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.

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Automobile and Motorized Vehicles
• Commercial Litigation and Transactions
• Insurance Coverage
• Premises Liability
• Presuit Settlement Assistance
• Real Estate

Education

• University of Miami (J.D., 2006)

  Honors: Emery Means Findley, Jr. Graduate Fellowship; Presidential ManagementFellowship Program, Finalist

• University of Miami (M.B.A., 2007)
• Florida International University (B.S., 2002)

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

• Kubicki Draper Hospitality, Retail, and Premises Liability Practice Group, Member
• Florida Bar Association
• Dade County Bar Association
• Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies (LAAIA)

• Certified Continuing Education Instructor, State of Florida

• Florida Trend Magazine, Florida Legal Elite (2011)

• Spanish

• “Florida 4-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” KD Webinar, 2026
• “The Civil Procedure Playbook: 2025 Rule Changes Explained,” KD Webinar, 2026
• “Claims in the New Era: Florida’s Tort Reform Explained,” KD Webinar, 2026
• “Foreseeable or Not? Breaking Down Negligent Security Cases,” KD Webinar, 2026
• “Florida 4-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” KD Webinar, 2025
• “The 2025 Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure,” KD Webinar, 2025
• “Florida Tort Reform: Changes, Statutory Construction and Application,” KD Webinar, 2025
• “Mastering Negligent Security Claims: Understanding, Implications and Application,” KD Webinar 2024
• “Florida 4-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” KD Webinar, 2022

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.