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The Law Office of Stephen James Binhak, PLLC

The Law Office of Stephen James Binhak, PLLCThe Law Office of Stephen James Binhak, PLLCThe Law Office of Stephen James Binhak, PLLC

Our Practice

 

Stephen  Binhak represents a variety of clients ranging from individuals to  publicly traded corporations in complex civil litigation and criminal  and regulatory matters.  
  Mr. Binhak has served as lead trial  counsel in over 50 civil and criminal trials in federal and state courts  around the nation.  Mr. Binhak has also argued numerous cases before  the United States Courts of Appeals, and he has represented clients  before the United States Supreme Court.  Mr. Binhak has also conducted  numerous internal investigations for companies and institutions of all  sizes.

     Since 2006, Mr. Binhak has been repeatedly named to the list of white  collar practitioners in Best Lawyers in America.®  Mr. Binhak has also  been recognized in Chambers and Partners, as a Florida Superlawyer, and  as a member of Florida Trend's Legal Elite attorneys for criminal law.   Mr. Binhak has provided legal commentary for CNN, MSNBC, Sky News, Larry King, and Bloomberg  News.  
  In his complex civil litigation practice, Mr. Binhak  regularly represents businesses and individuals in complex civil  litigation.  This litigation includes financial and business disputes,  real estate and construction litigation, health care litigation,  whistleblower and qui tam litigation, entertainment litigation,  employment litigation, and litigation against the United States  (including tax, immigration, and forfeiture matters). 
   In his  criminal practice, Mr. Binhak regularly defends individuals and  companies accused of white collar crimes in federal and state courts.   In particular, Mr. Binhak has defended cases involving tax evasion,  mortgage fraud, securities fraud, health care fraud, bank fraud, money  laundering, public corruption, false statements to federal officers,  bankruptcy fraud, illegal arms importation and export, copyright  offenses, the foreign corrupt practices act, and environmental crimes. 

  Mr. Binhak also regularly advises individuals and entities regarding the various United States sanctions programs, and he represents individuals and entities that have been sanctioned and named to sanctions lists.
  Before establishing his own law firm, Mr. Binhak was a shareholder at  Greenberg Traurig, P.A.’s Miami Office where he concentrated on criminal  and regulatory defense, complex civil litigation, and internal  investigations.  Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Mr. Binhak  supervised litigation and served as corporate counsel for Toll Brothers,  Inc., a publicly traded national home builder.
  Mr. Binhak also  served as a federal prosecutor for 7 years in Miami, New York City, and  Washington, D.C.  During this period, Mr. Binhak also served as an  Associate Independent Counsel in the investigation of matters related to  Whitewater and President Clinton.
   Prior to working for the United  States Department of Justice, Mr. Binhak served as a law clerk to the  Hon. J. William Ditter, Jr., in the United States District Court for the  Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
   Mr. Binhak graduated cum  laude in 1990 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he  served as the Articles Editor of the Law Review.  Mr. Binhak graduated  from Cornell University in 1987 with a Bachelors of Science degree in  Labor Relations.

 

Mr. Binhak is admitted to practice in:

State Courts:
     Florida
     New York
     Pennsylvania

U.S. Courts of Appeal:
     United States Supreme Court
     U.S. Courts of Appeals
     First Circuit
     Second Circuit
     Third Circuit
     Fourth Circuit
     Eleventh Circuit
     District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. District Courts
  Florida
     Southern District 
     Middle District 
     Northern District
  New York
     Southern District
     Eastern District
  Pennsylvania
     Eastern District

Education:
   University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1990, Law Review, Articles Editor
   Cornell University, B.S., Labor Relations, 1987


The Law Office of Stephen James Binhak, PLLC

One Southeast Third Avenue Suite 2600, Miami, Florida 33131, United States

305-361-5500

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