Helio De La Torre

• $40.6MM jury verdict on behalf of a Miami Condominium Association against its developer for breach of statutory implied warranties due to construction defects and deficiencies with a robotic parking system.

Mr. De La Torre is a member of the College of Community Association Lawyers for the Community Association Institute (CCAL), an organization established by the Community Association Institute (CAI) for attorneys who have distinguished themselves through contributions to the evolution of the practice of community association law.

Mr. De La Torre maintains an "AV Preeminent" rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America peer-reviewed listing and The Wall Street Journal's Best Lawyers in South Florida peer-reviewed listing. He has also been named to the Super Lawyers and Legal Elite listing. He is a member of the Cuban-American Bar Association and the Miami-Dade County Trial Lawyers Association and is an affiliate of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) and the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc. He also sits on the board of the Brickell Homeowners Association.

Mr. De La Torre is a past president of CAI’s Greater Miami Chapter and was active as chairman of the Chapter’s Florida Legislative Action Committee. He has served as an instructor at many of the CAI leadership training programs and has been a frequent speaker at community association seminars such as the University of Miami’s Institute on Condominium and Cluster Development. He is an approved instructor for community association licensing courses by the State of Florida.

Mr. De La Torre is a frequent speaker at seminars, including “The Nuts and Bolts of Condo Litigation”, “Recent Statutory Amendments Affecting Community Associations”, “Update on the Law in Mold Litigation and Recent Case Laws”, FIU - Legal Studies Institute - Paralegal Program, “Law for Non-Lawyers” for the International Council of Shopping Centers, Common Interest Realty Associations Conference for the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and “Update on the Law in Mold Claims, Issues & Trends” at Ralph E. Boyer Institutes on Condominium & Cluster Development and Real Property.