Mr. Monteagudo was born and raised in South Florida. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in both Political Science and Criminology from Florida State University, Mr. Monteagudo sacrificed a year of law school to assist his family in establishing a Fort Lauderdale restaurant and bar—American Social—here in Fort Lauderdale’s very own Las Olas Boulevard. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Monteagudo returned to academics where he pursued his law degree from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law. While in law school, Mr. Monteagudo was an Articles Editor for the ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, and he graduated Cum Laude.