Shutts & Bowen LLP Miami partner Bernard “Bernie” Pastor was recently appointed by Chief Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan to serve as a member of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida Professionalism Panel.

As a member, Bernie will help advance the Panel’s mission of promoting the highest standards of professionalism and civility within the Miami-Dade County legal community. The Professionalism Panel provides an informal, educational process designed to address conduct that may be inconsistent with the Standards of Professionalism and Civility, fostering collegiality, integrity, and mutual respect among members of the Bar.

About Bernard Pastor

Bernard “Bernie” Pastor is a partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group. A Florida Bar Board-Certified expert in Civil Trial Law and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Bernie has extensive first-chair experience in both federal and state courts.  His practice focuses on representing clients in complex civil litigation, from pre-suit strategy through trial and appeal. A seasoned trial attorney, he has successfully tried nearly 30 federal and state jury trials to verdict. In addition to his trial experience, Bernie has handled several appeals and oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.