Stephen N. Zack

Administrative Partner
Miami

t: 305 539 8400
f: 305 539 1307

szack@bsfllp.com

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Areas of Practice

Litigation

Corporate

Education

University of Florida, J.D., 1971; President of the Florida Blue Key Honorary Society

University of Florida, B.A., Political Science, 1969; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Hall of Fame and Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities

Language Spoken

Spanish

Admissions

Florida, New York, and District of Columbia

United States Supreme Court

United States Courts of Appeals: Fifth and Eleventh Circuits

United States District Courts: Southern and Northern Districts of Florida

Stephen Zack's main practice area is complex commercial litigation, emphasizing class actions, products liability cases and federal multi-district litigation. He is a specialist in civil trial law, as well as eminent domain, corporate and international law.

Mr. Zack has represented: Florida's former Governor and now U.S. Senator, Bob Graham as Special counsel; the Florida Senate; the Florida Department of Professional Regulation; the Cities of Hollywood, Hialeah, Miami Beach, Miami and numerous other national clients such as Philip Morris and National Geographic Society. In 2000, he represented former Vice President Al Gore in the trial of Bush v. Gore.

Mr. Zack was the first Hispanic American and youngest President of the Florida Bar. He has also served as President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents and as the Chair of the ABA’s House of Delegates – one of the nation’s most influential positions on matters relating to the legal profession. He is a member of the ABA International Law Section and has served on the ABA Board of Governors.

Among many other accomplishments, Mr. Zack has served as Chair of the Florida Ethics Committee and was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles to re-write the Florida Constitution as a member of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission.

Mr. Zack has also served as a member of the following organizations: the Miami Beach Charter Revision Commission (Chair), the Environmental Review Board of the City of Miami (Chair), the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission for the Southern District of Florida as well as the 11th Circuit (Miami-Dade County) Judicial Nominating Commission, the American Bar Association, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, the American Judicature Society, Florida Bar Foundation, and Cuban American National Council. The Board of Trustees of the Public Health Trust for Jackson Memorial Hospital and Dade County and is on the Board of Directors of the Florida Children’s Coalition and the Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida.

Selected Professional Awards and Associations

Chair, House of Delegates of the American Bar Association, 2004-2006
Lifetime Fellow of the American Bar Association
American Bar Association Board of Governors
Past President of the Florida Bar
Past President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents
Past Chair of American Bar Association International Law Committee
Past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services
Past Chair of the Latin American Council
Served on the American Bar Association Commission on the Judiciary in the 21st Century
American Board of Trial Advocates
Florida Bar
Cuban American Bar Association
Dade County Bar Association
Past President of Young Lawyers Division of the Dade County Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Supreme Court Historical Society

Selected Publications

Personal Injury Practice Chapter, The Dade County Court Handbook (1977)

External Business Litigation Chapter, The Florida Bar Handbook on Representing Florida Corporations (1977)

Related News

Firm Report: July 2008 (07.28.2008)

Miami Partner Stephen N. Zack to be Named President-Elect of the American Bar Association (April 28, 2008)

Firm Report: April 2007 (Vol. 2, Iss. 1) (04.01.2007)

Firm Report: November 2006 (Vol. 1, Iss. 3) (11.01.2006)

Firm Report: July 2006 (Vol. 1, Iss. 2) (07.01.2006)

Partner Stephen Zack named among 100 Most Influential Hispanics (November 2004)

Government Service

Legislative Aide to Congressman Claude Pepper, 1971-1972
Past Chair of the State of Florida Ethics Commission
Former Special Counsel to Senator Robert Graham
Past Member of the Florida Entertainment Commission
Past Member of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission
Past Member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission for the Southern District of Florida
Past Member of the 11th Circuit, Miami Dade County Judicial Nominating Committee
Past Member of the Dade County Fair Campaign Practices Committee
Past Chair of the Environmental Review Board for the City of Miami
Past Member of the Search Committee for City of Miami City Attorney
State of Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 1998-1999
Board of Directors, Florida Children's Coalition
Board of Directors, The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida
Past Member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Health Trust for Jackson Memorial Hospital and Dade County
Mr. Zack has represented numerous governmental authorities including the Florida Senate and the Cities of Hollywood, Hialeah, Miami Beach and Miami