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Brian F. Spector Post Office Box ****** Miami, Florida 33256-6206
Tel 305-***-**** Cell 305-***-**** Fax 305-***-**** *****@********.***
Florida, 1978
BAR ADMISSIONS
U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1978
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1978
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1978
SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
CERTIFICATIONS
CERTIFIED CIRCUIT MEDIATOR (September 1, 2006 )
(current and prior)
CERTIFIED APPELLATE MEDIATOR (May 13, 2011 )
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA - CERTIFIED MEDIATOR
(December 18, 2006 )
FLORIDA BAR BOARD CERTIFIED BUSINESS LITIGATION LAWYER
(August 1, 1996 July 31, 2006)
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW
Coral Gables, Florida 33124
Juris Doctor (Magna Cum Laude), May 1978
Class Rank No. 4 of 312
Honors
University of Miami Law Review
Dean s List
American Jurisprudence Book Awards: Banking Law, Constitutional Law II, & Federal
Jurisdiction
Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society
Who s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
The Society of Wig & Robe
The Society of Bar & Gavel
Finalist, Freshman Moot Court Competition
Activities
Articles & Comments Editor, University of Miami Law Review
Chairman, Moot Court Advisory Board
President, The Society of Wig & Robe
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Syracuse, New York 13210
B.A. in Political Science (Cum Laude), December 1974
Honors - Dean s List
Activities
Student Association Representative
Chairman, Subcommittee on Academic Advising
Co-Chairman, Subcommittee on Tripartite Judicial System
Moot Court Participant in U.S. Constitutional Law class
KENNY NACHWALTER, P.A. (f/k/a Kenny Nachwalter Seymour Arnold Critchlow &
EXPERIENCE
Spector, P.A.)
Miami, Florida
Associate (1979-84), Shareholder (1984-2007), Firm Counsel (1/1/05-8/31/07)
Practice areas included complex business litigation, intellectual property litigation, legal
ethics and professional responsibility, legal malpractice, accountant liability, and
securities litigation and arbitration.
Starting in the early 1990's also began mediating matters in these substantive areas and
others, including class actions, construction, employment, real estate, and a wide
variety of business disputes.
THE HONORABLE BRYAN SIMPSON
Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Old Fifth Circuit
Jacksonville, Florida
Judicial Clerkship (August 1978 - July 1979)
Brian F. Spector
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW
EXPERIENCE
Coral Gables, Florida 33124
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Adjunct Professor
Pleading & Discovery Workshop (Spring Semester 1985)
Professional Responsibility (Fall Semester 2004, Spring Semester 2005, Fall Semester
2005, Spring Semester 2006, Fall Semester 2006, Spring Semester 2010, Fall
Semester 2010, Fall Semester 2011)
Professional Liability (Fall Semester 2005, Spring Semester 2006)
Corporate Crimes (Spring Semester 2006)
Remedies (Fall Semester 2006, Spring Semester 2007)
Instructor
Legal Research & Writing (1980-81 Academic Year)
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
Miami, Florida 33199
Adjunct Professor
Professional Responsibility (Fall Semester 2008, Fall Semester 2009, Fall Semester 2010)
Remedies (Spring Semester 2009)
SPECIAL MASTER
Served as Special Master in cases pending in the United States District Court for the
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Southern District of Florida and the 11 Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County,
Florida
ARBITRATOR
Served as arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (having been selected either
by one of the parties or, in one instance, by the party-selected arbitrators to serve as the
neutral) and the National Association of Securities Dealers (now known as the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority)
RECEIVER
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Served as a Receiver in a case pending in the 11 Judicial Circuit Court in and for Miami-
Dade County, Florida
MEDIATOR
Mediated cases pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
Florida and various Florida state courts, as well as arbitrations pending before the
American Arbitration Association
PUBLICATIONS Co-Author, Ethical Conundrums for the 21st Century Lawyer Mediator - Toto, I've
a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Any More, 2 American Journal of Mediation 73
(2008)
Book Review, Definitive Treatise on Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal
Courts Comprehensive, User-friendly and Invaluable, Dade County Bar Association
Bulletin (June 2008) (reviewing Business and Commercial Litigation In Federal
