Ray Javier is a Partner in our Miami office, whose practice focuses on arbitration & mediation, construction, general liability, premises liability, products liability, professional malpractice and ethics, transportation matters, and first-party insurance coverage.
Prior to joining HBS, Ray worked as in-house counsel and managing attorney of the Miami office of Conifer Insurance Company. Ray’s early trial experience was in New York as a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Division and in private practice in Manhattan. Upon relocating to Florida, Ray was an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County from 2000-2003 and served as an assistant chief in the career criminal unit. He was also Partner for a local state and federal civil litigation firm, where he was responsible for handling complex construction defect and construction accident cases, professional malpractice defense of architects and engineers, negligent security and liquor liability/dram shop defense, and insurance coverage disputes. Ray has litigated and tried cases throughout the State of Florida on behalf of a myriad of clients including contractors, security companies, restaurants and taverns, recreation centers, transportation companies, product manufacturers and distributors. Overall, he has tried nearly 100 jury trials to verdict.
Ray is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator and Qualified Arbitrator. He earned his Juris Doctor from Touro University (formerly Touro College) and his Bachelor of Arts from New York University.
Ray is fluent in Spanish.
Recognition
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
In the Press
HBS Expands Miami Office & Welcomes Five Attorneys
December 1, 2023
Hall Booth Smith bolsters its Miami team by welcoming Partners Ramon Emilio “Ray” Javier and Richard A. Vargas, whose seasoned expertise and leadership will significantly contribute to the growth of the office, along with Associates Dalianett Corrales, Arlette Gomez, and Hannah Marie Blanck
