Belinda Bacon, a partner and Florida Bar Board Certified Construction lawyer, represents owners, engineers, architects, contractors as well as construction contracts, project administration and litigation matters.

Elisha Sullivan, associate, is a trial lawyer handling personal injury, medical malpractice, assault, and wrongful death claims in state and federal court.

Kyle Stewart, associate, focuses his practices on the defense of personal injury and wrongful death claims, premise liability, negligent security, and commercial litigation matters.

Reeba Hartley-Belle, associate, is a trial lawyer who focuses her practice on the defense of personal injury and wrongful death claims, premises liability, product liability, negligent security, and complex business disputes.

Benjamin Pahl, associate, focuses his practice on the defense of catastrophic injury claims, death and dependency claims, complex liability claims, and workers compensation claims.

Elijah C. Waring Jr., associate, focuses his practice on the defense of personal injury and wrongful death claims, premises liability, negligent security, and complex business disputes.

Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, L.L.P. is a specialized boutique law firm practicing in the areas of admiralty and maritime, transportation, commercial litigation, hospitality law, property and casualty, insurance defense and coverage, and personal injury litigation. In addition to its practice in the United States, the firm represents clients throughout the Caribbean through its Jamaica, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Bahamas offices.

The firm is located at 150 S.E. Second Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, Florida 33131, Phone: 305-379-3686, FAX: 305-379-3690, with nine other offices located in Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Orlando, New York, Kingston, Jamaica, St. Thomas/St. Croix U..S. Virgin Islands, Nassau, Bahamas, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. www.hamiltonmillerlaw.com #HMBLaw.

Mr. Eiler grew up in the hotel and restaurant industry in Las Vegas. With a father who helped opened the Stardust Hotel in 1958 and a mother who was employed at the Sands Hotel, he has worked nearly every department there is in the hotel industry. Mr. Eiler has more than 10 years of hotel operations experience, even working full time during his first year of law school as a front office manager for a resort hotel in Anaheim, California.

A sought after author and speaker, Mr. Eiler brings his years of experience as a thought leader and industry expert to the Hospitality Law community. As an active participant in several key trade industry associations, he also helps shape regulations and legislation affecting the hospitality industries on an ongoing basis.

“We are very excited to have James and his team join our firm in general, and our hospitality practice group in particular,” said Managing Partner Dan L. Longo. “We look forward to combining our experience in this area with the new clients that James brings with him.”

Mr. Eiler lectures on Hospitality Law at California State University Long Beach and is a former Adjunct Professor of Hospitality Law for the William F. Harrah School of Hotel Management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, dedicating much of his career to mentoring young lawyers as his way of giving back to the legal profession.

“My team and I are pleased to become a part of Murchison & Cumming and look forward to adding to dynamic hospitality team,” said Eiler.

A graduate of University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a B.S. in Hotel & Restaurant Administration, Mr. Eiler continued onto law school at Western State University College of Law where he was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts, profiled in Who’s Who in American Law, and was on the National Dean’s List.

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