Deana D. Falce

Ms. Falce centers her practice in the areas of administrative law, business torts, commercial litigation, municipal litigation, and civil appeals, with a particular emphasis on disputes involving the use, development, and regulation of land. Ms. Falce tries jury and non-jury trials in both state and federal court. Ms. Falce has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Land Use and Zoning in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Ms. Falce joined Bass Law as a partner after working for thirteen (13) years with Jeff Bass at ShubinBass. She graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 2010. During law school, she served as Vice President of the Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board, Articles Editor of the University of Miami International & Comparative Law Review, and successfully completed the Litigation Skills program with honors. She was also the recipient of the CALI Book Award for Business Associations.

Ms. Falce completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Miami graduating cum laude in 2006, with a Bachelor of Science in Communication with a dual major in public relations and economics, and a minor in marketing. As an undergraduate, she was the recipient of the Henry King Stanford Scholarship and Hank Meyer Public Relations Scholarship.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ms. Falce now lives in Fort Lauderdale with her husband Christopher and twin sons Luigi and Dominic. She loves dance, musical theater, golfing with her husband, and spending time with her sons – who are ice hockey and soccer players.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES:

• Daschuta v. City of N. Miami, No. 2024-76-AP (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. App. Div. Mar. 28, 2025);
• Moving Partners Inc. v. City of Hollywood, 4D24-2115 (Fla. 4th DCA Dec. 23, 2024);
• EFTX, LLC v. St. Lucie County, No. 2020-CA-1296 (Fla. 19th Cir. Ct. Aug. 15, 2024);
• Moving Partners Inc. v. City of Hollywood, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 207a (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. July 17, 2024);
• Weiss v. Ransom Everglades School, Inc., 367 So. 3d 1284 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023);
• Shores Prop. Owners Ass’n, Inc. v. City of N. Miami Beach, 357 So. 3d 113 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022);
• Setai Resort & Residences Condo. Ass’n, Inc. v. BHI Miami Limited Corp., No. 21-016693-CA-07 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct.);
• Setai Resort & Residences Condo. Ass’n, Inc. v. BHI Miami Limited Corp., 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 240a (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. App. Div. July 10, 2023);
• Setai Resort & Residences Condo. Ass’n, Inc. v. BHI Miami Limited Corp., No. 2021-24426-CA-07 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct.);
• EFTX, LLC v. St. Lucie County, No. 4D23-0735 (Fla. 4th DCA Apr. 11, 2023);
• EFTX, LLC v. St. Lucie County, No. 2020-AP-26 (Fla. 19th Cir. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 20, 2023);
• EFTX, LLC v. St. Lucie County, No. 4D22-0589 (Fla. 4th DCA Mar. 29, 2022);
• EFTX, LLC v. St. Lucie County, No. 2020-AP-19 (Fla. 19th Cir. Ct. App. Div. Jan. 27, 2022);
• Neapolitan Enters., LLC v. City of Naples, 288 So. 3d 14 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019);
• EFTX, LLC v. St. Lucie County, No. 18-cv-14282 (S.D. Fla. July 24, 2019);
• Balthazar Management, LLC v. Beal Street Blues Company, Inc., No. 17-cv-81214 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 4, 2018);
• TRG-MH Venture, Ltd. v. Vizcayans, Inc., 206 So. 3d 715 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016);
• Realty Assocs. Fund IX, L.P. v. Town of Cutler Bay, 208 So. 3d 735 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016);
• Lorenzo v. TRG Columbus Dev. Venture, Ltd., 197 So. 3d 52 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016);
• Neapolitan Enters., LLC v. City of Naples, 185 So. 3d 585 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016);
• Two Islands Dev. Corp. v. Clarke, 157 So. 3d 1081 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015);
• CDC Builders, Inc. v. Biltmore-Sevilla Debt Inv’rs, LLC, 151 So. 3d 479 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014);
• Kurzim Grp., LLC v. Velasquez, 141 So. 3d 190 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014);
• Vizcayans, Inc. v. City of Miami, 139 So. 3d 311 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014);
• Neapolitan Enters., LLC v. City of Naples, 118 So. 3d 812 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).