In the Rotary Spotlight ...

JIM ROEN

Jim and Mary Margaret Roen came to Miami from New Orleans, Louisiana in 1985. At that time Mary Margaret was finishing going to Loyola School of Law in New Orleans at night and working during the day as a medical technologist. Upon graduation she was employed by attorney Stanley Rosenblatt where she worked in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability and Big Tobacco. Mary Margaret continues to practice law in those areas.

In 1985, Jim worked for Coldwell Banker Commercial Estate on Brickell Avenue. Jim worked in commercial real estate for 15 years during which time he achieved two of the highest professional designations obtainable, the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), considered by many as a Ph.D. in commercial real estate and the Society of Industrial Office Realtors (SIOR). In 1987, Jim, at the age of 44, went to law school and graduated in 1990. Jim practices in the are of business, real estate, breach of contract and commercial debt/judgment litigation. Any type of monetary dispute.

Jim and Mary Margaret have two children, Brandt, 16, and Catherine, 15. Brandt will be a junior at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School and Catherine will be a sophomore at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. Both children are quite involved in rowing and have done very well.


Jim and Mary Margaret are both AV rated by their peers. Fewer than 3% of practicing attorneys are so rated. Jim and Mary Margaret will be happy to provide our fellow Rotarians with legal counseling in the above areas of practice or to refer you to another AV rated attorney in any other areas of the law. Jim has been a member of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables since May, 1998. His firm is Roen & Schneider, P.A.