Leslie Cimadevilla, Esquire is the Principal and Managing Attorney of The Law Office of Leslie Cimadevilla, P.A. and Worldwide Title, Escrow and Closing Services, LLC. A South Florida bilingual native, her principal office is conveniently located in Davie, the heart of South Florida as well as physical offices throughout the Treasure Coast. Ms. Cimadevilla proudly also provides safe closing services from Monroe County through the Panhandle. She graduated from St. Thomas University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a specialization in Latin American Affairs, as well as a Minor in Communication Arts in 1996. After spending some time at the United States Department of State as Consular Officer for Child Services, she moved from Washington D.C. back to her native State of Florida where she received her Juris Doctorate from Barry University School of Law where she excelled and received extensive recognition, including The Florida Association of Trial Lawyers Student Award and the Tonya Young Scholarship for Best Writing and Oralist skills. Ms. Cimadevilla also interned for the Honorable Jose Rodriguez 17th Circuit and was responsible for developing the Truancy Pilot, was President of the Hispanic Association of Law Students, and actively participated in achieving national recognition for the law school while clerking for the prestigious worker's compensation firm of Moreland and Moreland, P.A in Orlando, Florida. When Ms. Cimadevilla returned to her native South Florida after graduation, she was a founding member of the premiere Coral Gables Title, LLC until the real estate market crash. Therefore, Ms. Cimadevilla entered the world of foreclosure and has zealously represented investors, servicers, national mortgage lenders, financial institutions and private lenders throughout Florida handling residential and commercial foreclosures since 2007. She has litigated and mediated thousands of foreclosure cases, said experience now assists her in aggressively defending foreclosed homeowners and business owners in court in addition to exploring all loss mitigation alternatives. Additionally, she handles all aspects of residential and commercial real estate, including closings, title examinations, escrow services, transactional negotiations, foreclosure and loss mitigation, including short sale negotiations, loan workouts and deeds-in-lieu, contract disputes, preparation of agreements including loan documents and leases. She also handles foreign investors, works with 1031 agents and handles simultaneous transactions and complex structures Ms. Cimadevilla is a licensed member of the Florida Bar and was admitted to practice in 2003. She underwrites title through WFG and is a member of Broward’s Real Estate Council, Broward County Bar Association, and Plantation Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Cimadevilla also devotes much of her time to several charitable organizations including Broward County Partnership Coalition for the Homeless, Broward County's Women in Distress and Florida's Initiative for Suicide Prevention. Mother of a beautiful little girl, she tirelessly attempts to stress the importance of a healthy balance of work and motherhood.