LEGAL EXPERIENCE - 20 years Criminal and Civil experience

PARTNER - ROTHSTEIN ROSENFELDT ADLER - Civil and Criminal Trial Practice, 2/2005-Present
PARTNER - KARMIN ADLER & PADOWITZ - Civil and Criminal Trial Practice, 5/2002-1/2005

ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY
Broward State Attorney’s Office, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Criminal Trial Practice, 1986-2002

Supervisor Felony Trial Unit -Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit
Homicide Division -Supervisor County Court Division
Career Criminal Unit -Lead Prosecutor Felony Trial Unit

ACHIEVEMENTS
. Awarded an "AV" Attorney (Highest rating), by Martindale-Hubbell
. Found qualified by Broward Judicial Nominating Committee for Circuit Judge
. Litigated over Two Hundred Fifty Jury Trials including thirty-five First Degree Murder trials
. Adjunct Professor, Nova Southeastern Law School, 17 years
. Faculty Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy and Fl. Prosecuting Atty. Assoc.
. Faculty Instructor, University Of Florida Law School, Prosecutor/Public Defender course
. Faculty Instructor, University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management
. Director, American Heritage High School, Plantation, Fl, Pre-Law program
. Faculty Instructor, National Student Leadership Conference, American University, Washington D.C.
. Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice Institute, Broward Community College
. Extensive lecturing, teaching and public speaking
. Former Chairman, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Florida Bar Grievance Committee
. Member, Florida Bar, United States District Court, United States Court of Appeals.

. The first admission of Computer Animation as evidence in a criminal trial in the state of
Florida. A forensic computer generated reconstruction of a hit and run collision of five children was created as demonstrative evidence for courtroom presentation during jury trial. Procedures were developed and strategies implemented to insure admission into evidence of this new technology. My work was ratified in the first written appellate decision in a criminal case in the United States that upheld computer animation as evidence. State v. Kenneth Pierce, 718 So.2d 806 (4 DCA 1997).

EDUCATION
NOVA UNIVERSITY, Law School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Juris Doctor, May, 1986
First Place Team, ATLA 1985 Spring Trial Competition
Distinguished Achievement Award, ATLA Trial Competitions, November 1984, May 1985, November 1985, April 1986
President, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity - Recognition for outstanding leadership
Special Achievement Award - Student Bar Association, 1985
Certificate of Appreciation - Student Bar Association, 1985 and 1986
Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1985 and 1986

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, Fl.
Bachelor of Arts in Education, December, 1982
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society - Distinguished Interest and Study in the Area of Sociology
Student Senator, College of Education

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Board of Directors, B’nai B’rith Justice Unit, 2005
Broward Sheriffs Office, Detective training, 2005
Weston Business Chamber of Commerce, 2005 * Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, 2005
Broward County Bar Association, 1987, 1993, 2005
National Television Legal Consultant, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, COURT T.V., 2000-2005
Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Faculty Instructor, Evidence Seminar, Palm Beach, 1993
Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Faculty Instructor, D.U.I./Vehicular Manslaughter Seminar, Tampa, 1993
Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Faculty Instructor, D.U.I. Trial Advocacy School, Miami, 1991,1992, 1993,
1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001
Institute of Police Technology and Management, Faculty Instructor, D.U.I. Manslaughter Prosecution, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, 1991
Institute of Police Technology and Management, Faculty Adviser, Development of a felony level course for police officers, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, 2001
Criminal Justice Institute, B.C.C., Guest Lecturer, Sex Crimes, D.U.I. Manslaughter, Criminal Justice System, 1990, 1991, 1992
Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, Lecture Presentation, Computer Animation in the Courtroom, 1993
Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Criminal Law Class, Lecture, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Instructor/Coach, Mock Trial Team, 1987-1988, 1995
Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, Scientific Evidence class, Computer Animation as Evidence,
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, Student Orientation, 1987, 1988, 1989
Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, Trial Advocacy Class, Opening Statement, 1996
Nova Southeastern University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, The prosecution of Lionel Tate v. State of Florida, 2001
University of Florida, Gainesville, Lecture Presentation, Computer Animation as Evidence, 1997
St. Thomas Law School, Miami, Guest Lecturer, Computer Animation as Evidence, 1993
Broward State Attorney’s Office, Lecture Presentation, County Court Division
Opening Statement, Closing Argument, Cross Examination, Direct Examination, Jury Selection
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Broward Sexual Assault Treatment Center, Guest Lecturer, Victims Rights, 1990
Anglia Polytechnic University, Great Britain, N.S.U., Ft. Laud., Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice System,1996, 1997
M.A.D.D., Guest Speaker, Roundtable Discussion/Victims Rights, 1991
Plantation Police Department, Guest Lecturer, Roll call Training, 1986
Piper High School, Guest Lecturer, Florida Gun Laws and the Criminal Justice System, 1991
Wilton Manors Kiwanis Club, Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice,1994
S.T.O.P. (Stop Turning Out Prisoners), Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice System, 1994
Sunrise Chamber of Commerce, Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice System, 1994
Boca Raton High School, Guest Lecturer, Criminal Justice System, 1994
Sawgrass Elementary School, Guest Lecturer, Career day, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Seminole Middle School, Plantation, Fl., Lecture, 2003, 2004
Coral Springs High School, Lecture, Criminal Justice System, 2003, 2004
Pre-Law Advisory Committee, Fort Lauderdale High School Magnet Program, 2000-2001
Hallandale Police Department, Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, 1998-2001
Young Professionals for Covenant House, 1995-1997
American Cancer Society, 1997-1998
March of Dimes, 1994-1996
Daily Bread Food Bank, 1996-1997
Gold Key Civic Association, 1985-1990
American Bar Association, 1986-1992
National District Attorney’s Association, 1986-1991

AWARDS
Distinguished Faculty Award, Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Presented FPAA Annual Conference, 2001
ABA Trial Team Coach's Award, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Nova Southeastern University, 1995
Outstanding and Dedicated Performance Award, Broward State Attorney's Office, Sex Crimes Unit Plaque, 1990
Judges Certificate of Appreciation, Nova Southeastern University, Law Center
Mock Trial Competition Judge, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.
Certificate of Appreciation, Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Mid-Level Felony Trial Advocacy Course, 2000
Certificate of Appreciation, Broward State Attorney's Office, Take your child to work day, 2001