Board Certified Condominium and Planned Development Law

Spencer M. Sax is a Founding Partner of Sachs Sax Caplan P.L. and Chairman of the Commercial Litigation & Appeals Practice Group. Mr. Sax is Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law by the Florida Bar and has practiced law since 1980 with an emphasis on commercial, construction, real estate, and community association litigation. He was a Commissioner appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 15th Judicial Circuit. He also served 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

• Board Certified Condominium and Planned Development Law
• 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

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

Awards

Super Lawyers, 2009-2012
Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend, 2005-2006
Key Partners – Legal Litigation Award
South Florida Business Journal, 2006
Top Florida Lawyers, Miami Herald, 2006