| Howard
Srebnick joined the firm in 1995 and has earned a coveted reputation
trying cases and arguing appeals in the state and federal courts.
Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®,
clients agree that "he's thorough and creative, preempts everything
and leaves no stone unturned." In 2006, Chambers and Partners
recognized him as being a "great tactician and masterful trial
attorney."
BSK&S Experience |
Howard M.
Srebnick
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Phone:
(305) 371-6421
E-mail:
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PRACTICE
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Criminal Defense |
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Civil
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EDUCATION
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J.D.,
Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, 1989
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M.B.A., University of Miami, 1987 |
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B.A.,
University of Pennsylvania, 1985 |
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BAR
ADMISSIONS
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The
Florida Bar |
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State
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Supreme Court of the
United States Bar |
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COURT
ADMISSIONS
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California,
1989 |
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Florida,
1992 |
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U.S. Supreme Court, 1992 |
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U.S. District Court,
Southern District of Florida, 1995 |
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U.S. Court of Appeals,
Eleventh Circuit, 1995 |
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U.S. District Court,
Central District of California, 1999 |
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U.S. District Court,
District of Colorado, 2002 |
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U.S. District Court,
District of Puerto Rico, 2005 |
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U.S. Court of Appeals,
First Circuit, 2006 |
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LANGUAGES
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Spanish |
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MEMBERSHIPS
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life) |
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The
Miami-Dade County Bar Association |
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American Bar Association |
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The "Cali Cartel"
case, a 5-month trial during which Howard defended a former
Justice Department attorney acquitted of racketeering. |
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NFL Super Bowl wide
receiver Tony Martin, who was acquitted of money laundering
charges following a 3-week federal trial in Miami. |
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A Cuban exile accused
of conspiring to assassinate Fidel Castro. Howard traveled to
Puerto Rico to defend his client where the federal jury’s not
guilty verdict made international news. |
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The "Stadium Naples"
scandal during which public corruption charges were dropped
against a real estate developer after the court granted a motion
to exclude evidence and to change venue based on prejudicial
pretrial publicity; and most recently. |
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Teaming up with Roy
Black, Howard left federal prosecutors stunned by a ‘Not Guilty’
verdict for a Miami jewelry supplier and his sales manager on
charges they laundered more than $8 million in cocaine profits for
Colombian drug lords.
As an appellate advocate, Howard convinced the U.S. Court of
Appeals to vacate the racketeering conviction of Michael J. Peter,
the famed gentlemen’s club impresario who founded "Solid Gold,"
"Pure Platinum" and "Thee Dollhouse" (United States v. Peter, 310
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Prior Experience |
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Prior to joining the firm, Howard served as law clerk to former Chief
U.S. District Judge Edward B. Davis of the Southern District of
Florida and the late Judge Irving L. Goldberg of the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He then spent three years as a trial
and appellate attorney with the Federal Public Defender in Miami.
Recognition and Service |
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Has written extensively
and lectured at continuing legal education seminars across
the country on ethics, trial techniques and motions practice.
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Invited by Law.com
to author an article and lecture on the ethics of lawyering
in the post-Enron era. |
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Has served as
an adjunct faculty member at the University of Miami School
of Law teaching "Situational Ethics in the Adversarial
System of Justice." |
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Formerly served
as the youngest member of the Board of Directors of the
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL),
the nation’s premier criminal defense organization boasting
more than 10,000 lawyer members. Remains co-chair of the
NACDL’s Lawyer Assistance Strike Force, defending fellow
lawyers facing subpoenas or sanctions in connection with
their zealous advocacy; and co-chair of the NACDL’s Oral
Argument Panel, which he launched in 2002 to assist other
lawyers prepare for with their appellate advocacy. |
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Currently serves
on the Board of Directors of the Miami Chapter of the Florida
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. |
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AV Rated by Martindale
Hubbell |
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Chambers &
Partners Legal Guide |
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Best Lawyers
in America |
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"Super Lawyer,"
Florida Super Lawyers, listed every year since 2006 |
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"Florida
Legal Elite," Florida Trend, listed every year since 2004 |
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"Best of
the Bar," South Florida Business Journal, listed every
year since 2003 |
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"Top Lawyers," South Florida Legal Guide, 2008
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