Martin P. Blaya

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Martin Blaya focuses his practice in the areas of first and third party defense, business and contract disputes, real estate litigation, foreclosure and commercial/residential eviction actions. Prior to joining Kubicki Draper, Martin was an associate at a mid-sized Florida insurance defense firm and managing partner of a boutique law firm in Miami. Martin has served on the Florida Bar Committee on Professionalism and has been voted to Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite by his peers, an honor earned by fewer than 1.3% of the active Florida Bar members who practice in Florida.

Martin was born in Santiago, Chile but has made Miami, Florida his home for decades; he is fluent in English and Spanish. Martin attended culinary school and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management at Florida International University. He then attended the University of Miami where he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 2006 and his Masters in Business Administration in 2007. Martin was a recipient of the Emery Means Findley, Jr. Graduate Fellowship and a finalist for the Presidential Management Fellowship Program. During his time at the University of Miami, Martin was elected Senator of the Student Bar Association, acted as an ambassador for the Student Recruiting Program and was a student mentor for incoming students.

Martin prides himself on zealously and effectively representing his clients and believes in building a close relationship with the individuals and companies he represents. When he's not practicing law, Martin enjoys spending time with his family, delights in testing out novel recipes in the kitchen and enjoys everything South Florida has to offer.                              

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Credentials

Education

  • University of Miami (J.D., 2006)
  • University of Miami (M.B.A., 2007)
    Honors: Emery Means Findley, Jr. Graduate Fellowship; Presidential Management Fellowship Program, Finalist
  • Florida International University (B.S., 2002)

Admissions

  • State of Florida, 2007
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2007
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2007
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2007
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, 2007
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida, 2007
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Florida, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Kubicki Draper Hospitality, Retail, and Premises Liability Practice Group, Member
  • Florida Bar Association
  • Dade County Bar Association

Special Awards and Recognitions

  • Florida Trend Magazine, Florida Legal Elite (2011)

Languages

  • Spanish
Presentations

Speaking Engagements / Presentations

  • "Florida 4-Hour Law and Ethics Update," Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2022
  • Overview
  • Practice Areas
  • Credentials
  • Presentations

locations

Miami

Miami Office

9100 South Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1800
Miami, FL 33156

T: 305.374.1212 F: 305.374.7846

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Miami-Dade

Key West

Key West Office

402 Applerouth Lane, Suite 2C
Key West, FL 33040

T: 305.509.7300 F: 305.374.7846

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Monroe
Ft. Lauderdale

Ft. Lauderdale Office

110 East Broward Blvd., Suite 1400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

T: 954.768.0011 F: 954.768.0514

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Broward
West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach Office

1700 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 800
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

T: 561.640.0303 F: 561.640.0524

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Indian River | Martin | Okeechobee | Palm Beach | Saint Lucie

Tampa

Tampa Office

400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 1200
Tampa, FL 33602

T: 813.204.9776 F: 813.204.9660

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Hernando | Hillsborough | Manatee | Pasco | Pinellas | Polk | Sarasota
Orlando

Orlando Office

201 South Orange Avenue, Suite 475
Orlando, FL 32801

T: 407.245.3630 F: 407.245.7685

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Brevard | Highlands | Orange | Osceola | Seminole
Ocala

Ocala Office

1396 NE 20th Avenue, #500
Ocala, FL 34470

T: 352.622.4222 F: 352.622.9122

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Alachua | Citrus | Dixie | Gilchrist | Lake | Levy | Marion | Putnam | Sumter | Volusia
Jacksonville

Jacksonville Office

1 Independent Drive, Suite 1601
Jacksonville, FL 32202

T: 904.396.0062 F: 904.396.0380

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Baker | Bradford | Clay | Columbia | Duval | Flagler | Hamilton | Nassau | Saint Johns | Union
Pensacola

Pensacola Office

125 West Romana Street, Suite 550
Pensacola, FL 32502

T: 850.434.0003 F: 850.434.0223

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Escambia | Holmes | Okaloosa | Santa Rosa | Walton

Tallahassee

Tallahassee Office

1705 Metropolitan Boulevard, Suite 202
Tallahassee, FL 32308

T: 850.222.5188 F: 850.222.5108

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Bay | Calhoun | Franklin | Gadsden | Gulf | Jackson | Jefferson | Leon | Liberty | Wakulla | Washington | Madison | Lafayette | Taylor 

Ft. Myers

Ft. Myers Office

13350 Metro Parkway, Suite 201
Fort Myers, FL 33966

T: 239.334.8403 F: 239.939.0700

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Charlotte | Collier | DeSoto | Glades | Hardee | Hendry | Lee

Mobile

Mobile Office

11 North Water Street, Suite 10290
Mobile, AL 36602

T: 251.308.3351 F: 251.287.1624

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Baldwin | Washington | Clarke | Escambia | Covington | Geneva | Houston | Henry |  Dale | Coffee | Barbour | Pike |Crenshaw | Butler  | Monroe | Clarke | Choctaw | Wilcox | Bullock | Russell

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In 1963, Gene Kubicki founded the firm based on dedication to excellence. The same high standards have been maintained for over five decades -- years which have seen the firm’s ranks swell to over 200 attorneys.

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