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Benjamin Lawrence Reiss

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1221 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131-3224

Business Law, Criminal Law, Litigation and 8 more

About Benjamin Lawrence Reiss

Benjamin Lawrence Reiss is a lawyer practicing business law, criminal law, litigation and 8 other areas of law. Benjamin received a National Criminal Defense College degree from Continuing Legal Education Courses, and has been licensed for 33 years. Benjamin practices in Miami, FL.

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Benjamin Lawrence Reiss got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Business Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Litigation
  • Other 8
    • Real Estate Tax
    • State & Local Tax (SALT)
    • Tax
    • Trial Practice
    • Criminal Defense
    • Trademark Infringement
    • Commercial
    • Trademark Application

Practice Details

  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: General commercial
    civil litigation: Represented professional basketball player in federal lawsuit in New York against major sports agent
    premier Russian basketball team. Obtained eligibility for the player to sign with any NBA or European professional basketball team.
    Obtained agricultural classification for property used for boarding
    training racehorses in State Circuit Court proceedings
    favorably defended the judgment on appeal, including oral argument, before the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida.
    Trademark litigation: Represented national watch company in obtaining federal court injunctions precluding the distribution
    sales of gray market watches.
    Criminal defense: Defended State Circuit Court Judge in sanction proceedings before the Florida Supreme Court.
    Represented students arrested while protesting the FTAA conference in Miami
    obtained dismissals of criminal charges.
    Defended thous
    s of clients as an Assistant Public Defender against felony
    /or misdemeanor charges.
    Previous Experience: Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Florida
    Represented thous
    s of clients on misdemeanors
    all degrees of felonies except Capital Murder, including many jury trials
    Obtained Not Guilty verdicts for several clients on trial
    facing a potential sentence of life in prison if convicted
    Supervised the Habitual Felony Offenders
    Serious Crimes Division
    Professor
    Taught Professional Responsibility at University of Miami School of Law, 2010

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1993, Florida
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, City Year Miami Board of Advisors 2015-Present
    •Member, American Inn of Court, 1999-2007, 2014-Present
    •Pro Bono Coordinator for the GT Miami office from 2013-Present
    •Dade County Bar Association ( DCBA )
    •Board Member, Board of Directors, 2009-2012
    •Chair of Administrative Law and Government Relations Committee 2012-2013
    •Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 2009-2011
    •Member, Professionalism Committee, 2009-2012
    •Florida Bar
    •Member, Code and Rules of Evidence Committee, 2008-2014
    •Chair, Standing Committee on Professionalism, 2007-2008
    •Member, Standing Committee on Professionalism, The Florida Bar, 2002-2008
    •Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Professionalism, 2006-2007
    •Chair, Master's Seminar on Professionalism, 2004
    •Member, Media and Communications Law Committee, 2000-2002
    •Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.
    •Board Member, Board of Directors, 2003-2010 (held positions of Vice-President and Treasurer
    and member of Executive Committee)
    •University of Miami Hurricane Club
    •Member, National Council, 2009-2010
    •Broward County Chapter, Board of Directors, 2005-2009, President, 2009, Vice-President, 2007-2008
    •Member, American Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Duke University School of Law
    Class of 1993
    J.D.
    with high honors, Order of the Coif, Communications Editor, Alaska Law Review, Pro Bono Placement - District Attorney's Office, Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Book Award, American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law, Law School Scholarship
    Other Education
    Continuing Legal Education Courses
    National Criminal Defense College
    Life over Death, Numerous other seminars dealing with trial practice, criminal defense and ethics

    University of Miami
    Class of 1990
    B.A.
    Politics and Public Affairs, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key Honor Society, President's Honor Roll, Dean's list, President's 100 (service organization), Henry King Stanford Scholarship
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1968
    April 28, 1968

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1221 Brickell AveMiami, FL 33131-3224U.S.A.

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