Senior Associate | Tampa
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Abraham Shakfeh is a Senior Associate at Butler in our Tampa office practicing in Construction, Casualty Defense Litigation and Third-Party Coverage.
Abraham obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Florida cum laude in 2008 and his Juris Doctor from Florida State University in 2011. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida and the Federal District Court of the Middle District of Florida.
Prior to joining Butler, Abraham practiced a wide variety of matters from inception to trial. These cases included construction defect claims and defending against actions involving wrongful death. Abraham has also volunteered to help children with special needs obtain access to education.
In his spare time, he can be found gardening, tending to his honeybees, and spending time with his wife.
We are excited to announce our latest Senior Associates: Stephen Udagawa, Dericka Burke, Vincent Fernandez, and Abraham Shakfeh. Click on their names to learn more about them....
Expert witnesses are a critical part of litigation. A good expert can properly assess a case, help position a case for settlement and provide helpful testimony at trial. Like all witnesses, an expert witness’ bias may be discovered. This includes the frequency with which a firm uses a particular expert. See Allstate Insurance Co. v. Boecher, 733 So. 2d 993, 994 (Fla. 1999) (holding that ...
Associate Abraham Shakfeh was a panelist for the HCBA 2021 Diversity Fair on May 6, 2021. The Diversity Fair was a virtual panel hosted by the Hillsborough County Bar Association in an effort to increase awareness and promote diversity within the local legal community. This event featured panel discussions on topics such as workplace issues, legal community issues, inclusion and conformity as wel...
We would like to thank all of our attorneys who joined the Hillsborough County Bar Association's (HCBA) Diversity & Inclusion Social. Click their images to learn more about each attorney....
What Constitutes a Product under the Economic Loss Rule The Economic Loss Rule limits a defendant's tort liability for defective products to injuries caused to persons or damage caused to property other than the defective product itself. The Economic Loss Rule has been used to exclude tort liability for damages to the constructed product. However, what constitutes a product? Flor...
Attorney Abraham Shakfeh will be presenting as a panelist for the 13th Circuit Virtual Town Hall hosted by the Florida Bar. This virtual meeting will take place via Zoom Webinar on August 11, 2020. The conversation will focus on how Florida attorneys are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic, how the judicial system is adapting their operations on a local level, and what the Bar can do to assist me...
In the back of a family home sits a white wooden box surrounded by brush and nature, buzzing with bees. Behind the wooden façade, framed inside, are rows and rows of honeycombs. There are many reasons why people take up hobbies, a pique of interest, a new challenge or to learn something new. For Abraham, an associate at Butler’s Tampa office, it was a desire to make a change that first...
Attorney Abraham Shakfeh works to help showcase the culture and diversity of the Tampa Bay area in his position as co-chair for the Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) Diversity Committee. The HCBA Diversity Committee seeks to reflect this diversity in the community with their annual Diversity & Inclusion Networking Social to connect law students with attorneys, judges and members ...
Many transportation companies use dash cameras for purposes of defending against actions for liability. However, recently in Lopez v. Wilsonart, LLC, 275 So. 3d 831 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019), eyewitness testimony and an expert affidavit were sufficient to defeat summary judgment even though they flatly contradicted the Freightliner's dash camera footage. In doing so, the appellate court did certify an...
Butler is proud to sponsor the 2019 HCBA Diversity Committee's annual networking event. Partners William Linero, Jr., Thomas Keller and John Garaffa and Associates Abraham Shakfeh (as co-chair of the HCBA Diversity Committee), Liandra Izquierdo, Juliana Cortes and Suzanne DeCopain attended in support of connecting local law students with members of Tampa's legal organizations. The HCBA Diversi...
Attorney Abraham Shakfeh works to help showcase the culture and diversity of the Tampa Bay area in his position as co-chair for the Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) Diversity Committee. The HCBA Diversity Committee seeks to reflect this diversity in the community with its annual Diversity & Inclusion Networking Social to connect law students with attorneys, judges and members of ...
We extend a warm welcome to the newest attorneys to join our Butler family!...