Courts, Second Edition (Robert L. Haig, ed. 2005) (ABA Section of Litigation and
Thomson-West))
Pre-Dispute Agreements To Arbitrate Legal Malpractice Claims: Skating On Thin Ice
In Florida s Ethical Twilight Zone?, The Florida Bar Journal, April 2008
Co-Author, Chapter 13, Jury Instructions For Business Litigation, Florida Bar
Continuing Legal Education Manual Business Litigation In Florida, 1989
Justice Without A Day In Court, Trial Lawyer s Forum, The Florida Bar Journal,
April 1985
Venue Under the Antitrust Laws: Amenability of Parent Corporations to Suit by
Virtue of Their Subsidiary's Activities, 33 Univ. Miami L. Rev. 271 (1978)
Co-Author, Permitting Sale of Insurance by Bank Holding Company Subsidiaries:
A Reviewed Analytic Framework, 32 Univ. Miami L. Rev. 543 (1978)
LECTURES Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court & Daily Business Review Litigators
& SEMINARS Luncheon, Moderator, panel discussion entitled Complex Commercial Litigation
With The Legends, October 12, 2012
Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators, presentation entitled
"Navigating The Mediator's Ethical Minefield, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, June 14, 2011
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LECTURES Daily Business Review A View From The Bench Litigation Best Practices,
& SEMINARS Moderator, panel discussion entitled Ethics and Professionalism in Trial Practice,
Miami, Florida, June 2, 2011
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American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution s 8 Annual Advanced
Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute, Group Discussion Leader - Negotiating in
the Caucus Stage of Mediation and Breaking Impasse in Mediation, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida, November 12, 2010
Daily Business Review A View From The Bench, Moderator panel; discussion
entitled Ethics and Professionalism, October 1, 2010
Broward County Bar Association 2009 Bench-Bar Convention, Moderator, panel
discussion entitled Federal Civil Procedure Getting It Right, Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida, October 16, 2009
The Spellman-Hoeveler American Inns of Court, Panelist, The Mind of the
Mediator, Miami, Florida, October 13, 2009
The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Young Lawyers
Division seminar entitled Practicing With Professionalism, Panel Discussions on
Professionalism, August 21 and 22, 2008, January 9, 2009, and October 2, 2009
St. Thomas University School of Law, Orientation Program presentation entitled
Focus on Professionalism - Values & the Practice of Law, Miami Gardens, Florida,
August 15, 2008 & August 13, 2009
Florida International University College of Law, Orientation Program presentation
entitled Focus on Professionalism - Values & the Practice of Law, Miami, Florida,
August 14, 2008
The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Young Lawyers
Division seminar entitled Basic Discovery 2008, Key Depositions, Miami,
Florida, May 8, 2008
Florida International University College of Law, Professionalism Day Program
Opening Remarks, August 12, 2007
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34 Annual Meeting National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks New Orleans,
Louisiana, presentation entitled Professional Ethics, August 7, 2007
Presentation on Ethics to the Judicial Conference of the United States Court of
Appeals for the Armed Forces, Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of
America, Washington, D.C., May 18, 2006
University of Miami School of Law Florida Bar CLER approved seminar entitled The
May 2006 Amendments To The Florida Rules of Professional Conduct: What You
Need to Know and Why, May 12, 2006
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32 National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks, Key West, Florida, presentation
entitled Ethical Issues For Appellate Court Clerks, August 10, 2005
The Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court, presentation entitled
Interviewing/Representing Corporate Constituents - An Ethical Minefield For
Company Counsel, Miami, Florida, February 17, 2005
The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Young Lawyers
Division seminar entitled Practicing With Professionalism, Panel Discussion on
Professionalism, January 7, 2005
Dade County Bar Association Federal Court Committee, Rule Amendments
Federal and Local December 2004 and Beyond, October 19, 2004
Miami, Florida Association of Mid-Sized Law Firms, presentation entitled Lawsuits
Against Lawyers: Litigation Trends, Preventive Measures, September 17, 2003
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LECTURES The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Business Law
