Cheryl L. Riess Miami, Florida
| phone | (305) 893-5506 |
| fax | (305) 893-5511 |
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Cheryl L. Riess began practicing law in 1987 out of her own firm in New York which focused its practice on plaintiff's legal malpractice claims. She became a member of the Florida bar in 2004 and worked in insurance defense before joining Mintz Truppman, P.A., where she now handles first-party claims and bad faith actions against insurance companies.
Bar Admissions: New York, 1987; Massachusetts, 1987; District of Columbia, 1994; Florida, 2004. Federal Courts: U.S. Sup. Ct., 1991; 2d Cir. 1996; S.D.N.Y., 1988; E.D.N.Y. 1988; D. Mass. 1988; N.D.N.Y. 1998.
Education: B.A., City University of New York, 1975 (summa cum laude); M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1979; JD., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1987 (cum laude); RiderCoach Certification, Motorcycle Safety Foundation, 2005.
- Bar Admissions:
- Massachusetts, 1987
- New York, 1987
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1988
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1988
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1988
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
- District of Columbia, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1998
- Florida, 2004
- Education:
- Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York,
1987
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Jacob Burns Scholar - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA,
1979
M.D. - City University of New York, New York, NY, USA,
1975
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Jonas E. Salk Scholarship Award - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, USA,
1985
Diplomate - New School for Social Research, Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions, New York, NY, USA,
1984
Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Administration
- Past Employment Positions:
- Psychiatry -- General and Forensic
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Beta Kappa
