Pelayo Duran

Law Office of Pelayo Duran, P.A. | Miami, FL 11/1998 -Present
Attorney at Law/Owner
Manage a high-volume full-service law firm primarily engaged in the areas of Bankruptcy, Civil Rights Litigation ADA Tittle III, Labor/Employment law representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants; businesses, general State and Federal Civil and Criminal Litigation; Real Estate and Business Transactions; Personal Injury. Handle all facets of litigation including pretrial, discovery, pleading preparation, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution and many successful jury trial verdicts work. Successfully handled over 25,000 cases in a wide variety of areas of law. Manage 10+ employees including support staff and multiple attorneys.
Transnational/Bankruptcy
Handled thousands of real estate cases involving closings, refinances, lease drafting and negotiation, distressed sales, short sales, foreclosures, and bankruptcy.
Managed hundreds of foreclosure cases, loan modifications, short sales, quiet-title actions, residential and commercial evictions.
Oversaw thousands of bankruptcy cases, prepared bankruptcy petitions, filed cases, attend § 341 and confirmation hearings in Chapter 7, 11 and 13’s.
Filed proof of claims, prepared reaffirmation agreements, review and calculate bankruptcy plans, Rule 2004 examinations, objections to confirmation, violations of automatic stay, and discharge injunctions, objection to claims.
Litigated adversarial proceedings, objections to discharge, fraudulent transfers, avoidance actions, lien stripping and cram-downs.

Fresh Start Real Estate, LLC | Miami, FL 09/2007 – Present
Broker/Agent/Owner
Real Estate Broker specializing in the area of Coral Gables and the City of Miami experience in short sales, other distressed transactions and Broker Price Opinions (BPO).