& SEMINARS Section seminar entitled Advice from the Experts: Successful Strategies for Winning
Commercial Cases in Federal Courts - Discovery, September 27, 2002
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Judicial Conference of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,
Panel Discussion & State Meetings, The Good, Bad and Ugly - What You Always
Wanted To Know About Local Rules, May 1999
Federal Bar Association, Broward County, Florida Chapter, seminar entitled
Southern District of Florida, Local Rule Amendments: Why, How and What, May
7, 1998
The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Business Law
Section seminar entitled Trial Techniques for the Business Litigator - Examining
and Cross Examining Business Witnesses, October 3, 1996
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 10th Annual Accounting Show,
Solo Practitioners Track, seminar entitled Surprise! Subpoena - Now What?,
September 21, 1995
University of Houston Law Foundation seminar entitled Federal Civil Litigation
Under The New Rules - Federal Pleadings And Attacks On Pleadings, April/May
1994
The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Business Law
Section seminar entitled Business Litigation: Annual Update, Ethics, and Strategic
Uses Of Trial Technology -Beyond The Yellow Pad - Florida Business Litigation
1992 Substantive Law Update, April 1992
International Anticounterfeiting Coalition seminar entitled Florida: Problems and
Solutions - Reflections Of The Trademark Owners Counsel, October 29, 1991
The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Business Law
Section seminar entitled Enforcement of Trademark Rights Through Litigation -
The Plaintiff's Case - Litigation Strategy and Trial Tactics, May 31, 1991
Professional Education Systems, Inc. s seminar entitled Handling Breach of
Contract Disputes In Florida - Recovery of Money Damages and Statutory
Liability, February 1991
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, South Dade Chapter seminar
entitled The Certified Public Accountant's Role As Consultant or Expert Witness In
Business Litigation, November 1990
The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Business Law
Section seminar entitled Current Issues and Developments In Commercial
Litigation In Florida - "Current Developments In Ethical Issues and Considerations
For Commercial Litigation In Florida, April 1990
The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Corporation,
Banking and Business Law Section seminar entitled Selected Issues In Commercial
Litigation for the Business Litigator - Privilege Questions In The Commercial
Litigation Area, Including Attorney-Client Privilege, Accountant-Client Privilege,
and Trade Secret Protection, April 1987
Federal Court Seminar entitled Civil Litigation In The Southern District of Florida -
Local Rules for the Southern District of Florida. Young Lawyer's Section - Dade
County Bar Association, March 1985
American Bar Association, National Institute, sponsored by the Commercial
Transactions Litigation Committee, Section of Litigation When Can You Take It
With You? - Trade Secret And Non-Competition Clauses In Employment
Agreements Strategy For The Ex-Employee, The New Employer, And Potential
Defendants February 1983
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JUDICIAL Ad Hoc Advisory Committee On Court Annexed Mediation, United States
COMMITTEES District Court, Southern District of Florida, Member, 2007
Advisory (Ad Hoc) Committee On Rules & Procedures for the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Chairman, 1996-2005,
Member, 1994 2010
Federal Judicial Bar and Community Liaison Committee, United States
District Court, Southern District of Florida, Member, 2007
Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review and Attorney
Grievance for the United States District Court for the Southern District of
Florida, Member, 2001 2007, Chairman, 2001-2003
Supreme Court of Florida s Commission on Professionalism, Member,
2006
Supreme Court of Florida s Committee on Standard Jury Instructions
Contract and Business Cases, Member, 2006, Vice Chair, 2010
Supreme Court of Florida Committee on Standard Jury Instructions (Civil),
Member, 1993-99
Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Ad Hoc Review Committee for Rules
Consistency, Member, 1998-99
Civil Justice Advisory Group, United States District Court for the Southern
District of Florida, Member, 1995
JUDGE JOE EATON UNSUNG HERO AWARD (First Recipient), conferred by the Judges of
PROFESSIONAL
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, May 29, 2009
ACTIVITIES,
ASSOCIATIONS &
MARTINDALE-HUBBELL AV Rating, October 6, 1988
RECOGNITION
AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE, 2002
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA (Steven Naife and Gregory White Smith eds.)
