Background
Klein, Theodore was born on March 3, 1940 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia.
Klein, Theodore was born on March 3, 1940 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia.
The Ohio State University and University of Miami (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1961. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1964). Yale University (Master of Laws, 1967).
Worked at Bierman, Shohat, Loewy, Perry & Klein (Miami, Florida) specializing in Federal and State Criminal Trials and Appeals. Post-Conviction and Parole Representation. International Extradition.
Defense of Federal and State Civil Forfeitures. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Florida. Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi.
Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Bar and Gavel. Iron Arrow. Associate Editor, University of Miami Law Review, 1964. Author: Evidence Survey, 18 University of Miami Law Review 917, 1964.
Co-Author: Commentary on Florida Criminal Rules and Practices, published by the Florida Bar, 1974 and 1978. "Suppression of Evidence Outline, An Update to Criminal Law," 1974-1977. Assistant United States.
Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1967-1970. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Miami Law School, 1970. Lecturer: The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 1975.
American Bar Association Criminal Law Section, Federal Bar and Dade County Bar Seminars, 1975. President, University of Miami Law School Alumni Association, 1980-1981. Chairman, Florida Bar Consortium for Delivery of Legal Services, 1982-1985.
Member, Board of Directors, Florida Legal Service, Inc., 1983-1987. Chairman, Dade County Bar Public Interest Law Bank, 1981-1982. Governor's Advisory Committee on Corrections, 1982-1986.
Member, Board of Governors, The Florida Bar, 1981-1987. Recipient, Thomas Davison Award to Outstanding Alumnus, University of Miami School of Law, 1987. Member: Governor's Crime Prevention and Law Enforcement Study Commission, 1989.
Peer Review Committee, Admissions Standards Committee, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Member: Dade County (Chairman, Legal Aid Committee, Public Interest Law Bank, 1981-1982.
Chairman, Federal Courts Committee, 1992-1993) and Federal (President, 1979) Bar Associations. Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1988). We are a small criminal defense firm with an emphasis on white collar crime, particularly in the federal courts around the United States.
We have tried many very large cases as well as doing extensive appellate work in the eleventh circuit and in most circuit courts of appeal throughout the United States. We do extensive appellate work in the State courts as well. We have a particular emphasis on bank-related matters including forfeitures, money laundering and other criminal and forfeiture-related matters.
Member: Bar and Gavel. Iron Arrow. Associate Editor, University of Miami Law Review, 1964.