Susan M. Cardenas Attorney At Law

With more than 30 years of experience, Susan Cardenas represents clients across a broad spectrum of real estate transactions, including financing, leasing, acquisitions, and sales. Her practice concentrates on banking, lending and structured finance; retail leasing and development; corporate and business transactions; and commercial disputes. She advises both borrowers and lenders in mortgage financing and has extensive experience representing institutional lenders in loan workouts, restructurings, short sales, deed-in-lieu transactions, and commercial foreclosures. In addition, Susan regularly counsels business entities on formation matters, commercial leasing, and contract disputes.

• Notable Work
  • Representation of institutional and private lenders in commercial real estate transactions, including financing, loan workouts, restructures, short sales, deed-in-lieu transactions and commercial foreclosures.
  • Representation of commercial developers in financing, leasing, and acquisition and sale transactions, including shopping center sales and acquisitions, guesthouses, restaurants and mixed use developments.
• Recognition
  • AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell 
• Affiliations
  • The Florida Bar
    • Grievance Committee, 1992-1994, 1997-1999, 2004-2007
      • Past Chair
  • Bahama Village Music Program
    • Board of Directors, 2003-2005
    • Director
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters Monroe County, Florida
    • Board of Directors, 1989-1991
  • Community Foundation of the Florida Keys
    • Board of Governors, 2010-2015
    • Grants Committee, Special Advisor
  • Key West Art and Historical Society
    • Board of Directors, 1997-2000
    • Past President
  • The Studios of Key West
    • Advisory Board, 2013-2016
    • Pro Bono Counsel
• Credentials
  • J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1983, with high honors
    • Law Review, 1981-1983
  • B.A., University of Florida, 1979
• Admissions
  • Florida