Small-Firm Attention
About Us
Experienced attorneys with backgrounds in national firms and sophisticated boutique practices founded this minority-owned and operated law firm to offer clients the experience, skill, and training associated with the larger firms while offering more personalized attention in a cost-efficient structure.
Whatever the issue confronting our clients, our focus is to solve their problems with only one objective in mind: achieving the best possible result for the client with professionalism, value, and a dedication to excellence.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide high-quality, creative, and solution-oriented legal services to businesses and individuals, through zealous representation, personal attention, and professional diligence. We strive for enduring relationships through a long-term commitment to the following guiding principles:
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Goals
Client interests are paramount and legal counsel should deliver high quality, creative, practical, and effective legal representation to serve those interests
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Attention
Clients deserve our timely attention and being accessible to clients is only the first step. It also means acting on client issues, including providing plain answers and advice to complex legal issues
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Counseling
Legal representation is not limited to advocacy, but also includes counseling clients in options that best benefit their interest, both today and tomorrow
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Listening
Full and effective communication is necessary to ensure that a client's interest is fully understood and incorporated in formulating any advice and strategy
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Professionalism
Clients deserve legal counsel that is ethical, trustworthy, and respectful with each other, clients, opposing counsel, and adversaries
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Expectations
We should endeavor to meet and exceed client expectations
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- Florida U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Education
- J.D. - University of Miami
- B.A. - Florida State University
Community Involvement
- CNC - Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Alpha Charter of Excellence - Board Member
Professional Associations
- Florida Bar - Leadership Academy Committee Co-Chair
- Hispanic National Bar Association - Past Regional President of Region VIII (Florida)
Awards
- Fellowship to the Florida Bar's Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy, 2015
- Top Rated Lawyer - Miami Herald, 2015
- Top Lawyers in 2016 - Daily Business Review
- Top Lawyer in Florida - Legal Network, 2018, 2020
- Legal Elite, Up and Comer - Florida Trend's Magazine, 2018
- Legal Leader - - Florida Trend's Magazine, 2020, 2022
- Rising Star - Super Lawyers, 2019
- Super Lawyer - Super Lawyers, 2021
Lisa Capote
Ms. Capote is the founder of Capote Law Firm. She founded the minority, woman-owned law firm in 2006 with the goal to provide quality service to FDA-regulated companies. Since that time her practice has grown to include other U.S. federal agencies as well as an international trade component.
Ms. Capote focuses her practice on regulatory compliance for the life sciences and food industries. She is an AV Preeminent-Rated attorney, which is the highest level of professional excellence ranking. Ms. Capote represents various clients from Fortune 500 to startup companies in international trade.
Since that time, she has represented companies in the food industry, including dietary supplements, logistics industry, pharmaceutical industry, healthcare industry, and medical device industry. Ms. Capote has been instrumental in creating and implementing compliance programs for various organizations, one of which was recently inspected and received zero findings with regards to Ms. Capote’s compliance program.
Ms. Capote’s clients have been domestic as well as international including Spain, France, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, South Africa, Portugal, United Kingdom, Russia, Israel, Greece, Australia, China, Japan, Taiwan, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Pakistan, and India.
Ms. Capote’s practice focuses on representing clients before regulatory agencies, such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission, FDA, EPA, USDA, and Customs and Border Protection including the importation and regulation of foods, dietary supplements, cosmetics, drugs, medical devices, and chemicals. She specializes in FSVP, OTC Monographs, SPL submissions, cosmetic registrations.
"At my firm, we deliver professional excellence backed by personal service. Protecting your business's best interests is our number one priority."
She received her law degree from the University of Miami where she was on the executive committee for both the Hispanic Law Students Association and Phi Alpha Delta. She received her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University. She is fluent in Spanish.
Ms. Capote is actively involved in the community through her service to various organizations including CNC, Alpha Charter of Excellence, the Florida Bar, and the Hispanic National Bar Association.
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