Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Miami partner Bernard “Bernie” Pastor has been selected by Dean Tarlika Nunez Navarro to serve on the Board of Advisors at St. Thomas University College of Law.

In this role, Bernie will draw upon his extensive experience as a trial lawyer and educator, including his work teaching and training law students and attorneys through law schools and professional associations, to support the College of Law’s continued development and success.

His appointment reflects his longstanding commitment to legal education, mentorship, and service to the South Florida legal community.

About Bernard "Bernie" 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.