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Admitted: 1991, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1994, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Ninth Circuits; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Law School: Harvard University, J.D., cum laude, 1990

College: Amherst College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1987

Birth Date and Place: Norfolk, Virginia, June 21, 1965

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Extortion

Additional Information: See: United States of America v. Michael Avenatti National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member); Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami (Board of Directors, 2004—).

Speaks: Spanish

Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, White-Collar Criminal Defense (2008); Chambers USA (2007-2008); Florida Super Lawyers, Top 100 in the State, 2006-; Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2004—; South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, 2007. Adjunct Professor, University of Miami Law School, 2001—. Law Clerk to Hon. Sidney Aronovitz, U.S.D.J., 1991-1992. Lecturer: "The Defense of Economic Crimes-Strategies and Approaches," FL Bar, Miami, FL (Jan. 2009); "The Vanishing Jury Trial: Why Trials Matter," NACDL Fall Seminar, Tampa, FL, (Oct. 2008); "Vanishing Jury Trial," Texas Bar Association, San Antonio, TX (July 2008); "The Vanishing Jury Trial: Do We Still Matter?," Federal Defender Conference, Seattle, WA (Jan. 2008); "The Vanishing Criminal Jury Trial: Do We Still Matter?," Criminal Justice Act Seminar (May 2007); "Anatomy of a White Collar Case," Florida Bar Seminar (Jan. 2007); LEI National CLE Conference (Criminal Law), 2001; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 25th Anniversary Seminar, 1998; Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Annual Meeting, 1998. Panelist: University of Miami Criminal Ethics Symposium (2005, 2007); Member: Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures (Southern District of FL), 2007—; Federal Court Practice Committee (The Florida Bar), 2007-2010; Federal Judicial Nominating Commission (S.D. Fla.), 2005—.

United States v. Lopez-Vanegas, 493 F.3d 1305 (11th Cir. 2007); United States v. Smith, 454 F.3d 707 (7th Cir. 2006); United States v. Gonzalez, 140 Fed. Appx. 170 (11th Cir. 2005); United States v. Puche, 350 F.3d 1137 (11th Cir. 2003) Hardy v. Rundle, 846 So.2d 1174 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003); Rosemond v. Menifee, 137 F.Supp.2d 270 (S.D.N.Y. 2000); United States v. Mills, 138 F.3d 928 (11th Cir. 1998); United States v. Christo, 129 F.3d 578 (11th Cir. 1997); Philippoussi v. State, 691 So.2d 511 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); United States v. Moskovits, 844 F.Supp. 202 (E.D.Pa. 1993); Gonzalez v. State, 578 So.2d 729 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991); United States of America v. Michael Avenatti

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