Firm Overview

Mr. Miller has been a practicing attorney in Florida since 1991. He was born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, and attended Miami Beach Senior High School, where in 1983 he won a State of Florida Two-Man Debate Championship. He is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 (finishing a semester early). Eric also attended the University of Miami School of Law receiving a Juris Doctorate in 1990, and qualified as a Finalist in the school’s prestigious Appellate, Moot Court Competition.

Mr. Miller maintains memberships in the Florida Bar and Southern District of Florida Federal Trial Bar. He is also a past member of the American Corporate Counsel Association, and of the Interactive Media Roundtable. Eric has also held memberships in the Business Law and Trial Lawyers Sections of the Florida Bar; and has been certified as a Circuit Court Mediator and Florida Supreme Court Arbitrator.

Eric has served as corporate and litigation counsel for numerous business entities in his 30+ years of experience as a practicing lawyer in the State of Florida. He began working as an associate for a high-profile law firm headed by the late Ellis Rubin handling many of their clients’ civil and criminal litigation, administrative, business, and appellate matters. Later, he was hired as In-House Senior Corporate Counsel for a major interactive media technologies firm, overseeing all administrative, litigation and intellectual property matters.

Prior to joining the firm of Fabrikant & Associates, Mr. Miller founded his own private practice where he served Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties for more than 20 years primarily in the areas of complex business litigation, corporate and commercial transactions, business torts, condominium association litigation, and public adjuster representation.

Mr. Miller is fluent in Spanish, with his parents having emigrated from Cuba in the early 1960’s, and is an avid table tennis player, learning to play the sport from his late father, who was an accomplished semi-professional player in Havana.

Ms. Alcius’s areas of legal practice include a focus on civil litigation and first-party property litigation and insurance defense. Additionally, Ms. Alcius has experience in Dependency with the Department of Children and Families.

Ms. Alcius obtained an undergrad degree in Business, a master’s in Counseling Psychology, and attended law school in Virginia at Appalachian School of Law, graduating early and the top 10% of her class. While in law school Ms. Alcius interned with Broward County State Attorneys’ office in Broward County Florida where she gained valuable experience.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico where she led a successful federal litigation practice representing clients in constitutional claims of violation to freedom of speech, unreasonable searches and seizures, due process violations and in labor and employment discrimination, retaliation and civil rights cases, Yadhira moved to South Florida in 2018, and started representing plaintiffs in federal court that asserted claims under Title VII, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). More recently, Yadhira has expanded the scope of her practice to include business and commercial litigation.

Upon being admitted to the practice of law, Yadhira began clerking for the Court’s system on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, first at the trial level handling adversary civil and criminal cases alike, and continuing clerking at the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.

Throughout her litigation career, Yadhira has handled more than 190 federal cases the majority of these being categorized as highly complex. Many of the cases that she has handled often entailed multiple parties and they implicated large monetary exposure of more than a million dollars.

Also, she has tried at least fifteen (15) civil rights’ jury trials in federal court. Of those she has been the lead counsel in about 12 of them. Many of the favorable judgments that Yadhira has obtained at the U.S. District Court level by way of motion to dismiss, summary judgment or jury trial, have been affirmed by the U.S. First Circuit Court.

Yadhira is very passionate about her practice and is a zealous advocate of the rights of her clients. Becoming a lawyer was a decision she made when she was a child, so it can be said that for her, more than a job, lawyering is her true vocation. Looking after her clients’ best interest has always been her ultimate goal. She is admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the State of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

She is fluent in Spanish, English and studied Italian and French. She is a life-time member of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. During her bachelor’s degree years, she was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society, chapter of the U.P.R., Mayaguez Campus.

Dennise has been working in the legal field since 2018 as a Legal Assistant and a Paralegal. She earned an Associate’s in Criminal Justice Technology from Valencia College, a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Florida International University and is currently working towards an Associate’s in Paralegal Studies at Broward College. She has plans to pursue law school to obtain a J.D. in the near future. Dennise enjoys spending quality time with her three nieces whenever she can as family is the most important thing to her.

Ashley Lawrence supports attorneys in the Civil Litigation Department. Prior to joining Fabrikant & Associates PLLC., Ashley assisted attorneys in multiple practice areas, including Subrogation, Creditors Rights, Commercial Debt Collection as well as Local and Foreign Judgment Collection. She has worked in the legal field in Florida for 5+ years.

Melanie graduated from the University of Miami as a Certified Paralegal. She has experience working in many different areas of law. Melanie is currently in school to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice in order to go to Law School in the future. In her free time away from work, she likes to spend time with her daughter, that she adores. Melanie is very spiritual and family oriented. She is also a cat lover.

Michelle has been a Legal Assistant/Paralegal since June of 2017 and she joined the team as a Paralegal in the Firm’s Eviction Litigation Department since March of 2019. She also on occasions assist with the Civil Litigation matters. Michelle has previous experience in traffic, debt collection, subrogation and insurance property claims.

Joanne graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a minor in law. Joanne has worked in various areas of law in New York prior to moving to Florida. She has experience in Matrimonial and Family Law, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice, Loan Modification, Property and Diminished Value, and Evictions. Joanne is very passionate about her work and loves to help others.

Veronica has worked as a Legal Assistant/Paralegal since 2017, covering various areas in the legal Field such as, Property insurance claims, Traffic law, Foreclosure, Immigration and Eviction Law. She uses her experience and knowledge to assist attorneys and clients. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her son, and sharing wonderful moments with her family.