Amaury Cruz
Miami Beach, Florida
| Phone: | 305.604.2051 |
| Fax: | 305.604.2011 |
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Litigation Percentage
- 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida,
1991
Doctor of Jurisprudence, with honors
- University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida,
1987
Creative Writing
- University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico,
1973
Professional Translation
- Harpur College (SUNY Binghamton), Binghamton, New York,
1968
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Published Works
- Comment, What's the Big Idea Behind the Idea/Expression-Dichotomy? Modern Ramifications of the Tree of Porphyry in Copyright Law, Florida State University Law Review, Summer, 1990
- Comment, Florida Rape Victims Narrowly Dodge a Bullet: Ordering Complaining Witnesses to Submit to Compulsory Gynecological Examinations, Journal of Progressive Legal Thought, Spring, 1990
- Comment, Communism and Libel, Can a Person Fight Back?, Dade County Bar Association Journal/Miami Daily Business Review, January 6, 1994
- Article, Does a Motion for Protective Order Suspend Discovery? Not!, Dade County Bar Association Journal/Miami Daily Business Review, May 5, 1994
- Article, Businesses Beware: Incorporation Does Not Confer Tradename or Trademark Rights, Dade County Bar Association Journal/Miami Business Review, July 7, 1994
- Article, Shall Means Shall...Means May...Means Will, Dade County Bar Association Journal/Miami Business Review, October 7, 1994
- Article, English Only? For Employers, That Is the Question, Dade County Bar Association Journal/Miami Business Review, December 6, 1994
- Article, Copyrightable Photos Are Not Ideas, PhotoRx Magazine, Fall, 1999
Major Manuscripts
- Comment, An Admiralty Lawyer's Tricornered Hat: Cushing, Wilburn Boat, and the City of Norwich, a Comment on the Historical and Doctrinal Bases for the Application of the Limitation of Liability Act to Marine Insurance Cases
- Comment, Taking the High Moral Ground in Intellectual Property Talks: A Critique of the United States' Positions on Moral Rights, Copyright, and Gatt
- Comment, The Legal Point-Counterpoint of Religion and Sexual Morality: Understanding Statutory Construction Through Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States and Caminetti v. United States
- Comment, A Remedy in Search of a Standard: Child Labor Injunctions under the Federal Labor Standards Act
- Note, Adding a New Page to Liability Insurance Exclusion Causes: Pedophiliacs Need not Apply--Zordan v. Page, 500 So. 2d 608 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986)
Honors and Awards
- Law Review, Florida State University College of Law, Articles and Notes Editor (1988-1989) and Member (1988-1991)
- Editor, "Law Review Alumni Newsletter" 1989-1990.
- Book Award, Comparative Law - The Civil Law Tradition, 1990.
- Book Award, International Business Transactions, 1991.
- Second Prize, Nathan Burkan Memorial Copyright Writing Competition (FSU-Law), 1990.
- Marzi Doatz Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, The Florida Bar Journal and News, November 1993.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Dade County Bar Association Bulletin, Editorial Board
- Florida Bar, Committees on Equal Opportunities in the Legal Profession
Law Education Assistance Program and Judicial Evaluations
- American Bar Association
- Dade County Bar Association
- Florida Bar, Sections of Appellate Practice and Intellectual Property
- Cuban American Bar Association
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture
- Board of Trustees, Zen Mediation Center of Hollywood Florida
- Zab Sang Institute, Miami, Florida
Prior Associations
- Sanchelima & Associates, P.A., of Counsel, 2003 - 2006
- de la O & Marko, Partner, 1998 - 2003
- Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan & Berlin, P.A., Miami, Florida, Associate, 1991 - 1992
- Shutts & Bowen, Miami, Florida, Clerk, 1990
- Ausley, McMullen, McGehee, Carothers & Proctor, Tallahassee, Florida, Clerk, 1990 - 1991
Languages
- Spanish
Birth Information
- 1947, Havana, Cuba