Cindy L. Ebenfeld

Education

• Stetson University College of Law, Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 1993
  

• University of South Florida, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications/Journalism, Magna Cum Laude, 1990

Bar Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

• Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals

Practice Areas

• Civil Mediation

• Mediation

• Co-Mediation

• Pre-Suit Mediation

• Arbitration

• Non-Binding Arbitration

• Neutral Empire
  

• Special Magistrate
  

• Private Judge
  

• Trial Strategy Consultant

Professional Activities

• Cindy L. Ebenfeld, P.A., Owner, 2025 –present

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution, insurance coverage, and expert witness services Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit and County Court Mediator

• Hicks, Porter Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A., Partner, 1994 – 2025

  • Insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, commercial litigation, and civil appeals in state and federal court; researched and wrote legal memoranda, opinion letters, and appellate briefs; advised lawyers and insurers on complex legal issues

• Fourth District Court of Appeal, Law Clerk for the Honorable Bobby W. Gunther, 1993 – 1994
  

• Federal District Judge Elizabeth Kovachecich, Federal Judicial Internship, 1992

• Harris, Barrett, Mann & Dew, Law Clerk, 1992
  

  • Gained experience in various areas of civil practice, including defamation, secured transactions, and insurance defense; attended hearings, depositions, mediation and a medical malpractice trial

• Rahdert & Anderson, Law Clerk, 1990-1991
  

  • Researched legal issues and prepared memoranda, pleadings and agreements; updated Appeals to the Fifth Circuit Manual and Appeals to the Eleventh Circuit Manual, by George K. Rahdert and Larry M. Roth

• St. Petersburg Times, 1990
  

  • Northdale Bureau Correspondent
    

  • Wrote local news and features for Tampa section

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

• Broward County Bar Association

• Jewish Bar Association of Broward County