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Stephen Zack's main practice area is complex commercial litigation, emphasizing class actions, products liability cases and
federal multi-district litigation. He is a specialist in civil trial law, as well as eminent domain, corporate and
international law.
Mr. Zack has represented: Florida's former Governor and U.S. Senator, Bob Graham as Special counsel; the Florida Senate; the
Florida Department of Professional Regulation; the Cities of Hollywood, Hialeah, Miami Beach, Miami and numerous other
national clients such as Philip Morris and National Geographic Society. In 2000, he represented former Vice President Al
Gore in the trial of
Bush v. Gore.
Mr. Zack is President-Elect of the American Bar Association and will be the first Hispanic American to assume the ABA
Presidency. Please click onto the
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Leadership section for ongoing coverage. Mr. Zack was the first Hispanic American and youngest President of the Florida
Bar. He has also served as President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents and as the Chair of the ABA's House of
Delegates - one of the nation's most influential positions on matters relating to the legal profession. He is a member of
the ABA International Law Section and has served on the ABA Board of Governors.
Among many other accomplishments, Mr. Zack has served as Chair of the Florida Ethics Committee and was appointed by Governor
Lawton Chiles to re-write the Florida Constitution as a member of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. In November
2009, Mr. Zack was selected by the University of Florida to receive the distinguished Alumnus Award, an award given to those
who have excelled in their chosen field.
Mr. Zack has also served as a member of the following organizations: the Miami Beach Charter Revision Commission (Chair),
the Environmental Review Board of the City of Miami (Chair), the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission for the Southern
District of Florida as well as the 11th Circuit (Miami-Dade County) Judicial Nominating Commission, the American Bar
Association, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, the American Judicature Society, Florida Bar Foundation, and Cuban
American National Council. The Board of Trustees of the Public Health Trust for Jackson Memorial Hospital and Dade County
and is on the Board of Directors of the Florida Children's Coalition and the Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida.
Selected Professional Awards and Associations
Government Service
- Legislative Aide to Congressman Claude Pepper, 1971-1972
- Past Chair of the State of Florida Ethics Commission
- Former Special Counsel to Senator Robert Graham
- Past Member of the Florida Entertainment Commission
- Past Member of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission
- Past Member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission for the Southern District of Florida
- Past Member of the 11th Circuit, Miami Dade County Judicial Nominating Committee
- Past Member of the Dade County Fair Campaign Practices Committee
- Past Chair of the Environmental Review Board for the City of Miami
- Past Member of the Search Committee for City of Miami City Attorney
- State of Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 1998-1999
- Board of Directors, Florida Children's Coalition
- Board of Directors, The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida
- Past Member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Health Trust for Jackson Memorial Hospital and Dade County
- Mr. Zack has represented numerous governmental authorities including the Florida Senate and the Cities of Hollywood,
Hialeah, Miami Beach and Miami
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