Maria P. Sperando
Partner

221 East Osceola Street
Stuart, FL 34994

(772) 283-8260
FAX: (772) 220-3343

E-MAIL: mps@williegary.com

PRACTICE AREAS:           

• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury and Class Actions

EXPERIENCE:           

• Joined firm, 1991  
• Attorney and Adjunct Professor, Nova University Law Center
  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1989-1990
• Litigation Associate, Fleming, O'Bryan & Fleming
  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1986-1989
• Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney's Office
  Kings County, New York, 1984-1986
• Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida-Civil Division, 1982-1984
• Litigation Associate, Anderson, Russell, Kill & Olick, NY, New York, 1979-1982

EDUCATION:       

• Cornell University, B.A., 1976
• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1979

BAR & COURT  ADMISSIONS:       

• New York Bar
• Florida Bar
• Southern District of New York
• Eastern District of New York
• Southern District of Florida
• Middle District of Florida
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States Supreme Court

HONORS:                            

• College: Dean’s List, Mortar Board
• Law School: Beaudry Cup Finalist, Leahy Prize Finalist, National Moot Court Team, Dean’s List

TEACHING  EXPERIENCE:    

• Nova University Law Center, Adjunct Professor, 1989, 1990

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: 

• Gary, Williams, Parenti Adoption Party, 1995 through 2000

INTERESTS:           

• Children’s Advocacy, Traveling, Backgammon