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DAVID ALSCHULER
DAVID ALSCHULER, P.A. 2012 DEC 20 AN 9: 55
6538 Collins Avenue#166
Miami Beach, FL 33141 CITY
Telephone: (305) 864-1301
Telefax: (305) 864-1324
Email: alschulerlaw @aol.com
Florida Bar No. 561266
LEGAL
EXPERIENCE
DAVID ALSCHULER, P.A.
Miami Beach, Florida
Solo Practitioner.(2006-present)
Criminal Defense, Dependency/Term ination of Parental Rights
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Litigation and Guardian Ad Litem Foreclosure
Representation
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Miami, Florida
Assistant District Legal Counsel (2004-2006)
Termination of Parental Rights Litigation, Attorney Training and
Special Assignments
LAW OFFICES OF DAVID ALSCHULER
Miami, Florida
Solo Practitioner(1994-2004)
Criminal Defense
LAW OFFICES OF RONALD S. LOWY
Miami Beach, Florida
Associate Attorney (1991-1994)
Of Counsel (1994-1999)
Civil/Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Miami, Florida
Assistant State Attorney (1986-1991)
Criminal Prosecution
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF LAW
Gainesville, Florida
J.D., 1985
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Nashville, Tennessee
B.A. (Sociology), 1982
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BAR
ADMISSIONS
Supreme Court of the United States of America (1996)
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (1989)
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (General
Bar 1989; Trial Bar 1990)
United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (1989)
State of Florida (1986)
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Chair, Dade County Bar Association Criminal Courts Committee
Director and Former President, Miami Beach Bar Association
Director, League of Prosecutors
Member and Former Director, Florida Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers, Miami Chapter
Member, Dade County Bar Association
Member, Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Member, Cuban American Bar Association
Former Judicial Candidate, Miami-Dade County Court (2000)
Former Chair, Florida Bar Grievance Committee 11"L"
Former Vice-Chair, Dade County Bar Association Criminal Courts
Committee
Former Charter Member, Florida Bar Government Lawyer Section
Volunteer Pro Bono Attorney, "Put Something Back" joint project
of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and the Dade County Bar
Association
Volunteer Judge, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) Law
School Trial Advocacy Competition
Volunteer Judge, American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) Law
School Trial Advocacy Competition
Volunteer Judge, University of Miami Law School Moot Court
Competition
Volunteer Judge, Florida International University Law School Moot
Court Competition
Volunteer Judge, St. Thomas University Law School Moot Court
Competition
Former Volunteer Mentor, Chamber of Commerce Student Career
Shadowing Day Program
Former Volunteer Coach, Miami Beach Senior High School Trial
Team
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES
Chair, City of Miami Beach Personnel Board
Former Director, George Washington Carver YMCA
Former Director, Miami Beach Police Athletic League
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Former Co-Chair, Sylvester Socialites (benefiting the University of
Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center)
Former Director, New Directions (benefiting the American Cancer
Society)
Former Director/Public Advocacy Chair, American Heart
Association, Miami-Dade Division
Former Co-Chair, City of Miami Beach Nuisance Abatement Board
Former Chair, City of Miami Beach Police/Public Safety Committee
Former Vice-Chair, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Code
Enforcement/Public Safety Committee
Former Member, City of Miami Beach Evaluation Committee (for
Request for Proposals for Benefit Consulting Services to
Provide Assistance in Determining the City's Employee
Benefits Program)
Former Director, Normandy Shores Homeowners'Association
Former Vice-President, Miami Beach Jaycees
Former Volunteer, La Lega dei Viscayani (benefiting Vizcaya)
Former Member, PetSet (benefiting the Humane Society of
Broward County)
Graduate, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce "Leadership
Miami Program"
Graduate, Miami Beach Police Department "Citizens' Police
Academy"
AWARDS/
HONORS
Dade County Bar Association Certificate of Merit (2011-2012)
Dade County Bar Association Certificate of Merit (2010-2011)
Dade County Bar Association Certificate of Merit (2009-2010)
"Put Something Back" Joint Project of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
and the Dade County Bar Association Pro Bono Service
Award (2009)
"Put Something Back" Joint Project of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
and the Dade County Bar Association Pro Bono Service
Award (2008)
Miami Beach Bar Association Presidents Award (2004)
Miami Beach Bar Association Award (2004)
Dade County Bar Association Certificate of Merit (2003-2004)
Florida Bar Meritorious Public Service Certificate (2003)
