Neal R. Sonnett
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
White Collar Crime; Grand Jury Practice; Post Conviction Remedies; Appellate Practice; International Extradition; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Criminal Law; Litigation
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Admitted
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1967, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, including Federal Trial Bar; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
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Law School
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University of Miami, J.D.
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Member
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American Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1986; Chair, Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, 2008-2009; Chair, Criminal Justice Section, 1992-1993; Section Delegate, 1996; Chair, Standing Committee on Governmental Affairs, 2005-2008; Member, ABA Nominating Committee, 2006-2009; Steering Committee of Nominating Committee, 2007-2009; Chair, ABA Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements and the Separation of Powers Doctrine, 2006; Chair, ABA Task Force on Domestic Surveillance in the Fight Against Terrorism, 2006; Chair, ABA Task Force on Treatment of Enemy Combatants, 2002; Observer for Guantanamo Military Commission trials, 2004; Member, ABA High Profile Trial Resource Team, 1995-1999); American Judicature Society (President, 2006-2007); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1989-1990); The Florida Bar Foundation (President, 1997-1998); Association of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers (Member, National Board of Governors, 1975-1977; President, South Florida Chapter, 1975-1976); Florida Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (President, 1984-1985); Dade County (ABA Delegate, 1986-1990; President, 1983-1984); Foundation For Criminal Justice (President, 2001-2005); Federal Bar Association (President, South Florida Chapter, 1971-1972); The Florida Bar (Delegate, ABA House of Delegates, 1991-1993); National Conference of Bar Presidents (Executive Council, 1987-1990); National Caucus of Metropolitan Bar Leaders (President, 1985-1986); Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court (President, 2000-2002); International Bar Association; American Society of International Law; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers; American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists; Florida Association For Women Lawyers.
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Biography
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Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1967-1972. Chief, Criminal Division, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, 1971-1972. Special Assistant United States Attorney: Middle District of Florida, 1969; District of Puerto Rico, 1969. Partner: Bierman, Sonnett, Shohat & Sale, P.A., Miami, FL, 1972-1987; Sonnett Sale & Kuehne, P.A., Miami, FL, 1987-1993; Neal R. Sonnett, P.A., Miami, FL, 1993. Lecturer in Law, Immigration and Nationality, 1976-1982. Adjunct Professor of Law, Advanced Federal Criminal Procedure, University of Miami School of Law, 1983-1988. Listed: Best Lawyers In America (Criminal Defense), 1983; Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2008; Leading Lawyers for Business (White Collar Crime), Chambers and Partners, 2004-2008; International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (Business Crime), 2003-2008. Nation's Top White Collar Experts, The National Law Journal, 1991; Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell. Recipient: ABA John H. Pickering Award of Achievement, 2008; University of Miami School of Law Alumnus of Distinction Award, 2007; Fellows of the American Bar Foundation Outstanding Service Award, 2007; Florida Bar Criminal Law Section Selig Goldin Memorial Award, 2005; ACLU of Greater Miami Stanley Milledge Award, 2005; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers-Miami Founder's Award, 2005; ABA Criminal Justice Section Charles R. English Memorial Award, 2001; Stetson College of Law Wm. Reece Smith Award for Public Service, 1997; Anti-Defamation League Jurisprudence Award, 1993; Florida Bar Foundation Medal Of Honor for Dedicated Service In Improving The Administration Of Justice, 1989; NACDL Robert Heeney Memorial Award for Service, 1989. President, University of Miami Law Alumni Association, 1978-1979. Board of Advisors, UM School of Law Center for Ethics and Public Service, 2006; ALI-ABA Criminal Law Advisory Panel, 2006-2007; Editorial Advisory Board, National Law Journal, 2004; Editorial Board Of Advisors, Money Laundering Alert, 2002; Advisory Board, National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition, 1990. Vice-Chair, Florida Regional Board, Anti- Defamation League, 1996-2007. Chair, Dade County Independent Review Panel, 1981-1984. Fellow: The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow).
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Born
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Brooklyn, New York, November 29, 1942
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ISLN
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903548760
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