First Admitted: 1981, Florida

Professional Webpage: https://www.lehrlevimendez.com/bruce-h-lehr

Bar / Professional Activity:

Appointed by the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida to the Jewish American Heritage Month Committee., 2025
Florida
2014 - Present Appointed by the Chief Judge of the United States District Court of Florida to the AdHoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review, and Attorney Grievance.
Member, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Miami-Dade County Bar Association
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
New York
Participated in the Re-enactment of the 1930's trial of Al Capone, in his trial for perjury. Re-enactment staged by the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Historical Society. I was able to achieve an acquittal in front of a jury of reporters and court officials, 2011
Participated in the Re-enactment of the 1933 trial of Giuseppe Zangara, the man tried and electrocuted for murder in an assassination attempt against President FDR, and the actual murder of the then Mayor of Chicago. Re-enactment staged by the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Historical Society. I was able to keep him out of the electric chair 70 years later, 2009
Served on Panel, "Starting Your Own Law Practice" at Dade County Bar Association Bench and Bar Conference 2012
Served on Panel on "Prosecutorial Misconduct" at Dade County Bar Association Bench and Bar Conference 2012

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):

Represented one of two brothers in a 2nd degree murder involving the victim being stabbed 29 times with a knife. The entire incident was captured on video tape by a security camera. My client was found not guilty by jury. The other brother (not represented by me) was found guilty. NBCMiami.com - 1 brother convicted, another not guilty in man's 2019 murder in Hialeah Gardens, 2024

Videos:

Bruce Lehr recently spoke to Haute Media Group co-founder and COO, Seth Semilof, about his first big case as a criminal defense attorney, his keys to success and many other interesting topics., Haute Lawyer Presents Exclusive Webinar with Bruce Lehr, 2024

Pro bono / Community Service:

Florida Governor's Task Force in Alcohol and Highway Safety, Member
Chairman of the Anti‑Defamation League Washington Affairs Committee in 1993
Chairman of the Attorney's Division at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation from 1991 until 1993

Honors:

Super Lawyers, 2012
Florida Trend's "Florida Legal Elite", 2009 and 2010
2005 to present, AV Rated Attorney, Martindale Hubbell
2009 and 2010, Named as Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine
Appointed by the Chief Judge of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida and served continuously since 2009., Member of Ad-Hoc Committee on Attorney Admission and Discipline for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2012
2010 to present, Rated as "SUPERB" Lawyer with 10/10 Rating, AVVO

Educational Background:

B.A., University of Miami, Editor in Chief, University of Miami Newspaper: "The Hurricane", 1976

Bruce H. Lehr