Miami Beach Bar Association Award (2003)
Dade County Bar Association Certificate of Merit (2001-2002)
Dade County Bar Association Certificate of Merit (2000-2001)
"Put Something Back" Joint Project of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
and the Dade County Bar Association Pro Bono Award
(2000)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation I of 50 Most Outstanding Single
Professionals in Miami-Dade County" (2000)
Dade County Bar Association Certificate of Merit (1999-2000)
Dade County Bar Association Certificate of Merit (1996-1997)
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LECTURES
PRESENTED
"Practicing Before the General Magistrates in Dependency Cases",
Juvenile Justice Center Lecture Series, Florida Bar CLE
(2012)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
January 2012—June 2012", Juvenile Justice Center Lecture
Series, Florida Bar CLE (2012)
"Judicial Notice", Juvenile Justice Center Lecture Series, Florida
Bar CLE (2012)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
July 2011 — December 2011", Juvenile Justice Center
Lecture Series, Florida Bar CLE (2012)
"Duties of Trial Counsel before Withdrawing Where Appeal
Planned", Joint DCBA Criminal Courts and Appellate Court
Committee Seminar, Florida Bar CLE (2012)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
January 2011 —June 2011", Juvenile Justice Center Lecture
Series, Florida Bar CLE (2011)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
July 2010 — December 2010", Juvenile Justice Center
Lecture Series, Florida Bar CLE (2011)
"The Role of a Guardian Ad Litem in Foreclosure Cases", North
Dade Real Estate Council, Florida Bar CLE (2011)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
January 2010—June 2010", Juvenile Justice Center Lecture
Series, Florida Bar CLE (2010)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
July 2009 — December 2009", Juvenile Justice Center
Lecture Series, Florida Bar CLE (2010)
"Guardian Ad Litem Representation of Defendants in
Mortgage/Claim of Lien Foreclosure Cases", Dade County
Bar Association, Florida Bar CLE (2010)
"The Child Victim Exception to the Hearsay Rule", Juvenile Justice
Center Lecture Series, Florida Bar CLE (2009)
"Invoking the Fifth Amendment in Dependency and Termination of
Parental Rights Cases and Related Topics", Juvenile
Justice Center Lecture Series, Florida Bar CLE (2009)
Domestic Violence as a Basis for Dependency", Juvenile Justice
Center Lecture Series, Florida Bar CLE (2009)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
January 2009—June 2009", Juvenile Justice Center Lecture
Series, Florida Bar CLE (2009)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
July 2008 — December 2008", Juvenile Justice Center
Lecture Series, Florida Bar CLE (2009)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
January 2008—June 2008", Juvenile Justice Center Lecture
Series, Florida Bar CLE (2008)
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"Ethics and Professionalism in Dependency and TPR Cases: A
View from the Bench" (Moderator), Juvenile Justice Center
Lecture Series, Florida Bar CLE (2008)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
July 2007 — December 2007" (Co-presenter), Juvenile
Justice Center Lecture Series, Florida Bar CLE (2008)
"The ABC's of TPR", University of Miami Law School Juvenile
Justice Class (2007)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
January 2007—June 2007", Juvenile Justice Center Lecture
Series, Florida Bar CLE (2007)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Case Law Review
2006", Juvenile Justice Center Lecture Series, Florida Bar
CLE (2007)
"2006 Amendments to Chapter 39", Juvenile Justice Center Lecture
Series, Florida Bar CLE (2006)
"Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights: 2005 Case Law
in Review", Broward County Attorney General's Office
(2006) and Juvenile Justice Center Lecture Series, Florida
Bar CLE (2006)
"Signs and Symptoms of Child Sexual Abuse", Florida Department
of Children & Families Child Protective Investigators (2005)
"Domestic Violence as a Basis for Dependency", Florida
Department of Children & Families Child Protective
Investigators (2005)
"Child Interview Procedures and Techniques", Florida Department
of Children & Families Child Protective Investigators (2005)
"Preparing for and Giving Depositions and Testifying at Trial",
Florida Department of Children & Families Child Protective
Investigators (2005)
"Child Victim Exception to the Hearsay Rule", Florida Department of
Children & Families, Florida Bar CLE (2005)
"Evidence at Trial", Florida Department of Children & Families,
Florida Bar CLE (2005)
"Business Records Exception to the Hearsay Rule", Florida
Department of Children & Families, Florida Bar CLE (2005)
"Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions", Miami Beach
Bar Association Pro Bono Seminar(2004)
"Traffic Infraction Defense", Miami-Dade County Legal Support
Association (2000)
TRIALS
Approximately 50 jury trials
Approximately 100 bench trials
Approximately 40 administrative hearings
Approximately 5 appeals/writs
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