Stearns Weaver Miller Adds Of Counsels Ben Crego and Stephanie M. Hines  

FORT LAUDERDALE/CORAL GABLES, FL – Stearns Weaver Miller announced that it has added two Of Counsel attorneys, Ben Crego in the Fort Lauderdale office and Stephanie M. Hines in the Coral Gables office.

Ben draws on more than a decade of experience representing Florida’s second largest County in various stages of complex construction projects. Before joining the firm, Ben served as a Senior Assistant County Attorney for Broward County. He represented Broward County’s Construction Management Division throughout all phases of vertical construction projects, including project development, contract negotiation, and project delivery. He also represented the County in construction-related claims and litigation, commercial litigation, eminent domain proceedings, and inverse condemnation matters. Ben’s experience includes advising on construction projects, including courthouse, hotel, convention center, library, airport, office, park, utility, and general building renovations, among other types of projects, as well as professional service contracts with designers, engineers, and construction managers.

Stephanie represents clients on the full range of transactional real estate matters, including the purchase, sale and financing of commercial properties. Prior to joining the firm, Stephanie served for over a decade as an associate and later as counsel in the Capital Markets and Structured Finance groups at various AmLaw 100 law firms. During law school, she served as a Legal Intern for Commissioner Dan Gallagher in the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“We’re pleased to welcome Ben and Stephanie to the firm. Their construction and real estate experience expands the depth of our team and allows us to provide clients with even greater support on their projects,” said Managing Director Rick Schatz.