This installment of the Daily Business Review’s coverage of the August primary election features Q&As with Cole, Scott & Kissane Miami partner Elisabeth Espinosa and incumbent Miami-Dade Circuit Judge David C. Miller. The two are running for the Group 8 seat. Responses have been edited for style and content.

Elisabeth Espinosa

Espinosa has tried 73 jury trials and 67 bench trials during her time as a state prosecutor and civil trial attorney. As a prosecutor, she was lead trial attorney in her assigned felony division, where she handled various cases, including violent crimes, theft and drug offenses. In private practice, she has argued for the rights of property owners and small business owners faced with lawsuits.