Nate is an accomplished trial lawyer and advocate who represents clients in lawsuits involving business disputes, including claims involving breaches of contract, business dissolution, tortious interference, and fraud. Nate also represents both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes class action lawsuits and represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases.

Nate has achieved successful outcomes for clients in litigation in state and federal trial courts, administrative tribunals, and arbitration panels, handling claims for a diverse range of clients—from Fortune 500 companies to small closely held businesses and individuals.  He has also represented clients in appeals in Florida’s state appellate courts and federal circuit courts.

Before joining Sodhi Spoont PLLC, Nate was a member of an Am Law 200 firm and previously worked at a well-respected South Florida litigation boutique with Eric Sodhi and Josh Spoont. He also served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Paul C. Huck in the Miami division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Nate graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and the University of Florida Warrington College of Business. During law school, he served as the Executive Articles Editor of the Florida Law Review.

When not practicing law, Nate enjoys spending time with his wife, Nadine, and traveling.

Representative Matters

  • Obtaining a seven-figure settlement in FINRA arbitration on behalf of a client whose life savings were lost when a securities broker mismanaged his account and engaged in undisclosed outside business activities;
  • Securing an appellate court affirmance of a denial of a motion to dismiss based upon a finding that sovereign immunity did not apply to bar a client’s claim against Miami-Dade County for injuries sustained when a drunk driver ran through a fence and severely injured him while he was attending a baseball game in a park;
  • Obtaining reversal on appeal of an adverse finding that a client’s negotiable instruments were not enforceable;
  • Obtaining a multi-million-dollar settlement on behalf of the estate of an individual wrongfully killed in a bicycle accident caused by a private company;
  • Collaborating with a team of lawyers to achieve a $15 million dollar settlement on behalf of plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against a national broker-dealer;
  • Representing the owner of a small company in a contentious business dispute with a co-owner involving allegations of fraud and mismanagement and resolving the case on favorable terms;
  • Obtaining summary judgment in favor of a client in a declaratory judgment action that addressed novel issues related to the interpretation of an insurance policy;
  • Successfully defending several national mortgage loan servicers in federal trial courts in class action lawsuits alleging that these defendants wrongfully force-placed insurance on customer accounts.

Selected Appellate Opinions

  • Correa v. Tovar-Restrepo, No. 3D23-1265, 2025 WL 541982 (Fla. 3d DCA Feb. 19, 2025) (obtaining reversal of a trial court’s summary judgment ruling that found that the plaintiff lacked standing to bring claims);
  • Edenfield v. Dep’t of Veterans Affs., 54 F.4th 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2022) (obtaining reversal of a federal Merit Systems Protection Board finding that federal employee failed to establish a Whistleblower Protection Act claim);
  • Miami-Dade County v. Perez, 343 So. 3d 175 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022) (obtaining affirmance of the trial court’s denial of a municipality’s motion to dismiss asserting the doctrine of sovereign immunity);
  • Asgaard Fund, L.P. v. MM80 Oceanside Holdings, LLC, 335 So. 3d 1233 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021) (obtaining reversal of trial court’s finding that client’s negotiable instruments were not enforceable);
  • Hard Candy, LLC v. Anastasia Beverly Hills, Inc., 921 F.3d 1343, 1364 (11th Cir. 2019) (obtaining affirmance of a favorable defense verdict following a bench trial in trademark infringement case brought against a national cosmetics company).