Bruce H. Lehr, the Firm’s founding partner, has more than 30 years of experience as a criminal defense attorney. Mr. Lehr has handled hundreds of cases in Florida and throughout the United States. Best known for his formidable trial skills, Mr. Lehr has represented numerous clients on charges ranging from murder to bank fraud, securities fraud, healthcare fraud, money laundering, internet sex crimes, mail and wire fraud, mortgage fraud, and tax evasion.
Mr. Lehr holds the AV© Peer Review Rating from Martindale‑Hubbell , its highest rating for both ethics and legal ability. Since 2012, Mr. Lehr has continually been selected by his peers for inclusion in “Super Lawyers”, a rating service of outstanding lawyers in various practice areas who have attained a high‑degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Mr. Lehr has also been named Florida Trend’s “Florida Legal Elite” in 2009 and 2010. Florida Trend’s Legal Elite recognizes the top tier of attorneys practicing in Florida as chosen by their colleagues. He has received a 10 out of 10 “superb” legal rating on Avvo, a widely used guide in assessing a lawyer’s qualifications, and been chosen to serve as a panelist for the Miami-Dade County Bar Association on numerous topics, including prosecutorial misconduct and starting your own practice.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
From 1979 until 1983, Mr. Lehr was the Chief Prosecutor for the Dade County Courts and Senior Trial Attorney in the Narcotics Division of the Office of the State Attorney, 11th Judicial District, in Miami, Florida. From 1982 to 1983, he was appointed to become a member of the Florida Governor’s Task Force in Alcohol and Highway Safety. Mr. Lehr was also Chairman of the Attorney’s Division at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation from 1991 until 1993, and Chairman of the Anti‑Defamation League Washington Affairs Committee in 1993.
Mr. Lehr is a member of the Florida and New York State Bars, the Miami-Dade County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Associations of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
