Juan-Carlos (JC) Planas

Juan-Carlos (J.C.) Planas, an associate in the Firm, focuses his practice on automobile dealership law, litigation and zoning and land use. Admitted to the practice of law in 1998, he worked as an Assistant State Attorney for three years where he gained experience as a litigator. For the past several years he has represented his family’s automotive business.

In 2002, he was elected to The Florida State House of Representatives representing District 115 encompassing the Miami-Dade County communities of Fountainbleu, Westchester and East Kendall as well as the cities of Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay. In the legislature, as the Vice-Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, J.C. authored several new laws in the civil and criminal justice areas, including legislation which strengthened Florida laws against drunk driving and better protected the rights of pregnant women. He has both prosecuted and defended children in the Juvenile Justice System giving him a unique perspective into some of the problems with our youth. During the 2005 legislative session, J.C. put this experience to use by sponsoring and overseeing passage of the Family Court Efficiency Act which allows better tracking of family court cases and is a precursor to the unified family court model created by the Florida Supreme Court.

Being a legislator gives Mr. Planas a unique and invaluable perspective into the day to day operations of government.

J.C. is a graduate of Florida State University with a major in Political Science. He earned his J.D. at St. Thomas University School of Law He is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana and the Miami Dade County Children’s Trust.