Markenzy Lapointe

Associate
Miami

t: 305 357 8419
f: 305 539 1307

mlapointe@bsfllp.com

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Areas of Practice

Litigation

Class Actions

Product Liability

Education

Florida State University, J.D., 1999

Florida State University, B.S., Finance, 1993

Languages Spoken

Creole

French

Clerkships

Hon. Harry Lee Anstead, Florida Supreme Court, 1999-2001

Admissions

Florida

United States Courts of Appeals: Eleventh Circuit

United States District Courts: Southern and Northern Districts of Florida

Markenzy Lapointe's main practice areas include class actions, product liability, commercial, and federal criminal litigation.

Mr. Lapointe's recent and ongoing representation includes the defense of Philip Morris USA in class and individual actions brought by smokers for injuries allegedly caused by smoking cigarettes. He has also represented Tyco International, Ltd., and Class Action Refund, LLC, in class action litigation.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lapointe served as an Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, from 2002 to 2006, where he served as a prosecutor in the Appeals, Major Crimes, and Narcotics Divisions. As a federal prosecutor, he was in charge of numerous grand jury investigations, tried a variety of cases, ranging from narcotics and money laundering offenses to mortgage and bank fraud, and filed briefs with the United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit.

Mr. Lapointe has also served in the United States Marine Corps as a reservist from 1987 to 1993 and as an active member during Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1991. He is also a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He is fluent in Creole and French.

Selected Publications

Bush v. Gore: Equal Protection Turned on its Head; Perhaps for a Good Though Unintended Reason, 2 Wyoming L.Rev. 435 (2002)

Universal Service and the Digital Revolution: Beyond the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 25 Rutgers Computer & Tech. L.J. 61 (1999)