Meet The Team
Florida trial lawyers,
trusted to handle what matters most.
Our attorneys average over 30 years of experience — covering complex commercial litigation and personal injury matters across South Florida.
Steven M. Katzman
Founding Partner · Chair, Complex Commercial Litigation
Steve moved to Florida when he was four years old. After 60 years, he considers himself a native. Loyalty and commitment are very important to him, as evidenced by his decision to co-found the firm with his best friend since high school, Jay Wasserman. Steve has been married to his wife, Sharon, since 1986, and has two sons, Adam and Jason.
Jay Wasserman
Founding Partner · Chair, Personal Injury
Jay was born and raised in South Florida– a true native Floridian. Jay grew up in a working-class household. His father was an accountant for a non-profit. His mother was a homemaker. Both stressed the importance of hard work, education, and integrity.
Charles J. Bennardini
Partner
Charlie concentrates his practice in the areas of complex commercial and business litigation, securities litigation and arbitration, professional malpractice and legal ethics, and adversarial probate litigation. After retiring from the United States Coast Guard as a law specialist in 1997, he practiced with the firm of Tew Cardinas until the founding of Katzman Wasserman Bennardini & Rubinstein, P.A. in 2001.
Craig A. Rubinstein
Partner
A member of American Mensa, Craig Rubinstein received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, cum laude, from Brandeis University. While a student at Boston University School of Law, from which he received his Juris Doctor degree, in addition to being a member of the Kaufman Securities Law Moot Court Team, he authored "Excessive Mutual Fund Advisory Fees: Give-Ups in Rule 12b-1 Clothing?", which was published in the Annual Review of Banking Law.
Helaina Bardunias
Partner
Helaina concentrates her practice on complex and general commercial litigation, including breach of contract and partner and shareholder disputes. Her experience also includes accounting and legal malpractice.
Jason R. Katzman
Partner
Jason concentrates his practice on complex commercial and corporate litigation and arbitration, including contract disputes, professional malpractice, employment disputes, and adversarial probate litigation.
Robert S. Hackleman
Retired
Robert S. Hackleman is retired from active practice at Katzman, Wasserman, Bennardini & Rubinstein, P.A. During his career, his practice covered complex commercial and corporate litigation, probate and trust litigation, labor and employment litigation, securities and shareholder litigation, bet-the-company litigation, contract disputes, and class action defense.
Contingency Fee Representation
The majority of our cases on behalf of clients filing lawsuits or arbitration claims now involve at least a partial contingency fee relationship in order to reduce the client's out-of-pocket obligations, while at the same time creating a win-win opportunity for both client and his or her lawyer.
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