Harry Malka, Shareholder

Mr. Malka is recognized as an expert in construction law and is Board Certified in Construction Law by the Florida Bar. This certification is the highest recognition of competence provided by the Florida Bar. Mr. Malka is Rated  “AV® Preeminent™” by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating. This is an outstanding achievement and recognizes that a lawyer has earned the highest rating available for their legal ability and professional ethics. He is also a Circuit Court Civil mediator certified by the Supreme Court of Florida.

Mr. Malka received his Juris Doctorate from the Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1997. Mr. Malka is a member of The Georgia Bar (1997, inactive) and The Florida Bar (2003). He is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

Prior to moving to Florida in 2003, Mr. Malka was a founding member of MALKA & TRAINOR, P.C., an Atlanta-based law firm where he primarily practiced his practice in the area of commercial litigation and construction law. Prior to establishing MALKA & KRAVITZ, P.A., in 2009, Mr. Malka was a partner in the law firm formerly known as Leiby, Stearns, & Roberts, P.A., where he concentrated his practice exclusively on litigation of construction related matters.

At MALKA & KRAVITZ, P.A., Mr. Malka continues to focus his practice on matters related to construction law, including, litigation, arbitration and mediation of construction liens, payment and performance bond claims, construction defect claims and defense, as well as on construction contract preparation, review and negotiation.

Mr. Malka has been a member of several construction related legal associations, including the Florida Bar Association (Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Construction Law Committee, and the Legislative Subcommittee), and the Broward County Bar Association (Construction Law Committee), Associated Builders and Contractors, South Florida Chapter (ABC). Mr. Malka also lectures on construction related topics to lawyers, law students, and contractors.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Emory University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1997
Concordia University	B.A.		1992

State / Court	Date
Florida	2003
Georgia	1997
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

• Florida Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Construction Law Committee
  American Bar Association
  Construction Association of South Florida (CASF)
  Associated Builders and Contractors, South Florida Chapter (ABC)
  Associated General Contractors, South Florida Chapter (AGC)
  Broward County Bar Association- Construction Law Section, Chair, 2014 to 2014
  Broward County Bar Association- Construction Law Section, Co- Chair, 2020

• AV® Preeminent™" Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
  Board Certified in Construction Law by the Florida Bar
  Best Lawyers in South Florida - U.S. News & World Report
  Top Tier Construction Law Firm -U.S. News & World Report
  Super Lawyers