Adrian K. Felix

Partner
305-350-7234
Area of Focus: Trial & Litigation, Construction & Franchising
Adrian K. Felix
Partner
305-350-7234
  • OVERVIEW
  • EXPERIENCE
  • INSIGHTS
  • CREDENTIALS
  • PRACTICES
GET TO KNOW ADRIAN

Adrian is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation Group, where he brings a thoughtful, empirical, and business-driven approach to problem solving and decision-making—an approach shaped by his academic background in mathematics and biological sciences. He succeeds in counseling clients with respect to both short- and long-term decisions, while maintaining a clear focus on achieving optimal outcomes.

Adrian’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration across a wide-range of industries, including real estate, franchising, construction, hospitality, and financial services.  He regularly advises domestic and international clients with pre-suit assessments, strategy planning, and negotiations involving a variety of business disputes, including breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, deceptive and unfair trade practices, unjust enrichment, misappropriation of trade secrets and intellectual property, partnership agreements, development agreements, breach of fiduciary duties, restrictive covenants, and franchise relationship terminations. 

Adrian also has significant experience representing real estate owners and developers in managing distressed projects.  His work includes reviewing and drafting construction agreements, litigating project delays, construct defect, and lien claims, and handling lease terminations and evictions.   

Q & A
What would you say is an issue affecting your clients?
Keeping up with the various, evolving data privacy and protection laws in the U.S. and abroad, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), and biometric information protection laws. These laws can affect domestic and international businesses alike, so it requires them to carefully assess if and how they collect, use, store, and disclose any individual’s personal and biometric data, what data privacy policies (if any) they have in place, and potential gaps in their insurance coverage.
What issues are you passionate about?
I am passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion within the legal industry. The legal system has a profound impact on people’s lives, and it is critical that those working within it reflect the communities and businesses they aim to serve. To that end, I take a lot of pride in my role as Chair of the Firm’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and as past National Co-Chair of the ABA Litigation Section's Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP). 

Equally important to me is community service. One area that motivates me is supporting and mentoring students—particularly those from non-traditional and underrepresented backgrounds—who aspire to enter the legal profession. Mentorship can be transformational, helping students build confidence, navigate complex academic and professional environments, and envision futures they may not have previously thought possible.  That is why I am proud to be a supporter of the NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program, and an Executive Member of Florida International University's Vice-Provost Council—a prestigious community relations board, which raises scholarship funds for local and first-generation students and brings the needs of the business and civic community to the campus, influencing the future of bright young minds.
 
What is the best piece of advice you’ve received?
“Expertise is an ongoing learning process” -- I think this is one of the best pieces of advice that I received early in my career. I try to remember that being a great attorney is a continuous process, because the law, like business, is not static. That has helped me to focus on perseverance, absorbing, pushing, and learning from every case, matter, or experience, so I can pave the way to being successful tomorrow.
EXPERIENCE
INSIGHTS
CREDENTIALS
  • University of Miami, J.D., cum laude, 2006
    Duke University, B.S., Biological Anthropology & Anatomy, 2000
  • Black Professionals Network
    Member
    The Florida Bar
    Member
    Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Association
    Member 
    Dade County Bar Association
    Member
    American Bar Association

    Section of Litigation, Judicial Intern Opportunity Program
      National Co-Chair, 2021 - present
      Regional Co-Chair, 2017 - 2021
    Construction Litigation Committee, Co-Chair, 2020
    Section of Torts Trial and Insurance, Litigation & Trial Practice Committee, Chair, 2019 - 2020
    Section of Litigation, Young Advocates Committee,
    Co-Chair, 2015 - 2018
    Young Lawyer Division, Litigation Committee, Chair, 2010 - 2013
    Forum on Franchising, Member

    Florida International University

    Vice Provost’s Council, Executive Committee Member, 2020 
    Vice Provost’s Council, Member, 2016 -2020

    Fertile Earth Foundation
    Board Member, 2009 - 2014
    Miami Chamber Music
    Board Member, 2006 - 2009
  • Florida
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida
    U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
    U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
  • Chambers USA, DEI: Outstanding Contribution Shortlist2024

    Black Professionals Network Miami Chapter, Black Men in Excellence Honoree, 2024

    Franchise Times Legal Eagles, Class of 2020 - 2025

    South Florida Legal Guide, Up & Comers, 2017 - present

    Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2014 - 2016

    ABA Section of Litigation, Young Lawyer Leadership Program Fellow, 2012

    AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell