Dominic Kouffman

Dominic Kouffman is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Tampa and West Palm Beach offices, focusing his practice on fiduciary dispute resolution as well as advising institutional and individual fiduciaries and beneficiaries on complex trust and estate administrations. Mr. Kouffman also has significant experience with guardianship matters, complex commercial litigation, financial services litigation, professional negligence defense and healthcare litigation. He is an accomplished litigator and trial lawyer practicing in federal and state courts in Florida and other jurisdictions. His broad range of experience includes representing clients in disputes involving breach of fiduciary duty and breach of trust, undue influence, capacity claims, tortious interference with expectancy, trust modification and termination, breach of contract, fraud, business torts, unfair trade practices, commercial licensing agreements, commercial credit default and receivership, legal malpractice, federal tax credits, aircraft purchases and sales, healthcare law and sports law.

Mr. Kouffman is also experienced in advising clients on the efficient management, production and use of electronically stored information (ESI) in litigation, often referred to as eDiscovery.

Mr. Kouffman represents clients from diverse industries, including private wealth and fiduciary services, financial services, legal services, healthcare and life sciences, sports and entertainment, technology and media, real estate and construction. He works closely with his clients to find cost-effective and creative solutions to their fiduciary, business or legal concerns and is skilled at finding resolutions both prior to and after the filing of legal proceedings.

Clients often praise Mr. Kouffman for his experience and skills, saying:

"Dominic is very good at communicating with the client and including their input in the representation. One of his biggest strengths is that he commands respect but remains civil with the other side."

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In addition, Mr. Kouffman is actively involved in the firm's pro bono efforts, including the launch of the Mickey Rooney Elder Financial Abuse Pro Bono Project in the Tampa office, guardianship matters, representing individuals victimized by mortgage fraud, advocating for children's legal rights and reuniting families under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction international treaty. He participates in a number of bar-related organizations and sits on the Board of Directors for Voices for Children of Tampa Bay, an organization dedicated to supporting and advocating for children in the dependency system in Hillsborough County, Florida.

After graduating from Georgetown University with honors, Mr. Kouffman worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, assisting with federal government investigations and civil enforcement actions. While in law school, he was a senior editor for the Journal of Law and Politics.