Miami directory · 157 firms

Boutique law firms in Miami

The Miami bar grew up on real estate and international work, and its boutique corporate layer reflects both: M&A and transactional counsel for the region's founder-owned companies, cross-border specialists serving LatAm clients, fund and finance practices following the Brickell migration, and the partners who left the national firms' Florida offices to hang their own shingle. FirmScope tracks 157 boutique corporate practices across the South Florida corridor, every one verified by hand as active, locally based and genuinely independent.

The list is below. The full directory carries working links for each firm, named contacts where published, and the tools to run a proper application campaign rather than a scattergun.

102
Corporate
19
M&A
12
PE / VC
12
Commercial

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25 of the 157 firms on the list

FirmFocusTeam size
AC LawCorporate11-50
Adams Gallinar, P.A.Corporate11-50
Aero Law CenterCommercial11-50
ALEXANDRE BALLERINI, P.A.Corporate11-50
Assouline & Berlowe, P.A.Corporate11-50
Beighley, Myrick + Udell PACorporate11-50
Caldera LawCorporate11-50
d’QM Law: d’Arcambal Quesada Malyk Peters & Creed LLPM&A11-50
ERRA LawM&A11-50
Fogel Law GroupCorporate11-50
Goldsand FriedbergCorporate11-50
Gonzales TaplinM&A11-50
Gutiérrez Bergman Boulris, PLLCPE / VC11-50
Homer Bonner Jacobs Ortiz & Dimond, P.A.Corporate11-50
Isriel Ponzoli, P.A.Corporate11-50
Juris Magister AbogadosCorporate11-50
Kurkin BrandesCorporate11-50
Lorium PLLC (Lorium Law)Corporate11-50
Mamone WalkerPE / VC11-50
Marko & Magolnick, P.A.Corporate11-50
Maspons & Sellek, LLPCorporate11-50
MDO | PARTNERSCorporate11-50
Meland Budwick, PACorporate11-50
Miami Business Lawyers & Commercial Litigation Firm | Cueto Law GroupM&A11-50
Mombach Boyle & Hardin PACommercial11-50

Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.

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What counts as a boutique here

Independent corporate and commercial practices with a real office in Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach - M&A and transactional boutiques, cross-border and funds counsel, and the advisers serving the corridor's founder economy. Partner-owned, usually under a few dozen lawyers.

The national firms' Miami offices are excluded deliberately, and so are foreclosure, collections and litigation-only practices - this list maps transactional corporate work. These firms hire differently.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

Do boutique Miami law firms hire associates directly?

Yes, usually one or two at a time and rarely through OCI. Spanish helps enormously in this market; a direct approach to the hiring partner with a well-researched letter is how most boutique seats get filled.

What work do Miami corporate boutiques actually do?

M&A for founder-owned companies, cross-border transactions with Latin America, real estate and development deals, fund formation for the relocated managers, and the general corporate counsel work a fast-growing metro generates.

How is this different from legal directories like Chambers or Legal 500?

Those directories rank firms for clients buying legal services. This list exists for people researching careers and business development: 157 boutique South Florida practices with size, focus and verified links in one place.

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