Spencer M. Sax, Retired Founding Partner
Commercial Litigation & Appeals

Spencer M. Sax

Retired Founding Partner
Board Certified · Condominium and Planned Development Law
About

Background & Experience

Spencer M. Sax has retired. Spencer was a Founding Partner of Sachs Sax Caplan and Chairman of the Commercial Litigation & Appeals Practice Group. Mr. Sax is Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law by the Florida Bar and practiced law since 1980 with an emphasis on commercial, construction, real estate, and community association litigation. He was a Commissioner appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 15th Judicial Circuit. He also served as Chairman of the Florida Bar Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee for the 15th Judicial Circuit. Mr. Sax is a former Chairman of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee 15D and a former President of the South Palm Beach County Bar Association. He is a certified arbitrator and AV rated attorney, and his diverse litigation practice included significant trial experience in both state and federal court, AAA and NASD arbitrations.

Bar Admissions
  • Florida, 1980.
Education
  • Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1980 J.D.
  • Columbia University, New York City, N.Y., 1977 B.A., Major: Political Science.
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1980
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1980
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1984.
Publications
  • "Texas Statute's Denial of Free Education to Illegal Alien Violates Equal Protection Clause and is Pre-empted by Immigration and Naturalization Act", Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 12 No. 3, 1980.
Professional Memberships
  • Former Director, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2001 - 2002
  • Former Chairperson, The Florida Bar Grievance Committee 15C, 1996 - 1998
  • Former Member, 15th Judicial Circuit Attorney Professionalism Committee, 2000 - 2002
  • Former Member, Drafting Sub-Committee, The Florida Bar Civil Rules Committee, 1998 - 2000
  • Former Member, Elder Justice Center Task Force, 2000 - 2001.
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