Ball Janik LLP Continues Growth with Addition of Paralegal Dwight A. (Chaz) Marriott

Ball Janik LLP is pleased to welcome Dwight A. (Chaz) Marriott to its Miami office as a paralegal. Marriott brings extensive experience in construction defect litigation, having worked with large national firms in Miami, Washington D.C., and Atlanta.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Chaz to the Ball Janik family,” said Gabe Coelho, Special Counsel of the firm’s Construction Practice. “His 20 years of experience spanning major metropolitan areas of the United States in construction defects will be instrumental to our existing clients, in addition to assisting our firm’s growth in the years to come.”

Marriott has handled cases in major states across the country. He’s practiced in Florida, California, Colorado, Georgia, New York, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia. His expertise aided in the successful litigation of 25 trial cases and ten arbitrations spanning business litigation, bankruptcy family law litigation, construction defect litigation, and labor & employment litigation. He’s established himself in every major firm he’s worked in for the past 15 years, highlighted by his appointment as the senior paralegal of Kaplan Zeena LLP in Miami. Additionally, he’s been the appellate paralegal in most of his positions and has extensive experience in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the 3rd DCA.

“Joining Ball Janik is an exciting opportunity for me,” said Marriott. “The firm’s deep bench is the envy of the industry. The wealth of expertise the firm holds is a drawing force in my joining the firm. I cannot wait to add to that knowledge base.”

Marriott holds an undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University with a degree in political science.