Spencer M. Sax

Partner

Commercial Litigation & Appeals

Spencer M. Sax is a Partner of Sachs Sax Caplan and Chair of the Commercial Litigation & Appeals Practice Group. Mr. Sax has practiced law since 1980 with an emphasis on commercial, construction, real estate, and community association litigation. Currently, he was a Commissioner appointed by Governer Jeb Bush to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 15th Judicial Circuit and as Chairman of the Florida Bar Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee for the 15th Judicial Circuit. Mr. Sax is a former Chairman of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee 15D and Mr. Sax is a former President of the South Palm Beach County Bar Association. He is a certified arbitrator and AV® Rated attorney, and his diverse litigation practice includes significant trial experience in both state and federal court, AAA and NASD arbitrations.

Bar Admissions

Florida, 1980
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit 1980
U.S. Supreme Court, 1984

Education

Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1980 J.D.
Columbia University, New York City, N.Y., 1977 B.A. Major: Political Science

Published Works

Texas Statute’s Denial of Free Education to Illegal Alien Violates Equal Protection Clause and is Pre-empted by Immigration and Naturalization Act”, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 12 No. 3, 1980

Professional Associations and Memberships

South Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2001 – 2002
President Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2001 – 2002
Director The Florida Bar Grievance Committee 15D, 2001 – 2002
Chairperson The Florida Bar Grievance Committee 15C, 1996 – 1998
Member of 15th Judicial Circuit Attorney Professionalism Committee, 2000 – 2002 Member, Drafting Sub-Committee The Florida Bar Civil Rules
Committee, 1998 – 2000
Member Elder Justice Center Task Force, 2000 – 2001
Member Birth Information: 1955, Passaic, New Jersey

Awards:

Super Lawyers, 2009-2011
Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend 2005-2006
Key Partners – Legal Litigation Award
South Florida Business Journal 2006
Top Florida Lawyers, Miami Herald 2006