Practice Areas
Commercial and Business Litigation
Employment Law
Insurance Coverage and Disputes
Real Property Disputes
Education
Emory University School of
Law, J.D. 2000
Georgetown University, B.A.
1997 cum laude
Admissions
Florida
Southern, Middle and Northern
Districts of Federal Courts in Florida
Profession and Community
Involvement
Georgetown University Interviewer
for prospective students
Member Dade County Bar Association,
Young Lawyers Division
Member American Bar Association
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Tel: 786.464.8950 Fax: 305.448.4155
ebarnett@hellerwaldman.com | Vcard 
Eleanor T.
Barnett focuses her practice on complex commercial and business litigation.
She has experience litigating matters in both state and federal courts
throughout Florida and other jurisdictions. She has handled matters
through trial in various areas of business disputes, including actions
involving employment discrimination, construction, breach of contract,
breach of fiduciary duty, partnership disputes, all facets of real estate
matters and copyright and trademark infringement.
SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATIONS
- Defense of corporation
and principal in bench trial in Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County for
claims of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. (Decision
pending)
- Defense through
successful resolution of purported class action in Southern District
of Florida against national telephone provider for claims of unfair
and deceptive trade practices.
- Successfully defended
two different manufacturers of creams and lotions in two separate actions
in the Southern District of Florida and the Federal District of Utah
for trademark infringement and breach of contract.
- Prosecution of two-week
jury trial to verdict in prosecution of claims for breach of contract
and breach of fiduciary duty relating to procurement of product liability
insurance, subsequently settled on appeal.
- Defense of condominium
developer in Circuit Court in Broward County for claims of breach of
contract, fraudulent inducement and ISLA violations.
- Currently defending
various Tennessee corporations in copyright and trademark dispute in
the Southern District of Florida.
- Currently defending
manufacturer of creams, vitamins and lotions in the Eastern District
of New York for claims of negligence and various statutory violations.
- Assisted with defense
of securities claims and related contract claims against multiple limited
partnerships brought in the Federal District of Connecticut.
- Assisted in ten
day trial in prosecution of multi-million dollar preference action against
various banks in bankruptcy court in Virginia.
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