L. Louis Mrachek is Retired with the Firm. He concentrates his practice in the areas of General Civil and Commercial Litigation including Complex Litigation. For twenty-one years, he practiced with the Firm of Gunster, Yoakley, Valdes-Fauli & Stewart, P.A, and for a time was the Chairman of that Firm’s Executive Committee. Lou was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps and served as a Special Assistant to the General Counsel of the United States Railway Association. He is one of the founding shareholders of Mrachek, Fitzgerald, Rose, Konopka, Thomas & Weiss, P.A. He became Retired after 23 years with the Firm.

Practice Description

• General Civil and Commercial Litigation
• Complex Litigation
• Commercial Arbitration

Education

• Columbia University, Juris Doctor and M.B.A., 1974
• Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems, Editor-in-Chief, 1973-74
• Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
• Florida State University, Bachelor of Arts with high honors, 1968

Certifications

• Board Certified in Business Litigation Lawyer, 1997–2022, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, 1985-2025, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
• Certified Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1995–2022
• Certified in Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy by the National Board of Civil Pretrial Advocacy, 2012–2022