When Russell Spatz left the Office of the Dade County State Attorney, then State Attorney, Janet Reno wrote to her former Division Chief …

“You have demonstrated the best in prosecution as an Assistant State Attorney and we will miss you. On behalf of all the people of Dade County I thank you for your very dedicated public service …”

Since that time, Mr. Spatz has tried to live up to those words by championing the causes of his clients, defending and protecting them. Mr. Spatz endeavors to not only represent clients in court but give them the peace of mind of knowing there is one whom they can trust to assist them in dealing with the overwhelming difficulties we all face in life from time to time.

Extensive Trial Experience in State & Federal Court.

Mr. Spatz, is a trial attorney with over 35 years experience, is devoted to providing the highest quality representation and committed to finding answers, settling disputes and assisting in all manner of legal issues.

His personal service and professionalism lend themselves to offer his clients the highest degree of personal legal representation.

Education

• University of Miami B.S. - 1972

Departmental Honors in Mathematics

• University of Miami J. D. - 1975

National Science Foundation Fellowship Recipient

Bar Membership

• The Supreme Court of the United States of America - 1986

• The Supreme Court of the State of Florida - 1975

• United States District Court

• Southern District of Florida - 1978

• Southern District of Florida - 1983

• The United States of America Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit - 1983

• The United States of America District Court of the Northern District of California - 1989

Additional Honors

• Named by Florida Super Lawyers 5th consecutive year - 2011
• The International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi
• Historian of Bryan Inn chapter - 1974
• Assistant State Attorney and Division Chief for Richard E. Gerstein and Janet Reno - 1975 -1980
• Former Vice-Chairman Dade County Bar Association
• Family Law Committee
• Former Adjunct Professor of Law - St. Thomas Law School
• Martindale Hubbell Rated - AV Peer Review Rated 5.0/5.0
• Legal Elite - Florida's Legal Leaders - 2011

Legal Seminars

• Deposition Skills Seminar - National Institute for Trial Advocacy - 1994
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediation Training Program Florida International University - 2001

Landmark Ruling

“It is uniformly held that dismissal is a drastic remedy which courts should employ only in extreme situations … In a system in which the search for truth is the principal goal, the severe sanctions of evidence exclusions for failure to comply with the rules of procedure should be a last resort and reserved for extreme or aggravated circumstances…”

“This court finds itself, for the first time in fourteen years of handling cases, ready to employ the most drastic of sanctions. As a result of the continuous and numerous discovery violations and failure to provide Brady material by UPC and the State of Florida, this court hereby strikes all UPC witnesses and all paperwork generated by UPC in their preparation of this case.”

Honorable Victoria S. Sigler
Circuit Court Judge - Eleventh Judicial Circuit

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