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| Partner: | Lyons & Sanders Chartered Telephone:(954) 467-8700 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, |
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| Criminal Justice Council, Nominating Member, American Bar Association | 1992-1993 |
| Criminal Justice Council, Chairman, Defense Function Committee |
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| President, Broward County Criminal Defense Attorneys Association | 1988-1989 |
| Testimony to U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Crime | 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
| Broward County Bar Association | 1974-1976 |
| The Florida Bar, Criminal Law Section, Ethics Subcommittee |
| 1973-present |
| Broward County Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, President | 1988-1989 |
ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION
| Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences | 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 | 2003 |
| Participant - “Domestic Violence, Trial Demonstration” ABA and Ford | 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 |
LECTURES
“Fraud” Answer/Question Panel, Fla. Institute of CPA’S, Ft. Lauderdale, FL(2005)
“Crawford “The Landscape Has Changed” - Seminar sponsored by Pesi, Florida Criminal Litigation Update (*materials prepared and presented-substitute speaker due to trial conflict) Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (2005)
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Spring Meeting and Seminar
“Including Experts in your Defense Strategy” New York, NY (2005)“Zealously and Completely Representing Your Client in Child Abuse Cases” National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center’s 12 th Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (2004)
“Dealing with the Frenzied Media: The Impact of Publicity on Jury Selection in Child Victim Cases” National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Spring Meeting and Seminar -In their Defense: Representing the Client Everyone Loves to Hate”, Nashville, Tennessee (2004)
“Top 10 Reasons Why Child Sex Cases are Different” Professional Education Systems Institute Seminar “Florida Hot Topics in Criminal Litigation”, Dania, Florida (2004)
“Top 10 Reasons Why Child Sex Cases are Different” Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Fall Seminar - Kansas City, Missouri (2003)
“Rediscovering Our Historic Mission: Defending the Falsely Accused Inside and Outside the Courtroom” Criminal Masters in Advocacy Seminar - Sunset Beach, North Carolina - (2003)
“Ethics and Getting Your Job Done” National Defender Investigator Association - Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2003)
“Child Abuse Allegations: Science vs. Suspicion” National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center 11 th International Conference, New Orleans Louisiana (2003)
“Trial Skills for Violent Crime Cases” Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers annual seminar and meeting, Chico Hot Springs, Pray, Montana (2003)
“Top Ten Reasons Why Child Sex Cases are Different” National CLE Conference, Aspen,
Colorado (2003)“Science & Reason vs. Myth & Emotion” National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center’s 10 th Conference on Child Abuse Allegations in the Courts, Reno, Nevada (2001)
“Law Enforcement Personnel Testifying as Experts” National Institute of Justice’s Conference on Science and the Law, Miami Beach, Florida ( 2001)
“Ethics of Prosecutorial Decision Making” ABA 27 th National Conference on Professional Responsibility, Miami Beach, Florida (2001)
“Here Today - Gone Tomorrow: Seizing, Freezing and Forfeiting Assets”, White Collar Crime National Institute, San Francisco, California (2001)
“The Importance of Experts in Civil and Criminal Litigation”, National Forensic Center’s 17 th Annual Conference, West Palm Beach, Florida (2000)
“Ethical Concerns - When Dealing with the Media,” National CLE Conference, Law Education Institute, Inc., Vail, Colorado (2000)
“Psychological Expertise and Criminal Justice,” American Bar Association/ American Psychological Association Joint Program, Washington, D.C. (1999)“From Here to Eternity: Consultant and Expert Witness Compensation Workshop”, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Orlando, Florida (1999)
“Creative Use of Experts”, 1999 National CLE Conference, Law Education Institute, Inc. & BNA Books, Vail, Colorado (1999)
“Ethical Concerns in Dealing with the Media”, National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center, Las Vegas, Nevada (1998)
“Trial Skills for Violent Crime Cases”, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada (1998)
“Experts After Daubert”: A New Beat to An Old Tune - Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New Orleans, Louisiana (1998)
“The Working Relationship Between Expert and Counsel” - National Forensic Center, Tampa, Florida (1997)
“Creative Use of Expert at Trial and Sentencing” - Palm Beach Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Palm Beach, Florida (1997)
“Defending Allegations of Child Abuse”, National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center, Las Vegas, Nevada (1997)
"The Useof Experts At Trial and Sentencing - Past the Gatekeeper, Down the Garden Path." Law Education Institute, Inc. and The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc." Vail, Colorado, (1996)
