Steven Gonzalez | Attorney | Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Steven D. Gonzalez

Partner

Miami, FL

305-428-5076

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Steven D. Gonzalez

Partner

Miami, FL

305-428-5076

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About Steven

Steven represents clients in all aspects of real estate development, financing, construction contracting, administration, and commercial dispute litigation. He handles development financing, including tax-exempt and taxable bond-financed projects, and negotiates design and construction contracts. In addition to project administration, he litigates and arbitrates complex construction disputes. He also works with major workforce and student housing developers on procurement, financing, contract negotiations, and administration.

Beyond real estate, he advises clients on corporate entity formation, drafting operating agreements, structuring buy-outs, and resolving employment disputes.

Areas of Focus

Services:

- Litigation & Trial

Experience

Represented client in the largest P3 student housing project in the country.
Assisted client in multiple tax-exempt and taxable bond-financed workforce housing projects.
Defeated breach of contract and professional liability negligence claims for a national architectural firm in a South Florida school board suit, securing a defense verdict on contested liability.
Won a five-day jury trial for a sub-contractor in Jacksonville, Florida, obtaining full damages, including attorney fees and costs, and defeating a counterclaim for project abandonment.
Successfully arbitrated a case for a site contractor on liquidated damages and governmental approval issues.

Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law, 2024 – 2026; Litigation – Construction, 2018 – 2026
Florida Trend Magazine, Florida's Legal Elite Notable Real Estate/Land Use Attorneys, 2025
Florida Super Lawyers, 2024; Rising Stars, 2013– 2017
Daily Business Review, Rising Star, 2017

Credentials

Education

New England Law | Boston (formerly New England School of Law), JD, cum laude, 2003
University of Miami, BA, 2000

Bar Admissions

Florida
Massachusetts
New York

Court Admissions

US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
US District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Thought Leadership

Press Releases

Interests

Did you know...

When not working, Steven enjoys traveling with his family and coaching his three children, Isabel, Tomas, and Jorge, in soccer, baseball, and golf. He also chairs one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious junior golf tournaments, giving US and international junior golfers an opportunity to showcase their skills and earn college scholarships.

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