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WESTON ATTORNEY NAMED 2001 SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE
YEAR
-Roy Oppenheim Honored for 'Doing it his Way'
WESTON,
FL- More than ten years ago Roy Oppenheim was a successful
Wall Street attorney, who routinely put in 80-hour work weeks
and rarely saw his family. He was chasing the American dream.
The only problem - there was no time to enjoy his success. So,
Oppenheim turned his back on high-pressure firm life, and together
with his wife, Ellen Pilelsky, chose July 4,1990 to hang out a
shingle in Weston. Thus, Oppenheim Pilelsky was born.
Since starting
the practice, Mr. Oppenheim has built the oldest, most successful
Weston-based law firm and founded Weston Title and Escrow, one
of the area's larger independently-owned title companies. He's
also thrown himself into community service and made a real difference
in South Florida.
His success
and contributions to the Weston area have not gone unnoticed.
On June 16th, Mr. Oppenheim was honored by the Weston Area Chamber
of Commerce as the 2001 Small Business Person of the Year. The
award was presented at the Twelfth Annual Dinner Dance at the
Sheraton Suites in Plantation for Mr. Oppenheim's business and
civic contributions to the community. The recipient of the award
cannot have an excess of 50 employees.
According
to the Weston Area of Commerce, Mr. Oppenheim was selected for
the award because of his deep commitment and tireless involvement
in the Weston Community.
And now, the
firm originally designed by Mr. Oppenheim to meet the needs of
a young, upstart community near the Everglades is serving an international
client base - all from the Weston offices of Oppenheim Pilelsky.
Mr. Oppenheim's
practice areas are diverse and his small firm often handles very
big cases. He recently made headlines as founder and President
of Private AG, a private corporation that represents the state
under the Florida Whistleblower Act. Private AG is seeking to
recover hundreds of millions of dollars from relocation companies
that have failed to pay doc stamp fees to the state. During the
last legislative session, Mr. Oppenheim was instrumental in defeating
a bill that would have thrown out the Private AG lawsuit and made
it legal for relocation companies not to pay their doc stamp fees.
The proposed legislation that was defeated by Oppenheim would
have also granted the relocation companies amnesty for their illegal
misdeeds.
Last summer,
Mr. Oppenheim was involved in filing one of the first class actions
against Bridgestone/Firestone concerning their defective tires.
The lawsuit asked the company to issue vouchers so that Ford Explorer
owners could replace their defective tires immediately.
Mr. Oppenheim
is currently suing the U.S. Government concerning the wrongful
death of a two-year old who died of meningitis after a misdiagnosis
by a doctor at MacDill Airforce Base in Tampa, Florida.
While building
his legal practice, Mr. Oppenheim has also grown into one of the
pre-eminent title and escrow experts in South Florida. Weston
Title and Escrow is currently developing a state of the art, e-commerce
platform that is generating substantial business at WestonTitle.com.
The site that allows builders, banks, realtors and individual
consumers to place and track orders via their secure web site.
Mr. Oppenheim's
contributions to the community go far beyond his successful businesses.
He is involved in several organizations and groups that have left
their mark. Mr. Oppenheim is a director and founder of the Weston
Foundation, serving as Chairman of it's Allocation Committee.
This organization purpose is to improve the cultural life in Weston.
He was instrumental in creating the Association of Homeowners
of Weston, as a founder and attorney for the group. Mr. Oppenheim
and his family were founding members and Mr. Oppenheim served
as President of Temple B'nai Aviv.
Dedicated
to Democratic politics, Mr. Oppenheim served on the Executive
Committee of the Broward Democratic Executive Committee and was
a Florida Delegate to the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
In 1998 he was President of the Weston Democratic Club, which
he co-founded in the early 1990's.
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Oppenheim
is a partner in the firm, along with his wife Ellen Pilelsky.
Oppenheim Pilelsky, the oldest law firm in Weston, is a general
practice concentrating in real estate, litigation and consumer
related matters. The firm sued Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
on behalf of all Florida residents who have been subject to the
recall of defective tires and is suing the US Government concerning
the wrongful death of a two-year old who died of meningitis after
a misdiagnosis by a doctor at MacDill Airforce Base. The law firm
of Oppenheim & Pilelsky is located at: 1290 Weston Road, Suite
300, Weston, FL 33326 (954) 384-6114 or 1-888-384-6114. Oppenheim
Pilelsky can also be found at www.oppenheimlaw.com.
Contact:
Christine Manna or Julie Silver at Boardroom Communications, 954-370-8999. |