"Using Experts at Trial and Sentencing": Federal Criminal Litigation, Miami, Florida (1995)
"Use of Experts": Lawyers Under Siege: Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the ABA Criminal Justice Section, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1995)
"Zen and the Art of Motion Practice", National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center Fourth International Conference, Chicago, Illinois (1995)
A Dramatic Dialogue With "The (Supreme) Court": Judicial Philosophies and Future Directions: The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, A Dramatic Dialogue, Washington, D.C., (1994)
"Invalidating the Validator": The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Criminal Law Section, Dream Team II, Orlando, Florida (1993)
"Prosecuting and Preventing Elder Abuse: Case Preparation and Courtroom Strategies", Adult Protective Services Conference, San Antonio, Texas (1993)
"How to Win! Winning Criminal Defense Lawyers Share Their Secrets",The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (1993)
"Defending Clients Accused of Sexual Battery on Children",Florida Public Defenders Coordination Office, Key West, (1993)
"Unique Problems Representing People Accused of Sexual Abuse",The Deadliest Accusation - Child Sexual Abuse in the 90's Association of Trial Lawyers of America and The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Las Vegas, Nevada (1993)
The Ethics of Setting and Collecting Fees", The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Orlando, Florida (1993)
"Domestic Violence in the Courtroom",National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges,
San Francisco, California (1993)Contemporary Issues in Scientific Evidence and Expert Testimony"American Bar Association, San Francisco, California (1992)
"Representing the Drug Client in High Profile Cases",Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1992)
"Defending Child Sex Abuse Cases", Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1992)
"Search and Seizure Update", 97 A.M. Radio - Chase Adams Show - West Palm Beach, Florida (1991)
"The Children's Hour", American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (1991)
"The Return of the Killer Attorney"Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,
Nashville, Tennessee (1991)Defense Tactics on Battered Spouse Syndrome", Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amelia Island Plantation, Florida (1990)
"Contamination of the Child Witness", Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Amelia Island Plantation, Florida (1990)"Trial of a Securities Case", University of Virginia, American Law Institution - American Bar Association - Charlottesville, Virginia (1990)
"Money Laundering and Fee Forfeiture - Prosecutors' New Weapon”, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Dania, Florida (1990)
"Defensive Lawyering - The Ethics of Being a Criminal Defense Lawyer", Palm Beach Criminal Defense Lawyers - West Palm Beach, Florida (1990)
Defense Tactics on Battered Spouse Syndrome", American Psychological Association seminar - Orlando, Florida (1989)
"Crack War", WIOD Talk Show, Miami, Florida (1989)
"Crack War", Today Show, NBC, New York (1989)
"Attorney-Client Privilege", Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers -West Palm Beach, Florida (1989)
"Magistrate Court", Mock Court, Youth Leadership of Broward, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1989)
"Theory of Defense", Brevard County Chapter of Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Brevard County, Florida (1989)"Money Laundering and Fee Forfeiture - Prosecutors' New Weapon", Greater Fort Lauderdale Tax Council, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1989)
"Sex Offenses", Broward County Bar Association Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1988)
"Traffic & Criminal Law", Panelist at Peoples' Law School, Broward County Trial Lawyers Association (1988)"Sex Offenses: How to Defend Your Client" Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, Aspen, Colorado (1987)
"Implementation of the Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, before Subcommittee on Crime - U.S. House of Representatives (1987)
"Pitfalls of Trying Criminal Cases", Sunriver, Oregon (1987)
"Sexual Battery Defenses", Sunriver Oregon (1987)
"Pitfalls of Trying Criminal Cases", Delaware, Pennsylvania (1987)"Amendments to the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers before the Subcommittee on Crime - U.S. House of Representatives (1986)
“Implementation of the Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Subcommittee on Crime - U.S. House of Representatives (1987)
"How Not to be a Witness Against Your Own Client", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1982)
"Attorney-Client Privilege", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1981)
National College of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Public Defenders (1979-81)
National Criminal Defense College (1978-1985; 1991; 1993)
| “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)
Legal Education, University of Miami (J.D. 1967)
Preparatory Education, University of Miami (A.B. 1964)
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.
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