About Ira Marcus
Education
- State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A. 1970)
- New England School of Law (J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1973)
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts 1973
- New Jersey 1974
- Florida 1974
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida 1974
- U.S. District Court New Jersey 1974
- U.S. District Court Massachusetts 1973
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida 1983
- U.S. District Court New Hampshire 1976
- U.S. District Court of Appeals 5th Circuit 1980
- U.S. District Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit 1974
- U.S. District Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court 1981
Honors and Awards
- Citizen of the Year Awarded by the Ft Lauderdale Fraternal Order of Police
- The Best Lawyers in America 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 (selected by peers)
- U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” for 2014 and 2019
- Top Florida Lawyers Commercial Litigation 2013-2019 (selected by Peers)
- Martindale Hubbell A.V. Rated “Preeminent”
- Million Dollar Advocate
Professional Associations & Memberships
- The Florida Bar Association
- The Massachusetts Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- American Bar Association
- American Bar Association Committee on Dispute Resolution
- American Bar Association Committee on Business Torts and Commercial Litigation
- Past Member the Florida Bar Committee on Media and Entertainment Law
- Member of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee 2002-2003
- Chairman of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 2003
Dispute Resolution
- State and Federal Court Certified Mediator
- State and Federal Court Certified Arbitrator
- Served as a Mediator for Complex Commercial and Business Dispute Litigation in over 300 cases
Professional Appointments
- Counsel for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department 1982-1986
- Special Master for the Complex Commercial Division, 17th Judicial Circuit.
- New England School of Law, Lecturer-in-Law Legal Methods
- New England School of Law, Lecturer-in-Law Commercial Law
- Former Adjunct Professor, Advanced Legal Studies, Florida Atlantic University