Jeffrey S. Weiner

Background

Weiner, Jeffrey S. was born on November 14, 1948 in New York, New York, United States.

Education

University of Miami; Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1974). Spoken languages: Spanish, Italian, French and Hebrew.

Career

United States Supreme Court Argument, State of Florida vs. Jimeno 111 S. Ct. 1801, 1991; United States. v. Koblitz, 803 F. 2d 1523, 11th Cir., 1986; In re Witness-Attorney Before Grand Jury, No. 83-1, 613 F. Supp. 394, 1984; United States. v. Hernandez, 574 F. 2d 1362, 5th Cir., 1978; State of Florida v. Gomez, 363 So. 2d 624, 1978; In re Raymond Seidler, 411 So. 2d 873, 1982; State of Florida v. Robinson, 391 So. 2d 221, 1981; United States. v. Levy0Cordero, 67 F.3d 1002 (1st Cir. 1995).Worked at Jeffrey S. Weiner, Attorneys at Law, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in Criminal Trial Law, Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts Nationwide Law, International Criminal Law, Extradition Law, Requests for Judicial Assistance Law, Post Conviction Matters, Professional Licensure Law, Grievance Law, Administrative Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Illinois, Florida and United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida.

1978, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1981, United States. Supreme Court and United States. Tax Court; 1982, United States.

Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits. 1983, United States. District Court, Central District of Illinois. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Second and Seventh Circuits. Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Iron Arrow. Bar and Gavel. President, Student Bar Association, 1973.

Managing Editor, The Kent Commentator, Chicago, Illinois, 1973. Recipient: Moot Court Award, 1973. Florida Bar Award for Media Excellence, 1988.

NACDL Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award, 1985. Exceptional Participation Pro Bono Project for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and Dade County Bar Association, October, 1994. Editor, "Criminal Law News Letter", The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1979-1983.

Editorial Board, "Drug Research Report," published by Harvard Medical School, 1985-1990. Board of Advisors, Inside Drug Law, 1986-1991. Author: "Entrapment," Inside Drug Law, 1985.

"Taking the Lid Off The Government's Silent Partner," The Champion, January, 1990. "Counseling Counsel: Contempt, Conflicts and Disciplinary Action," The Champion, July, 1990. Co-author: "Prosecutorial Misconduct: Alive and Well," Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 1990.

Former Member, Board of Advisors, BNA Criminal Practice Manual. Professor in Law, Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice, 1976-1984. Faculty and Board of Regents, National Criminal Defense College, 1985—.

Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, Faculty: Advanced Criminal Practitioner Seminar, Hawaii, 1984-1986. Association of Trial Lawyers of America National College of Advocacy, Advanced Criminal Litigation Course, 1985. Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, Aspen, Colorado, 1986.

Special Assistant Public Defender, Dade County, 1974-1990. Hearing Examiner, Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, 1982. Member: President's Council, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1983—.

Lawyer-Delegate to United States. Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, 1988 and 1989. Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School Center for Addiction Studies, 1984—.

Witness, United States Federal Courts Study Committee, 1989. United States Supreme Court Argument, State of Florida vs. Jimeno, 1991. Listed in: National Directory of Criminal Lawyers.

National Registry of Preeminent Lawyers. Florida Law and Leading Attorneys: Consumer Guidebook. Who's Who in American Law.

Member, Dade County Guardianship Ad Litem Program, 1988—. Member, Legal Panel and Lawyers Council Steering Committee, American Civil Liberties Union. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.

Member: South Miami-Kendall, Dade County (Chairman, Criminal Courts Committee, 1985-1986. Co-Chairman, 1984-1985. Member, Police Standards Committee, 1985.

Member, 1975—), Illinois State (Member, Criminal Law Section), Federal (Member, Criminal Law Section) and American (Member: Criminal Law Section. Defense Function Committee, 1987—. White Collar Crime Committee) Bar Associations.

The Florida Bar (Member: Criminal Law Section. Liaison with the Judiciary Committee, 1985-1986. Federal Practice Commission, 1987-1988).

California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1981-1982. Editor, Criminal Law News Letter, 1979-1983).

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Criminal Law Section). Florida Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (President, 1981-1982. Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1979).

Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1987). California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Barrister, American Inns of Court. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member.

President, 1990-1991. Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1992. Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1984.

Chairman, Local and State Bar Liaison Committee, 1982-1983. Co-Chairman, Lawyers Assistance Committee, 1980-1982. Chairman, Publications Committee, 1984-1985.

Chairman, 1985-1986, Lawyers Assistance Strike Force Committee. Chairman, Judicial Liaison Committee, 1988-1991 and 1996. Chairman, United States Department of Justice Liaison Committee, 1992-1994.

Chair, Judicial Relations Committee, 1995-1996). International Association of Penal Law. Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Entrapment," Inside Drug Law, 1985. "Taking the Lid Off The Government's Silent Partner," The Champion, January, 1990. "Counseling Counsel: Contempt, Conflicts and Disciplinary Action," The Champion, July, 1990.Co-author: "Prosecutorial Misconduct: Alive and Well," Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 1990. Former Member, Board of Advisors, BNA Criminal Practice Manual. Professor in Law, Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice, 1976-1984.Faculty and Board of Regents, National Criminal Defense College, 1985?. Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, Faculty: Advanced Criminal Practitioner Seminar, Hawaii, 1984-1986. Association of Trial Lawyers of America National College of Advocacy, Advanced Criminal Litigation Course, 1985.Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, Aspen, Colorado, 1986. Special Assistant Public Defender, Dade County, 1974-1990. Hearing Examiner, Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, 1982.Co-author: "Prosecutorial Misconduct: Alive and Well," Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 1990. Former Member, Board of Advisors, BNA Criminal Practice Manual. Professor in Law, Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice, 1976-1984.Faculty and Board of Regents, National Criminal Defense College, 1985?. Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, Faculty: Advanced Criminal Practitioner Seminar, Hawaii, 1984-1986. Association of Trial Lawyers of America National College of Advocacy, Advanced Criminal Litigation Course, 1985.Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, Aspen, Colorado, 1986. Special Assistant Public Defender, Dade County, 1974-1990. Hearing Examiner, Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, 1982.

Membership

Member: Iron Arrow; Bar and Gavel. President, Student Bar Association, 1973. Managing Editor, The Kent Commentator, Chicago, Illinois, 1973.

Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1987). California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

Barrister, American Inns of Court. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member. President, 1990-1991.

Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1992. Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1984. Chairman, Local and State Bar Liaison Committee, 1982-1983.

Co-Chairman, Lawyers Assistance Committee, 1980-1982. Chairman, Publications Committee, 1984-1985. Chairman, 1985-1986, Lawyers Assistance Strike Force Committee.

Chairman, Judicial Liaison Committee, 1988-1991 and 1996. Chairman, United States Department of Justice Liaison Committee, 1992-1994. Chair, Judicial Relations Committee, 1995-1996).

International Association of Penal Law. Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy.