Ronnie Bitman
Managing Partner
Bitman has handled an array of complex commercial matters ranging from consumer fraud class actions, contract and employment disputes, trade secret litigation, unfair and deceptive trade practice matters, intellectual property litigation, business and partnership disputes, wrongful death actions, appeals, and multiple business transactions.
He is general counsel to several business clients, advising on overall business strategy, litigation prevention, transactions, litigation, and appeals.
A sports management major, he has stayed at the helm of sports and law, heading the firm’s Sports & Entertainment practice group. He has represented celebrities, TV personalities, athletes, musicians, and sports clubs in various business and litigation matters. He also acts as local counsel for various out-of-state firms, handling difficult litigation for major corporations and has acted in the same capacity for high-profile celebrity clientele such as Justin Bieber, the Estate of Michael Jackson, Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian, and Lindsay Lohan.
Bitman is also a mainstay in Florida’s consumer financial services litigation scene, overseeing one of the state’s strongest residential foreclosure practices for banks and mortgage servicers.
HONORS, RECOGNITION’S AND PUBLICATIONS:
- Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™, 2016
- Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™, Up and Comers, 2010
- Super Lawyers™ 2020
- Super Lawyers™ 2019
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars™ 2014
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars™ 2013
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars™ 2012
- Orlando Business Journal, 40 under 40™ 2014
- Rocking Wrigley: The Chicago Cubs’ Off-Field Struggle to Compete for Ticket Sales with Its Rooftop Neighbors, 56 Fed. Com. L.J. 377 (2004)
- AV Preeminent Rated – Martindale-Hubbell®
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS:
- Orange County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- The George C. Young First Central Florida American Inn of Court
- Immediate Past Board President of The Roth Family Jewish Community
- Center of Greater Orlando
- Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions for Contract and Business Law – 2017
- Florida Bar Business Law Section – Member
- Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section – Member
- Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section – Member
Navigating Construction Liens
Construction, and businesses supporting construction, were not generally affected by closure orders due to COVID-19. The construction industry is considered essential to the welfare of the state’s citizens, and continues to move forward. However, economic pressures brought on by the pandemic may cause first- and second-tier contractors to be less willing to wait for payment.
Bitman O’Brien & Morat Makes Top 100 Best Companies List
The annual Best Companies To Work For In Florida list is featured in the August issue of Florida Trend magazine. One hundred companies are ranked in small, medium and large employer categories.
Ronnie Bitman Named To 2020 Florida Super Lawyers®
Managing Partner Ronnie Bitman has been selected to the annual Florida Super Lawyers® for the fifth time, and second consecutive year. Congratulations, Ronnie!
EDUCATION:
- J.D., cum laude, Indiana University School of Law (2004)
- B.A., with distinction, University of Michigan (2000)
ADMISSIONS:
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- Florida Bar
- New York Bar
- California Bar (Inactive Status)
- Washington, D.C. Bar (Inactive Status)
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
- United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
APPELLATE DECISIONS
- Bank of New York Mellon v. Johnson, 185 So. 3d 594 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016), review denied, SC16-392, 2016 WL 4440960 (Fla. Aug. 23, 2016)
- Ortiz v. PNC Bank, Nat. Ass’n, 188 So. 3d 923 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016)
- Schwades v. Am.’s Wholesale Lender, 146 So. 3d 150 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014)
- U.S. Bank Nat. Ass’n v. Croteau, 183 So. 3d 1089 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015)
- U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n on Behalf of Holders of the Home Equity Asset Tr. 2002-4 Home Equity Pass-Through Certificates , Series 2002-4 v. Doepker, 223 So. 3d 1083 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017), reh’g denied (July 19, 2017)
- Wilmington Trust, N.A. v. Whyte, 199 So. 3d 494 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016)
Ronnie Bitman
Managing Partner
Bitman has handled an array of complex commercial matters ranging from consumer fraud class actions, contract and employment disputes, trade secret litigation, unfair and deceptive trade practice matters, intellectual property litigation, business and partnership disputes, wrongful death actions, appeals, and multiple business transactions.
He is general counsel to several business clients, advising on overall business strategy, litigation prevention, transactions, litigation, and appeals.
A sports management major, he has stayed at the helm of sports and law, heading the firm’s Sports & Entertainment practice group. He has represented celebrities, TV personalities, athletes, musicians, and sports clubs in various business and litigation matters. He also acts as local counsel for various out-of-state firms, handling difficult litigation for major corporations and has acted in the same capacity for high-profile celebrity clientele such as Justin Bieber, the Estate of Michael Jackson, Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian, and Lindsay Lohan.
Bitman is also a mainstay in Florida’s consumer financial services litigation scene, overseeing one of the state’s strongest residential foreclosure practices for banks and mortgage servicers.
HONORS, RECOGNITION’S AND PUBLICATIONS:
- Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™, 2016
- Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™, Up and Comers, 2010
- Super Lawyers™ 2020
- Super Lawyers™ 2019
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars™ 2014
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars™ 2013
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars™ 2012
- Orlando Business Journal, 40 under 40™ 2014
- Rocking Wrigley: The Chicago Cubs’ Off-Field Struggle to Compete for Ticket Sales with Its Rooftop Neighbors, 56 Fed. Com. L.J. 377 (2004)
- AV Preeminent Rated – Martindale-Hubbell®
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS:
- Orange County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- The George C. Young First Central Florida American Inn of Court
- Immediate Past Board President of The Roth Family Jewish Community
- Center of Greater Orlando
- Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions for Contract and Business Law – 2017
- Florida Bar Business Law Section – Member
- Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section – Member
- Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section – Member
Navigating Construction Liens
Construction, and businesses supporting construction, were not generally affected by closure orders due to COVID-19. The construction industry is considered essential to the welfare of the state’s citizens, and continues to move forward. However, economic pressures brought on by the pandemic may cause first- and second-tier contractors to be less willing to wait for payment.
Bitman O’Brien & Morat Makes Top 100 Best Companies List
The annual Best Companies To Work For In Florida list is featured in the August issue of Florida Trend magazine. One hundred companies are ranked in small, medium and large employer categories.
Ronnie Bitman Named To 2020 Florida Super Lawyers®
Managing Partner Ronnie Bitman has been selected to the annual Florida Super Lawyers® for the fifth time, and second consecutive year. Congratulations, Ronnie!
EDUCATION:
- J.D., cum laude, Indiana University School of Law (2004)
- B.A., with distinction, University of Michigan (2000)
ADMISSIONS:
- Florida Bar
- New York Bar
- California Bar (Inactive Status)
- Washington, D.C. Bar (Inactive Status)
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
- United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- United States Supreme Court
APPELLATE DECISIONS
- Bank of New York Mellon v. Johnson, 185 So. 3d 594 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016), review denied, SC16-392, 2016 WL 4440960 (Fla. Aug. 23, 2016)
- Ortiz v. PNC Bank, Nat. Ass’n, 188 So. 3d 923 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016)
- Schwades v. Am.’s Wholesale Lender, 146 So. 3d 150 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014)
- U.S. Bank Nat. Ass’n v. Croteau, 183 So. 3d 1089 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015)
- U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n on Behalf of Holders of the Home Equity Asset Tr. 2002-4 Home Equity Pass-Through Certificates , Series 2002-4 v. Doepker, 223 So. 3d 1083 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017), reh’g denied (July 19, 2017)
- Wilmington Trust, N.A. v. Whyte, 199 So. 3d 494 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016)