MANAGING & FOUNDING PARTNER
dhaber@haber.lawDavid B. Haber, founder of Haber Law, has over 30 years of experience representing clients in the areas of construction law, complex commercial disputes, real estate and business law, and community association representation. Mr. Haber and his firm emphasize quality of practice, efficiency, and responsiveness to each client’s needs. Mr. Haber is Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law, is recognized by Super Lawyers in Construction Litigation, and is a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America.
For over three decades, Mr. Haber has represented and counseled property and business owners, real estate developers, lenders, community associations, contractors and design professionals, and commercial landlords in connection with multimillion-dollar and complex construction, capital improvement, and repair projects, including assisting clients with contract negotiation, bidding and bid protest proceedings, approvals, financing/loans, insurance issues, construction and design disputes, real estate-related transactions, commercial leases and commercial landlord/tenant disputes, distressed asset based transactions, loan workouts and restructurings, and business entity formation, disputes, and dissolution.
Mr. Haber also represents business owners, individuals, community associations and business entities in complex business litigation, arbitrations and appeals, community association law, and other commercial- and real estate-related disputes involving mortgage and uniform commercial code foreclosures (including receiverships, assignments of rents and leases and defense of lender liability matters), title insurance claims defense and coverage disputes, construction defects litigation, fraud, contract and forgery litigation, commercial aviation litigation, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights representation, and sophisticated international collection matters.
Mr. Haber’s experience in these areas, his proven reputation for being a fierce advocate, and his practical business sense provide the firm’s clients with expertise in counseling clients, achieving resolutions that are architected to meet a client’s needs and interests, and assessing the risk-reward factors associated with a particular matter and litigation in general.
Partners David Haber and Roger Slade authored “Calling For An End to The 24/7, 365 Lawyer", published in the Daily Business Review. - April 22, 2022
David Haber authored 'I Know All About Condo Living. After Surfside, Change Is Coming,' published in the New York Times. - July 29, 2021
“The ‘Frye’ Standard is the Law in Fla., ‘a Monumental Game Changer” by David Haber, published in the Daily Business Review. - October 23, 2018
Founding Partner David Haber and Partner David Podein authored 'Hurricane Irma: Tips for Navigating Your Way Through the Insurance Claim Process,' Florida Community Association Journal. - September 15, 2017
Partners David Haber and Frank Soto authored an article for the Florida Community Association Journal about a fascinating and seldom used jury trial process. - January 27, 2017
Attorneys David Haber and Frank Soto authored 'Is Your Association Ready for the New Construction Defect Pre-Suit Process?' - April 29, 2016
Attorneys David Haber and Jonathan Goldstein author 'The DBPR's Proposed Electronic Voting Rule.' - February 10, 2016
Attorneys David Haber and Rebecca Newman Casamayor authored 'Emotional Support Animals, Are They Service Animals?' - December 15, 2015
Founding Partner David Haber addresses the hot issue, 'drones and privacy' in this Florida Community Association Journal article. - July 1, 2015
David B. Haber and Rebecca Newman authored 'Emotional Support Animals: Why Housing Providers arde Forced to Accommodate Almost Any Request.' - January 1, 2015
David Haber featured in The Real Deal article, “Running amok”: Florida lawmakers fall short with HOA, condo law - November 2, 2023