Ronald J. Marlowe

Partner

Mr. Marlowe is a partner in the Tampa office of Arnstein & Lehr LLP. He is a commercial litigator who concentrates his practice in construction law, creditors rights (including bankruptcy),product liability, technology and complex commercial litigation. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to local paving contractors. Mr. Marlowe has an extensive background in technology, including an undergraduate degree in telecommunications, a minor in computer information science, work experience in the radio, cable television, and computer industries, and a long history of representing local and national computer and telecommunications clients. His experience negotiating out-sourcing contracts for a Fortune 500 computer manufacturer gives him a unique perspective to problem-solving and enables him find creative business solutions to litigation matters. His math and computer background are invaluable in constructing complex analyses in bankruptcy preference actions and he regularly represents national clients in bankruptcy actions throughout the eastern United States. He has represented contractors, subcontractors and owners in hundreds of lien foreclosure actions over the past fifteen years and regularly consults with other attorneys around the state who have questions about lien foreclosure actions.

Professional Activities and Achievements

Mr. Marlowe is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Clearwater Bar Association, the Pasco County Bar Association, and the Pasco Building Association.

Publications and Lectures

He is the author of Florida Construction Liens 2007, a pocket compilation of Florida law relating to construction law in Florida. He also has given multiple lectures on Internet legal research and has been a guest lecturer for Pasco Hernando Community Colleges paralegal program.

Representative Cases

• Represented numerous companies (and occasionally owners) in construction lien cases throughout Florida (1990-2009)
• Represented numerous companies in large bankruptcy adversary cases in Florida, Delaware, Georgia, New York, Ohio, Michigan, and elsewhere. Sample cases: Winn-Dixie, Lillian Vernon
  Represented telecommunications company in patent infringement action regarding visual voice mail (E.D. TX 2008)
• Represented employee who left with non-compete agreement and began working for competitor of prior employer (Hillsborough County, FL 2008)
• Represented manufacturer and distributor of petrochemicals in trace benzene exposure case by maintenance worker (Hillsborough County, FL 2007)
• Represented manufacturer of pneumatic nailer in case by worker who lost eye while using nailer (Duval County, FL 2006)
• Represented employer in action by former employee for violation of Fair Labor Standards Act (S.D. FL 2005)
• Represented online education provider in action by competitor for employee poaching and violation of non-competition agreements (S.D. FL 2005)
• Represented appellee in bankruptcy appeal challenging dismissal of trustee’s claims against appellee in bankruptcy adversary action (S.D. FL 2004)
• Represented former officers of public company for wrongful termination and unpaid wages (S.D. FL 2004)
• Represented telecommunications company in action relating to 800-number portability (S.D. FL 2004)
• Represented distributor of dust masks in defense of claims alleging that masks did not properly protect workers from exposure to silica (Broward County, FL 2005)
• Represented creditors against debtors seeking large collection amounts (S.D. FL 2000; S.D. FL 2002; S.D. FL 2003; S.D. FL 2004; M.D. FL 2000; M.D. FL 2003; M.D. FL 2004)
• Represented distributor of inks and thinners in wrongful death action alleging exposure to trace amounts of benzene (Marion County, FL 2002)
• Represented automobile dealership in action by buyer for violation of Truth in Lending Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and Equal Credit Opportunity Act (S.D. FL 2002)
• Represented international computer company in contractual dispute over early termination of services agreement (S.D. FL 2002)
• Represented engineering and testing company in dispute alleging professional negligence in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment Study (S.D. FL 2001)
• Represented cruise ship loading ramp manufacturer in action by passenger alleging defective design (S.D. FL 1999)
• Represented lessee in action involving acceleration of more than $1,000,000 of lease payments (S.D. FL 1997)
• Represented debit card telecommunications provider in action against 800-number provider (S.D. FL 1997)
• Represented telecommunications provider and principals in FTC enforcement action and through Consent Degree (FTC/S.D. FL 1994

Education

University of Florida (J.D., 1984)
University of Florida (B.S. with honors, 1981)

Bar Admissions

State of Florida, U.S. District Courts, Middle District, Northern District, and Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court