T: (239) 514-1000
F: (239) 514-0377
E: mtraficante@gfpac.com
Practice Areas
Business and Real Estate Services
Litigation
Education
University of Florida,
J.D., with honors, 2006
University of Florida, B.A., with honors, 2003
Bar Admissions
Florida
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Memberships
American Bar Association
Florida Bar
(Real Property, Probate & Trust Law, Business Law, and Young Lawyers Sections)
Collier County Bar Association
(Real Estate and Young Lawyers Sections)
American Inns of Court, Thomas S. Biggs Section
Michael T. Traficante
Professional Experience
Michael Traficante joined the firm in August of 2006 following his graduation from law school. During law school, Michael spent a summer clerking for the Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He was named a Rising Star in the 2010 edition of Florida Super Lawyers.
Michael's practice is concentrated in complex commercial and civil litigation involving real property, business, construction, wills/trusts and commercial issues.
Areas of Concentration
- Business formation and reorganization
- Complex commercial litigation
- Construction defect disputes and liens
- General corporate and business transactions and disputes
- Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
- Land and commercial acquisitions and dispositions
- Probate disputes
- Real property title matters
- Real estate, title and boundary disputes
- Representation of developers of commercial and residential projects
Noteworthy Cases
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. SunTrust Bank, 951 So. 2d 845 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007)
- Kountze v. Kountze, 20 So. 3d 428 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009)
Community Involvement
- American Cancer Society, Volunteer
- GAIN of Naples
- Collier County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Board Member