Daniel C. Fors

Daniel C. Fors is a senior attorney at FORS, where he represents both domestic and foreign clients in complex business and real estate litigation matters, as well as business and corporate transactions.

Throughout his career, Mr. Fors has successfully handled a multitude of high-stakes controversies involving breach of contract, shareholder disputes, fraud claims, and business torts. Mr. Fors has developed a reputation for his skills, achieving favorable outcomes for clients on a consistent basis, and providing invaluable insight and guidance.

Prior to joining FORS, Mr. Fors honed his skills at prominent law firms in South Florida, where he worked on a wide range of complex litigation matters for both small businesses and Fortune 500 companies alike. A graduate of Florida International University College of Law, Mr. Fors graduated in the top 10% of his class, served as Articles Editor for the FIU Law Review, and was awarded several prestigious honors for his accomplishments as a member of Moot Court Team. He also earned multiple coveted Book Awards in various courses, an award reserved for the student who achieved the highest marks in a course.

Bar & Court Admissions

• Florida
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Memberships

• Cuban-American Bar Association
• Coral Gables Bar Association

Community/Civic Activities

• President-Elect, Coral Gables Bar Association
• “Law Day” Chair, Coral Gables Bar Association
• Special Magistrate, Village of Pinecrest

Awards & Recognitions

• Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
• Award for Best Advocate, FIU Law Moot Court
• Champion and Award for Best Brief, FIU Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition
• Award for Most Outstanding Advocate, FIU Law Death Penalty Legal Clinic

Publications

• The Native Species Protection Act: A Deceptively-Named Measure to Destroy the ESA, Villanova Law Journal, 2018
  ‍

Representative Matters

• Won verdict for seller of $28.5 Million in real estate in battle over multi-million-dollar purchase deposit after failed real estate transaction.
• Represented real estate broker denied real estate commission in web of litigation surrounding $42 Million land assembly (confidential settlement).
• Obtained jury verdict, valued at over $4 Million in action for dissociation of LLC member.
• Successfully reversed tax deed sale on constitutional grounds to recover luxury Brickell condominium.
• Secured various dismissals of professional license complaints and investigations lodged against prominent licensed professionals in South Florida, including surgeons, physicians, and architects.
• Served as second chair in complex administrative trial involving a successful challenge to permits issued under Monroe County Land Development Code.
• Conducted extraordinarily thorough fact investigation across various states in decades-old toxic torts exposure case, uncovering and obtaining proof of key discrepancies in claimant’s history that resulted in dismissal of South Florida materials manufacturer.