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