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The George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1974The George Washington University, B.B.A., 1970
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American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar FoundationFellowAmerican Law InstituteLifetime MemberBankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of FloridaBaptist Health South Florida
Founder
Dade County Bar AssociationBoard of Directors
Young Lawyers Section, 1977 - 1979Florida Bar FoundationFormer DirectorThe Florida BarBankruptcy/Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC") Committee, Former Chair
Business Law Section, Former Chair
Former Governor, Board of Governors, 4 termsFlorida Board of Bar ExaminersChair, 2018 - 2019
Chair-Elect, 2017 - 2018
Board Member, 2014 - PresentFlorida Fiduciary ForumBoard MemberGreater Miami Jewish FederationJudicial Reception Co-Chair, 2013 - 2014
Board of Directors, 2015Law.comBankruptcy Contributing Author, 2014Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.Board of Directors, 2016Loan Officer Legal AlertAdvisory Board, 1987 - 1990Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy LawEditorial Board MemberCommittee on Economic Development1970United Way of Miami-DadeTocqueville Society, MemberUniversity of MiamiSchool of Law, Former Adjunct Professor -
Florida
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of FloridaU.S. District Court, Northern District of FloridaU.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of FloridaU.S. Court of Appeals, First CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals, Third CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh CircuitU.S. Supreme Court
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- Anti-Defamation League, Jurisprudence Award, 2016
- Chambers USA, Restructuring & Bankruptcy, Band 1, 2003 - 2015; Senior Statesman, 2016 - present
- The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy, 1987 - present
- Florida Trend, Legal Elite Hall of Fame, 2015 -2019
- Daily Business Review, Most Effective Lawyers, Bankruptcy finalist, 2013
- The International Who's Who of Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers, 2008 - present
- Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2004 -2019
- Florida Super Lawyers, Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers, 2006 - 2016
- Florida Super Lawyers, Top 100 Miami Florida Super Lawyers, 2010 - present
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2006 - present
- South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, 2003 - present
- Daily Business Review, Top Dealmakers of the Year, winner of the Distressed/Restructuring category, 2010
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