www.bestlawyers.com
Business Litigation (1999-2006)
Commercial Litigation (2007-2008)
Legal Malpractice Law (2006-2008)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (2006-2012)
CHAMBERS USA AMERICA S LEADING LAWYERS FOR BUSINESS 2004 -2007 Litigation:
General Commercial www.chambersandpartners.com/
FLORIDA SUPER LAWYERS 2006-2012 Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2007-2012;
Professional Liability Defense, 2006 (selected as among the Top 100 Florida
Super Lawyers in the 2006 edition www.superlawyers.com/)
FLORIDA TREND S FLORIDA LEGAL ELITE www.floridatrend.com/
2007-Mediators; 2008-Arbitration & Mediation
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DISTINGUISHED NEUTRALS http://www.nadn.org/
THE FLORIDA CIRCUIT-CIVIL MEDIATOR SOCIETY www.floridamediators.org/
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION -- Member of Sections of: Business Law; Dispute Resolution;
and Litigation. Member of The Center for Professional Responsibility.
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THE FLORIDA BAR -- Member, 2006-09, Standing Committee on Professionalism;
PROFESSIONAL
Member, 1994-97, Business Litigation Certification Committee of The Florida Bar;
ACTIVITIES,
Member, 1989--, Vice Chairman 1990-1991 & 1992-93, Chairman, 1993-1994, Florida
ASSOCIATIONS &
Civil Procedure Rules Committee; Member, 1990-1992, Federal Practice Committee;
RECOGNITION
Member, 1992-1993, Public Relations Committee; Member, 1991-93, Chairman, 1993-
(continued) 94, Florida Bar Grievance Committee 11K; Member of Sections of: Trial Lawyers; Business
Law. Member, 1984 --, Vice-Chairman, 1988-90, Chairman, 1990-91, Business Litigation
Committee; Member, 1984--, Chairman, 1989-90, Subcommittee for Standard Jury
Instructions in Commercial Cases; Member, 1988-1990, Executive Council Business Law
Section.
DADE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION -- Vice-Chairman, 1990--, Chairman, 1991-92, Federal
Court Committee; Member, 1982-1984, 1985-1987 and Chairperson, 1984-1985, Board
of Editors, Southern District Digest.
THE SPELLMAN-HOEVELER AMERICAN INN OF COURT -- Board of Directors, 2009 --
(American Inns of Court are designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of
the bench and bar. An American Inn of Court is an amalgam of judges, lawyers, and in
some cases, law professors and law students. Each Inn meets approximately once a
month both to "break bread" and to hold programs and discussions on matters of ethics,
skills and professionalism.)
BET SHIRA CONGREGATION
COMMUNITY
Miami Florida
ACTIVITIES
Board of Directors, 1989-90
Vice President Ways & Means, 1990-91
Secretary, 1991-92
Chair, Legal Committee, 2007-2009
BET SHIRA ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION, INC.
Miami Florida
President & Chair, 2003-06
Member, Board of Trustees, 2001-2009
THE MIAMI-DADE FAMILY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Miami, Florida
Participant, 2005
Lawyers For Literacy and Legal Up! projects
MEDIATION IN RESTITUTION CASES PROGRAM
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County Court, 11 Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Participant, 2008-2009
(Rev. 10/14/2012)
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