Atty. Benedict P. Kuehne

• Recognized in "The Best Lawyers in America", 2000-2008
• Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers, 2004-2008

Honored

• "Best Lawyer in Miami," Miami New Times 2000
• "Lawyers of the Year" by the National Law Journal (2000)
• "Top Lawyers in South Florida" by the South Florida Legal Guide, 2000-2007
• "Top Lawyer" Miami City Guide, 2002
• "Florida's Top Lawyers," Florida Monthly, 2003-2004
• "Florida Legal Elite," Florida Trend, 2003-2007
• Criminal Justice Lawyer of the Year 2000, Dade County Bar Association
• Recipient, Pearson-Prebish Founders Award, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008
• Iron Arrow Honor Society
• Member, Bar and Gavel (1977 Outstanding Graduating Senior)
• Member, Moot Court Board
• Editor, University of Miami InterAmerican Law Review, 1975-1977

Author

• "Protecting the Privilege in the Corporate Setting: Conducting and Defending Corporate Investigations," 9 St. Thomas Law Review 651 (1997)
• "The Law of Entrapment and Governmental Overreaching," White Collar Crime, Law Journal Seminars-Press, 1998
• "Legends of the Law," 15 Florida Defender, Fall 2003
• "The Feeny Frenzy: A Case Study in Actions and Reactions in the Politics of Sentencing," 16 Federal Sentencing Reporter 114 (2003)
• "Supremely Speaking: A Blast From the Past as the Court Completes its 1999-2000 Term," 12 Florida Defender, Winter 2000
• "Supremely Speaking: Honey, I Shrunk the Fourth Amendment," 12 Florida Defender, Spring 2000
• "Substantial Assistance Departures: A New, Equal Opportunity Model," 10 Florida Defender, Winter 1998

Federal Criminal Appellate Update

• Emerging Developments for the Criminal Law Practitioner," Journal of Appellate Practice & Advocacy, 1998; "Lawyers As Targets," 5 Money Laundering Law Report, June, 1995; "Criminal Law and Procedure: 1993 Survey of Florida Developments," 18 Nova Law Review 236 (Dec. 1993); "Immigration Primer for the Criminal Defense Lawyer," 59 Florida Bar Journal 60, April 1985
• Adjunct Instructor, University of Miami School of Law, 1986-1989
• Instructor, Criminal Justice, Art Law, Miami Dade Community College, 1987-1988
• Lecturer and Author: "Critical Issues of Voter Procedures & Protection," University of Miami Election Law Symposium, 2005; Seminar, "Amicus Curiae Representation," Florida Bar Appellate Section, 2004; "Attorney's Fees: Getting Paid, Keeping Your Ticket, and Staying Out of Jail
• Implications of the Patriot Act," ABA and University of Miami School of Law, 2003; "Supremely Speaking: Predictability Takes a Walk," 15 Fla
• Defender 43 (2003); "Protecting Fees from Forfeiture," Criminal Justice Ethics Symposium University of Miami, 2003; "Media Management in the High Profile Case," Advanced Federal Criminal Practice Seminar, Florida Bar, 2003; "Trying a Case in Ten Days: The Presidential Recount Litigation," 2001 and 2002 Legal Works Conference; "Representing Your Client in the Environmental Crime Investigation," 1999 Environmental Crimes Seminar; 1997 St. Thomas Law School Criminal Symposium, "Current Trends in Criminal Law: Privilege and Confidential Relationships in the Business Setting"; "Internal Investigations," 1995 White Collar Crime Seminar; "Health Care Fraud: A Primer," 1995 Health Law Seminar; "Qui Tam Lawsuits," 1993 National Institute on Health Care Fraud, American Bar Association 1993; "Interception of Wire Communications: A Defense Lawyer's Perspective," Center for Advanced Law Enforcement Studies, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement, 1990-1993
• Television Host, "You Be the Judge: Bail & Pretrial Release," WLRN, 1998
• National Counsel to Vice President Gore in Presidential Recount Litigation, 2000; General Counsel, South Florida AFL-CIO 2007— Special Counsel: City of Miami Mayor, 1998-2000; Florida Attorney General, 1996-1998
• Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Florida Attorney General, 1977-1980
• Special Assistant State Attorney, Palm Beach County, 1977-1979; U.S
• Department of Justice and U.S
• Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, 1976-1977
• Member, Board of Trustees, University of Miami, 1994-1997
• President, 1991-1992, University of Miami Law Alumni Association (1985 and 1998 Thomas Davison Service Award)
• National President, 1995-1996, University of Miami Alumni Association
• General Counsel, Florida Young Democrats, 1984-1986
• Deputy Counsel, Florida Democratic Party, 1988-1992
• Leadership Florida, Class VII
• Director, Legal Services of Greater Miami, 1992-1998
• Board Certified, Criminal Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners