Michael Jay Rune, II
Partner
Telephone: (305) 441-8900
Fax: (305) 441-2255
Email: mrune@welbaum.com
Education
- B.A., cum laude, University of Texas at Austin, 1991
J.D., Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1995
Admitted to Practice
- Florida
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Member of the Bankruptcy Bar)
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Michael Jay Rune, II has been a partner in the Miami, Florida based law firm of Welbaum Guernsey since 2001. Mr Rune joined the firm in 1997. Mr. Rune’s practice has focused on construction and construction related matters, as well as, surety and fidelity litigation, and insurance law. Mr. Rune has and continues to represent owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, sureties and insurers all stages of disputes including formal proceedings in arbitration and litigation in state and federal court. He has also lectured and written on issues important to the construction industry. Mr. Rune is AV rated by the Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Rating.
Areas of Concentration
- Construction Litigation
- Surety and Fidelity Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Bankruptcy - Representation of Creditors
Professional and Community Involvement
- American Bar Association
- ABA-TIPS-Fidelity & Surety Law Committee
- National Bond Claims Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
- Miami-Dade County Bar Association
- Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida
Honors & Publications
- Cumberland School of Law, Presidential Scholar
- Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review
- Cumberland School of Law, ATLA National Trial Team, 1995
- Dade County Bar Association, Put Something Back Pro Bono Award, 1999
- Co-Author “Liability of Performance Bond Surety” in The Law of Performance Bonds, ABA 1999
- Contributor to IADC’s “Annual Survey of Fidelity and Surety Law,” 1997-2004
- Author and Lecturer, “Construction Insurance, Bonding and Liens,” Lorman Educational Services 2005-2007
- “AV” rated, Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Rating