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Born in New York City, Michael Nachwalter earned his B.S. from Bucknell University; his M.S. from Long Island University; his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami and his LL.M. from Yale University.

Admitted to the bar in Florida and the U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle districts of Florida; the U.S. Supreme Court District of Columbia; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Eleventh and Federal circuits, Mr. Nachwalter clerked for the Honorable Ted Cabot and the Honorable Joe Eaton, Judges, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.

He has received numerous honors, including membership in Omicron Delta Kappa-national college honor society; Phi Kappa Phi- a national collegiate honor society; Society of Wig and Robe-the legal honor society of the University of Miami Law School, and the Iron Arrow society of the University of Miami. He also served as the editor-in-chief of the University of Miami Law Review. He was a Stirling Fellow at Yale. Mr. Nachwalter has authored a number of published legal articles, including: "Substantive Due Process in Florida," in the University of Miami Law Review; "Consumer Rights in the 1980's - A Challenge For The Florida Bar," in The Florida Bar Journal, "Is There a Prayer' for Private Injunctive Relief After Religious Technology Center v. Wollersheim," Civil RICO Report, and "Facing the Tide of Change," in The Florida Bar Journal. He has also served as a lecturer and member of the adjunct faculty of the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Miami Law School.

Mr. Nachwalter has served as a member of the Attorney General's Antitrust Revision Committee; the Consumer Council; and the Advisory Board of the Civil RICO Report. Mr. Nachwalter was a trustee of the Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, a vice chairman, Judicial Qualifications Commission, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates, and the International Society of Barrister. Mr. Nachwalter is a member of the Dade County, Federal and American Bar associations; The Florida Bar-serving on the Board of Governors as well as numerous committee posts, including chairman of the committee on consumer protection laws, member of the special task force, the antitrust committee and the corporation, banking and business law section.

Mr. Nachwalter concentrates his practice in the areas of antitrust and trade regulation; alternative dispute resolution; business law; business torts; and commercial, securities, corporate, legal malpractice and multi-district complex litigation both in federal and state courts.

Practice Areas:

  • Antitrust and Trade Regulation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (arbitrator and mediator)
  • Business Law
  • Business Torts
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Securities Litigation
  • Corporate Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Complex and Multi-District Litigation
  • Federal and State Litigation

Bar & Court Admissions:

  • Florida, 1967
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1967
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1972
  • District of Columbia, 1979
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1979
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 1979
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1998

Education:

  • Yale University, LL.M., 1968
  • University of Miami, J.D., cum laude, 1967
  • Long Island University, M.S., 1967
  • Bucknell University, B.S., 1962

Professional Activities:

  • Dade County Bar Association (Chairman, Legal Ethics Committee, 1974)
  • Federal Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • The Florida Bar (Board of Governors, 1983-1990; Chairman, Committee on Consumer Protection Laws, 1974; Special Counsel, 1973-1974, 1985-1986; Member: Special Task Force, 1979-; Long Range Planning Retreat, 1983; Antitrust Committee, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1976-)
  • The District of Columbia Bar
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Ted Cabot and the Honorable Joe Eaton, Judges, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1967
  • Attorney General's Antitrust Revision Committee, 1979-1980
    Consumer Council, 1974-1981
  • Advisory Board, Civil RICO Report, 1986-
  • Trustee, Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, 1985-1988
  • Member and Vice Chair, Judicial Qualifications Commission, 1995-2000

Publications:

  • Editor-in-Chief, University of Miami Law Review, 1966-1967
  • Author: "Substantive Due Process in Florida," 21 University of Miami Law Review 99, 1966
  • Author: "Consumer Rights in the 1980's - A Challenge For The Florida Bar," The Florida Bar Journal, January 1980
  • Author: "Is There a 'Prayer' for Private Injunctive Relief After Religious Technology Center v. Wollersheim," Civil RICO Report, September 1986
  • Author: "Facing the Tide of Change," The Florida Bar Journal, February 2000

Teaching:

  • Lecturer, Law and Member, Adjunct Faculty, University of Miami Law School, 1969-

Honours:

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Fellow: American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Omicron Delta Kappa
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Society of Wig and Robe
  • International Society of Barrister (Director)
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Who's Who in American Law
  • Iron Arrow

Alternative Dispute:

  • Acted as arbitrator and mediator in many large commercial cases

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