JEFFREY M. WEISSMAN
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Phone: (954) 981-7400
Fax: (954) 989-8068


Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Probate Litigation
  • Appellate Practice
  • Administrative Litigation
  • Arbitration
Published Works:
"Taking Stock of the Court's Jurisdiction in a SIPA Liquidation", 41 Brooklyn Law Review 1-36, 1974

Honors and Awards:
  • General Motors Scholar
  • Root-Tilden Scholar
  • Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Remedies
Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • Florida Bar
  • American Bar Association, Litigation Section - Member
  • American Bar Association, Antitrust Section - Member
  • American Association for Justice
  • M.I.T. Alumni Association, 2003-2005 - Member, Board of Directors
  • M.I.T. Alumni Association, 1993-1995 - Member, Nominating Committee
  • Athletic Department, M.I.T, 1993-2002 - Member, Faculty Visiting Committee
  • M.I.T. Educational Council, 1989-Present - Regional Chair
  • M.I.T. Alumni Club of South Florida, 1989-Present - Vice-President
Litigation Percentage:
95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
  • New York, 1975
  • Florida, 1977
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1975
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1975
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1977
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1979
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1982
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1985
Education:
  • New York University School of Law, New York 1974
    J.D.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969
    B.S.
  • Harvard University, 1970
    M.A.T.