Continental Attorneys Listed in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Miami FL – Continental PLLC is proud to announce that six attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers
Recognized by Chambers & Partners USA in Florida: Bankruptcy Litigation
Recognized by Florida Super Lawyers in the Business Litigation category
Honored as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)
Rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell
Recognized as a “Best Lawyer” by Best Lawyers in America©
Recognized as a “Top Lawyer” by South Florida Legal Guide
Recognized in Florida Trend’s “Legal Elite”
Recognized in “Top Lawyers in Florida” by Legal Leaders
Recognized as “America’s Most Honored Lawyers, Top 1%”
“He is attuned to the client's goals and the best path to achieve them."
Chambers USA 2024
John Arrastia, Jr. is an experienced first chair trial attorney and counselor in disputed business, commercial, and fraud cases. His litigation in federal and state courts and arbitrations have included Fortune 500 companies, fiduciaries, government and quasi-governmental entities, as well as smaller publicly-traded companies, privately-held businesses, and individuals in a variety of industries. These representations include his role as Special Litigation Counsel to the Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Title III debtors in the Puerto Rico insolvency proceedings (“PROMESA”), involving the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Electric and Power Authority, Employees Retirement System, and the Highways and Transportation Authority.
He is also an experienced in non-advocate roles, including commercial arbitrator and receiver. As a commercial arbitrator, he has presided over 170 contested matters. As a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association, John has been sought out and has presided over cases involving a wide variety of issues including contractual relationships, fraud, banking, real estate, healthcare, and other business relationships. He has also been appointed by state and federal courts to act as a receiver over existing business operations.
John has been honored as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of U.S. attorneys. He is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale Hubbell and has been repeatedly recognized as a “Best Lawyer” by “Best Lawyers in America, “Top Lawyer” by South Florida Legal Guide, “Legal Elite” by Florida Trend, “Top Lawyers in Florida” by Legal Leaders, and “America’s Most Honored Lawyers, Top 1%”.
Throughout his career, John has also had significant involvement in diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. He has been highlighted as a “Champion of Diversity” by the Defense Research Institute’s For the Defense magazine and selected as a fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. He has served as a board member of the Hispanic National Bar Foundation, and on the Executive Committee of the Hispanic National Bar Association as vice-president of external affairs, a member of the Board of Governors, and president of Region XIII, encompassing the State of Florida. He has also been active in the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Firms, and the American Bar Association’s Minority Trial Lawyers Committee and the Committee on Ethnic and Racial Diversity in the Profession.
John is a frequent speaker and lecturer on substantive legal issues relating to litigation and arbitration. He has written numerous articles in publications for the American Bar Association, the American Arbitration Association, such as the Dispute Resolution Journal, Commercial & Business Litigation, The Minority Trial Lawyer, and Journal of Money Laundering Control. His service in numerous bar and professional associations includes being a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and Life Member of the Hispanic National Bar Association.
John is a member of The Florida Bar and admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He holds his bachelor of arts from the University of Notre Dame and earned his juris doctor with honors from the University of Florida College of Law, where he was awarded Best Oral Advocate and President of the intercollegiate, award winning Trial Team. John earned his master of laws from the University of Cambridge and in 2023 established the J. Arrastia Master of Laws Grant, which provides a yearly stipend for overseas students pursuing LL.M. degrees at Cambridge University’s Jesus College.
He is fluent in Spanish.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
University of Cambridge, LL.M., (2:1), 1996
University of Florida College of Law, J.D., with Honors, 1995
University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1986
Miami FL – Continental PLLC is proud to announce that six attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers
CORAL GABLES, FL – Continental PLLC is proud to announce that the following attorneys are recognized in the 2024 edition of Florida Super Lawyers: Super
Miami, FL – Continental PLLC co-founding partner John Arrastia, Jr. has been appointed Treasurer of the Hispanic National Bar Foundation (HNBF) Board of Directors. The
Miami, FL – Continental PLLC is pleased to announce that the firm has joined the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). Founded in 2009, LCLD
CORAL GABLES, FL – Continental PLLC is proud to announce six attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers
Continental PLLC Partner John Arrastia, Jr. is a Board member of the Hispanic National Bar Foundation and serves on the planning committee for the HNBF’s
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