Luis practices in the areas of bankruptcy litigation, creditors' rights, commercial litigation, and estate planning.

Luis represents clients ranging from individuals to large, publicly traded corporations. His bankruptcy and creditors' rights litigation practice entails representing the interests of secured and unsecured creditors and court-appointed trustees in Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 cases as well as in state and federal courts. Luis' state and federal commercial litigation practice consists of a variety of general business, construction, surety, and real estate matters. Additionally, Luis' estate planning practice focuses on clients achieving the peace of mind that comes with knowing all of their personal affairs are in order.

Luis earned his bachelor's degree from Emory University in 1994. In 1997, Luis earned his juris doctorate from Stetson University College of Law where he also served as an Articles Editor on the Stetson Law Review. Luis earned a masters' of law degree in taxation from the University of Miami in 1998.

Luis is a member of the board of directors of the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the American Bar Association, the Young Lawyer's Division of the Hillsborough County Bar Association and the Florida Bar.

Before forming Brewer Perotti Martinez-Monfort, P.A., Luis was a partner with Mills Paskert Divers, P.A., chairing the firm's bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice group. Prior to that, Luis was an associate with Hill, Ward, & Henderson, P.A. in their bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice group.

A lifelong resident of Tampa and a graduate of Jesuit High School, Luis is active in several civic, charitable and social organizations. He volunteers as an intake attorney for Bay Area Legal Services. He serves on the Jesuit High School Foundation and is a parishioner of Christ the King Catholic Church. He is a member of the Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club and University Club of Tampa. Luis enjoys spending his leisure time with his wife and young daughter, traveling, scuba diving, football, and playing golf.

MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Admitted to Practice in all state courts in Florida and the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.

American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association
The Florida Bar
Business Law Section

Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

The Hillsborough County Bar Association
Young Lawyers Division

Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association
Board of Directors (2003 - Present)

Secretary (2007 - Present)

Continuing Legal Education Co-Chair (2006-2007)

Membership Chair (2005-2006)

The Cramdown, TBBBA Quarterly Publications, Editor-in-Chief (2004-2005)

Technology Committee Chair (2003-2004)

Stetson Lawyers Association

PUBLISHED CASES, SPEECHES, AND PUBLICATIONS

In re Madia, 294 B.R. 177 (Bankr. M. D. Fla. 2003)

Williamson v. Moltech Corporation, 2007 WL 1701366, (N.D. Fla. 2007)

Faculty member and Lecturer at CLE Seminar "Collection Law Tips and Strategies" September 18, 2007. Lecture Topics "How to Discover Assets."

"In Re Robin Bruce McNabb, 326 B.R. 785 (D. Ariz. 2005)," Insights, Fall 2005.

"You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It Too" Insights, Summer 2005.

"The Surety in Bankruptcy: Strategies for Dealing with a Performing Principal's Chapter 11 Case," Gulfcoast Fidelity and Surety Conference, June 2005.

"The Surety's Role in Bankruptcy," Hillsborough County Bar Association, Construction Law Committee, October 2004.

"Court Extends State's Trust Fund Statute to Cover Actions of Third-Party," Insights, Fall 2004.

Faculty Member and Lecturer at CLE Seminar "Bankruptcy in Florida," July 2004. Lecture Topics: "Discovering Assets," "Writs of Garnishment," "Property of the Estate," and "Florida Exemption Law."

Faculty Member and Lecturer at CLE Seminar "Successful Judgment Collections in Florida," March 2004. Lecture Topics: "How to Discover Assets" and "Ethics in Collections."

"Are a Surety's Subrogation Rights Always Superior to those of an Obligee?" Insights, 1st Quarter, 2004.

"District Court Adopts a Two Prong Test to Determine Whether Surety or Chapter 7 Trustee has a Greater Right to Earned but Unpaid Contract Proceeds," Insights, Fall 2003.

Faculty Member and Lecturer at CLE Seminar "Bankruptcy in Florida," July 2003. Lecture Topics: "Florida Exemption Law," "Non-dischargeable Debts under §523 of the Bankruptcy Code," and "Objecting to the Debtor's General Discharge under §727 of the Bankruptcy Code."

"Dear Mr. Judge," a retrospective article on the career of the recently retired Honorable C. Timothy Corcoran, III, The Cramdown, Summer 2003.

"Dischargeabilty of Certain Income Tax Claims Under the Bankruptcy Code," The Lawyer Magazine, October 2001.

"Six Tips for Appearing Before Bankruptcy Judges and Trustees," The Young Lawyer, ABA Publication, June 2001.

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