Maria-Cristina Del-Valle, PA

Telephone: 305-357-5781
Fax: 305-357-1002
Email: mcdvart@fsdlawyers.com

M. Cristina Del-Valle was born in Havana, Cuba and obtained an Associate of Arts Degree in applied music (piano) from St. Joseph College with honors in philosophy and a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education with minors in English Literature and Philosophy from Florida State University. She earned her Juris Doctor Degree from Nova University School of Law in 1981, where she received a Moot Court Silver Tongue Award and served as staff member of the Law Review. 

Ms. Del-Valle was Senior/ Managing Partner of Del-Valle & Netsch, P.A., concentrating in the areas of real estate, art and entertainment and, in 1985, formed Del-Valle & Reichenbacher, expanding her real estate services and representing foreign and domestic clients in the fashion, modeling, recording, film, television, fine arts and events production industry.

During the 80’s, Miami witnessed the birth of several major arts organizations. Ms Del-Valle, with years of experience in the arts, a law degree, and a commitment to community service, joined the Executive Committees of the Miami Film Festival and Miami International Book Fair and also served as Treasurer and Chairman of the Entertainment Committee of the latter and as President of the former. In 1988, she co-founded the Miami Film Festival’s Jazz Club.

Ms Del-Valle’s client base includes architects, designers, galleries, art dealers, collectors, museum professionals, art consultants and painters from Cuba and from New York, whose rapid influx enriched the South Florida arts-scene exponentially. She became President of the Cuban Museum of Art and Culture in 1994 and was lead negotiator with the University of Miami in merging the Cuban Museum’s collection with that of UM’s Lowe Art Museum, and remains a member of the collection’s Advisory Board.

In 1995, while continuing to concentrate in the areas of transactional real estate and art law, she became Of Counsel to Spencer & Klein, P.A. In 2004, Ms Del-Valle became Of Counsel to Fieldstone Lester Shear and Denberg, LLP, and continues to concentrate in the areas of transactional real estate and art law and remains active in the local non-profit arts community.