Becker & Poliakoff Receives Coral Gables Chamber 'Diamond Award' In 'Large Business Category'

23 November 2005

Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., a diversified commercial law firm based in Ft. Lauderdale, today announced its receipt of a coveted "Diamond Award" from the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. The award is presented annually on the basis of business achievement, business involvement, community involvement, customer service and workplace environment to chamber members or businesses located in the city of Coral Gables. Becker & Poliakoff, which established offices in the Alhambra Towers building at 121 Alhambra Plaza in 2004, was designated this year's winner of the Diamond Award in the "Large Business Category." The firm was chosen by a panel of judges that included Miami Herald Business Editor Lisa Gibbs; Amedex Insurance Group's Michael Caricarte, Sr.; accounting firm Goldstein Schechter Price Lucas Horwitz & Co's Vincent Carrodeguas; and Bank United's Abel Iglesias. Receiving the award during the Nov. 17th Eighth Annual Coral Gables Diamond Awards at the chamber's monthly "Good Morning Coral Gables" breakfast at the Biltmore Hotel were a group of Becker & Poliakoff lawyers led by shareholder Perry Adair, a Coral Gables Chamber Board Member for 2005-06 and a prominent civil law attorney recognized in 2004 by Florida Trend magazine as among its "Legal Elite" statewide in the area of Civil Trial Law. Adair is the shareholder in charge of the firm's 20-plus attorneys in Coral Gables. "Becker & Poliakoff's decision to move its Miami-Dade offices to Coral Gables reflects a sharing of vision and commitment to support and contribute to the efforts of the Chamber, the City's business leaders and local government making Coral Gables the premier business hub of South Florida," said Adair. "Our law firm is proud to be recognized for the work it has done thus far and looks forward to the opportunity to further contribute to the goal of making Coral Gables a prime destination for business and investment in our region and state. The award means a great deal to the firm, as the criteria is based upon goals our firm, attorneys and staff alike, strive for every day." "The Chamber is proud of the accomplishments of Becker & Poliakoff and congratulates the firm on its Diamond Award," said Lettie J. Bien, president and CEO of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. "The addition of Becker & Poliakoff to the Gables increases and strengthens the presence of outstanding and multidimensional firms doing business here, which makes Coral Gables a stronger economic and business centerpiece for the County." Other Diamond Award winners this year included Coral Gables Dry Cleaning in the "Small Business Category," and Home Financing Center in the "Medium Business Category." At the awards ceremony, sponsored by Bank United and attended by 280 guests, each winner received an engraved crystal diamond trophy provided by in-kind sponsor Snow's Jewelers. In the nominating process this year, Becker & Poliakoff shared the "Large Business" category with other Coral Gables firms, including: A Joy Wallace Catering Production & Design Team, Adorno & Yoss LLP, Bayview Financial, L.P., Bill Ussery Motors, Inc. Mercedes-Benz, Codina Group, Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, The Collection, The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe and Wometco Enterprises, Inc. About Becker & Poliakoff Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. is a diversified commercial law firm based in Ft. Lauderdale with more than one hundred twenty attorneys in fourteen Florida offices and international and affiliated offices in the Czech Republic, China, Germany, France and Israel. The firm counsels clients in legal issues relating to Real Estate, Construction, Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Tax, Hurricane Recovery, International Business and Trade, and many other areas of law. For more information, visit: http://www.becker-poliakoff.com . About the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce is a 1,500 member, not-for-profit association whose mission is: "To foster and enhance the economic interests and quality of life in the Coral Gables community." For more information about the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, visit: http://www.coralgableschamber.org .

Source: PR Newswire

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