Adam is a founding partner of the firm. He represents financial institutions, banks, loan servicers, and lenders in complex litigation and regulatory compliance matters, in both state and federal court. He first-chairs trials and regularly handles matters through appeal. Adam argued and won an issue of appellate first impression, changing the foreclosure landscape in Florida. Adam also partners with in-house counsel and lines of business to design and implement litigation management and corporate witness training programs. Previously, he worked as assistant general counsel to Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection, as an environmental and litigation associate at an AMLaw 20 law firm, and as a financial service litigation partner at an AMLaw 100 firm. Adam was born and raised in Stuart, Florida, and lives there now with his wife and children.
Adam was appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to serve as a Commissioner on Florida’s Judicial Nominating Commission for the 19th Judicial Circuit. Adam previously served as Chair of the Commission.
Education
Florida State University, B.A. English, cum laude
Florida State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude
Certificates of Specialization in Environmental, Natural Resources, and Land Use
Admitted to Practice
Florida
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Founding Partner Practicing in Florida and California
Biography
Eric is a founding partner of the firm. He represents financial institutions, banks, loan servicers, and lenders in complex litigation and regulatory compliance matters in state and federal court. He is a first-chair trial lawyer and handles cases through appeal. Eric also partners with in-house counsel and lines of business to develop litigation management and corporate witness training programs.
Previously, he worked as a federal judicial law clerk in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and then as a partner at an AMLaw 100 firm. He has also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., History
University of Miami School of Law, J.D. cum laude
Admitted to Practice
Florida
California
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Legal Public Service
Law Clerk for the Honorable Edwin G. Torres in the Southern District of Florida
Florida Bar’s Consumer Protection Law Committee, Judicial Subcommittee
Founding Partner Practicing in Florida and New York
Biography
Eric is a founding partner of the firm. Board certified in appellate practice by the Florida Bar, Eric has successfully represented financial institutions, banks, loan servicers, and lenders in hundreds of appeals in Florida and New York. An experienced trial attorney, Eric also represents financial institutions in state and federal court trial courts on judicial foreclosure matters, deposition defense, as well as defending consumer protection actions. Previously, Eric worked as a litigation and consumer finance associate and partner at AMLaw 100 law firms.
Education
Cornell University, B.S., Policy Analysis and Management
Cornell University, M.P.A.
Harvard Law School, J.D.
Admitted to Practice
Florida
New York
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit
United States Circuit Court for the Eleventh Circuit
Founding Partner Practicing in Florida and New York
Biography
Justin is a founding partner of the firm. He represents financial institutions, banks, loan servicers, and lenders in complex litigation and regulatory compliance matters in state and federal court. He is a first-chair trial lawyer.
Justin focuses on recovery litigation, specifically including title claims. He has considerable experience in the investigation and prosecution of origination fraud. He works closely with federal and state regulators and law enforcement to address his clients’ complex business issues. Additionally, Justin defends servicers, lenders, and originators against quiet title actions and other debt elimination schemes.
Justin also partners with in-house counsel and lines of business to develop litigation management and corporate witness training programs.
Previously, he worked as a partner at an AMLaw 100 firm.
Education
J.D., New York University School of Law, 2003, Environmental Law Journal, Articles Editor
B.S., University of Florida, Psychology, 2000, with honors
Admitted to Practice
Florida
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Published Work and Lectures
ABA Title Insurance Litigation Committee Spring Meeting, Speaker, “Fraud Trends: Title Insurance Responses, Strategies, and Recoupment,” March 18, 2016
American Conference Institute’s (ACI’s) 8th National Summit on Preventing, Detecting and Resolving Mortgage Fraud, Speaker, “Mitigating Potential Liability for Defalcation and Settlement Agent Fraud: Due Diligence, Identity Theft of Settlement and Title Agents, Forged Quit Claim Deeds, Damages that may be Covered by Title Insurance, and Beyond,” July 2013
Jorge Suarez represents financial institutions, loan servicing companies, and debt collectors. Previously, he worked as an Assistant State Attorney at Florida’s 15th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office.
Education
Florida State University, B.A. in Media and Communication Studies
University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Admitted to Practice
Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Community Activities
Member of the Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court
Natalie is a founding partner of the firm’s Nevada office. She focuses her practice on civil litigation, bankruptcy, consumer finance law, and regulatory compliance. Natalie has successfully represented institutional clients at all stages of litigation, including disputes related to consumer protection, real property, contracts, and banking and finance. She regularly provides guidance to financial services clients on executing federal and state legal requirements, sector benchmarks, and optimal business practices. Natalie has tried more than 25 bench and jury trials in both state and federal courts. She has appeared and argued multiple times before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Prior to joining Atlas Solomon, Natalie worked as a financial services litigation partner at an AMLaw 100 firm.
Education
California Western School of Law, summa cum laude
College of Charleston, Honors College
Admitted to Practice
Nevada
California
Representative Cases
LN Mgmt. v. Pennymac et al., A-14-696232-C (Nev. 2023).
9101 Alta LLC v. Pennymac et al., A-18-776933-C (Nev. 2022).
Tobler v. Sables, LLC, 968 F.3d 1010 (9th Cir. 2020).
Bondi v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 752 F. App’x 431 (9th Cir. 2018).
Melanie is a founding partner of the firm’s Nevada office. She is a first-chair trial lawyer with two decades of courtroom experience. Melanie represents financial institutions, banks, loan servicers and lenders in Nevada and Texas federal and state courts. Her practice includes recovery litigation, such as foreclosure process challenges, lien priority disputes and title claims. Melanie also has significant experience defending plaintiff borrower claims concerning default servicing, including loss mitigation, property preservation, and bankruptcy. She defends and advises clients in connection with federal and state consumer laws, including claims involving the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Fair Housing Act (FHA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), their state law equivalents, as well as numerous common law business torts. Melanie’s expansive litigation experience includes over 400 federal actions, 70 Ninth Circuit appeals, 200 Nevada Supreme Court appeals, and countless state court actions.
Previously, Melanie worked as a partner at an AMLaw 100 firm.
Education
J.D., Baylor University School of Law, 2001
B.S., Baylor University, Education, 1999, with honors
Admitted to Practice
• Nevada • Texas • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit • U.S. District Court, Nevada • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas • U. S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Published Work and Lectures
Clark County Bar Association, Speaker, “Real Estate Finance 101: Deed of Trust Litigation,” September 2001
