Jay Eng is a securities attorney in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. A Palm Beach County native, Mr. Eng began his legal career as a trial court law clerk at the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit advising circuit court judges in the civil and criminal divisions of the court. Among Mr. Eng’s accomplishments at the court was the reduction of a large backlog of criminal appeals before the circuit court. Thereafter, Mr. Eng served as a law clerk to United States Magistrate Judge Ann Vitunac managing the court’s civil docket.After his federal clerkship, Mr. Eng began practicing at Carlton Fields, P.A., representing corporate clients in a variety of business and commercial litigation matters, including contracts, non-compete agreements, claims of unfair and deceptive trade practices, and the defense of class actions in state and federal courts throughout South Florida.
Thereafter, Mr. Eng began advising and representing individuals and public pension funds in securities litigation at a national securities law firm in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Such actions involved complex litigation claims including accounting and financial fraud, breaches of fiduciary duties, and professional negligence.
Mr. Eng currently represents professionals, brokers and brokerage firms, and corporations in state court, federal court and FINRA arbitration. He is author of the The Florida Securities Attorney law blog. He has been awarded a rating of AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®. Mr. Eng was recognized as a Rising Star in the 2010 and 2011 editions of Florida Super Lawyers®. Rising Stars are the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state – those who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less – as selected by Florida Super Lawyers.
Admissions:
- Florida Bar, 1998
- United States District Courts, Southern, 1999, Middle, 2000, and Northern, 2000, Districts of Florida and the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2005
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2007, and Eleventh Circuit, 2000
- United States Supreme Court, 2008
Clerkships:
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Ann E. Vitunac, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 2000-2001
- Trial Court Law Clerk, 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1998-2000
- Legal Intern to the Honorable Barry L. Garber, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1998
- Law Clerk, United States Coast Guard (District 8 Legal), Summer & Fall 1997
- Law Clerk, United States Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges (Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act), Summer 1996
Education:
- Tulane Law School
New Orleans, LA
J.D., 1998
Membership: Notes & Comments Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal
Authored: “The ‘Something More’ Requirement under Section 5(b) of the Longshore Act: Singleton v. Guangzhou Ocean Shipping Co.,” 21 Tul. M. L.J. 205 (1996).
Certificate: Admiralty & Maritime Law
Honors: CALI Award for the top grade in Contracts II: The Uniform Commercial Code
- Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
B.S., Economics, 1994
Professional Affiliations::
- Florida Bar, Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach County Bar Association, Asian Pacific American Bar Association
CONTACT
Schwed McGinley & Kahle
11410 North Jog Road, Suite 100
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Telephone: (561) 694-0070
