2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr.

Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr.

Sanchez-Medina, Gonzalez, Quesada, Lage, Crespo, Gomez & Machado LLP
201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1205
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Coral Gables

Florida (FL)

T: 305-377-1000
F: 786-304-2213

Practice Areas

Business/Corporate

Closely Held Business

Real Estate

Selected To

• Florida Super Lawyers 2011
• Florida Super Lawyers 2010
• Florida Super Lawyers 2009
• Florida Super Lawyers 2008

Profile

Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. is a respected transactional lawyer serving corporate clients in Miami and throughout Florida. With 20 years of legal experience, he is well equipped to handle the most complex domestic and international commercial transactions or other business matters.

An AV-rated* attorney, Mr. Sanchez-Medina has represented numerous companies in multimillion-dollar transactions. In addition to serving as a member of numerous legal associations, he is a chairman of the Business, Corporations and Financial Services Committee in the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar.

Mr. Sanchez-Medina graduated with honors and his J.D. from the Boston College Law School in 1991 and an LL.M. in Taxation from NYU School of Law. In 2003, he co-founded Sanchez-Medina, Gonzalez, Quesada, Lage, Crespo, Gomez & Machado, LLP. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, his law firm is dedicated to handling commercial litigation and business transactions, including corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, securities, real estate purchases and sales, and estate planning.

Mr. Sanchez-Medina also makes time to give back to his local community. In 2010, he won the Golden Eagle award from the Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

Social/Professional Services


About Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr.

Law School: Boston College Law School

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Admitted: 1992, Florida

Professional Webpage: www.smgqlaw.com/attorneys/Roland/Sanchez-Medina+Jr./

Honors and Awards:

  • Member, Fellows of the Florida Bar Foundation, 2007 - Present
  • Universities, Business Manager of Miami Hurricane (Newspaper and Yearbook)
  • Who's Who Among Colleges
  • Thomas Wood Scholarship
  • AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings™
  • Selected as Legal Elite™ by Florida Trends Magazine in 2006 – 2011
  • After School All Stars, Hispanic Heritage Honoree, 2009
  • Golden Eagle Award, Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc., 2010

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, Board of Directors, Dade County Bar Association, 2002 - 2005
  • Member, Board of Directors, Cuban American National Foundation, Inc., 2004 - Present
  • Member, Florida Bar, Annual Committee Meeting, 2005 - Present
  • Member, Budget/Audit Advisory Board, City of Coral Gables, 2007 - Present
  • Member, Board of Governors, Florida Bar (CABA representative), 2008 - Present
  • The Florida Bar, Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, 2010-2013
  • American Bar Association, Latin American and Caribbean Division, 2010-2012
  • American Bar Association, Professionalism Committee, 2010-2012
  • Board of Directors, Cuban American Bar Association, 2002-2010
  • Vice President, Cuban American Bar Association, 2007 & 2008
  • General Counsel, South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Florida
  • Chairman, The Florida Bar Association, Business Law Section, Business, Corporations and Financial Services Committee, 2010-2011
  • Cabinet Member, United Way of Miami-Dade County, 2009
  • Member, House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 2009
  • President, Cuban American Bar Association, 2009
  • Chairman, Budget & Audit Committee, City of Coral Gables, 2009
  • President, Cuban American Bar Association Foundation, Inc., 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Board of Directors, Miami Midnight Basketball League, Inc., 1995 - 1999
  • Member, American Bar Association, Public Schools Committee, 1997 - 1998
  • Director, United Way Young Leaders, 1997 - 2000
  • Board of Directors, Regis House, Inc., 1997 - 2000
  • Member, The Florida Bar, Grievance Committee, 2001 - 2003
  • Member, Make a Wish Foundation, Hispanic Awareness Committee, 2000 - 2003
  • General Counsel, NAACP Local Host Committee, 2001 - 2002
  • Member, March of Dimes, Steering Committee, 2003 - 2004
  • Member, Relations between the Bar and CPAs, The Florida Bar, 2002 - 2007
  • Member, Amigos for Kids, Plost Committee for Miami Celebrity Domino Night, 2005 - 2007
  • Member, University of Miami School of Business Mentor Program, 1998 - Present
  • Member, 2010 Chief Justice's Pro Bono Advisory Committee, 2009 - Present
  • Member, Super Bowl Host Committee, 1998
  • Member, Board of Directors, South Florida Historical Society, 2010
  • Member, Miami-Dade County School Board, Audit Committee, 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Moderator, Second Annual Professionalism, Ernies & Diversity Seminar, Dade County Bar Association, 2010
  • Panelist, Diversity in. the Modern Practice of Law, Daily Business Review, 2010

Representative Clients:

  • JP Morgan Chase; Neff Rental, Inc., 2009

Educational Background:

  • University of Miami, B.B.A. in Finance, cum laude, May, 1988
  • New York University, L.L.M. in Taxation, May, 1992
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