Background
Kuehne, Benedict P. was born on March 24, 1954 in Merced, California, United States. Son of Ben and Jean T. Kuehne. Bachelor of Arts cum laude, U. Miami, 1974, Juris Doctor cum laude, 1977.
Kuehne, Benedict P. was born on March 24, 1954 in Merced, California, United States. Son of Ben and Jean T. Kuehne. Bachelor of Arts cum laude, U. Miami, 1974, Juris Doctor cum laude, 1977.
University of Miami (Bachelor of Arts). University of Miami (Juris Doctor).
United States v. Brown, 79 F.3d 1550 (11th Cir. 1996); Godix Export Equipment Corporation v. Caterpillar Inc., 948 F. Supp. 1570 (S.D.Fla. 1986); Mitro v. State, 682 So.2d 303 (Fla. 3DCA 1996); State v. Griffith, 561 So. 2d 528 (Fla. 1990); United States v. Monsanto, 109 S. Ct. 2657 (1989) (amicus brief); In re Duque, 134 B.R. 679 (1991).Worked at Sale & Kuehne, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in Federal and State Criminal Trials and Appeals. Grand Jury, White Collar, Corporate, and Complex Crimes Litigation. Sentencing and Post-Conviction Representation.
Asset Forfeitures, International Extradition, Pardon, and Executive Clemency. Complex Civil Litigation, Bar Representation. Admitted to the bar, 1977.
Admitted to bar, 1977, Florida, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar, and United States.
District Court, Middle District of Florida. 1978, District of Columbia. United States. Supreme Court, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. 1990, United States. Court of Appeals, First and Ninth Circuits.
Education: University of Miami (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1974. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977). Iron Arrow Honor Society.
Member, Bar and Gavel (1977 Outstanding Graduating Senior). Member, Moot Court Board. Editor, University of Miami InterAmerican Law Review, 1975-1977 (formerly Lawyer of the Americas).
Author: "Ocean Law Report," 8 and 9 Lawyer of the Americas InterAmerican Law Review. "Immigration Primer for the Criminal Defense Lawyer," 59 Florida Bar Journal 60, April 1985. Author: "Protecting the Privilege in the Corporate Setting: Conducting and Defending Corporate Investigations," St. Thomas Law Review, Spring 1997.
"The Law of Entrapment and Governmental Overreaching," White Collar Crime, Law Journal Seminars-Press, 1995. "Lawyers As Targets," 5 Money Laundering Law Report, June, 1995. "Criminal Law and Procedure: 1993 Survey of Florida Developments," Nova Law Review (December 1993).
"Criminal Law Developments," 1 Journal of Appellate Advocacy, 1993. Adjunct Instructor, University of Miami School of Law, 1986-1989. Instructor, Criminal Justice, Art Law, Miami Dade Community College, 1987-1988.
Lecturer and Author: "Hot Topics in Criminal Litigation," 1997 Advanced Appellate Law Seminar. 1997, St. Thomas Law School Criminal Symposium, "Current Trends in Criminal Law: Privilege and Confidential Relationships in the Business Setting". "Frequently Asked Questions in Appellate Litigation," 1996 Advanced Criminal Law Seminar.
"Internal Investigations," 1995 White Collar Crime Seminar. "Criminal Appellate Litigation," Appellate Certification Review Seminar, 1995. "Health Care Fraud: A Primer," 1995 Health Law Seminar.
"Qui Tam Lawsuits," 1993 National Institute on Health Care Fraud, American Bar Association 1993. "Interception of Wire Communications: A Defense Lawyer's Perspective," Center for Advanced Law Enforcement Studies, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 1990-1993. "Complex Criminal Cases," Florida Bar Convention, 1989.
Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Florida Attorney General, 1977-1980. Special Assistant State Attorney, Palm Beach County, 1977-1979. United States. Department of Justice, 1976-1977.
Member, Board of Trustees, University of Miami, 1994. President, 1991-1992, University of Miami Law Alumni Association (1985 Thomas Davison Service Award). National President, 1995-1996, University of Miami Alumni Association.
General Counsel, Florida Young Democrats, 1984-1986. Member, Steering Committee, Dade County Democratic Executive Committee, 1988. Deputy Counsel, Florida Democratic Party, 1988-1992.
Leadership Florida, Class VII. Director, Legal Services of Greater Miami, 1992. Member: Palm Beach County, Dade County (President-Elect, 1997) and American (Member: White Collar Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section, 1981. Representative, Committee on Specialization, 1992) Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Chair, Criminal Certification Committee, 1990-1993. Member, Appellate Rules Committee, 1979-1984, 1985-1989. Criminal Law Section, Chair, 1994-1995.
Appellate Certification Committee, 1995. Executive Council, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, 1993). The District of Columbia Bar.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Amicus Committee). Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Charter Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1989, 1991). Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Miami Chapter, President, 1990-1991).
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1991. Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. (Board Certified Criminal Appellate Practice, Criminal Trial Practice, and Appellate Practice Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also of Counsel to Atlas, Pearlman, Trop & Borkson, P.A., Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida). Sale & Kuehne, P.A. engages in federal and state criminal defense law throughout the United States, emphasizing corporate, white collar, and complex crimes litigation. The firm represents individuals, corporations, financial institutions, and health care providers in all phases of criminal investigations, trials, and appellate litigation.
The firm is also engaged in complex civil litigation in federal and state courts. The firm's attorneys act as counsel in state, federal, regulatory, and Bar investigations, and in cases involving business entities, financial institutions, defense contract and procurement, Medicare, insurance, securities and mail fraud, internal investigations, money laundering, environmental, and criminal tax matters. Our lawyers are former federal and state prosecutors who provide aggressive, innovative, and quality representation.
Member, Bar and Gavel (1977 Outstanding Graduating Senior). Member, Moot Court Board. Editor, University of Miami InterAmerican Law Review, 1975-1977 (formerly Lawyer of the Americas).