Attorneys
Lee L. Haas
Email: lee@haas-castillo.comLee L. Haas is Florida Bar Board Certified in Business Litigation and 'AV' rated by the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory. He has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1983, having graduated from the University of Florida (B.A. with high honors, 1980; J.D., 1983). He is admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
He has handled construction litigation, real property and boundary disputes, mortgage foreclosures, landlord/tenant disputes, fraud cases, and probate and trust litigation. He has also litigated trade secret and non-compete cases, as well as insurance claims.
Lee is a member of the Clearwater Bar Association having served on its board of directors (1988-1989; Secretary 1989-1990). He is a certified court arbitrator and has served on court ordered arbitration panels. He is also a member of Christian Legal Society. He currently serves on the Professional Ethics Committee of The Florida Bar and the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Contract and Business Cases.
He has been active in the community through service as a youth soccer coach and as a board member and officer of non-profit organizations. He is active in his church's music ministry. Lee is married and has two children.
Marcus
A. Castillo
Email: marcus@haas-castillo.comMarcus A. Castillo is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Florida Bar, one of the first lawyers in the state to achieve that distinction. He also has attained an ‘AV' rating, the highest rating given by the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory. Since 2007, Marcus has annually been named a Florida Super Lawyer.
From 1999-2002, Marcus served on the faculty of the Employment Law Trial Skills Program sponsored by the Florida Bar and Stetson University College of Law. From 2005 - 2007, he was an instructor for the Florida Bar Board Certification review course for Labor and Employment Law.
Marcus has frequently spoken on employment and ERISA law topics. He has also spoken and authored articles regarding commercial litigation topics.
Marcus graduated with honors from the University of Florida in 1979 and obtained his law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1983 (U.S. Law Week award winner). He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He was a member and chair of The Florida Bar Grievance Committee (6A). He is the treasurer of the Clearwater Bar Association. Marcus is an alumnus of Leadership Pinellas, class of 2007. He is married and has two children.