14 years. His primary areas of practice are commercial/business litigation and dispute resolution involving real estate, construction, employment, unfair trade practices and fraud. Glenn has represented Trustees and Receivers of insolvent and/or failed businesses, conducted investigations and brought claims arising from related fraudulent conduct. He has defended numerous individuals and corporations in criminal investigations and prosecutions involving allegations of mail and wire fraud, securities law violations, health care fraud, bank fraud, and Lacey Act violations.

Glenn has tried cases in both federal and state courts to judges and juries, prosecuted appeals in Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals and in the U.S. Eleventh Circuit, mediated disputes, and arbitrated before the American Arbitration Association. He is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts, the U.S. District Courts in the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of the United States.

Prior to joining Silver, Garvett & Henkel in 2004, Glenn practiced in the areas of complex commercial litigation, including class actions, antitrust, and securities law cases, and white-collar criminal matters at the Miami office of the national law firm of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP (2002-04) and the Miami firm of Hanzman & Criden, P.A. (1994-02).

Glenn is a proud Florida Gator, having obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Adminstration (Major: Finance, with honors) from the University of Florida in 1984. He attended law school at the University of Miami where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree cum laude in 1994. Between college and law school, Glenn was a banker, serving primarily as the Vice President of mortgage lending and loan servicing for Citizens Federal Savings & Loan (1986-90), where he supervised its mortgage operations in five states. Before joining Citizens, he was a loan officer with Commonwealth Savings & Loan (1984-86).

Glenn is a member of the Miami-Dade County Bar Association and various other professional and charitable organizations, including Lawyers for Children America. Glenn is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of the annual Keymorada Invitational Fishing Tournament (keymoradafishing.com) which event has raised over $1.7 million since 2005 to benefit the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Glenn has been a member of CCFA’s Board of Trustees since 2007. He is also on the Board of Directors for Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest, Florida and Co-Chairs its Communications Committee.

Glenn is married with two children and is an avid fly-fisherman.

Practice Areas

• Business and Complex Commercial Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Real Estate Litigation
• Employment Contracts and Disputes
• Contracts and Business Transactions
• Creditor Rights and Asset Protection
• White Collar Criminal Defense

Representative Cases

• Successfully represented receiver over a $10 million ponzi scheme and prosecuted litigation against professionals, insurers and claimants, resulting in the recovery of nearly 70% of investor funds
• Successfully collected $600,000 commission for commercial real estate broker
• Successfully secured dismissal of “strike” suit filed by minority members of an LLC seeking to dissolve the corporation or appoint a receiver
• Successfully represented employer against former employee’s overtime wage claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Successfully represented employee by having non-competition agreement ruled unenforceable
• Successfully established investor’s ownership in major commercial development
• Successfully represented receiver for failed hotel project
• Successfully represented partner in dispute over distribution of partnership assets
• Representing defrauded homeowner against title company and buyer
• Representing former property manager in arbitration to recover damages under management agreement
• Representing independent public adjuster to recover unpaid commissions.

Admissions

• The Florida Bar, 1994
• United States District Courts, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• Supreme Court of the United States

Education

• Juris Doctorate, cum laude, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1994
• Bachelor of Sciences in Business Administration, Major: Finance – with honors, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1984

Memberships

• Miami-Dade County Bar Association
• Florida Bar, Business Law Section

Honors

• AV rating, Martindale Hubbell
• Florida Super Lawyers
• Florida Trend’s Legal Elite
• Nominee, United Way – 2009 Dorothy Shula Award for Outstanding Volunteerism
• 2008 Fundraiser of the Year – Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
• Moot Court Board, University of Miami, 1992-94
• Best Oralist, Moot Court competition, 1992
• Dean’s List