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111 NW 1st Street, Suite 2810
Miami, Florida 33128

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Phone
305.375.5151

Fax
305.375.5634

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Attorney Profile

Armando R. Mendez

Practice Areas

  • Commercial, Procurement & Construction
  • Federal, Tort & Medical Malpractice Litigation

Education

  • Florida State University, B.A. in International Affairs and Spanish, Certificate in Leadership Studies, magna cum laude, 2012 , J.D.,
  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D., 2018

Clerkship

  • Hon. Jacqueline Becerra, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2019
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 2018-2019

Court Admissions

  • The Florida Bar, 2018
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2025

Armando R. Mendez

Joined the Office in 2025
Assistant County Attorney

[email protected] 305-375-5229

Armando R. Mendez is a member of the Commercial, Procurement & Construction and Federal Litigation sections. Prior to joining the County Attorney's Office, Armando was a federal prosecutor in Miami for over five years, which culminated in his service as the Deputy Chief of the Collateral Litigation Section. He previously served as a judicial law clerk to a federal judge in Miami and as a judicial law clerk to multiple federal judges in Alabama. Armando is a graduate of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Following his graduation from Florida State University, Armando was a Fulbright grantee in Madrid, Spain.

Prior Experience

  • Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, U.S. Department of Justice, 2019-2025

Community Involvement, Awards, & Recognition

  • Fulbright Scholarship Program - Madrid, Spain (2012-2013)
  • Comment Editor and Articles Review Board Member, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology