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Mark S. Schecter is the founder of Schecter Law. Mr. Schecter was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Searingtown, New York. He received a congressional appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, at Kings Point, New York. While at the Academy Mr. Schecter was a member of the Varsity Basketball team. After serving his country overseas, including time in Vietnam, Mr. Schecter decided that he wanted to be an attorney. He then enrolled in the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Mr. Schecter graduated magna cum laude. While in law school Mr. Schecter was an editor of the law review, a justice of the moot court board and received numerous academic awards, including inclusion in Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities.

Mr. Schecter’s practice emphasizes civil litigation, transactional law, and real estate law. Mr. Schecter is an aggressive and tenacious litigator. Each client’s case is carefully analyzed to develop and refine the most effective litigation strategy. His extensive trial experience coupled with his extensive transactional and real estate experience make him uniquely qualified to handle both sophisticated civil litigation and transactional matters.

Mr. Schecter’s leisure hours are spent participating and watching numerous sports. His favorites are basketball, football, and lacrosse. He traveled to watch his son, David, play varsity lacrosse at Yale University where he was a two-time All-Ivy player.

Practice Areas:
Civil Trial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Contract Law; Construction Law.

Admitted:
1974, Florida

Law School:
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1974.

College:
United States Merchant Marine Academy, B.S., 1968.

Professional Associations & Memberships:
Broward County Bar Association

The Florida Bar

Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Legal Biography:
Associate Justice, Cumberland Moot Court Board

Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Awards for: Excellence in Real Property; Uniform Commercial Code; Administrative Law

Associate Editor, Cumberland-Samford Law Review, 1973-1974. Author: "Securities-Fraud-Relaxation of Purchaser-Seller Requirement to Maintain a Section 10(b) or Rule 10b-5 Action," 3 Cumberland-Samford Law Review 541, 1972.

Assistant City Attorney, City of Plantation, Florida, 1975.


Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

Military:
Lieut., USNR, 1968-1974

Born:
Brooklyn, New York, April 4, 1947