I am David Morales of the David Morales Group | Brickell Brokers. We are Specialists in Real Estate related to Divorce, and primarily serve clients in Southeast Florida: Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. We are, however, opening up our operations continuously in other select Florida counties, so please contact us to see if we can help you in your location.
Specialized Certifications, Designations & Training
David Morales has completed the most comprehensive education on the subject of Divorce Real Estate from the most respected trainers in the industry, and has received the most trusted Certifications and Designations:
Although not an attorney, he is a Member of the Florida Bar - Family Law Section (#105024)
He is trained in Collaborative Family Law Practice and is a member of FACP - Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals and belongs to various Collaborative Practice Groups in Southeast Florida such as the South Palm Beach County Collaborative Law Group (Palm Beach County), the Collaborative Family Law Professionals of South Florida (Broward County), and the Collaborative Family Law Institute (Miami-Dade County).
He is a Certified Divorce Specialist (CDS®), accredited by the NADP - National Association of Divorce Professionals, in handling real estate transactions related to divorce.
He also achieved the designation of Real Estate Collaboration Specialist in Divorce (RCS-D™) from the Collaborative Continuing Education Council.
He has attended the Ilumni Institute Divorce Niche Bootcamp, the leading workshop for Divorce Real Estate professionals.
David also earned the Divorce Specialist Certification™, from the RRC - Residential Real Estate Council, the education affiliate of NAR – the National Association of Realtors.
David earned the Short Sales & Foreclosure (SFR) Resource Certification directly from NAR - the National Association of Realtors. This may play a role in the case of Pre-Foreclosure or Foreclosure properties in a divorce.
David works closely with family law attorneys and mediators, as well as other professionals aligned with divorce specialization such as mental health professionals, financial experts such as mortgage brokers, title professionals, wealth management advisors, CPAs, and tax advisors to ensure the best outcomes regarding divorce real estate.
David received his MBA from the University of Chicago - Booth School of Business.
He is bilingual in English and Spanish and is culturally sensitive.
Real Estate & Investment Banking Experience
33 years’ experience in International Investment Banking, Capital Markets and Commercial Real Estate transactions
Substantial cross-border investment banking and corporate finance experience (origination & execution) based out of New York, London, Paris, São Paulo, and Miami with well know global financial institutions such JP Morgan, ING, Barclays, UBS
Managing Director and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for Credit Agricole CIB, based in New York, focusing on France–US transactions
Over 15 years of Emerging Markets investment banking experience with a Latin America focus
FINRA Securities Licenses previously held: S-24 (General Securities Principal), S-7 (General Securities Rep.) S-63 (Uniform State Law), S-79 (Investment Banking) and S-82 (Private Securities Offerings)
Licensed Real Estate Agent and Business Broker in Florida, providing advisory and brokerage services in residential, commercial, and investment real estate, and company stock and asset sales
Corporate Experience
Financial restructuring and reorganization experience as VP of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations at FLAG Telecom (NASDAQ: FTHL), a global fiber data carrier based in London, successfully completing a U.S. Chapter 11 Reorganization in less than 9 months
International Strategy executive for AT&T responsible for international telecom, wireless & data carrier joint ventures, strategic alliances, and investments in Latin America
Education
High School Education in the United Kingdom and attended Harrow School (London)
GCE Advanced Level in Physics, Mathematics, and Applied Mechanics
Currently Ranked the #2 Private High School in the UK by Business Insider
BSc. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Grainger College of Engineering (Urbana-Champaign, IL)
Currently Ranked the #5 Engineering program in the USA by US News and World Report
MBA (Finance) - University of Chicago, Booth School of Business (Chicago, IL)
Currently ranked the #3 MBA program in the USA by US News and World Report
Corporate Valuation, Corporate Finance and Credit Analysis Training Program (6 months) at the JP MorganChase Corporate Finance Training Center (New York, NY)
Languages
English, Spanish, limited Portuguese, limited French