Jason A. Martorella centers his practice on assisting businesses and individuals involved in complex disputes and transactions. He has achieved favorable results for his clients through creative and effective approaches to negotiation and advocacy. Jason has extensive experience in a wide array of substantive areas of law across multiple jurisdictions.
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
- University of Miami, Miami, Florida
- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
State Bar and Court Admissions
- Florida
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
Representative Reported Decisions
- Katha, LLC v. SHEDDF3-AE, LLC, No. 3D22-1691, 2024 WL 3049793 (Fla. 3d DCA June 19, 2024)
- Music on Wheels, LLC v. SHEDDF2-FL5 LLC, 383 So. 3d 77 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023)
- Llanso v. SHEDDF2-FL3, LLC, 346 So. 3d 1221 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022)
- Kipu Sys. LLC v. Zencharts LLC, No. 17-24733, 2021 WL 1895881 (S.D. Fla. Apr. 6, 2021)
- Kipu Sys. LLC v. Zencharts LLC, No. 17-24733, 2021 WL 4504632 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 10, 2021)
- Fahed v. Univ. of Miami, 307 So. 3d 114 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020)
- Strahlberg v. Covino, No. SC19-1940, 2020 WL 704974 (Fla. Feb. 11, 2020)
- City of Miami Beach v. 3098 Alton Road, LLC, 307 So. 3d 86 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020)
- Kipu Sys. v. Zencharts, No. 17-24733, 2019 WL 7371879 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 16, 2019)
- Inter Am. Coal, S.A. v. SHE DDF2-FL2, LLC, No. SC18-1904, 2019 WL 3216853 (Fla. July 17, 2019)
- Strahlberg v. Covino, 283 So. 3d 376 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019)
- Inter Am. Coal, S.A. v. SHE DDF2-FL2, LLC, 255 So. 3d 432 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018)
- Mager v. ECC, P.L., 222 So. 3d 1220 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)
- Saul v. Cahan, 153 A.D.3d 947 (N.Y. App. Ct. 2017)
- Brenmar Holdings v. RREF RB SBI. II-FL BHL, LLC, 160 So. 3d 439 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015)
- Saul v. Cahan, 45 Misc.3d 1214 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2014)
Honors
- Super Lawyers Rising Star 2016-2024
- Lawyers of Distinction 2023
- Florida Trend Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer 2020
- Top 20 Jury Verdicts 2019: Florida
Notable Case Results
- Helped secure summary judgment foreclosing prominent hotel and adjudging borrower liable for over $82 million.
- Represented liquidating trustee in $2.75 million settlement of action against former officers and directors of public company that owned artifacts recovered from shipwreck of RMS Titanic.
- Tried case involving unfair competition by software development company to $19.5 million favorable federal jury verdict.
- Represented members in $1 million partnership dispute resulting in favorable final order after bench trial.
- Secured appellate order affirming writ of mandamus compelling municipality to perform legal duty and leading to settlement of claim for inverse condemnation.
- Represented real estate brokerage and investor in $18.4 million dispute arising from joint venture to assemble and develop extensive swath of commercial property.
Professional Associations
- Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
- Florida Bar Business Law Section
- Florida Supreme Court Historical Society