The Florida-based law firm Broad and Cassel is pleased to announce that Fort Lauderdale Of Counsel Matthew Nelles recentlyearned certification from The Florida Bar in the area of intellectual property law.

As a board certified lawyer, Nelles is now distinguished as a specialist and expert in intellectual property law. Certification is the highest level of recognition of an attorney’s competence and experience in one or more of the 24 areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida.

Nelles is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice Groups. He has a broad background in commercial litigation and hashandled numerous patent, copyright and trademark disputes in the Federal District Courts in Florida and throughout the United States.

Orlando Associate Troy Finnegan also recently achieved board certification in Real Estate Law.

Broad and Cassel established its Fort Lauderdale office in 1987. The firm’s Fort Lauderdale attorneys focus their practices primarily in the following areas of law: Health Law and Litigation, Appellate and Constitutional Law, White Collar Criminal and Civil Fraud Defense, Commercial Litigation, and Corporate and Securities. Broad and Cassel, founded on January 1, 1946, has more than 170 lawyers and 200 support personnel located in eight offices throughout the state of Florida. The firm has extensive experience in a wide variety of corporate practice areas and industries. For more information, please visit us online at www.broadandcassel.com.