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CURRICULUM VITAE OF BRUCE MARTIN LYONS
Partner:
Lyons & Sanders Chartered
1301 East Broward Blvd. Suite 220
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Telephone:(954) 467-8700
Facsimile: (954) 763-4856
E-Mail: BruceLyons@aol.com
Practice at State and Federal Trial Level
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Criminal Justice Council Chair, American Bar Association - 1999-2000
- Member of University of Miami Law Alumni Association, Board of Directors - 1999
- Criminal Justice Council, Vice Chair For Planning, American Bar Association - 1997-1998
- Criminal Justice Council, Vice Chair For Professional Development, American Bar Association - 1996-1997
- Criminal Justice Council, Nominating Member, American Bar Association - 1992-1993
- Criminal Justice Council, Chairman, Defense Function Committe, American Bar Association - 1989-1992
- President, Broward County Criminal Defense Attorneys Association - 1988-1989
- Testimony to U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Crime "Amendments to the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - 1987
- President, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - 1986-1987
- Trial Practice Instructor, National Criminal Defense College (Macon, Georgia) - 1985-1992
- Chairman, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Criminal Law Section - 1974-1976
- Member National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - 1972
HONORS:
AV Rated in MartindaleHubbell
Listed in Best Lawyers in America 1997-2005
Robert C. Heeney Award, NACDL 1997
Listed in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2004
BAR ADMISSIONS
Middle District of Florida,
Northern District of Florida - 2004
Colorado State Bar - 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit - 1981
U.S. Supreme Court - 1972
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit - 1972
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida - 1968
Florida Bar - 1967
BAR MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Broward County Bar Association - 1974-1976
Federal Bar Association
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Criminal Law Section, Chairman
The Florida Bar, Criminal Law Section, Ethics Subcommittee
Criminal Justice Executive Council
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
Member - 1973-present
PRESIDENT - 1986-1987
Second Vice President - 1984-1985
Secretary - 1982-1983
Director - 1973; 1976-1981
Broward County Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, President
American Board of Criminal Lawyers - 1988-1989
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION
Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Appointed to Domestic Violence Task Force - 1992
Trial Practice Instructor, National College of Criminal Defense, Macon, Georgia - 1991
Advisor to the National Criminal Justice Student Trial Advocacy, Competition - 1990-1991
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES
Participant - ABA Criminal Justice Issues in the New Millennium - Texas - 2003
Participant - “Domestic Violence Civil Law Institute - Justice in Civil Courts for
Domestic Violence Victims”, Colorado - 2003
Participant - “Domestic Violence, Trial Demonstration” ABA and Ford
Foundation, Xi’an, China - 2001
Participant - 14 th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime - 2000
American Bar Association, Criminal Law Section/CHAIR - Criminal Justice Council - 1999-2000
Vice Chair for Professional Development, Criminal Justice Council - 1996-1997
Criminal Justice Council - 1995
Participant - Criminal Justice Section's Spring Trial Advocacy Program, Miami - 1993
Criminal Justice Council - 1992-1993
Participant - CLE Program, Annual Meeting, Toronto (1988) Nominating Committee - 1992-1993
Program Chair - CLE Program, Annual Meeting, Chicago (1990) Atlanta - 1991
Advisory Board of the National Criminal Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition - 1990
Chairman of Defense Function Committee - 1989-1991
VIEW BRUCE LYONS' LECTURES HERE
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
“Defending Violent Crime Cases” The Practical Litigator Volume 10 Number 6 - 1999
"Damage Control in the Child Sex Abuse Defense" The Champion - 1995
"Attorney/Client Privilege", Broward Barrister - 1982
"Robbery", Continuing Legal Education Manual for Criminal Defense, The Florida Bar
CIVIC/PUBLIC OFFICES HELD
Domestic Violence Task Force
Youth Leadership of Broward County
Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Council
Director - The Starting Place, Hollywood, Florida
Narcotics Guidance Council, Broward County
Associate Municipal Judge, City of Lauderdale Lakes - 1972-1973
Assistant County Solicitor - 1967-1971
EDUCATION
Legal Education, University of Miami - J.D. 1967
Preparatory Education, University of Miami - A.B. 1964
PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
A former President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Bruce Lyons is past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section. His law practice is devoted to all aspects of criminal defense work, including the application of forensic science, at both the State and Federal trial levels. During the past 30 years, he has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives and litigated at both the State and Federal levels. He has written and lectured on all aspects of criminal law nationally. Mr. Lyons received the prestigious Robert C. Heeney Award from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in 1997. Mr. Lyons received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Miami, and he is a licensed member of several State and Federal Bars, including Florida, Colorado and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Lyons traveled to Xi’an, China, on behalf of the American Bar Association and the Ford Foundation to participate in a trial demonstration on domestic violence.