Charles Restrepo was born in New York, New York. He attended Florida State University where he received a Bachelor of Finance degree in 1984. He continued at the University of West Florida where he recieved his Masters Degree in Business Administration. Charles obtained his Doctorate in Law degree from The Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan were he was awarded a tuition scholarship. At graduation in 1988 he received several awards for the Most Distinguished Student Award, graduated Cum Laude and was ranked second in his class. Following graduation from law school, Charles practiced for one year with a prominent South Florida firm, before he opened his own firm with its primary focus on Commercial Litigation, Corporate & Business Law and Real Estate Law. Charles has extensive practice, experience and knoweldge in real estate matters which has been further complimented by previously having operated and managed a Title Company, Correspondent Mortgage Lender with 300+ brokers and a Real Estate Brokerage firm which conducted thousands of real estate related transactions. Charles practice is now exclusively dedicated to representing and advocating consumer rights, commercial and civil litigation and bankruptcy. Charles is fluent in Spanish and is extensively involved in the firm's representation of investors from Europe and throughout Central and South America and Tri-county consumers.
He is admitted to practice before all Florida State Courts (County, Circuit, District Courts of Appeals and Florida Supreme Court), United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, United States Florida Southern District Bankruptcy Court and United States Florida Middle District Bankruptcy Court. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Broward County Bar Association, the American Bar Association and The Florida Bar.
FLORIDA BAR STATUS: Member in Good Standing & Eligible to Practice Law in Florida