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Sanjiv G. Patel, Esq.
Thought Leader, Leadership Trainer, Board Advisor, TED Speaker, Mentor
Sanjiv Patel is a seasoned legal and business development professional with over 20 years of experience in commercial and insurance litigation, as well as real estate transactions and litigation. He holds a Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management Information Systems, from The Ohio State University - The Max M. Fisher College of Business, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with Distinction.
Sanjiv's expertise and skills span across various areas of the law. He has a talent for systems integration and optimization, recognized as the founding member of Fidelity National Title Group's Counsel Retention Group, where he created a sophisticated database system that reduced annual counsel fees by around $90 million per year. Sanjiv has also resolved over 200 complex real estate insurance claims involving fraud, contract disputes, subrogation, indemnity, and bankruptcy litigation, among others. Sanjiv has managed daily operations, administration, accounting, marketing, and client relations for two of his businesses. Additionally, he has represented clients in multimillion-dollar transactions involving the purchase and sale of franchise businesses and has handled issues regarding commercial litigation, premises/products liability, consumer protection, and employee rights.
Sanjiv's list of past positions includes State Underwriting Counsel at CATIC, Counsel Retention Group Sr. Litigation Counsel, Sr. Claims Auditor, Sr. Claims Counsel, and A.V.P. at FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP. He also served as Owner/CEO/Chief Legal Counsel at Palm Tree Title & Trust of Florida, Inc., Owner/Managing Partner/CEO/President at Sanjiv G. Patel, P.A., Senior Associate at Law Offices of Andrew M. Schwartz, P.A., Senior Associate at Roberts, Reynolds & Bedard, P.A., Associate at Silver Garvett & Henkel, P.A., Judicial Extern at Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Legal Intern at Office of the Governor, Law Clerk at Graff & Associates, Assistant System Administrator at Arthur Andersen & Co., Local Area Network Technician at KPMG Peat Marwick, and Intern-Information Technology Department at Coopers & Lybrand and Intern-Communications Department at IBM.
