Sonia is an accomplished attorney and entrepreneur with a nearly 20-year career that spans law, entrepreneurship, compliance, and business development. Sonia holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Miami. At the University of Miami, she led the Puerto Rican Students Association for 4 years, co-founded Hispanic Heritage Month, and was an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Sonia is fluent in English and Spanish, and her work has taken her from the courtrooms of Florida to the International Court of the Hague. Sonia’s career is marked by significant roles, including working as a Political Analyst at the CIA with Top Secret Clearance, translating and legal documents for the International Convention of the Abduction of the Child at The Hague International Court, and co-authoring a bench book on International law for the U.S. Supreme Court. Sonia’s legal expertise is broad, encompassing business law, Estate Planning, Probate, and immigration law. She has participated in both litigation and in house counsel roles and even in court chambers drafting court opinions for an Appellate Judge. Her varied experience in representing foreign national families through USCIS and Department of Homeland Security trials and counseling entrepreneurs on the process of incorporation and legal protection of businesses in the US, underscores her expertise in international and domestic legal matters and is yet another example of her commitment to serving a broad range of clients of varied needs. Sonia balances her professional pursuits with a love for meditation, yoga, traveling, and kickboxing. She is a devoted mother to 2 children and 3 cats and values empowering women and children. Sonia’s adventurous spirit led her to live in France and The Netherlands for almost a year, run with bulls in Pamplona, homebirth her youngest child, and homeschool her children for 4 years. Her blend of legal acumen, entrepreneurial knowledge, and deep commitment to family and community makes her a trusted advisor for those looking to secure their assets, business, and family’s future and legacy.

Maikel N. Eskander is the principal and owner of Capital Partners Law, a full-service business and real estate firm with offices in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Boca Raton. The firm handles a wide variety of commercial, real estate, and business litigation matters, including representation of small and mid-sized businesses, investors, developers, and owners. As the firm’s founding member, Mr. Eskander was recently recognized as an AV Preeminent Rated business attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, as well as receiving the Elite Lawyer Award for Business Law, and being recognized by Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation in 2021. He brings a wealth of knowledge & experience to the firm, including representation of numerous Fortune 500 companies and a track record of having never lost an appeal. Prior to opening Capital Law Partners, Mr. Eskander was a founding partner at Eskander Loshak LLP.

During his career, Mr. Sonn has litigated numerous cases to successful resolution, recovering many millions of dollars for defrauded investors. He recently won a $50 million final judgment in Katz v. MRT Holdings, one of the few cases in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act passed in 1995 to yield a final judgment on the merits. Frequently, Mr. Sonn serves as a television commentator on securities fraud and ponzi scheme cases for CNBC, The CBS Sunday Morning Show, BBC Radio, ABC and MSNBC. Mr. Sonn was the CNBC contributing expert on the Bernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme for the CNBC shows “On the Money” and “Scam of the Century, Bernie Madoff and the $50 Billion Dollar Heist.” Mr. Sonn recently appeared in the CNBC show “American Greed.”

Brian Belt is an AV-rated attorney, practicing real estate, hospitality and corporate law. Before opening Acevedo Belt, P.A. in 2017, Brian served as a partner in large international and state-wide law firms. Throughout his career, Brian has represented international, national and local corporate clients and owners, lenders and developers of real estate in matters related to a variety of asset classes, including hotels, mixed-use projects, office, multi-family, office/industrial parks, condominiums, retail, and marina projects throughout the country and internationally. His experience includes acquisitions and sales, due diligence, restructuring, land use, leasing, construction and financing. He served as the co-chair of the Hospitality Practice Groups of a large national firm and a large Florida-based firm. He has extensive experience in acquiring, structuring, developing, financing and restructuring complex mixed-use projects and mixed-use hospitality projects. Brian also has worked on a variety of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint venture structuring, contract review, bond financings, and corporate finance. He has advised real estate and corporate clients throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean. He frequently represents wealthy individuals and families in a variety of matters. A representative list of matters and clients for which he has provided legal counsel is set forth below.

Alex is the managing partner and founder of Almazan Law and has been licensed to practice in Florida since 1999. Alex has represented clients across a platform of legal matters including general liability, workers compensation defense, real estate transactional and title insurance, and general commercial litigation matters. As a licensed title agent with Old Republic/Attorneys Title for 18 years and now also First American, Alex has issued over $2 Billion in owners and lenders title insurance policies in his legal career.

Mr. Belleh focuses his practice in the areas of Real Property, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Business and Immigration Law. He has experience representing public corporations, privately-held corporations, and accredited investors, but takes particular pride in representing entrepreneurs and small business owners – the cornerstone of the American economy. Mr. Belleh is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, in Buffalo, New York, with a concentration in financial transactions. He holds a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York and earned a Certificate from the Cours Civilisation Franςaise de la Sorbonne in Paris, France. He served as Corporate Counsel for a real property development firm, where he focused on the formation and operation of Real Estate Investment Trusts, real property acquisition and development, finance, and title insurance matters. He also worked as a commercial litigation associate at boutique litigation firm in Miami, where he focused in commercial disputes and business torts. He has extensive experience representing mortgage lenders and real property developers and investors. Mr. Belleh has jury and bench trial experience and has argued several cases successfully before the District Court of Appeal. Mr. Belleh serves as Corporate Counsel for a number of privately-held companies based in South Florida and operating in a cross-section of industries. He is an agent of the Attorney Title Insurance Fund and Old Republic Title Insurance and the owner/operator of Brightstar Title & Escrow, INC. He is admitted to practice in the Florida Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, and the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Belleh is also a member of the Florida Bar Real Property and Probate Section, the American Bar Association, the Broward County Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.