Scott L. Baena is recognized in the community for his strong business acumen and leadership. In 2014, Scott was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to The Florida Board of Bar Examiners for a five-year term. The Board is an administrative agency of the Florida Supreme Court that coordinates and supervises bar admission in the state of Florida. Scott has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Legal Services of Greater Miami, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Dade County Bar Association, and the Florida Fiduciary Forum. He also serves as a Board Member for Miami-based Continental Bank, is a Fellow at the American Bar Foundation, and is a member of the United Way of Miami-Dade Tocqueville Society. Although Scott no longer practices law as a member of the Firm, he continues to contribute Pro Bono legal services to the community under the auspices of Legal Services of Greater Miami.
To contact Scott, email him at scottlbaena@gmail.com.
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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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