Gordon Dieterle

Gordon Dieterle primarily works on civil litigation, with an exclusive emphasis on commercial litigation, business litigation, real estate litigation and probate litigation. Areas of responsibility include jury and non-jury trials, mediations, evidentiary hearings, Uniform Motion Calendar hearings, taking party, fact witness and expert witness depositions, propounding discovery, preparing pleadings and conduct legal research. He has also been certified by the Florida Supreme Court since 2009 as a Certified Circuit Court Mediator.

Education

Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida

Juris Doctorate – 1991

Honors: Florida State University Law Review, Research Assistant, Dean Donald Weidner, Associate Editor, Florida State University Law Review

New York University, New York, New York

Bachelor of Arts – 1988

Honors: magna cum laude

Honors: Dean’s Honor List, University Honor Scholar, Pi Sigma Alpha(Political Science) Honorary Society, Phi Alpha Theta (History) Honorary Society

Major: Political Science and History

Bar Admission

Florida, 1992

U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1992

U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1992

U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1996

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1992

U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1993

U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1994

U.S. Supreme Court, 1997

Federal Claims Court, 1997

Honors

Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated

Named to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite list in the areas of commercial litigation

Past Positions

McClosky, D’Anna & Dieterle, LLP, Equity Partner – June 1995-August 2015

Professional Associations

President-Elect and Board of Directors, South Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2011-Present

South Palm Beach County Bar Association, Co-Chair, Circuit Civil Practice Committee, 2009 to 2011

Vice-Chair and Commissioner, Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission for Palm Beach County, 2015-2023

Member, Palm Beach County Bar Association

Chair of the Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nomination Commission for Palm Beach County – 2023 – 2024

Certified Legal Specialties

Certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Certified State Circuit Court Mediator since 2009

Mediation Foreclosure Certificate

Current Employment Position

Partner

Notable Court Decisions

Rudnick v. Harman (Fla. App. 2020)

Greenberg v. Sellers, 2 So.3d 381 (Fla. App. 2008)

Richman Greer Weil Brumbaugh v. Chernak, 991 So.2d 875 (Fla. App. 2008)

E. Funding LLC v. Roman, 882 So.2d 1059 (Fla. App. 2004)

ADM PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. Solomon, 847 So.2d 1139 (Fla. App. 2003)

Barry Gurwitz v. Gold & Diamond Merchant, Inc., 808 So.2d 225 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)

ADM PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. Solomon, 831 So.2d 259 (Fla. App. 2002)

Phonometrics, Inc. v. Choice Hotels International, Inc., 535 U.S. 1097 (2002)

Fasig v. Florida Society of Pathologists, 769 So. 2d 1151 (Fla. App. 2000)

European American Bank v. Ira Lapes, Ronit Lapes a/k/a Ronnet Lapes a/k/a Ronit Cohen, Supreme Credit Corporation and Ira Lapes Brokerage, Inc. d/b/a Roco’s Insurance Agency, 254 B.R. 501 (Bankr. S.D. Florida 2000)

Phonometrics, Inc. v. Choice Hotels International, Inc., 117 F.Supp. 2d 1341 (S.D. Fla. 2000)

Federal Vending, Inc. v. Steak & Ale of Florida, 71. F.Supp. 2d 1245 (S.D. Fla. 1999)

Geis v. Chira, 712 So.2d 1132 (Fla. App. 1998)

Ferrell-French v. Ferrell, 691 So.2d 500 (Fla. App. 1997)